topic Continued used of Sky+ recording and playback in Sky+

Continued used of Sky+ recording and playback

Robert2108 — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 18:13:45 GMT

Hi.

I believe it was possible to pay Sky a one off and then a monthly fee to continue to use the record and playback functions on a Sky HD box if you cancelled a full Sky subscription?

Do Sky still offer this - I was led to believe that when it was available years ago - it was a one off £25 charge and then £10 per month.

Re: Continued used of Sky+ recording and playback

Annie+UK — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 18:18:48 GMT

@Robert2108 wrote:

Hi.

I believe it was possible to pay Sky a one off and then a monthly fee to continue to use the record and playback functions on a Sky HD box if you cancelled a full Sky subscription?

Do Sky still offer this - I was led to believe that when it was available years ago - it was a one off £25 charge and then £10 per month.

Sky do not provide that service any more

Re: Continued used of Sky+ recording and playback

Mark39 — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:59:03 GMT

@Robert2108 superseded, I think, by a similar option on Sky's current satellite platform, Sky Q.

Re: Continued used of Sky+ recording and playback

TimmyBGood — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:54:40 GMT

@Robert2108

As @Mark39 indicates, 'TV Essentials' on a Q box is free-to-air channels, recording/playback and apps on a Q box, for a monthly subscription.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/tv-essentials

Note that over the course of a minimum subscription term, a Freesat recorder may work out to be cheaper.

Re: Continued used of Sky+ recording and playback

Juleshc6 — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:02:12 GMT

My mum has this option still. No sky channels, but an old sky box that records, paused etc, she is charged £10 monthly for it on her bill.

Re: Continued used of Sky+ recording and playback

caesarome — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:05:28 GMT

@Juleshc6 wrote:

she is charged £10 monthly for it on her bill.

That is because the use of the Sky+ features are not free so as she doesn't subscribe to a TV package she is charged to use the recording, pausing features.