Sky + Boxes - Can they record without being a subscriber?

[mildmannered]

As per the title really?

If I need to cancel my subscription. Can I continue to use my SKY+HD boxes to record the non-subscription stuff?

In effect an HD satellite PVR

Seeing as I now own the things, it would be a bummer having to purchase PVR's when I'd be trying to save money!

[essayer]

Nope, as soon as your subscription ends you lose access to all PVR stuff and anything you have recorded. It becomesije a normal sky box

[mildmannered]

Thanks, bit of a bummer isn't is? Bit cheeky really. Is it naughty/possible to circumvent this?

[Funk]

Indeed, you do own it so it seems a little 'off' that they can stop you using things like live pause and record. I'll never go back to having Sky, ditched it a couple of months back and haven't missed it in the slightest.

[rix]

Iirc you can pay sky £10/month to retain the pvr service without any channels. Not cheap!

[Funk]

fk 'em. I'd rather buy a proper PVR.

[Frik]

On a related topic, if you were to acquire a sky+ box and have a current sky subscription, can you just phone them up and get the box activated?

[Morningside]

rix said:

Iirc you can pay sky £10/month to retain the pvr service without any channels. Not cheap!

really. Hmmm. Might give that a go. TBH. I dont really like Sky but I do like their system (dont like change I suppose).

And using the HD box I just have the minimum account but thats still £20 a month but we very, very rarely watch anything on Sky.

[essayer]

Frik said:

On a related topic, if you were to acquire a sky+ box and have a current sky subscription, can you just phone them up and get the box activated?

Yes - just call them up to pair the card and your box.

[Funk]

Morningside said:

rix said:

Iirc you can pay sky £10/month to retain the pvr service without any channels. Not cheap!

really. Hmmm. Might give that a go. TBH. I dont really like Sky but I do like their system (dont like change I suppose).

And using the HD box I just have the minimum account but thats still £20 a month but we very, very rarely watch anything on Sky.

The thing I found irritating though was that they didn't only list the channels you could ACTUALLY view - all the ones you'd lost from cancelling were still there, and it was a pain in the arse having to scroll through loads of dead channels.

I got rid of everything in the end, including the TV licence and haven't missed it in the slightest!

[Morningside]

Funk said:

Morningside said:

rix said:

Iirc you can pay sky £10/month to retain the pvr service without any channels. Not cheap!

really. Hmmm. Might give that a go. TBH. I dont really like Sky but I do like their system (dont like change I suppose).

And using the HD box I just have the minimum account but thats still £20 a month but we very, very rarely watch anything on Sky.

The thing I found irritating though was that they didn't only list the channels you could ACTUALLY view - all the ones you'd lost from cancelling were still there, and it was a pain in the arse having to scroll through loads of dead channels.

I got rid of everything in the end, including the TV licence and haven't missed it in the slightest!

Agreed. I also get annoyed that the 'Anytime' system records everything including stuff that you cannot watch but I still prefer it.