Skybox

neilmcl

cx6 said:

@coffeekup is correct - it can be used to watch live TV on certain channels. Certainly not the full freeview / freesat range.

Old recordings cannot be accessed and new ones cannot be made (in effect, the HDD is disabled)

You used to be able to pay  £25/month to get the HDD functionality back (but not watch Sky channels of course) - not sure if that is still available but anyway it is much more cost-effective to buy a Humax pvr

It was only £10 per month to keep the recording functionality and all sky FTA channels are available.

neilmcl

timjim said:

"buy a Humax pvr"

Humax no longer make Freesat pvrs, they are made by Arris and marketed by Freesat

Doesn't mean you can't get one. Plenty on eBay.

knightstyle

Sky Q box has to be returned to Sky.  An HD box can be used to get free channels to watch but not record.

Username03725

If it's a Sky Q box...

This came up a few weeks ago. If you have a Q box then it can't be used without a Sky sub, and the T&Cs state clearly that you don't own it and must return it to Sky when your sub ends. There's an additional charge for not returning it. It may continue to work for a while as a simple receiver, minus the recording and HD functionality, but will stop after a period of time.