Two sky boxes using one dish

[R5GTTgaz]

Is it at all possible to run another Sky box off my dish without incurring any extra subscription cost? I understand I'll need to change the LNB and run some cable.

Do I need a modified box?

[DocJock]

You'll need a second card, mine costs a tenner a month extra for the same package as the primary subscription.

[miniman]

No you have to have a Multiroom subscription and have both boxes permanently connected to a phone line so they can make sure you're not using the second card at a different location. You could alternatively get a free-to-air card and use it in a second box, in which case you would just need an LNB with at least 2 outputs (4 is normal though) and you won't get any of the Sky channels, just the free stuff.

[Busamav]

Just hooked a second box to the dish .

It just gives you the basic free channels , I believe you can see a few more channels by the purchase of a 320 card from sky (one off payment )

[Puff Puff]

Buy a second hand box on Ebay and swap the card from box to box. I ...er... hear that works....

[Busamav]

Puff Puff said:

Buy a second hand box on Ebay and swap the card from box to box. I ...er... hear that works....

ahh , havent tried that as i was advised that the cards were tied to the identity of the individual sky box .

[miniman]

Puff Puff said:

Buy a second hand box on Ebay and swap the card from box to box. I ...er... hear that works....

Don't see how that can work. If I take the card out of mine, it instantly switches to "Insert Card"

[DocJock]

I just tried it.
Mine does that too.

[Badgerboy]

Once your over the 12 month subscription, you don't need the phone line. When I moved house, I just plugged my Sky box in and started using it. The other box, and the billing is at my old address. (Parents) Couldn't be arsed to setup a whole new account and tie myself in.

[audidoody]

Puff Puff said:

Buy a second hand box on Ebay and swap the card from box to box. I ...er... hear that works....

One box is paired to one card.

[miniman]

Badgerboy said:

Once your over the 12 month subscription, you don't need the phone line.

Are you saying it also works like that for multiroom?

[wolf1]

audidoody said:

One box is paired to one card.

Since when?
I've used my card in four different sky boxes. First box broke and I was given another off a friend. I've taken my card to another friends house and used it there as they had the basic subscription. Used it at a holiday cottage I rented out and it works in both my sky boxes at home.
All I did was fit a twin LNB and run the cables to the boxes, if I want to watch it upstairs I just take the card up.

[Puff Puff]

wolf1 said:

audidoody said:

One box is paired to one card.

Since when?
I've used my card in four different sky boxes. First box broke and I was given another off a friend. I've taken my card to another friends house and used it there as they had the basic subscription. Used it at a holiday cottage I rented out and it works in both my sky boxes at home.
All I did was fit a twin LNB and run the cables to the boxes, if I want to watch it upstairs I just take the card up.

[R5GTTgaz]

Puff Puff said:

wolf1 said:

audidoody said:

One box is paired to one card.

Since when?
I've used my card in four different sky boxes. First box broke and I was given another off a friend. I've taken my card to another friends house and used it there as they had the basic subscription. Used it at a holiday cottage I rented out and it works in both my sky boxes at home.
All I did was fit a twin LNB and run the cables to the boxes, if I want to watch it upstairs I just take the card up.

Thats all well and good but I'm trying to escape having to watch extreme home makevover and E! channel.