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Old 14-05-2008, 12:01   #46
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If Slyder is in a block of flats with a communal distribution system which it sounds like he is, then he cannot get Sky+. There will only be a single feed into his flat.
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to be fair he needs to find out with his land lord.
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you dont need an engineer you can do it yaself for £10-£15 in about five minutes
I wouldnt have a clue how to do something like that... im not techie minded

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to be fair he needs to find out with his land lord.
I asked him, the answer I got was "yeah Sky done some work on the flats, I dunno what they did but you can have it now"
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I wouldnt have a clue how to do something like that... im not techie minded

its not hard you just need to change your LNB for a dual or quad LNB.

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I asked him, the answer I got was "yeah Sky done some work on the flats, I dunno what they did but you can have it now"
ask him if they put up one satellite dish for the whole building.

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Has a standard Sky box got on Demand.. or something similar... or would I need a Sky+ box
you need Sky + or Sky HD for Sky Anytime.
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