Should I sell the viewing card with my Sky+ box?

u01jet4

As it says on the tin, I am selling my Sky+ box on Ebay and have had a question as to whether it includes the viewing card. I know what the viewing card is, and have cancelled my subscription as of Sep 1st. Should I send the viewing card too or not? Shouldn't the bidder have their own viewing card? I don't know if it will have any implications like me ending up paying more or anything. Thanks for anyone who can help!

kprigg

With the viewing card the box can act as a freeview box, but you do not need to pay any subscription. We use our old sky box as a freeview box & have done for a few years now.
I could be wrong but I cant see any problem with including the card, if you have cancelled your subscription with sky & made sure any direct debits are cancelled with your bank there isnt any information anyone else can get from them.

OnceUponADream

If you have cancelled your sky then the card is useless. Maybe they don't realise this and think they will have access to Sky by purchasing the sky box and card.

I personally wouldn't send my viewing card. Just reply saying it is for the box only and no card will be sent.

ETA Just read post #2 and yes you would get a few channels but I still wouldn't send it.

juliescot

kprigg wrote: »

With the viewing card the box can act as a freeview box, but you do not need to pay any subscription. We use our old sky box as a freeview box & have done for a few years now.
I could be wrong but I cant see any problem with including the card, if you have cancelled your subscription with sky & made sure any direct debits are cancelled with your bank there isnt any information anyone else can get from them.

I do know what you mean but it is not freeview.
A Sky box without a card can receive many free to air channels but it cannot get "freeview"

I would destroy my card and just sell on the box.
We use an old sky box without a card and it does fine for the basics for us

kprigg

We canceled our sky subscription a few years back so we dont receive sky channels, but we receive all the freeview channels that we receive in the freeview box that we have upstairs.
Once you have had the sky box for over 1 year it becomes you property so are free to do as you wish with it. My sister in law purchased a sky box & card from ebay a few weeks ago & is able to receive all freeview channels aswell.

payless

Don't know about + boxes, but the basic box with work to get some free channels ( obviously when wired into dish !) adding a valid card ( even when subs ended) will gain access to a few more

hells_2

OnceUponADream wrote: »

If you have cancelled your sky then the card is useless. Maybe they don't realise this and think they will have access to Sky by purchasing the sky box and card.

I personally wouldn't send my viewing card. Just reply saying it is for the box only and no card will be sent.

ETA Just read post #2 and yes you would get a few channels but I still wouldn't send it.

Not so
There are some clever scammer type people out there who can re-chip the cards and boxes and basically get their Sky for free. Very naughty and illegal, and stealing, etc.

I tried to sell my Sky+ box on the car boot the other week, they wouldn't even pay £25 for it including the card. Sod ya then!:mad:
I'll flog it on evilbay.

juliescot

kprigg wrote: »

We canceled our sky subscription a few years back so we dont receive sky channels, but we receive all the freeview channels that we receive in the freeview box that we have upstairs.
Once you have had the sky box for over 1 year it becomes you property so are free to do as you wish with it. My sister in law purchased a sky box & card from ebay a few weeks ago & is able to receive all freeview channels aswell.

All the "free-to-air" channels - not freeview - different system, with (in some cases) different channels available

kprigg

juliescot wrote: »

All the "free-to-air" channels - not freeview - different system, with (in some cases) different channels available

Ok, our freeview box upstairs must be a bit naff then!

juliescot

kprigg wrote: »

Ok, our freeview box upstairs must be a bit naff then!

Well your freeview box gets freeview - but not your sky box - simple

OnceUponADream

hells wrote: »

Not so
There are some clever scammer type people out there who can re-chip the cards and boxes and basically get their Sky for free. Very naughty and illegal, and stealing, etc.

I tried to sell my Sky+ box on the car boot the other week, they wouldn't even pay £25 for it including the card. Sod ya then!:mad:
I'll flog it on evilbay.

I didn't know that!:eek: Jezz can these people scam every item on ebay:p