Using sky outside of uk

[JulieMassage]

Moving to Europe for 3 years. Does anyone know if I can take and use my sky puk?

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@JulieMassage wrote:

Moving to Europe for 3 years. Does anyone know if I can take and use my sky puk?

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No, absolutely not, it's a breach of your T & C's, you will need to find a local provider for subscription TV, however most channels will be the local language as there are only a handful of English channels intended for a European Audience.

In addition Sky can only provide service to a UK or Irish address. 

I've removed your other post you tagged on the end of another thread as you've already asked the question here.

[TimmyBGood]

@JulieMassage 

Aside from being ruled out by T&C's, a Stream Puck associated with a UK Sky account won't function behind a non-UK IP address.

Sky Group has national presence in Germany and Italy but those are different operations with their own contracts (and only carry content in the appropriate local language)

[TimmyBGood]

@JulieMassage

As a general principle, while such technology absolutely could function anywhere on the globe with sufficient bandwidth, it doesn't because media regulation, content licensing and 'matters of taste & decency' are still almost entirely entrenched at a national level, and the governments of most individual countries work very hard to keep things that way.

[JulieMassage]

Just had a lovely chat with Sky.  It seems that as long as the puk remains at the registered addrsss (where my children will still be living), I can use the Sky Go app in Germany. My account lets me log on to two devices at the same time.

thanks to everyone for helping with answers.

[Mister_Dalek]

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@JulieMassage wrote:

Just had a lovely chat with Sky.  It seems that as long as the puk remains at the registered addrsss (where my children will still be living), I can use the Sky Go app in Germany. My account lets me log on to two devices at the same time.

thanks to everyone for helping with answers.

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Are you sure that's correct? I thought that since Brexit Sky Go is only available to view live in the UK and ROI for UK registered customers?

[Exiled-in-HH]

If what you've been told is correct .... if you have a Whole subscription you could watching Sky Go on an Apple TV box attached to a TV😉

[TimmyBGood]

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@JulieMassage wrote:

It seems that as long as the puk remains at the registered addrsss (where my children will still be living), I can use the Sky Go app in Germany.

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That's partly correct if you are a Sky subscriber with an address in the Republic of Ireland: Go will work in Europe for 30 days before requiring app use back 'at home'.  It's not intended to be a long term solution: EU-mandatated portability is intended for tourism and business travel, not relocation.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/viewing-sky-content-in-the-eu-faqs-roi 

Portability for UK Sky subscriptions which used to permit Go viewing while travelling in the EU ceased with Brexit.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/viewing-sky-content-in-the-eu-faqs 

[TimmyBGood]

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@Mister_Dalek wrote:

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I thought that since Brexit Sky Go is only available to view live in the UK and ROI for UK registered customers?

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UK customers don't get to watch Go in RoI, because the Republic is in the EU.

[JulieMassage]

that's what I thought but I am moving with armed forces so there is a slightly different set up to allow us to access media we wouldn't ordinarily be able to.  

[JulieMassage]

Apparently slightly different set up for armed forces.

[TimmyBGood]

@JulieMassage 

I'd have to say that's never come up before, but I guess it's not impossible.  There would be some interesting issues of account verification and internet routing to deal with though.

[JulieMassage]

I double checked with Sky followig comments on here, I guess I'll know for sure in a few weeks. All this stuff is way over my level of understanding on these matters!  I just about cope with turning my tv on!! Appreciate all the help on here.

[Exiled-in-HH]

Are you going to live on a UK base... is it effectively UK territory if only by proxy is a special case?

Don't forget to get an Apple TV box😋

[JulieMassage]

Yep. Uk base, so technically sovereign soil. I think I was the first person to pose the question to Sky customer service!