Repairing sky+hd

loulou41

My sky+had is out of warranty. I declined taking insurance. If it breaks down. I will have to pay. I am wondering whether anybody has managed to get sky q at a discount. I am not sure how it works, I do not know want to pay any extra monthly subscription Other option is to move to virgin but am still under contract. Thanks

Carrot007

Whdoubt you'd get much in the way of Q without taking an expensive package



You can probably find someone to give you a (sky HD) box or pick one up for £20 of eBay anyway making the insurance pointless. Though with insurance you would probably get a q box. Expensive way though.


Or just cancel like I did ;-)

mobileron

Just tell sky u will leave and they will repair for free.

prowla

Sky HD boxes are repairable, if it's the hard disk which failed. They can be a bit tricky to get into, but once you're in it's just a standard computer drive (and you can even upgrade).



Alternatively you can often pick up a replacement unit for little or nothing and then just register it with Sky.


I think the Sky Q boxes remain the property of Sky, unlike the HD ones.

[Deleted User]

Since it hasn't broken down I'm not sure what you're worrying about.

I got a 1TB Q box for a one off £20 awhile back but I was on a rolling monthly contract, being within minimum term you have less leverage. If the HD+ box did break down just buy a 2nd hand one and put your VC in it. The insurance is a total waste of money.

cattie

As suggested in some posts, if box breaks down & you're out of contract just phone to cancel. I did this as I wasn't too bothered about living without sky & was really suprised when they offered me a new box rather than cancelling.

neilmcl

As above, Sky+HD boxes are easily repairable, 9 times out of 10 it's usually the hard drive but tbh it's not really worth it as the going rate for a used box is around £20 these days.

Browntoa

I've always sourced replacement boxes cheap off eBay , collection only.

Normally paid £10-20

Online to pair sky card to box , 5 minute job

HWW

neilmcl wrote: »

As above, Sky+HD boxes are easily repairable, 9 times out of 10 it's usually the hard drive but tbh it's not really worth it as the going rate for a used box is around £20 these days.

There are loads of HD boxes at Car boot sales, never found a faulty one yet, just delete all the rubbish the previous owner recorded & off you go! About £5 or less with remote usually.