topic Re: Old Sky TV Box in Sky+

Old Sky TV Box

ldg123 — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:36:40 GMT

Hello,

I cancelled my Sky TV Subscription several months ago. What can I do with the old Sky Box? Also, Do I need to contact a specialist to remove the wire that leads to the Sky Dish through the wall?

Many thanks.

Re: Old Sky TV Box

Mark39 — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:39:31 GMT

The box is yours to do with as you wish. You can remove the cable (and the dish) yourself if you wish.

Re: Old Sky TV Box

ldg123 — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:40:43 GMT

Thank you for the quick reply.

Re: Old Sky TV Box

TimmyBGood — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:04:18 GMT

@ldg123

Perhaps worth noting that a Sky+ / Sky+ HD box without a subscription will function as a basic Freesat receiver for viewing free-to-air channels. A Sky dish, Sky+ LNB and cabling can also be used with a Freesat recorder, including the new '4K' models (although no Freesat is currently broadcast in UHD)

Re: Old Sky TV Box

ljmm1967 — Tue, 23 May 2023 13:15:01 GMT

If your really done with satellite tv then you can ask most electricians to remove it all. As for the old box the sky/+/hd and first gen Q boxes were owned by consumers. next gen Q boxes are rented and you will need to send them back to sky when you cancel. You'll find this information in your contract.

Re: Old Sky TV Box

SKY1992bf — Tue, 23 May 2023 13:26:04 GMT

@ljmm1967 wrote:
If your really done with satellite tv then you can ask most electricians to remove it all. As for the old box the sky/+/hd and first gen Q boxes were owned by consumers. next gen Q boxes are rented and you will need to send them back to sky when you cancel. You'll find this information in your contract.

@ljmm1967 do you have a source for this information as I don't believe it to be correct, no Sky q equipment of any version or age has ever been sold direct to customers to my knowledge

@TimmyBGood do you have any knowledge of this happening?

Re: Old Sky TV Box

TimmyBGood — Tue, 23 May 2023 13:28:00 GMT

@SKY1992bf wrote:

@ljmm1967 wrote:

If your really done with satellite tv then you can ask most electricians to remove it all. As for the old box the sky/+/hd and first gen Q boxes were owned by consumers. next gen Q boxes are rented and you will need to send them back to sky when you cancel.

@TimmyBGood do you have any knowledge of this happening?

Early on, some Q Hubs were 'sold'. Q television boxes never were.

Re: Old Sky TV Box

Mark39 — Tue, 23 May 2023 13:27:57 GMT

@SKY1992bf wrote:

@ljmm1967 wrote:

If your really done with satellite tv then you can ask most electricians to remove it all. As for the old box the sky/+/hd and first gen Q boxes were owned by consumers. next gen Q boxes are rented and you will need to send them back to sky when you cancel. You'll find this information in your contract.

@ljmm1967 do you have a source for this information as I don't believe it to be correct, no Sky q equipment of any version or age has ever been sold direct to customers to my knowledge

@TimmyBGood do you have any knowledge of this happening?

No, nor do I.

Re: Old Sky TV Box

Annie+UK — Tue, 23 May 2023 13:28:13 GMT

@ljmm1967 wrote:

If your really done with satellite tv then you can ask most electricians to remove it all. As for the old box the sky/+/hd and first gen Q boxes were owned by consumers. next gen Q boxes are rented and you will need to send them back to sky when you cancel. You'll find this information in your contract.

ALL Sky Q boxes regardless of age are owned by Sky, Sky have NEVER sold Sky Q boxes to the customers they have always been rented

Re: Old Sky TV Box

GD1 — Tue, 23 May 2023 13:44:00 GMT

@Annie+UK wrote:

@ljmm1967 wrote:

If your really done with satellite tv then you can ask most electricians to remove it all. As for the old box the sky/+/hd and first gen Q boxes were owned by consumers. next gen Q boxes are rented and you will need to send them back to sky when you cancel. You'll find this information in your contract.

ALL Sky Q boxes regardless of age are owned by Sky, Sky have NEVER sold Sky Q boxes to the customers they have always been rented

That was my understanding also 🙂

Re: Old Sky TV Box

Laing1 — Wed, 24 May 2023 16:00:03 GMT

@SKY1992bf wrote:

@ljmm1967 wrote:

If your really done with satellite tv then you can ask most electricians to remove it all. As for the old box the sky/+/hd and first gen Q boxes were owned by consumers. next gen Q boxes are rented and you will need to send them back to sky when you cancel. You'll find this information in your contract.

@ljmm1967 do you have a source for this information as I don't believe it to be correct, no Sky q equipment of any version or age has ever been sold direct to customers to my knowledge

@TimmyBGood do you have any knowledge of this happening?

@SKY1992bf You are 100% correct no Q boxes are owned by the customer they are all loaned to the customer by Sky and therefore need to be returned