Swapping Sky box

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LeadFarmer

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7,411 posts

130 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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My Sky box is faulty, it keeps pausing and jumping forwards.

I have a spare Sky box, so can I just swap them over and insert the viewing card into the new box? Will this preserve my recordings on the faulty box to watch later?

Thanks.

tribbles

3,970 posts

221 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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I'm fairly certain you'll need to call Sky to tell them you've transferred it over, and you can't watch any recordings on a box without a card. Whether you can subsequently re-insert the card I don't know, I'm afraid.

miniman

24,826 posts

261 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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The recordings are on the hard disk in the box. If you change box you lose the recordings.

LeadFarmer

Original Poster:

7,411 posts

130 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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miniman said:
The recordings are on the hard disk in the box. If you change box you lose the recordings.
But I will be keeping the faulty box, so can I just swap the viewing card back into the faulty box when I want to watch the recordings?

Dogwatch

6,222 posts

221 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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I think that if it is the same type of Sky box (e.g. not swapping Sky+ for Sky HD) your viewing card will allow it. However if you try a diy upgrade you will run into problems.

As said, recordings on the old box will stay with the old box.

VEX

5,256 posts

245 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Should work fine, if your box is connected to the internet there is no need to call them, it is all done on-line and internally in the box.

Once you have inserted the card into the spare box, go to a channel you subscribe to and it will tell you your box / card isnt paired, do you want to pair it now?

Select yes and it should be all automatic and done within a minute or so.

Although I do think Sky would become susspicion if you start swapping between boxes often. Cant you just download the missing recordings using the catch up service?

V.