Sky HD install callback

mwrf

Right, i know that sky can get my HD box up and running without a callback but it depends who you get on the phone.

When doing a "new installation" from the installer menu on sky boxes, it does a channel scan first and won't progress to do a callback without having a satellite feed.

Is there anyway to do this "new installation" thing without having a sat connected? i.e. by-pass the channel scan. There's no problem bringing the box ?to a friends with a phoneline, but it's a problem finding someone with a phone line in easy reach of their sky box and a sat feed, that would let me use their phoneline for a minute.

byte

Callback will not work without the dish connected. No way around it.

mwrf

ugh.. pain in the arse

thanks byte

mustang68

You'll need to have the dish connected, otherwise I think the activation signal has a limited time being broadcast.

I got it set up without a phoneline, you just need the right person, however if the sky lottery is unkind to you, you can pay the extra (I think its 35euro) to have a non phone line activation.

mwrf

got card paired up and hd channels activated about an hour ago without any phoneline or callback no problem. Thanks anonymous Scottish lady!! you saved me a lot of trouble