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    hello

    I have a eurovox that worked like a dream. I moved into a new place but it doesn't have cable. I get digital freeview by connecting to aerial socket in wall. I was told this is satellite feed. If I connected open media to this socket can I pick up channels?

    Vrgn describe these new build apts in Belfast as a non cabled area and we can't put up sky satellite dishes so I don't know what to do

    Any help is much appreciated

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    Ask your neighbours if any of them have sky, if they do, you will find that there is probably a communal dish on the building somewhere. A lot of apartment blocks are not allowed to have individual dishes, so they all share a comunal dish.

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    do you mean to get a sky basic package in? Any chance open media would work via ( satellite) aerial socket?

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    eurovox wont work with a sky dish, you would have to get a compatible box for sky

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    Quote Originally Posted by clit-eastwood View Post
    eurovox wont work with a sky dish, you would have to get a compatible box for sky
    yes, I will get open media box. Just hoping it might have been able to pick up a feed from satellite that currently provides freeview

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    Yes that would work, also download the firmware to get all the rest of the channels.
    Good luck

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    Quote Originally Posted by clit-eastwood View Post
    Yes that would work, also download the firmware to get all the rest of the channels.
    Good luck
    thanks. 500cs ordered. Fingers crossed

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    ok, got the box, did a scan on my satellite feed, only satellite name found was something like PANAMSTAT 1R

    is this an actual satellite found or a default?

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    if you are connecting it to a communial dish then more then likely its facing 28.2% what you do is select 28.2 or Eurobird from the list. make sure nit option is selected (if using the neutrino image) and do another scan

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    Quote Originally Posted by max_gee View Post
    if you are connecting it to a communial dish then more then likely its facing 28.2% what you do is select 28.2 or Eurobird from the list. make sure nit option is selected (if using the neutrino image) and do another scan
    thanks

    How do I select the satellite? I only get PANAMSAT 45 degrees. No other choice. I was using directional button

    Am I doing something wrong?

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    Quote Originally Posted by qwertyballs View Post
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    How do I select the satellite? I only get PANAMSAT 45 degrees. No other choice. I was using directional button

    Am I doing something wrong?
    you will probably need to enter your longitude and latitude , in your sat settings for your reciever to understand where the dish is.

    Worldwide map search, route finder and travel directions - powered by Multimap that will help you find it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aftermath View Post
    you will probably need to enter your longitude and latitude , in your sat settings for your reciever to understand where the dish is.

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    ok thanks!
    Would this get entered in setup? Manual talked about setting language, time etc but mine was already set

    All help appreciated

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    cant remember exactly, as i dont have open media right now, but think its in the sat location, or DISEq2 . something like that, should be one of the first options when you have re flashed box and re started

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    Quote Originally Posted by aftermath View Post
    cant remember exactly, as i dont have open media right now, but think its in the sat location, or DISEq2 . something like that, should be one of the first options when you have re flashed box and re started
    what is reflashing? How do I do it?

    Thanks

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    All sorted. Thanks max_gee!!!
    Last edited by qwertyballs; 23rd August, 2008 at 01:09 PM.

 

 

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