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Sky+ Question

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  • 09-07-2003 9:49am
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    douglasman
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭


    If you buy a new Sky+ box just for FTA use, the box never having had a Sky card in it at all, does the recording functionality work for the FTA channels. I know if you are a Sky Digital subscriber, it does not work unless you pay the monthly extra fee for it, but I'm not sure what's the story with a Sky+ box purely for FTA. Anyone know?


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    #2
    dmeehan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,455 ✭✭✭dmeehan


    quick answer: no
    i think you have to pay the monthly sky+ subscription for the recording feature to work

    your sky subscription for whatever package are a seperate matter


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    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,873 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    A Sky+ box for FTA only is next to pointless. The recording features will not work at all unless you pay the €15 charge, are a Sky subscriber and hook it up to a phoneline as well.

    If you didn't want the recording feature - you can use it for Dolby Digital 5.1 on the movie channels though (if you subscribe to them of course!).


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    In UK you can have a Sky+ *ONLY* sub. i.e. The sub allows recording of FTA.

    No sub, no recording at all. Pity.

    If the "recording" rental is halving in price it is a step in correct direction.


    It's a bit like buying a PC and discovering you have to pay MS monthly for ever to be allowed to save files.

    (I hope Bill doesn't read this forum)


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