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Buying a Sky Plus box on the net

  • 26-06-2007 5:35pm
    #1
    Dub13
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,254 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    My Sky plus box is fcuked and I am thinking about buying one of the bigger hard drive boxes that are on ebay.Is this a good idea or should I just ring sky up for a new box...?


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  • #2
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,158 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    I'd try ringing Sky first, telling them that your Sky+ is knackered, and want a new model. See what they offer (maybe threaten cancellation).

    What's the fault with your current box?


  • #3
    Dub13
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,254 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dub13


    I have been onto Sky and they say they will send out an engineer but it will cost 100euro but they will guarantee he will get it going even if we need a new box.My thinking is why pay 100euro who I could pick a bigger memory box up on that net for a bit more than that.we were thinking about getting the bigger box anyway.

    The sky box keeps wiping the hard drive,it has wiped it 4 times now and from last week it will not even record anything.


  • #4
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,158 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    The Hard Drive may be kaput.

    I'm sure I read in some other thread, about an offer Sky are doing, offering a new Sky+ box for existing Sky+ subbers for €150 as an upgrade or something.


  • #5
    cynos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 260 ✭✭cynos


    Dub13 wrote:
    I have been onto Sky and they say they will send out an engineer but it will cost 100euro but they will guarantee he will get it going even if we need a new box.My thinking is why pay 100euro who I could pick a bigger memory box up on that net for a bit more than that.we were thinking about getting the bigger box anyway.

    The sky box keeps wiping the hard drive,it has wiped it 4 times now and from last week it will not even record anything.
    Would you like to sell me your broken box?
    Cathal


  • #6
    Dub13
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,254 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dub13


    cynos wrote:
    Would you like to sell me your broken box?

    A mate has his eyes on it already.


    Whats the standard sky hard drive size is it 40g...?


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  • #7
    Kotek Besar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭Kotek Besar


    Dub13 wrote:
    A mate has his eyes on it already.


    Whats the standard sky hard drive size is it 40g...?

    Newer models have 160gb. However, only 80gb is available for you to record on. The other 80gb is reserved for Sky Anytime.


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