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 Post subject: Re: SKY TV
PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 3:47 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
so explain firsesticks+Kodi and streaming someone

Skys days are numbered in our house



all you need to do mate is buy a fire stick form argos or somewhere 35 quid here

plug it in you're tv set (need a HDMI port on the telly)

then load kodie on in , loads of tutorials on youtube example here

then basically watch any movie/boxset/football etc for free, depends what you like but some add ons have old comedies like all the old love thy neighbour/dads army etc , its the best £35 you will ever spend mate ( although not to good for "live tv" i find)

now having said that there is another way if you want to have pretty much what you have now with sky, all live tv , i have had a zgemma box for years now & it works exactly the same as sky/virgin, the boxes are about £60/£70 ( better ones out there, like owt else it depends what you wanna pay,) i find the gemma fine for me though, to by then you need a sub, these subs range form anywhere tbh , i pay £35 py & never had a problem although i do find the cheaper subs aint worth it zgem example, you can pause/rewind the stations on the gemma & because its a twin tuner you can also record 2 channels while viewing another, its exactly the same as sky tbh , hope this helps, any questions just ask, im no expert but have had these boxes for years & i am a great bloke ! :wink:


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 Post subject: Re: SKY TV
PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 5:56 pm 
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ven2112 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
so explain firsesticks+Kodi and streaming someone

Skys days are numbered in our house



all you need to do mate is buy a fire stick form argos or somewhere 35 quid here

plug it in you're tv set (need a HDMI port on the telly)

then load kodie on in , loads of tutorials on youtube example here

then basically watch any movie/boxset/football etc for free, depends what you like but some add ons have old comedies like all the old love thy neighbour/dads army etc , its the best £35 you will ever spend mate ( although not to good for "live tv" i find)

now having said that there is another way if you want to have pretty much what you have now with sky, all live tv , i have had a zgemma box for years now & it works exactly the same as sky/virgin, the boxes are about £60/£70 ( better ones out there, like owt else it depends what you wanna pay,) i find the gemma fine for me though, to by then you need a sub, these subs range form anywhere tbh , i pay £35 py & never had a problem although i do find the cheaper subs aint worth it zgem example, you can pause/rewind the stations on the gemma & because its a twin tuner you can also record 2 channels while viewing another, its exactly the same as sky tbh , hope this helps, any questions just ask, im no expert but have had these boxes for years & i am a great bloke ! :wink:


Cheers M'dear =D>

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 Post subject: Re: SKY TV
PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:07 pm 
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cabby john wrote:
ven2112 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
so explain firsesticks+Kodi and streaming someone

Skys days are numbered in our house



all you need to do mate is buy a fire stick form argos or somewhere 35 quid here

plug it in you're tv set (need a HDMI port on the telly)

then load kodie on in , loads of tutorials on youtube example here

then basically watch any movie/boxset/football etc for free, depends what you like but some add ons have old comedies like all the old love thy neighbour/dads army etc , its the best £35 you will ever spend mate ( although not to good for "live tv" i find)

now having said that there is another way if you want to have pretty much what you have now with sky, all live tv , i have had a zgemma box for years now & it works exactly the same as sky/virgin, the boxes are about £60/£70 ( better ones out there, like owt else it depends what you wanna pay,) i find the gemma fine for me though, to by then you need a sub, these subs range form anywhere tbh , i pay £35 py & never had a problem although i do find the cheaper subs aint worth it zgem example, you can pause/rewind the stations on the gemma & because its a twin tuner you can also record 2 channels while viewing another, its exactly the same as sky tbh , hope this helps, any questions just ask, im no expert but have had these boxes for years & i am a great bloke ! :wink:


Cheers M'dear =D>

dont understand this reply at all tbh :?


