Sky q box from car boot sale

[Cman07]

I purchased a sky q box from a car boot sale to use it solely as a free view box. 

It works great with no viewing card, but some channels. Ask for a PIN because family mode is active by defualt.

Is their any way to remove family mode or get the pin without a viewing card?

[Daniel0210]

@Cman07 

Basically you've bought stolen property so it can't be discussed on here.

[Cman07]

How is it stolen? 

[Daniel0210]

@Cman07 

All Sky Q boxes are loaned to customers and are owned by Sky. Customers have to return them to Sky on ending their subscription. Any offered for sale are therefore stolen property. 

[Mark39]

Because Sky Q boxes are loaned to customers for the duration of their subscription and have to be returned to Sky on cancellation.

Are you sure this is a Sky Q box?

[Cman07]

Maybe it's a sky HD box I'll have to double check..

[Mark39]

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@Cman07 wrote:

Maybe it's a sky HD box I'll have to double check..

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That would make sense. There's no Freeview capability on Sky Q boxes without a subscription, let alone a VIewing Card. A Sky+HD box does give you access to the free to air channels without a Viewng Card,

[Cman07]

What would be the pin code if it's a sky HD box?  With no card? 

[SKY1992bf]

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@Cman07 wrote:

Maybe it's a sky HD box I'll have to double check..

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@Cman07  it has to be a q box wont work at all without a valid subscription even for FTA channels

[SKY1992bf]

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@Cman07 wrote:

What would be the pin code if it's a sky HD box?  With no card? 

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@Cman07  the pin is usually the last four digits of the viewing card number, so without that your stuck as you can't reset it without a card anyway