Just a quickie-Sky box problem

[stardust_john]

After having problems with sky billing I decided to cancel. The switch off happens begin Jan and I told them I would just use the box as freeview, outside contract so should be ok.

Any how as soon as I got confirmation of cancellation my box has started to act oddly. It keeps giving me a warning it is going to standby and click to cancel it doing it.

Just coincidence or is it possible sky have sent a message to it. When the man kept saying wont you miss sky trying to persuade me not to cancel, I said I wouldnt miss the tv so no, next the box acts up.

[Brassed off]

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Not sure on this one John but I did a quick "Google" for you

[postggj]

can you use a sky box without the card inserted to get freeview service
try taking out the card

[IdaInFife]

It's just coincedence.

What box do you have?

for ggj, you need the card to received the bbc regions and for ch4 and 5 etc

Ida x

[Helford]

Hi,

Sky or Sky+?

Sky+, if you cancel your contract, you cannot even access anything that you have recorded previously and, as I understand it, cannot use as a Freesat box; for this 'privledge' they will charge £10 per month. I believe that the £10 per month charge also applies to use a conventional Sky box. They have you by the 'Short and Curlies'!

H

[postggj]

i got a dish and sky box from my local cash converters for 20 quid
installed it myself
to get the free channells i subscribed to freesat
cost me 20 quid for the year and they send you a card direct for the set box

google freesat for info

[stardust_john]

Thanks for the replies. Its an standard grey box, a friend suggested the remote could need new batteries and that could affect the box, so getting some soon and see how we go. Got to find the remote first

[DCA-KING]

ok if you go into the setup menu there is a prt to chance the way it works
services and number 5 auto standby turn it to off
Regards DK

[silverfox1961]

I have sky+ so I don't know if yours will have a system reset.
to find out follow this
press services
press 4
press 01(zero one)
press select

this will take you to the installer menu.