2nd hand sky+

scotsjamie

just bought a sky+ box from ebay, does anyone know a way of making it work withought using a second cable from the lnb on the dish? a connector of some kind maybe? and do you have to tell sky you are using a sky+ box for any reason. thanks in advance for your help

Marty_J

The Sky+ box has two tuners in it. You can use just the one feed from the satellite dish if you want, but you won't be able to record one programme and watch another at the same time.

As far as I know, if you don't have a Sky subscription, you'll need to give Sky £10 a month in order to use the Sky+ features.

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

Assuming you have an active subscription, when the box arrives you will have to phone Sky anyway to get the viewing card paired to the new box.

The rest is as Marty says.

scotsjamie

i was under the impression that you could just use it as a hdd recorder but maybe im wrong, dont fancy paying sky another tenner tbh, thanks for your help guys

Marty_J

scotsjamie wrote: »

i was under the impression that you could just use it as a hdd recorder but maybe im wrong, dont fancy paying sky another tenner tbh, thanks for your help guys

You only need to pay Sky £10 a month if you don't already have a Sky subscription.

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

You haven't stated at any point whether you bought the box to replace an normal digibox, whether you have a current subscription, or if you had the cables but no box on the end.

Without that knowledge, we're just trying to cover the basics.

desidoh

Hi

I've just upgraded from a standard sky box to sky + and only currently have 1 feed from my dish.

I already had a sky subscription and the good news is if you are already paying money to sky using sky + features doesn't cost a penny more!

You just need to ring sky so that they can pair your card to you new sky + box - you need to have your sky + box connected when you do this.

Finally I only currently have 1 feed from my dish so all I can do is record the channel I'm watching on Sky and this is fine for me - it works excellently. When my area switches to digital (which is soon) I'm going to have the second feed put in by a lical tv ariel installer so I can watch 1 channel and record another.

I hope this helps!

Marty_J

desidoh wrote: »

When my area switches to digital (which is soon) I'm going to have the second feed put in by a lical tv ariel installer so I can watch 1 channel and record another.

What does switching to digital have to do with having a second feed installed?

desidoh

Good point Marty J - because I can still switch to the analogue signal for the 5 free to air channels and still record other channels using the sky+ box. Unfortunately this will no longer be an option when my area switches to digital thats when I intend to have the 2nd feed fitted, a strnage way to try and save money in the interim!

scotsjamie

hi, sorry i should have given more details, i am a sky subscriber, i bought it as a replacement because i thought it would just work lol, there was only one cable from the dish to the original didgibox and this is the cable i connected.
Am i right in thinking that if there is only one connection you can record the channel your watching but you need two connections to watch one channel and record another.
Does anyone know of a connection that splits one signal into the two needed?

Marty_J

desidoh wrote: »

Good point Marty J - because I can still switch to the analogue signal for the 5 free to air channels and still record other channels using the sky+ box. Unfortunately this will no longer be an option when my area switches to digital thats when I intend to have the 2nd feed fitted, a strnage way to try and save money in the interim!

Oh, I see. You could always get a cheap Freeview box for watching while recording on Sky. Or you could replace your LNB and run the cable yourself if you're feeling handy.

If you're unsure of your DIY skills however, it's probably best left to a professional.