SKY+ box from ebay

chubbyjoe

Hi,
I have sky at the moment and was looking to upgrade to SKY+.
I'm not sure if I want to pay the €150 for this and was wondering if it is possible to buy a SKY+ box off ebay and then get "turned on" to SKY+ by just ringing them up?
Or will I have to pay the fee anyway?

byte

It's not just a case of swapping the ordinary Skybox with the Sky+ box. You'll need a Quad LNB (some Sky+ boxes on eBay come with them, some without so worth noting), and a second satellite feed down to the "sky room"

Sky+ needs 2 feeds so it may record one thing while you watch another, etc.

Once you've your LNB installed and your 2 feeds going into your Sky+ box, just insert your existing viewing card, and ring Sky to re-pair your card to the new box and activate the "plus" features.

projectgtr

hey byte
im looking to do the same thing, im with you up to the LNB instalation, but after that i just plug in my existing card into my +box, now i ring Sky, will they not be wondering how i have a + box? do they now ccharge me extra?

thanks byte much appreciated

Mossy Monk

Sky wont wonder where you got the box. they can be bought freely in shops and online

you will only be charged extra if you want to enable the recording features (€15/m). that charge is waived though if you subscribe to at least 2 premium channels

Widescreen

Guys, I assume if you don't buy from Sky u won't need a phone line connecting ?

I have a special offer letter from Sky valid until July to get a Sky+ box for €114... probably need a phone line then though...so the e-bay route sounds a good option....


this phone crack is a joke.. most people are honest subscribers who don't bring their box up to the local pub!!

fisab

€114?

Does that offer include installation (normally €75)
Is it valid for existing customers?

Widescreen wrote:

Guys, I assume if you don't buy from Sky u won't need a phone line connecting ?

I have a special offer letter from Sky valid until July to get a Sky+ box for €114... probably need a phone line then though...so the e-bay route sounds a good option....


this phone crack is a joke.. most people are honest subscribers who don't bring their box up to the local pub!!

legend99

How do you actually know if you're looking at a second hand box what size hard disk is in it? Is there an option somewhere in the menus that tells you?

Widescreen

fisab wrote:

€114?

Does that offer include installation (normally €75)
Is it valid for existing customers?

will check and get back tomorrow hopefully

byte

If you're referring to second hand on eBay, the sellers usually mention the size of the HDD. Otherwise, just Google the model number for specs.