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Can I use Sky box to pick up other satellites?

Hi , this might be a silly question to some , but is it possible to use my sky digibox to recieve non sky channels from other satellites , ie programs from Europe ?
Many Thanks
Dave, August 2010
peccavi" im not suggesting your wrong, or im right ,im just saying that the sky box i have picks up Fta channells, as im looking at them now , bbc 123 itvi c4 e4 flim4men, ect , you know the list" oh and sure ill take your money if you want to send it , happy days"

Irish paddy, August 2010
Oooh - so sorry Dave - no intention to offend but it did look a bit of a silly question - and as you said - "it might be a silly question to some" - I was just confirming your suspicion of this... I thought it WAS a silly question.

I know nothing of the inner technology of these boxes - I was merely guessing - but I am prepared to put money on it.

My simple answer this time is NO.

Let me know if I'm wrong - I'll send the price of a pint...

But then - Irish Paddy seems to suggest I am wrong - where shall I send the money?

Good luck...

Peccavi, August 2010
i have a sky box here in dublin, and the card is out of date, but i pick up FTA channells , from the astra 28.2 , if thats any help to you ,

Irish paddy ", August 2010
can you not answer a simple question with a yes or a no Peccavi ????? I'm NOT asking to watch sky for nothing !!! I just want to know if you can watch other channels AND sky (and pay for it) through the same reciever. So get off your high horse , your commission is still safe.

Dave, August 2010
Imagine you were a marketing business manager at Sky - would you ask the designers to make your boxes exclusive to the services you sell on a monthly basis - or - would you ask them to design the electronics to be able to decode all and any signals - so that users need no longer pay you any money ?

Peccavi, August 2010