Old Sky TV Box

[ldg123]

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.

[Mark39 · Accepted solution]

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

[ldg123]

Thank you for the quick reply.

[TimmyBGood]

@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)

[ljmm1967]

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. 

[SKY1992bf]

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@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. 

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@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?

[TimmyBGood]

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@SKY1992bf wrote:

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@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?

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

[Mark39]

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@SKY1992bf wrote:

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@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. 

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@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?

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No, nor do I.

[Annie+UK]

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@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. 

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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

[GD1]

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@Annie+UK wrote:

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@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. 

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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

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That was my understanding also

[Laing1]

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@SKY1992bf wrote:

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@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. 

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@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?

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@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