topic Not allowed ? in Sky Q

Not allowed ?

cleopatra — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:38:29 GMT

I came across a second hand electrical shop in a small costal town which has a Sky Q box plus cables and remote for £50.

Surely this is not allowed .

Re: Not allowed ?

PandJ2020 — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:45:10 GMT

Q boxes are loaned for the duration of the contract. Generally, Sky ask for them to be returned at the end of the subscription.

However, some older boxes they were requesting to be returned. (As they could be be redeployed)

But many may say the box may be 'stolen property' as even paying the non-return fee does not transfer ownership.

AIUI it may just be as useful as a brick.

Re: Not allowed ?

cleopatra — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:49:13 GMT

Yeah but what is the point of trying to sell it ?

Will it function in any way at all ?

Re: Not allowed ?

PandJ2020 — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:34:34 GMT

@cleopatra wrote:
Yeah but what is the point of trying to sell it ?

Money?

Will it function in any way at all ?

Sky will not provide a viewing card. I'm not sure if it works for freeview channels (I thought they didn't).

Re: Not allowed ?

TimmyBGood — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:47:51 GMT

@cleopatra wrote:

Will it function in any way at all ?

No, but presumably the vendor is unaware of that.

Re: Not allowed ?

Chodley — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:42:48 GMT

@PandJ2020 wrote:
Q boxes are loaned for the duration of the contract. Generally, Sky ask for them to be returned at the end of the subscription.

However, some older boxes they were requesting to be returned. (As they could be be redeployed).

Should that second para say "were not requesting as they could not be redeployed"?

Re: Not allowed ?

PandJ2020 — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:07:37 GMT

@Chodley wrote:
@PandJ2020 wrote:
Q boxes are loaned for the duration of the contract. Generally, Sky ask for them to be returned at the end of the subscription.

However, some older boxes they were requesting to be returned. (As they could be be redeployed).
Should that second para say "were not requesting as they could not be redeployed"?

Yeah...