Cancelling Multiroom, Can I move the card around?
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So, my current Sky deal is coming to an end and I will soon start having to pay for the free stuff pushing up the bill to over £70/month which is getting silly. I'm going to ditch the HD as my eyes can't tell the difference and I was going to kill off the multi-room too but I have a question.
The way it is set up I have 4 TV's all running from one box using magic eyes and another that has its own supply. Most of the time we watch the stand alone TV and the others (in the bedrooms) only really get used for watching the news in the morning and other stuff we would get on Freesat from Sky.
So what I want to know is basically if I cancel multi room, I will effectively have a Freesat card and a full package card. Can I switch these cards between machines on the rare occasions we want to view channels not included on the Freesat list (not Frankie Vaughn before you ask) on the other unit or are the cards somehow tethered to the boxes?
I'm not really sure whether I've made it clear what I'm after but thanks in advance anyway....
The way it is set up I have 4 TV's all running from one box using magic eyes and another that has its own supply. Most of the time we watch the stand alone TV and the others (in the bedrooms) only really get used for watching the news in the morning and other stuff we would get on Freesat from Sky.
So what I want to know is basically if I cancel multi room, I will effectively have a Freesat card and a full package card. Can I switch these cards between machines on the rare occasions we want to view channels not included on the Freesat list (not Frankie Vaughn before you ask) on the other unit or are the cards somehow tethered to the boxes?
I'm not really sure whether I've made it clear what I'm after but thanks in advance anyway....
Wireless? http://www.iogear.com/product/GWHDMS52/ for example.
ETA: Or use a Slingbox.
ETA: Or use a Slingbox.
Edited by V8LM on Sunday 20th October 09:45
V8LM said:
Wireless? http://www.iogear.com/product/GWHDMS52/ for example.
ETA: Or use a Slingbox.
I'm looking at a similar problem at the moment and SlingBox HD with WDTV adapters to play back are looking like the best compromise at the moment, following this with interest...ETA: Or use a Slingbox.
Edited by V8LM on Sunday 20th October 09:45
I'm maybe mis-understanding the question judging by the previous replies but in my experience you can use the sky card in other boxes.
Every morning i take the sky card from the living room sky box and plonk it into the office box and watch Discovery and sports without issue until the evening where I place it back into the living room box.
If i don't take the card up I cannot view the channels.
I did have multi-room until I cancelled it 3 years ago.
Neither box is connected to a phone line and has't been since day one.
Every morning i take the sky card from the living room sky box and plonk it into the office box and watch Discovery and sports without issue until the evening where I place it back into the living room box.
If i don't take the card up I cannot view the channels.
I did have multi-room until I cancelled it 3 years ago.
Neither box is connected to a phone line and has't been since day one.
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