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 Post subject: Re: SKY TV
PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:56 pm 
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cabby john wrote:
ven2112 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
so explain firsesticks+Kodi and streaming someone

Skys days are numbered in our house



all you need to do mate is buy a fire stick form argos or somewhere 35 quid here

plug it in you're tv set (need a HDMI port on the telly)

then load kodie on in , loads of tutorials on youtube example here

then basically watch any movie/boxset/football etc for free, depends what you like but some add ons have old comedies like all the old love thy neighbour/dads army etc , its the best £35 you will ever spend mate ( although not to good for "live tv" i find)

now having said that there is another way if you want to have pretty much what you have now with sky, all live tv , i have had a zgemma box for years now & it works exactly the same as sky/virgin, the boxes are about £60/£70 ( better ones out there, like owt else it depends what you wanna pay,) i find the gemma fine for me though, to by then you need a sub, these subs range form anywhere tbh , i pay £35 py & never had a problem although i do find the cheaper subs aint worth it zgem example, you can pause/rewind the stations on the gemma & because its a twin tuner you can also record 2 channels while viewing another, its exactly the same as sky tbh , hope this helps, any questions just ask, im no expert but have had these boxes for years & i am a great bloke ! :wink:


Cheers M'dear =D>

dont understand this reply at all tbh :?[/quote]

If you take the time to read your own post and more importantly understand it -you will find that you (I'm not so sure now :roll: ) explained 1) the cost, 2) the different types of sticks etc, and 3) what you/we can do with them..........there again perhaps someone has hacked your account :shock:

On the basis that you knew what you were on about, I said "cheers m'dear".......in other words - thank you.......phew #-o

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 Post subject: Re: SKY TV
PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:23 pm 
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I might keep the sky box/dish for the free service or get a freeview recorder box or a Freesat recorder box, but the firestick is also on the list

what would i lose if i drop the Sky subscription? I like Quest and Discovery

I dont have sky sports

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 Post subject: Re: SKY TV
PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:36 pm 
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ven2112 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
so explain firsesticks+Kodi and streaming someone

Skys days are numbered in our house



all you need to do mate is buy a fire stick form argos or somewhere 35 quid here

plug it in you're tv set (need a HDMI port on the telly)

then load kodie on in , loads of tutorials on youtube example here

then basically watch any movie/boxset/football etc for free, depends what you like but some add ons have old comedies like all the old love thy neighbour/dads army etc , its the best £35 you will ever spend mate ( although not to good for "live tv" i find)

now having said that there is another way if you want to have pretty much what you have now with sky, all live tv , i have had a zgemma box for years now & it works exactly the same as sky/virgin, the boxes are about £60/£70 ( better ones out there, like owt else it depends what you wanna pay,) i find the gemma fine for me though, to by then you need a sub, these subs range form anywhere tbh , i pay £35 py & never had a problem although i do find the cheaper subs aint worth it zgem example, you can pause/rewind the stations on the gemma & because its a twin tuner you can also record 2 channels while viewing another, its exactly the same as sky tbh , hope this helps, any questions just ask, im no expert but have had these boxes for years & i am a great bloke ! :wink:



So the Zgemma..... is it on the same satellite as Sky (Astra) and uses the same dish?

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 Post subject: Re: SKY TV
PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:56 am 
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wannabeeahack wrote:


So the Zgemma..... is it on the same satellite as Sky (Astra) and uses the same dish?



No it runs off your internet connection.


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 Post subject: Re: SKY TV
PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:50 am 
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Nidge2 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:


So the Zgemma..... is it on the same satellite as Sky (Astra) and uses the same dish?



No it runs off your internet connection.



Am I right in thinking you still need a satellite dish though ?


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 Post subject: Re: SKY TV
PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:47 am 
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x-ray wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:


So the Zgemma..... is it on the same satellite as Sky (Astra) and uses the same dish?



No it runs off your internet connection.



Am I right in thinking you still need a satellite dish though ?



yes you still need a dish


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Nidge2 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:


So the Zgemma..... is it on the same satellite as Sky (Astra) and uses the same dish?



No it runs off your internet connection.



it is on astra mate & the same satellite, all the box does is decode the signal :lol:


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 Post subject: Re: SKY TV
PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 11:56 am 
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ven2112 wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:


So the Zgemma..... is it on the same satellite as Sky (Astra) and uses the same dish?



No it runs off your internet connection.



it is on astra mate all the box does is decode the signal


Do you have to move the dish, just explain everything required


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 Post subject: Re: SKY TV
PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:09 pm 
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i was with virgin mate, all i done was bought a dish off ebay, got a sat engineer to fit it & run 2 cables in to the house from it , if you already have sky you wont need to do anything , just connect it up 2cables from the dish to the box, lan from box to router, cable from box to tv, thats it


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