Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

It arrived yesterday as luck would have it, only problem was that the eBay
description said it had 185 hours recording time not much else yet it turns
out to be only a 160gb box, I bought it on the basis it was a 250gb box and
paid £ 63.98 for it on a Buy it Now. If I would have known would have looked
at the auctions instead, oh well nevermind at least it works and arrived in
time for my IRS installation. It came with the white SKY card, is this going
to be worth anything to me, I take it is a cancelled subscription card so
should still work as a Freesat card right?

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

"Nick Le Lievre" wrote in message
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It arrived yesterday as luck would have it, only problem was that the eBay
description said it had 185 hours recording time not much else yet it
turns out to be only a 160gb box, I bought it on the basis it was a 250gb
box and paid £ 63.98 for it on a Buy it Now. If I would have known would
have looked at the auctions instead, oh well nevermind at least it works
and arrived in time for my IRS installation. It came with the white SKY
card, is this going to be worth anything to me, I take it is a cancelled
subscription card so should still work as a Freesat card right?

Also I think the card has deactivated as I get the "this is the wrong card
for this box" message when I try it in my mums sky box. Its no great loss as
I will be using my existing Sky viewing card in the box anyway.

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

"Nick Le Lievre" wrote in message
...
It arrived yesterday as luck would have it, only problem was that the eBay
description said it had 185 hours recording time not much else yet it
turns out to be only a 160gb box, I bought it on the basis it was a 250gb
box and paid £ 63.98 for it on a Buy it Now. If I would have known would
have looked at the auctions instead, oh well nevermind at least it works
and arrived in time for my IRS installation. It came with the white SKY
card, is this going to be worth anything to me, I take it is a cancelled
subscription card so should still work as a Freesat card right?
Did you "Ask a Question" of the seller as to what the 185 hours meant?
If no I doubt Ebay will take any action, a lesson to be learnt is if in any
doubt ask.
Regards
David

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

"Nick Le Lievre" wrote in message
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Also I think the card has deactivated as I get the "this is the wrong card
for this box" message when I try it in my mums sky box. Its no great loss
as I will be using my existing Sky viewing card in the box anyway.
I would think most people would run a box untill subscription ran out before
selling.
Bur surely the answer your mums box gave is correct and any card would say
that dead or alive.
Regards
David

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

"David" wrote in message
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Did you "Ask a Question" of the seller as to what the 185 hours meant?
If no I doubt Ebay will take any action, a lesson to be learnt is if in
any doubt ask.

The 185 hours of SD is what SKY quote now for all new boxes (250gb ones) the
older 160gb will not be able to record up to 185 hours. Its as simple as
that.

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

"Nick Le Lievre" wrote in message
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I guess it could say that simply because it is not paired with that
particular box but my viewing card which is + activated and has a valid
subscription to 2 packs and Sky Sports 1 works in the 160gb box I bought
off eBay for all channels except premium (Sky Sports 1) it does not say
"this is the wrong card for this box" when try to view the FTV or even
subscription channels.

The 160gb box is not paired with my + activated viewing card the card is
paired with my mums box which the white card I got with the 160gb box says
"wrong card for this box"

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

"Petert" wrote in message
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On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:04:30 +0100, "Nick Le Lievre"

Am I missing something here? I thought that to enable the record
function to work on a Sky+ box then you have to subscribe to various
Sky packages and/or pay a tenner a month.

I didn't think you could use the Sky+ finction when receiving Freesat


I am not receiving freesat, I have a valid sky subscription card and pay £
26 per month for Variety/Knowledge and Sky Sports 1.

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

Nick Le Lievre wrote:
"Petert" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:04:30 +0100, "Nick Le Lievre"

Am I missing something here? I thought that to enable the record
function to work on a Sky+ box then you have to subscribe to various
Sky packages and/or pay a tenner a month.

I didn't think you could use the Sky+ finction when receiving Freesat


I am not receiving freesat, I have a valid sky subscription card and pay
£ 26 per month for Variety/Knowledge and Sky Sports 1.


Is there any Freeveiw HD channels on Sky ?

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 01:53:04 +0100, Borg wrote:

Nick Le Lievre wrote:
"Petert" wrote in message
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On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:04:30 +0100, "Nick Le Lievre"

Am I missing something here? I thought that to enable the record
function to work on a Sky+ box then you have to subscribe to various
Sky packages and/or pay a tenner a month.

