Sky Box for freeview abroad?

will-in-estoril

https://mysky.sky.com/replacecard/get-a-card

Click on 'don't have a viewing card'.

mackemdave

I am about to do this tomorrow....is the card not linked to the box it is validated on...Im taking the box and the card over to Spain or do I just need take the card over and insert it into the box that is over there?

will-in-estoril

Jill_ wrote: »

Why? If the boxes are being used in seperate locations (which I should point out is against sky's T&C and if they found out could nuke the card) would you need a Quad LNB? Since the Sky+ box has 2 inputs?

Both receivers are being used by the OP's parents in the same location. Even if that were not the case at least a dual LNB would be needed for $ky+.

I do not understand the comment in brackets.

will-in-estoril

Jill_ wrote: »

Using a card/box outside the UK is against their T&C and if found they can cancel the card

Agreed, but that is different from the comment about separate locations!!

rach29

Just to confirm the boxes will be in the same location. Sky are paid a subscription from the UK at a UK address and have been for the last 12 years

rach29

Jill_ wrote: »

Using a card/box outside the UK is against their T&C and if found they can cancel the card

This is true. But how would Sky find out?

C_Mababejive

When you ring to validate a freeview card what do they ask for and where can this info be found?

ta

macman

rach29 wrote: »

Just to confirm the boxes will be in the same location. Sky are paid a subscription from the UK at a UK address and have been for the last 12 years

Whether you pay a sub or not it's still breaching the T&C's if used outside the UK.

Kurtis_Blue

Jill_ wrote: »

The boxes will require a callback, if you take a paid sub abroad, for the free cards when using ex boxes I believe they still do require call backs every so often

No, that doesn't happen.

rach29

It hasn't required a callback in the last 12 years or so??

You may be right about the free cards but I do wonder how all the expats living abroad have managed all these years. I appreciate it's in Sky's T&C's but they are being paid for the subscription wherever the box is, so why do they care?

I have heard it's to do with the foreign TV companies as opposed to Sky, so they may well have it in the terms & conditions to satisfy our foreign friends.

Does anyone have any hard evidence of someones card being "nuked" because they were abroad??