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Cheap Sky remote, any good?

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knightstyle
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I need a replacement remote control for our Sky+ box.
I see replacement ones on Ebay for under £4. Obviously these are cheap Chinese imports but are they any good or will they just pack up after a few weeks/months?

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  • glentoran99
    glentoran99 Posts: 5,825 Forumite
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    Bought replacement sky remote on ebay about 6 years ago, still going with same batteries as well
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    knightstyle wrote: »
    I need a replacement remote control for our Sky+ box.
    I see replacement ones on Ebay for under £4. Obviously these are cheap Chinese imports but are they any good or will they just pack up after a few weeks/months?
    Sky currently have a sale on, you can get a genuine Sky+ HD remote for £9.99.

    https://accessories.sky.com/catalogue/tv/all
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,832 Forumite
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    glentoran99 wrote: »
    Bought replacement sky remote on ebay about 6 years ago, still going with same batteries as well

    me too, but not the same batteries (pound shop ones ;) )
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
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