Digital Decoder settings

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shrek

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#33704 10-May-2009 12:06

Hi - first post.......I have 'acquired' a Pace STB from my brother as he has no use for it (was used as second STB in his house). I have installed a dish on roof, believe I have set up correct as I now get '89' signal strength per sky menu...my setup is
-have cable into stb, and scart connector into ryb cables into TV
-advanced settings are;

stb channel set to 38

satellite selected as Optus 5LNZ (?)

lnbf set to on at 11300hz (single type)

Not sure what else I need but, I get basic sky template as background but no pictures/sound etc. Is this a setup issue or can I not do what I'm attempting?
Any assistance would be appreciated, but in 'plain' english as this is all new to me.
Many thanks

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#213835 10-May-2009 12:11

Just phone SKY - as part of your subscription, they will actually come and set all this up for you.

shrek

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#213839 10-May-2009 12:14

Even though I'm not a Sky member and the brothers STB is at my place?

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#213841 10-May-2009 12:41

So you don't have a valid subscription, you have uplifted their decoder, and can't figure out how to get free service?

Ring SKY on 0800 759 759 and tell them you are having trouble stealing from them.

They should help you get it up and running for free in no time at all - and to be honest, why *should* you pay for it eh?

shrek

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#213849 10-May-2009 13:27

One wonders why you are soo helpful. Obviously it is paid for as a 2nd STB (of which I pay my brother) so it is not 'free' but just used in an alternate location - in fact much like many batch/mobile home owners.
I suggest you pull you head in, and offer contructive advice rather than smart remarks!

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#213865 10-May-2009 14:46

People using their second decoder at the bach/mobile home are generally not using both at once.

It appears that your brother pays for SKY, and you are trying to freeload and get SKY at the same time, without paying SKY for it, whilst using it as a completely separate installation.

You are breaking the terms and conditions, unless of course you HAVE written permission from SKY.

So perhaps you might want to consider pulling your own head in?

SKY Terms & Conditions

9.1

We own the Equipment at all times and you must not:

(a)
remove the Equipment from the HOME without our prior written consent;

(b)
sell, lease, dispose of, lend or otherwise part with possession of, or modify in any way, the Equipment;

(c)
use the Equipment for any purpose other than viewing the Selected Service, or using any other programming, products or services selected in accordance with clause 5, inside the HOME in accordance with this contract;

tkr001

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#213902 10-May-2009 19:34

So to set the box up you must have connected OK to your TV. After changing the lnb settings you need to reboot the box. If you have done that well.....????

clevedon

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#213994 11-May-2009 07:38

Even if I know what settings would get it working I wouldn't divulge them, then all I'm doing is helping you beat the system and subsidising you. Doesn't matter that you pay your brother or not, hope it doesn't work for you.

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#214008 11-May-2009 09:09

shrek: I suggest you pull you head in, and offer contructive advice rather than smart remarks!

Which part of "tonyhughes, Uber Geek, Mod Emeritus, Trusted, Subscriber, 6644 posts, 1977 friends" did you not read, I wonder?

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#214555 13-May-2009 10:10

Your settings maybe wrong. Try a different transponder.

Everyone is right, what you are trying to do is wrong....Although i do belive in try before you buy.
If you use the service mate, pay for it. plans start from $50 p/mth and if you get MySkiHDi, you will think you are in heaven.

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#214622 13-May-2009 14:09

jjnz1: if you get MySkiHDi, you will think you are in heaven.

Hmm.. Not my kind of heaven.

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