I currently have a FTA receiver at home pointed to the sky sat and receive the free channels at home.

I have another place where i need to get sky for my tenant, but i only want to provide it if they pay the subscription. my idea was; -

- put a 2nd hand sky box in the other place
- get a dreambox for my home
- let the other guy use the sky subscription card in the sky box (when its being paid for)
- use the sky card in the dreambox at home (when the tenant does not want to pay)

can someone me if this is possible please? i was lead to believe the cards are linked to the h/w. Does this mean i can't get a 2nd hand sky box then?

thanks

Thanks Zodac

Actually i'm on the mainland and was thinking of picking up a 2nd unit for my flat. It is primarly an expat convenience so i would expect that a tenant who wants sky will requie the sports channels at a minimum.

Because of the cost and trouble of getting a card on the mainland, i don't want to leave give the tenant the paid service unless they pay for it, thus the desire to use in the dreambox.

So in summary, you are saying i should not buy a 2nd hand unit if i want to provide the sports channel in the sky box, but should buy a match pair.

If i then use the card in the dreambox will it still work if i put back to the sky box later?

cheers for the info.

lastly re the dreambox, if i want two dishes one for 28E and for 19E (i think it is), can i connect both dishes to the dreambox? am planning on a dreambox 8000