----- Original Message ----- From: "Frode Tenneboe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 8:37 AM Subject: Re[2]: Sci-Fi (Was: Who's Ken Elston?)
On Fri, 17 Aug 2001 00:26:29 +0100 Paul Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 10:18:15AM +0200, Frode Tenneboe wrote: > > > Yes, but Sky/SciFi used to use a peculiar decoder. Is Sky Digital > > still doing that? > > Peculiar how...? >AFAIK. You had to buy the decoder from Sky. Probably a standard >decoder, but with some special firmware I guess. I have never >actually seen any of the Sky channels, let alone bought a decoder >from them. It was only on sale in the UK. Not much to do with Sam, but Sky can only be watched using a a receiver with a Sky decoder in it such as the one from Pace, Panasonic, Sony or Amstrad. You can't use a standard digital receiver and CAM. The card has to be enabled via the satellite in the receiver and will only work with that receiver. If you make use of the sky free receiver deal it has to be connected to a phone line for at least 1 year. All very difficult to organise unless you know someone who will do it for you in the UK. Cheers. Ian
