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Sky card in a different house for a holiday?

  • 25-10-2008 4:08pm
    #1
    Phsyche
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 124 ✭✭


    Hi all.

    Can anyone tell me if it's possible to use my sky card from my own sky box in a different sky box that's had sky tv cancelled in another house for a few days.

    Going to visit friends next weekend so will need tv in case of bad weather!

    Thanks:)


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  • #2
    jhegarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,441 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    Everything except sports & movies should work fine...


    if you want those bring your own sky box...


  • #3
    DMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,726 ✭✭✭✭DMC


    Wot jhegarty said, if it is not tied to the phoneline for multiroom, just bring your box with you.


  • #4
    Phsyche
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 124 ✭✭Phsyche


    Brilliant!

    Thanks!


  • #5
    redout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,435 ✭✭✭✭redout


    Why dont you just bring your own box in the car with you. That way you will have access to all the premium stuff also. Only take's a minute to disconnect the box.


  • #6
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,445 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Note that while your home Sky card works, your home TV licence doesn't :)


    The WX does look like being bad, but given TV schedules you may want a DVD player and bunch of disks too!


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  • #7
    Phsyche
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 124 ✭✭Phsyche


    redout wrote: »
    Why dont you just bring your own box in the car with you. That way you will have access to all the premium stuff also. Only take's a minute to disconnect the box.

    Good idea but quiet risky as I am extremely forgetful so the card will be cheaper to send by post if left behind.:D


  • #8
    crosstownk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    I went to France in May and brought my Sky card. The villa I stayed in advertised that it had Sky TV. When I arrived the Sky box had no card inserted. BBC1 was the channel at 101. I switched the box off, inserted my own card and powered up the box. It searched for listings and then I had channels as if I was at home (101=RTE1, etc). At the time I didn't subscribe to any sports or movie channels so I can't say whether or not these work.
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  • #9
    Phsyche
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 124 ✭✭Phsyche


    Thank you.


  • #10
    Widescreen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,106 ✭✭✭Widescreen


    watty wrote: »
    Note that while your home Sky card works, your home TV licence doesn't :)


    The WX does look like being bad, but given TV schedules you may want a DVD player and bunch of disks too!

    Ah the old TV Licence -that wonderfully useful item we buy each year.
    Just renewed mine €160...and what do I get for it? Nothing!!!

    Sorry couldnt resist the dig...


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