Sky tv from a communal dish?

[willdew]

I've just moved into a new flat and I'm told there's a communal dish, which makes sence as there's a mystery socket next to the terestrial one.

Dixon's said they (and Sky) didn't have anything to do with communal systems and couldn't help me. Can anyone tell me what I need to get Sky? Does this work out cheeper than just normally having it installed in a house?

Cheers, Will

[Plotloss]

I think you need to speak to the tenants association of your block to see who to go through. This is whats currently happening with a mate of mine...

The downside of shared Sky is that you cant have Sky+...

Think its the same price pretty much though.

[trooper1212]

Sky are more than happy to help you out if you talk to them direct, they will still charge you the fitting fee though, even if they just bring along a box and plug it in the wall.

Talk to the management company to ensure that it is all connected and working, and that it is a digital dish, then contact sky and get them to bring you a box.
If the dish has been installed within the past 3 years, it is most likely a digital dish.

I had sky in my last apartment block without a problem and when i move recently I just plugged in the sky box into the wall at the new flat. It all worked perfectly.