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getting around skys 269euro charge

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  • 30-09-2010 8:30pm
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    tonti27
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭


    HI i have sky + at the moment want to get sky + multi room i know its 15 euros a month to get it but they want 269 euros to install it, can i get the sky+ box my self and do the cable is there any way around paying the 269euros thanks


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    gtg60
    Registered Users Posts: 1,756 ✭✭✭gtg60


    Go to ebay or our very own adverts.ie and pick up a Sky+ box and quad lnb, run the extra cables (including phone lines to both boxes) then ring Sky and tell them to send you out another card, then ring and get it paired when it arrives.

    You'd easily get all you need for less than a hundred euro.


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    snaps
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    Or ask an independent installer to do it. I lot of installers have sky+boxes 2nd hand which could be used.


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    adhoc
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    Sorry to hijack but I'm thinking of moving to Sky but don't want to have to move from NTL for landline (they insist on fixed landline for multiroom).

    If I was to just take HD box downstairs, would this be an option for me? If i had all sports movies downstairs would I be able to do this without a load of cables being run everywhere? How would you explain needing a 2nd card?

    Does anyone have any good contacts who would do this? ta


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    byte
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    byte


    adhoc wrote: »
    Sorry to hijack but I'm thinking of moving to Sky but don't want to have to move from NTL for landline (they insist on fixed landline for multiroom).

    If I was to just take HD box downstairs, would this be an option for me? If i had all sports movies downstairs would I be able to do this without a load of cables being run everywhere? How would you explain needing a 2nd card?

    Does anyone have any good contacts who would do this? ta
    How many Sky boxes are you considering?


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    Cantona's Collars
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    tonti27 wrote: »
    HI i have sky + at the moment want to get sky + multi room i know its 15 euros a month to get it but they want 269 euros to install it, can i get the sky+ box my self and do the cable is there any way around paying the 269euros thanks

    That's a bit steep considering the standard price to upgrade to multiroom is €69.Best to go through an independant as sometimes the call centre staff don't know their ass from their elbow.


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