Using Sky HD box without Sky subscription

[phuqwitz]

Thank you for your super-helpful reply. I would never have thought of that.

[oj01]

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@phuqwitz wrote:

A slightly different question after reading the above;

A friend has a (satellite) HD box but no subscription.

The card that is in the box is not paired. We have tried to pair it, but cannot find a way to pair the card and box without having a subscription as we are reuired to enter the last four numbers of the bank account from which the subsciption is paid!

Is there a way to do this please? He is disabled and cannot afford a subscription but needs to be able to receive the HD channels as the SD ones are ending soon.

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I'm not sure what pairing the card would achieve in any case. All FTA channels, including those in HD, should work without a card. 

[phuqwitz]

Ok. So why can we no longer receive film4 hd? When we could previously on the old box (same card, no subscription). 

[Mark39]

Film Four HD isn't a free to air channel. You would need an HD subscription to view it.

Film Four is FTA.

[phuqwitz]

Fair enough. Why then cant he get skynews on 501, either sd or hd?

[phuqwitz]

[phuqwitz]

From the above page...

We follow the link to 'sky.com/quickfix' takes us to page;

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-viewing-card-help-activate

we click on 'sky+' and get taken to;

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-viewing-card-help-activate-plus-t2

and are then instructed to ;

1. Go to activatemychannels.sky.com/activate and sign-in with your Sky iD.

But he doesnt have a SkyiD..! so thats why we are going round in circles and I asked here...

[caesarome]

@phuqwitz 

Try a new install:

Make sure your Sky viewing card is correctly inserted into the box.
Press Services on your Sky remote
Press 0, 0, 1, Select (setup should now be highlighted)
Scroll across to New Install
Press Select twice

[Piel]

Hi. @phuqwitz I have found that without the subscription on the viewing card, Sky News works on 881 fine in SD. There are numerous other SD Channels in the 800's that also show in SD without a subscription. Film 4 is 855. Hope that helps.