Using Sky+ box after subscription expires

fullerand · 2014-12-16 10:31:04

Hi there, I just moved into a house with a working Sky satellite dish with quad LNB. The previous owner graciously left behind his Sky+ HD boxes, and it's working fine - i.e. I can view all the channels, with very good picture quality. I presume he has cancelled his Sky subscription and we're in the 1-month notice period,…

16-12-2014 11:31AM

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fullerand

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Hi there,

I just moved into a house with a working Sky satellite dish with quad LNB. The previous owner graciously left behind his Sky+ HD boxes, and it's working fine - i.e. I can view all the channels, with very good picture quality.

I presume he has cancelled his Sky subscription and we're in the 1-month notice period, which will expire soon. I'm wondering what to do after that.

I know I'll be able to re-use the dish if I buy a set-top box to access the Freesat channels (plus Saorview if I put up an aerial), but will I be able to use the Sky+ box instead of buying a new box?

Thanks!

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#2 16-12-2014 11:37AM

fullerand

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Hang on, I just found this thread:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055520627

Will give that a whirl and will delete this thread if it works out.

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#3 16-12-2014 11:44PM

steveon

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Better option would be to buy a ftv card which u can put in the hd box to give u the bbc and itv etc on the guide permanently. Can be picked up quite cheaply over on adverts.ie

This will also give u a few extra channels as well such as
sony tv, sony movies and motors tv.

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