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    Sky Upgrade?

    We have normal sky in our front room but me and girlfriend want another sky box adding to our bedroom. We don't really want to get Sky+ as when we move we will be getting Sky HD.

    Do Sky still do multiroom, on the normal boxes? If so how much does it cost?

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    I'm pretty sure they do, we looked at it once but decided not to.

    I think it's and extra £10 per month - That was a while ago though, might have changed.

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    Have you considered getting a wireless video sender. They're cheap as chips these days. It would work as a stopgap until Sky HD comes out. Also I'm not sure how the contracts work if you know you're moving house. They might get funny about it.

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    you could send an RF feed from your box up to your room into what people call a "Mouse" which is a little IR reciever and buy another remote - so you can control your box downstairs from in your room and obviously watch tv in your room.

    Thats deff the best way to do it!

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    Wouldn't that mean you would have to watch the same as downstairs?

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    Yes - but you would be able to change the channel from upstairs - it does mean that you cant watch 2 different programs but it means youve got use of your skybox in more than one room.

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    Called them and got another box going in. It's only another £10 a month and £49 for the box

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    Quote Originally Posted by Famished
    Called them and got another box going in. It's only another £10 a month and £49 for the box
    FYI, you should be able to get them to move the existing box into the other room and install Sky+ in the living room (with mirror sub) for the £49 you mentioned + £10/month.

    There's a thread about it on the DVDForums I think (although I think their site is down at the mo)

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    Because we have not got any premium packages like sports and movies we would have to pay £20 a month. Not really worth it.

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