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Sky+ functionality without subscription

  • 16-11-2010 3:33pm
    #1
    LarMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 378 ✭✭


    Hi

    I'm thinking of getting rid of Sky but keeping the box for the FTA channels. However we have to have the ability to record the channels.The question I have is is it possible to record without having a sky subscription.

    I know before you used to have to pay for a Sky+ subscription but that was removed a few years ago so now in theory I would expect it to be possible to record but with sky I imagine it is not that simple.

    Thanks in advance


Comments

  • #2
    loyatemu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,331 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    No, you can't record if you have no sub.


  • #3
    St Senan
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,585 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    This is what you will need to replace your sky+ box with
    http://satellite.ie/acatalog/Humax_Foxsat_HD_PVR_Freesat_.html


  • #4
    LarMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 378 ✭✭LarMan


    pity, thanks for the replies


  • #5
    steveon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    Thats not strictly true...

    If you can get an old english FTV Sky White card.... that has had Sky + functionality on it previously then you can use it to record the FTA channels.

    I can confirm this as I have been doing so for the last 2 years myself after it was pointed out to me. I was previously using an old blue card but now have a white one and it works fine....Happy days


  • #6
    princemuzzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 783 ✭✭✭princemuzzy


    steveon wrote: »
    Thats not strictly true...

    If you can get an old english FTV Sky White card.... that has had Sky + functionality on it previously then you can use it to record the FTA channels.

    I can confirm this as I have been doing so for the last 2 years myself after it was pointed out to me. I was previously using an old blue card but now have a white one and it works fine....Happy days

    where did u get the card?

    also if i cancel sky what box should i buy to have all the free to air channels and rte and be able to record on both?


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  • #7
    maggy_thatcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭maggy_thatcher


    princemuzzy wrote: »
    also if i cancel sky what box should i buy to have all the free to air channels and rte and be able to record on both?

    You can't get RTÉ from satellite without a Sky subscription, at least not until Saorsat is launched (and even when it does, it uses a completely different, incompatible satellite). For the time being, you'll need a regular aerial to pick it up either from DTT or plain old analogue.


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