Sky + - can existing card be re-enabled?
 

Hi,

what's the procedure for upgrading to a Sky+ box outside of doing
it through Sky?

ie: Could I simply buy a Sky+ somewhere and re-mate the card to the
it (like you can do with a normal digibox) or I would I need to call
Sky, tell them I got a Sky+ box and ask them to send a new card?

Gav

Gav wrote:
Hi,

what's the procedure for upgrading to a Sky+ box outside of doing
it through Sky?

ie: Could I simply buy a Sky+ somewhere and re-mate the card to the
it (like you can do with a normal digibox) or I would I need to call
Sky, tell them I got a Sky+ box and ask them to send a new card?

You need to call Sky. They send an authorisation signal to your viewing card
that enables the rec/playback functions on the Sky+ box. Without this the
Sky+ box acts only as a normal Digibox.

"Gav" wrote in message
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Hi,

what's the procedure for upgrading to a Sky+ box outside of doing
it through Sky?

ie: Could I simply buy a Sky+ somewhere and re-mate the card to the
it (like you can do with a normal digibox) or I would I need to call
Sky, tell them I got a Sky+ box and ask them to send a new card?

Gav

Just out of interest, why would you want to do this?

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Gav wrote:

Could I simply buy a Sky+ somewhere and re-mate the card to the
it (like you can do with a normal digibox) or I would I need to call
Sky, tell them I got a Sky+ box and ask them to send a new card?

You don't need a new card but you do need a quad or twin LNB.

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On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 20:58:44 +0100, "Tumbleweed"
wrote:

"Gav" wrote in message
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Hi,

what's the procedure for upgrading to a Sky+ box outside of doing
it through Sky?

ie: Could I simply buy a Sky+ somewhere and re-mate the card to the
it (like you can do with a normal digibox) or I would I need to call
Sky, tell them I got a Sky+ box and ask them to send a new card?

Gav

Just out of interest, why would you want to do this?

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Given my Swiss email address, I thought that would be
obvious.......

Gav

"Mark Carver" wrote in message ...
Gav wrote:
Hi,

what's the procedure for upgrading to a Sky+ box outside of doing
it through Sky?

ie: Could I simply buy a Sky+ somewhere and re-mate the card to the
it (like you can do with a normal digibox) or I would I need to call
Sky, tell them I got a Sky+ box and ask them to send a new card?

You need to call Sky. They send an authorisation signal to your viewing card
that enables the rec/playback functions on the Sky+ box. Without this the
Sky+ box acts only as a normal Digibox.

Cheers, should be relatively hassle free then. So long as a phone
connection really isn't needed (that's why I'm not buying the box from
Sky direct) I'll be a happy camper.


Gav

"Gav" wrote in message
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On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 20:58:44 +0100, "Tumbleweed"
wrote:

"Gav" wrote in message
...
Hi,

what's the procedure for upgrading to a Sky+ box outside of doing
it through Sky?

ie: Could I simply buy a Sky+ somewhere and re-mate the card to the
it (like you can do with a normal digibox) or I would I need to call
Sky, tell them I got a Sky+ box and ask them to send a new card?

Gav

Just out of interest, why would you want to do this?

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Tumbleweed

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Given my Swiss email address, I thought that would be
obvious.......

Gav

......it would be obvious to anyone with an IQ greater than their shoe size,
however my shoe size is 8 1/2.

ooopsy :-)

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