Can I Do Anything With This Sky+ HD Box?

[Big Worm 1]

As there is no aerial on the roof of my house, but i do have a satellite dish, I have been given my parent's old Sky+ HD box so i can watch terrestrial TV.

Thankfully they disconnected it before Sky sent out the kill code so I can still use the recording function.

Is there any benefit or risk if i connect an ethernet cable to the box, or anything else i can do with the box apart from just terrestrial TV (as I don't have a Sky subscription)?

[bristolracer]

Big Worm 1 said:

Thankfully they disconnected it before Sky sent out the kill code so I can still use the recording function.

Is there any benefit or risk if i connect an ethernet cable to the box, or anything else i can do with the box apart from just terrestrial TV (as I don't have a Sky subscription)?

Sky dont send kill codes.
They send stay alive codes via the dish. when the subscription finally goes the box will no longer record or show allready made recordings.Once that falls over the on demand services will also cease to work.
You will be able to use it to watch the freesat channels

In all honesty you may be better off with a humax freesat recording box the new ones have catch up services via ethernet, or buy second hand and get a now tv box for catch up.

[Big Worm 1]

The subscription ended about 12 months ago and the box has just been packed away since then. It was disconnected before Sky terminated the service and when i tried it earlier, it still lets me record.

[megaphone]

Big Worm 1 said:

The subscription ended about 12 months ago and the box has just been packed away since then. It was disconnected before Sky terminated the service and when i tried it earlier, it still lets me record.

Eventually the + functions will stop, so don't rely on it.

[Big Worm 1]

Yeah i spoke too soon! Got home from work tried to record something and it doesn't work now!