Freeview from Sky ariel
 

I have an ariel in my room coming from my sky dish, am i able to view freeview if i put that sky ariel in the back of my freeview box coz i cant seem to get it to work?

Or is their another way to make freeview work without the analog ariel?

Re: Freeview from Sky ariel
 

No Freeview isn't Satellite so using a dish won't work. If it doesn't work with an ordinary aeriel then you have to upgrade to a wideband aerial and point it in the direction of the transmitter. Also a signal booster might be needed. Assuming you're in an area that can actually receive freeview of course.


High Gain Wideband Aeriel

Re: Freeview from Sky ariel
 

Oh thats a shame, yea, it works on the normal ariel downstairs ...

Re: Freeview from Sky ariel
 

All you need to do then is connect your freeview box to the existing aeriel somehow. Often done using a signal booster with muliple connections on.

I do this by having a signal booster downstairs behind the telly and running a coax up the stairs to the freeview box in the bedroom.

Re: Freeview from Sky ariel
 

So i don't understand exactly? SO i plug my box downstairs? then i go to Dixons and ask for a signal booster which will allow me to watch it upstairs? im so confused? sorry .... :S

Re: Freeview from Sky ariel
 

The aeriel that comes in downstairs is connected into the booster downstairs and then the box downstairs is plugged into the booster and also the box upstairs plugged into the booster, thus allowing both boxes to use the 1 aeriel.

Basically the booster is splitting the aeriel signal between 2 televisions.

Re: Freeview from Sky ariel
 

You can get a Sky Box and a FTA Card to receive FTA channels through the Sky Dish, im not 100% sure how you go about it, im sure someone knowledgable will be along

Re: Freeview from Sky ariel
 

http://www.freesatfromsky.com/

As you already have a dish, you could get a Sky receiver from eBay and then pay Sky a one-off £20 for a viewing card if you want Channel 4 and five. Most other channels, incl. those from BBC and ITV, are totally free.

Note that the channel line up is not the same as Freeview. e.g. no E4 or More4. See http://www.wickonline.com/fta.htm for more details on channels available.