iplayer on sky+ hd box not working.

norelationtoanyone

Have freesat on sky with no account on sky.

Have box correctly setup, latest firmware downloaded, and showing as ondemand

No menu icon for iplayer appears, or any other ondemand service.

Does ondemand need activated by sky customer services, and how do you do this without an account, and not giving a credit card number to sky.

custardy

I would say the on demand is a service for Sky packages

All at no extra cost to your Sky TV subscription

http://www.sky.com/products/ways-to-watch/on-demand/facts/

penrhyn

No subscription no On Demand, Catch up or recording services.
Catch up and On demand are downloaded to the harddrive, since you have no subscription that facility is disabled.
Better go for YouView.

norelationtoanyone

HD Pack required for HD content. Sky TV subscription not required for BBC iPlayer content

sky.com/products/ways-to-watch/on-demand/catch-up/

:question:

davemurgatroyd

norelationtoanyone wrote: »

HD Pack required for HD content. Sky TV subscription not required for BBC iPlayer content

sky.com/products/ways-to-watch/on-demand/catch-up/

:question:

Note that states no "Sky TV subscription" however it does not state no Sky+ subscription required which are totally separate subs although Sky+ is included for no extra cost with a Sky TV sub or for £10.25 per month without.

penrhyn

Indeed see here.
http://www.sky.com/products/ways-to-watch/on-demand/

You have to be a Sky+ subscriber to use the BBC iPlayer only.

norelationtoanyone

oh well. Back to getting an android tv box then.

thanks for the clarification.

Heinz

norelationtoanyone wrote: »

oh well. Back to getting an android tv box then.

thanks for the clarification.

Or a Wii - BBCiPlayer works perfectly via one of those (getting cheaper now the new version has come out).

jackieb

If you have a laptop just plug that into your TV and watch iplayer that way.

macman

penrhyn wrote: »

Indeed see here.
http://www.sky.com/products/ways-to-watch/on-demand/

You have to be a Sky+ subscriber to use the BBC iPlayer only.

I think the way Sky see it is that it that Sky+ included as 'free' on all Sky subscription services.

penrhyn

Just noticed that if you have a Sky TV subscription you don't have to activate for the ondemand service it any more just connect the box to the interweb.