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Mar 3rd 2006 | 12:12 pm

Watty'n'Arls

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Uk Sky Box????

Does anyone know of any way to get a uk sky box working in oz???? - i Know it can be done in spain etc with a larger dish but do we stand a hope in hell of getting anything but Foxtel (shite!!!!)

Thanks in advance - i know sky is crap but dear god its better than foxtel!!

Mar 3rd 2006 | 12:18 pm

spalen

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Re: Uk Sky Box????

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No chance - the bendy earth blocks the signals(northern hemisphere vs southern hemisphere). Unless youget a really really really really really really really really big dish on a really really really really really really really long stick.

Mar 3rd 2006 | 12:21 pm

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I would imagine that the satellite *we* can see here would not use the same codes and therefore even if you got a signal it couldn't be unscrambled. Foxtel/Austar transmits Sky news anyway, if you can bear to watch its amateurish presentation!

Mar 3rd 2006 | 12:21 pm

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Im gonna start saving for a stick cos aussie telly is crap"!!!!!!!! hahaha

Mar 3rd 2006 | 12:24 pm

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Im gonna start saving for a stick cos aussie telly is crap"!!!!!!!! hahaha

Mind you hoping to not need telly as life "should" be great so no need for good telly yeh!!!!!!! - is that wishfull thinking??? or denial or hope!!! i dont know but life in UK is SH*T so can only be better!!!!! haha

Mar 3rd 2006 | 12:25 pm

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You're not one of those people who have been brainwashed into believing the earth is round, by any chance?

Mar 3rd 2006 | 12:27 pm

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You're not one of those people who have been brainwashed into believing the earth is round, by any chance?

Bollox - earth is flat innit - everyone gets corrie dont they???? haha

Mar 3rd 2006 | 1:27 pm

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Uk Sky Box????

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Does anyone know of any way to get a uk sky box working in oz???? - i Know it can be done in spain etc with a larger dish but do we stand a hope in hell of getting anything but Foxtel (shite!!!!)

Thanks in advance - i know sky is crap but dear god its better than foxtel!!

No, it's not possible.

Mar 3rd 2006 | 10:10 pm

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I was told you could use your sky box and get it decoded, but not sure if they ment to watch Sky on. Will try and find the tread which had the web address on

Mar 3rd 2006 | 10:27 pm

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Re: Uk Sky Box????

I have a program called Democracy Player, which scans new release feeds for my favourite shows (UK *or* US) and automatically downloads them for me as soon as they come online. It's the wave of future ...

Mar 3rd 2006 | 10:33 pm

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Right then I demand a refund

We got sky+ after specifically asking them if we could use and recieve sky in oz.
Their technical department assured me it would be possible!!!

They'll tell you owt if it means a sale

Mar 3rd 2006 | 11:01 pm

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I was told you could use your sky box and get it decoded, but not sure if they ment to watch Sky on. Will try and find the tread which had the web address on

Cheers - any info much appreciated!!!

Mar 3rd 2006 | 11:02 pm

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Tell me more !!!! - where do you get it from etc!!!!

Mar 3rd 2006 | 11:12 pm

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Re: Uk Sky Box????

Dish sizes needed UK for ex-pats. As you can see Australia is WAY to far to get anything at all. ie not on the map
http://www.satalogue.com/section11/page1a.htm

Free TV channels in Aus:
http://www.lyngsat.com/freetv/Austra...72c94370d6f95c