sky+ question

[Gary]

i live in a flat with a shared satellite. basically there is one big dish and we are all connected to it.
but in my lounge there are two satellite sockets (not next to each other, though). can i get a sky plus box (with subscription of course) and run it off those two sockets?

 

[Matt]

you can run a plus box off one socket, but you wont be able to record one channel while watching another. I run mine off one socket, its frustrating sometimes, but maybe one day i will get the man in and stick a dish up!

 

[Twentyten]

You'd have to find out if it's a separate signal going to each socket or if it's one signal coming in to your flat then split, if it's the latter, then no you wouldn't be able to run sky+ properly.

 

[JumboBeef]

As all ready said, you need a double (or quad) LNB to receive Sky +. Try a normal Sky box in each socket: does each one work?

Also, don't forget to consider FreeSat.

 

[Chillimonster]

You'd have to find out if it's a separate signal going to each socket or if it's one signal coming in to your flat then split, if it's the latter, then no you wouldn't be able to run sky+ properly.

You cannot split a Satellite signal and expect it to work as there are 4 sets of signals on the same cable (Horizontal Low Band, Vertical Low Band, Horizontal High Band, Vertical High Band), and the chanels on each side of the split might nit be on the same band / polarity

Even though ther are two sky sockets, there may only be one of them connected at the 'head-end' (To same the management company / builder etc money). If this is the case and there is no spare capacity at the head-end then you are stuck with a single feed.

If there is spare capacity and only a signel cable then you can use a Global "Stacker" which as the name suggests stacks one lot of signals on top of the other, at the head-end, by shifting the frequency, and then de-stacks them at the outlet socket. This works in the majority of cases providing the cable is of good quality. Many installation companies use the cable infrastructure installed by the electrical contractor, who use the cheapest nastiest stuff they can get hold of.


Hope this helps