Sky or Virgin multiroom

[stevek54]

I understand for Sky multiroom you have to have each box connected to a phone line, even if this is on the other side of the house. Do you have to have a phone line connected to each box with the Virgin multiroom system?

 

[danechip]

No phone line needed with Virgin !

 

[RF Lighting]

We don't have a phone line to our sky box. It is only required if you wish to buy pay per view films / football / boxing etc.

 

[Sam Gangee]

I understand for Sky multiroom you have to have each box connected to a phone line

From Wednesday 18th December, this will no longer be a requirement for new Sky installations.

Clairvoyancy:-
http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/multiroom.htm

 

[ericmark]

I had considered multi room we can watch sky in all rooms using digi-eye but has to be same program. However it would seem there is no extra charge for using so many tablets on your sky account so my wife uses her Isomething wireless tablet to watch sky TV not only in her bed room but even on the bus from Chester to London so now can't see point in multi room for the odd time we want to watch two different pay for programs.

Only advantage with multi room would be if we could both watch different pre-recorded programs on the same hard drive which I don't think is possible yet.

 

[Sam Gangee]

I had considered multi room we can watch sky in all rooms using digi-eye but has to be same program.

That's not "multiroom". Multiroom gets you another Digibox and viewing card for a tenner a month. So you have two (or more) completely independent systems.

 

[stevek54]

Thanks for the link, Sam. Sounds like I timed it just right. May be coincidence but they sent me an offer which is multiscreen for £2.50 a month for 12 months, free box and free installation, if I returned to multiscreen having previously had multiroom.