I didn't think you could use the Sky+ finction when receiving Freesat


I am not receiving freesat, I have a valid sky subscription card and pay
£ 26 per month for Variety/Knowledge and Sky Sports 1.


Is there any Freeveiw HD channels on Sky ?

None, you need a decent aerial and set top box or tv with the facility
built in to receive Freeview.

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

"Borg" wrote in message
o.uk...

Is there any Freeveiw HD channels on Sky ?

Yes but they are Satellite HD channels, I get BBCHD, ITVHD, CH4HD, CH5HD and
LUXETV HD

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

"Borg" wrote in message
o.uk...
Nick Le Lievre wrote:
"Petert" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:04:30 +0100, "Nick Le Lievre"

Am I missing something here? I thought that to enable the record
function to work on a Sky+ box then you have to subscribe to various
Sky packages and/or pay a tenner a month.

I didn't think you could use the Sky+ finction when receiving Freesat


I am not receiving freesat, I have a valid sky subscription card and pay
£ 26 per month for Variety/Knowledge and Sky Sports 1.


Is there any Freeveiw HD channels on Sky ?


the channels from freeview HD - bbc hd, itv hd, four HD are available
through a sky HD box via satellite- plus channel 5 hd which isn't on
freeview HD.



--
Gareth.

that fly...... is your magic wand....
http://dsbdsb.mybrute.com
you fight better when you have a bear!

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

The dog from that film you saw wrote:


"Borg" wrote in message
o.uk...
Nick Le Lievre wrote:
"Petert" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:04:30 +0100, "Nick Le Lievre"

Am I missing something here? I thought that to enable the record
function to work on a Sky+ box then you have to subscribe to various
Sky packages and/or pay a tenner a month.

I didn't think you could use the Sky+ finction when receiving Freesat


I am not receiving freesat, I have a valid sky subscription card and
pay £ 26 per month for Variety/Knowledge and Sky Sports 1.


Is there any Freeveiw HD channels on Sky ?


the channels from freeview HD - bbc hd, itv hd, four HD are available
through a sky HD box via satellite- plus channel 5 hd which isn't on
freeview HD.



Are these free though, no subscription needed ?

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

"Borg" wrote in message
o.uk...


the channels from freeview HD - bbc hd, itv hd, four HD are available
through a sky HD box via satellite- plus channel 5 hd which isn't on
freeview HD.



Are these free though, no subscription needed ?



yes - at most you'll need one of the free to air cards - cant be bothered
to take my card out to find out.



--
Gareth.

that fly...... is your magic wand....
http://dsbdsb.mybrute.com
you fight better when you have a bear!

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

The dog from that film you saw wrote:


"Borg" wrote in message
o.uk...


the channels from freeview HD - bbc hd, itv hd, four HD are available
through a sky HD box via satellite- plus channel 5 hd which isn't on
freeview HD.



Are these free though, no subscription needed ?



yes - at most you'll need one of the free to air cards - cant be
bothered to take my card out to find out.





OK thanks, always was under the impression Sky charged for all the HD
channels

Off to look for a Sky HD box now :)

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

Borg wrote:
The dog from that film you saw wrote:


"Borg" wrote in message
o.uk...


the channels from freeview HD - bbc hd, itv hd, four HD are
available through a sky HD box via satellite- plus channel 5 hd
which isn't on freeview HD.



Are these free though, no subscription needed ?



yes - at most you'll need one of the free to air cards - cant be
bothered to take my card out to find out.





OK thanks, always was under the impression Sky charged for all the HD
channels

Off to look for a Sky HD box now :)


I take it I just phone Sky for a freesat HD card then ?

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

The dog from that film you saw wrote:

yes - at most you'll need one of the free to air cards - cant be
bothered to take my card out to find out.

No card is need to receive BBC HD or ITV HD, you need a Free To View card to
receive C4HD, and AIUI some form of Sky HD sub for C5 HD.

Free to Air cards don't exist, because FTA broadcasts are unencrypted.

cant be
bothered to take my card out to find out.

It's less effort than actually typing you 'can't be bothered'.

--
Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

www.paras.org.uk

Bought a SKY + HD Box on eBay
 

Mark Carver wrote:
: No card is need to receive BBC HD or ITV HD, you need a Free To View card to
: receive C4HD, and AIUI some form of Sky HD sub for C5 HD.

FiveHD is exactly the same as C4HD - a FTV card will work fine. It is E4HD
which needs a SkyHD subscription.