Sky+ question

Carmen

Hi,
I have aquired a sky+ box and was wondering, do I have to subscribe to sky to use the options (record etc) of the sky box?
Thanks
Carmen x

spike7451

No,you can have the record/play function's however you'll have to pay Sky £10 a month to use it.

Carmen

Is the £10 just to use the record/play functions or does that come with extra channels?
Thanks
Carmen x

jem16

Carmen wrote: »

Is the £10 just to use the record/play functions or does that come with extra channels?
Thanks
Carmen x

No extra channels - just the recording features and the free to air channles.

saver_1_2

That's why i bought a dvd with hard drive i can do almost everything sky+ does including pause live tv and watch a live program befor it has finished and it still records.
i subscribe to sky they get enough out of me without an extra tenner in these hard times

jem16

saver_1 wrote: »

i subscribe to sky they get enough out of me without an extra tenner in these hard times

If you already subscribe to Sky the Sky+ features are free of charge. It's only £10pm for those that don't subscribe to Sky.

saver_1_2

Thanks for that i got told by a friend it's £10 a month extra because i have not got a sky+ box only the standard box

jem16

saver_1 wrote: »

Thanks for that i got told by a friend it's £10 a month extra because i have not got a sky+ box only the standard box

You do of course need a Sky+ box - the ordinary does not have a hard drive in it.

Carmen

Thanks for all your help.
Sorry for the delay in replying
Saver 1, with th DVD player you bought, do you still have to subscribe to Sky to use those facilities?
Carmen x

jem16

Carmen wrote: »

Saver 1, with th DVD player you bought, do you still have to subscribe to Sky to use those facilities?
Carmen x

No you don't.

The DVD recorder will have a digital Freeview tuner in it and will record form those channels. If you do subscribe to Sky you can also connect your Sky box to the DVD recorder and record from that.

However unless you are looking to be able to record to DVD I would really recommend a Freeview PVR like the Humax 9300T as it's much easier to work. It will record 2 channels at once plus allow you to pause live TV just like the Sky+ box but with no monthly sub.

saver_1_2

Carmen,What jem 16 says above also the dvd i bought it also alows you to pause live tv