Sky+ harddisk after cancelling

jrd

Am on verge of cancelling Sky. However I have a number of programs which have been recorded onto my Sky+ box. Can I access these if I connect the harddisk to a PC/Mac if I remove the HDD from the Sky+box? Is there encryption etc that would prevent it?

If I rejoined Sky then as a new customer later, would these recordings be available or are they tied to the CustomerID?

TIA

ironclaw

jolly wrote: »

Am on verge of cancelling Sky. However I have a number of programs which have been recorded onto my Sky+ box. Can I access these if I connect the harddisk to a PC/Mac if I remove the HDD from the Sky+box? Is there encryption etc that would prevent it?

If I rejoined Sky then as a new customer later, would these recordings be available or are they tied to the CustomerID?

TIA

You can't read the disk directly with a computer. Its formatted in a unique way. There is a program to read it but I can't find it at the minute. To my knowledge, Sky+ is now free. I just happen to have a Sky+ Box on a normal sub and I don't pay for it. If you cancel, I can't see them disabling the HD.

jrd

Thanks Ironclaw. Some programs were recorded on paid-for-stations as opposed to FTA stations. Can I presume that these would not be accessible? Would they re-activate if I took another subscription later?

GAAman

If you cancel you wont be able to view content such as movies etc

Stuff on fta should be ok

I am pretty sure if you took the subscription again you would be able to view the content again as long as the box is paired to the new account

John mac

nope, anything recorded is not accessible when you cancel.

you can copy the recordings using copy+ but is of no use as you still need a valid sub to view them. (can be used when upgrading hard drive)

GAAman

Actually john mac is spot on i was thinking if you only cancelled movies etc but kept the sky+ sub