Sky + Question
 

I already subscribe to sky, but am thinking of upgrading to Sky + I have a
couple of questions:-

If I choose to relocate my box with a mirror sub, do I have to keep the
mirror sub active for 12 months, or can I just downgrade it to a FTV card
after a month or so. (Im guessing that I will have to subscribe for the
full 12 months, but I thought I would check).

On the basis I have to subscribe to the above for the full 12 months, I
probably wont bother with the relocation, my second question therefore is
will I get a new viewing card for the Sky + box, and therefore be able to
move my existing box and its card to another room myself, and use it as a
FTV box? or do they use your existing card in the Sky + box?

Thanks for any info you can provide

Dave

"David Blackeby" wrote in message
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I already subscribe to sky, but am thinking of upgrading to Sky + I have a
couple of questions:-

If I choose to relocate my box with a mirror sub, do I have to keep the
mirror sub active for 12 months, or can I just downgrade it to a FTV card
after a month or so. (Im guessing that I will have to subscribe for the
full 12 months, but I thought I would check).

On the basis I have to subscribe to the above for the full 12 months, I
probably wont bother with the relocation, my second question therefore is
will I get a new viewing card for the Sky + box, and therefore be able to
move my existing box and its card to another room myself, and use it as a
FTV box? or do they use your existing card in the Sky + box?

Thanks for any info you can provide

Dave

You get a new card ( I did anyway) and I use the original exactly as you
propose, to get the free channels on the second box.

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Jomtien wrote:
You get a new card ( I did anyway)
AFAIK not any more.

They've *never* provided a new card to people upgrading from Sky Digital -
you use your existing card. A new card is only provided when you're
getting a mirror sub as well.

Dave
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"David Marshall" wrote in message
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In article ,
Jomtien wrote:
You get a new card ( I did anyway)
AFAIK not any more.

They've *never* provided a new card to people upgrading from Sky Digital -
you use your existing card. A new card is only provided when you're
getting a mirror sub as well.


A year ago almost to the day I had Sky+ installed and my original card was
replaced with a new one. The old card is currently in the original box,
which was relocated but is not on a mirror sub, it just gets the FTV
channels.

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A year ago almost to the day I had Sky+ installed and my original card was
replaced with a new one.

Around the time Sky started issuing V2 cards, perhaps?

Dave
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David Marshall wrote:

They've *never* provided a new card to people upgrading from Sky Digital -
you use your existing card. A new card is only provided when you're
getting a mirror sub as well.

In the beginning they sent out new cards automatically regardless of
whether people intended keeping the old box or not. I don't know the
reasoning behind this: possibly to encourage second sub use, or
perhaps simply a procedural error. This is well documented.

They stopped doing this many months ago and since then you only get a
second card if you ask for a mirror sub.

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"David Marshall" wrote in message
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In article ,
Tumbleweed wrote:
A year ago almost to the day I had Sky+ installed and my original card
was
replaced with a new one.

Around the time Sky started issuing V2 cards, perhaps?


Indeed it was but its not that because the 'original' card is a V2.

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"Jomtien" wrote in message
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David Marshall wrote:

They've *never* provided a new card to people upgrading from Sky
Digital -
you use your existing card. A new card is only provided when you're
getting a mirror sub as well.

In the beginning they sent out new cards automatically regardless of
whether people intended keeping the old box or not. I don't know the
reasoning behind this: possibly to encourage second sub use, or
perhaps simply a procedural error. This is well documented.

They stopped doing this many months ago and since then you only get a
second card if you ask for a mirror sub.


Looks like I did it at the right time then :-)

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Jomtien wrote:
In the beginning they sent out new cards automatically regardless of
whether people intended keeping the old box or not.

As someone who got Sky+ on day one - no they didn't.

Dave
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"David Marshall" wrote in message ...
In article ,
Jomtien wrote:
In the beginning they sent out new cards automatically regardless of
whether people intended keeping the old box or not.

As someone who got Sky+ on day one - no they didn't.

Dave
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That was my experience as well.


Mike C