Freeview + box
Nov 1st 2010 | 9:21 pm
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Freeview + box
Dies anyone know if a Freeview+ box bought in England will operate in Portugal with all the associated functions when connected to a 1.4m dish and will it receive all the freeview channels that one can receive in England. If so does one need an extra cable running from the dish to the box as it is with SKY+
Nov 2nd 2010 | 5:09 am
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Re: Freeview + box
Hi. It' a Freesat Box you need not a Freeview. I have a 50 pound unit I took out as a spare in case my Sky box fails and it works prefectly.
Nov 2nd 2010 | 9:52 am
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Re: Freeview + box
As has already been said a freesat+ box and not a freeview+ box is what you need. If you have a freesat+ box then an extra cable running from your dish will be needed. to accommodate this extra cable you will probably need to upgrade your LNB to one with at least 2 outputs
Nov 3rd 2010 | 9:05 pm
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Re: Freeview + box
Thanks for help, I was obviously confused between freesat and freeview. I just require the facility of pause and record so it looks like a freesat+ box I will need in Portugal.
Nov 4th 2010 | 8:15 pm
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Nov 13th 2010 | 10:58 pm
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Re: Freeview + box
We are close enough, does your 140cm dish survive the winter weather on ALL free and available channels or should I get a bigger one to be on the safe side?
Nov 14th 2010 | 3:08 am
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Re: Freeview + box
Touch wood, we have had no problems with the reception
Nov 16th 2010 | 6:26 pm
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Enjoy.
Nov 17th 2010 | 6:24 am
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personnally experience here in the Algarve -Albufeira area you can pick uo sky uk or sky irland with a 1.20 off set dish ..as far as boxes ..choose the one that fits your needs , mine i pay 20 € a month for all the sky packages
Nov 17th 2010 | 7:27 am
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