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Discussion topic: SKY+HD contract ends soon can I use my box with a freesat user card,without having sky subscription

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This message was authored by: robsie

Re: SKY+HD contract ends soon can I use my box with a freesat user card,without having sky subscrip

Record service for Sky plus HD is provided by Sky as essentials package.

This message was authored by: caesarome

Re: SKY+HD contract ends soon can I use my box with a freesat user card,without having sky subscrip

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@robsie wrote:

Record service for Sky plus HD is provided by Sky as essentials package.


Not sure that is correct as confusingly there are two essential packages via Sky, one via Glass and Stream services:

https://www.skygroup.sky/article/sky-launches-essential-tv-bringing-together-sky-netflix-and-discove...

 

And one via Sky Q (and not Sky+) which gives you access to the free channels only so the likes of Sky Atlantic is not part of it.

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

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This message was authored by: robsie

Re: SKY+HD contract ends soon can I use my box with a freesat user card,without having sky subscrip

It is correct i did it this morning.

This message was authored by: robsie

Re: SKY+HD contract ends soon can I use my box with a freesat user card,without having sky subscrip

Hi Annie.

Contacted Sky this morning Sky plus HD activated to record free chanels, not many channels available but it does what i need thanks for your help.

 

Robsie 

This message was authored by: Gazawest

Re: SKY+HD contract ends soon can I use my box with a freesat user card,without having sky subscrip

Hi,my contract has just ended and I'm receiving no signal for my Freesat box. The Sky engineers cut my original Freesat capable to install there own so in answer to you question you're screwed.

This message was authored by: Mark39

Re: SKY+HD contract ends soon can I use my box with a freesat user card,without having sky subscrip

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@Gazawest unless you had Sky Q (you've posted in the Sky+ forum) the Sky cables can be used for a Freesat box. 

 

If you had Sky Q, the LNB on the arm of your dish would have been changed for a wide band device which isn't compatible with standard Freesat boxes. It would be compatible, however, with a 4K Freesat box. You would need to get the LNB changed for non-4K Freesat boxes.

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