2nd free digibox???

Tony_ire

As an alternative to getting a digibox off ebay and using a FTV I was wondering if Sky would give me another free digibox if I sign up for another 12 months.

I want to have a box with a normal subscription in one room and a box with a bbc card in another.
So if I cancel my current subscription and ring up to subscribe again, will they give me the second free box.

My current subscription has past the twelve months so if I get another, the installation price will cost less than buying a second hand box and quad lnb, and I willl have a brand new box. Although I will have two dishes on the side of the house, i don't really mind.

I know they say the free dish and digibox offer is limited to one per household, will they realise?

thanks to anyone who can help.

swoofer

When u go to sign up for a NEW s** subscription u will be asked if a S** already exists at your address. If u say no and the instaler turns up and sees the S** dish he will be suspicious. It may not be in his interest to turn a blind eye.

Also when u cancel your exsiting S** subscription then the card will be made USELESS so u will not receive any of the FTV(free to view) channels but u will get a few FTA(free to air).

Your best bet is to get a second box with a FTV card and then put a DUAL lnb on the existing dish, need a new lead, and way u go.

Or wait until SKY+ becomes available in the summer and then u will get a super new box, a quad lnb, keep your old box, have a mirror subscription etc etc.

If u need anymore help say so

gbculen

Tony_ire

Well at the moment I am swapping between my Sky and FTV card, so I think I will just get a local installer and hope they don't care.
thanks

swoofer

tony

how do u manage to use 2 cards with 1 box. I did not think it was possible as I was always led to believe that each card was married to each individual box!!

Can u share your method.

gbcullen

Oh yeah, thats what most people are doing.
It's possible to have a BBC card matched to your box, even if theres already a Sky ROI sub on it already.
It's too much hassle for regular cross checks at the moment.
mm

digiman

I was wondering the same thing. I paid 400 pounds for sky digital 2 and a half years ago. I was hoping to get a brand new sony box because my other one is to slow. Does any one know what the situation is about this?

Tony_ire

Yeah you can have more than one card married to your box, although I don't think taking the cards in and out all the time is much good to them.