2nd Hand Sky HD Box

martyeds

If i purchase a 2nd hand Sky Plus HD Box, do i need an engineer to call to set it up or is it straight forward and i just contact sky to pair the card with the box?

bennyx_o

Should just have call Sky and get the card paired to the box

John mac

yes straight forward, (if you have a quad lnb already )
it will work on a single but you wont be able to watch one program and record another at the same time.

martyeds

John mac wrote: »

yes straight forward, (if you have a quad lnb already )
it will work on a single but you wont be able to watch one program and record another at the same time.

Not sure if i have one of those. I have a Sky Plus box already.

SPAWKER

If you have a sky + plus box already then your sorted,and its only a matter of swapping the boxes over and ringing sky to pair the box with the card.

irishgeo

martyeds wrote: »

If i purchase a 2nd hand Sky Plus HD Box, do i need an engineer to call to set it up or is it straight forward and i just contact sky to pair the card with the box?

if oyu want the HD channels you might have to pay an extra monthly fee.

John mac

martyeds wrote: »

Not sure if i have one of those. I have a Sky Plus box already.

as spawker said Just a phone call to get your card paired so .
(you will have bbchd, , nhkhd, stvhd itvhd for free. ) assuming you have a hdtv of course.

gavmcfad

I recently got a sky plus HD box, so am going to give my original Sky Plus box to my dad. From reading this i realise that i have to call sky to pair the card. But my question is do i need an engineer to call to set it up or can i just do it myself.

Cantona's Collars

gavmcfad wrote: »

I recently got a sky plus HD box, so am going to give my original Sky Plus box to my dad. From reading this i realise that i have to call sky to pair the card. But my question is do i need an engineer to call to set it up or can i just do it myself.

I take it your dad just has a standard box? If so,there's just a single cable running to it-swap the lnb for a quad and run a second cable to take full advantage of the Sky+ functions.



Have a look at your own setup to see how its done.

Once it's in then ring Sky to pair the card to the box.(Your dad will have to do this as the Sky account is in his name,have the card number & serial number of the box to hand to speed things up on the phone)

gavmcfad

Cheers for the info Zerks, where can i get the things you listed, will they be in the packaging?
My dad has the old bog standard Sky box.

Cantona's Collars

Your local installer/ satellite shop will have what you need for sale or failing that try here http://www.satellite.ie/acatalog/LNB_Quad__for_Sky_Minidish.html