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used sky+ box: can/how to do this?

  • 14-02-2009 10:16pm
    #1
    mieslep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭


    Hello,

    I'm looking to shift to a Sky+ box (I currently have a Digibox). However, I'm not exactly inclined to pay €100 for installation, given that I've the necessary wiring done already.

    So I'm looking around at second-hand Sky+ boxes (seem to be quite a few folks who've upgraded to Sky+HD of late for some reason!) but I've a couple of questions about the process, since I'd end up being somewhat outside of the standard process for Sky.

    (The last time I went "off-script" with Sky I ended up needing to pay for a new subscription card and re-up for another 12 month contract...)

    * I've an active subscription card in my Digibox.
    * I presume that I can get any Sky+ box from eBay, buy-n-sell, or similar (anything I should be aware of here? any manufacturer that is better than others? are UK boxes okay?)
    * Is it then as simple as putting my subscription card into the Sky+ box and then calling Sky with the serial number of the Sky+ box to "activate" it?

    Thanks,
    :-Phil


Comments

  • #2
    RobitTV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,517 ✭✭✭RobitTV


    Hi Phil yeah you could buy a box of ebay its Very easy and its simple to switch just contact SKY And ask them and ask them your questions ALso..i have a sky + box and i switched to digibox to sky + and it was so easy i think all you have to do is contact sky


  • #3
    Kenno90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,184 ✭✭✭Kenno90


    from what i remember getting my sky+ box uses twin tuners , thats how you can record and watch another channel at the same time , the 100 euro installation is prob for the upgrading to two tuners


  • #4
    mieslep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭mieslep


    Kenno90 wrote: »
    from what i remember getting my sky+ box uses twin tuners , thats how you can record and watch another channel at the same time , the 100 euro installation is prob for the upgrading to two tuners

    It would have two tuners, but I've two lines from the dish to where the sky+ box would go; I have two Digiboxes in the same room connected to a Windows Media Center PC but the PC is working on giving up the ghost...


  • #5
    ironclaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    I presume that I can get any Sky+ box from eBay, buy-n-sell, or similar (anything I should be aware of here? any manufacturer that is better than others? are UK boxes okay?)

    Yes, you can buy a new box no problem. I have two Sky+ boxes and both work fine
    Is it then as simple as putting my subscription card into the Sky+ box and then calling Sky with the serial number of the Sky+ box to "activate" it?

    Interesting one that. Your card is paired to your Sky box, as per the encryption, so you mightn't be able to do this. I can't see why not however. I've been looking to do this but whether Sky will allow you do it I don't know.


  • #6
    Dilbert75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,724 ✭✭✭Dilbert75


    Ring them up, give them the number of the card and the serial no of the box (they'll tell you how to find both), they'll reset it and your Sky + will start to work shortly afterwards. The recording end will probably take a while to kick in but you should be able to view straight away. When I did it recently they told me there was no need for the phone line connection (as I wasn't getting a subsided box) but that I was taking on an additional 12 month contract. I won't be changing from it so I was satisfied not to argue about that. To be fair to Sky, I found it a really easy process.


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