AnneG Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Hi, we have just bought a holiday home in Tarn et Garonne which has asatellite dish (that works) and we took down a box we bought off Ebayand the card from our box at home. It worked perfectly as aFreeview card but with no Channel 4. My question is, is thereanyway that we can get a fully working full Sky service using our paidfor subscription at home? We aren't going to be there that oftenat the moment and therefore it isn't worth taking out a secondsubscription.Any ideas gratefully received.Anne (Derbyshire) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 We got a local company to fit a dish for us, and each time we go out we take our Sky box and card. Works fine, but may not be strictly legal. If you use the search facility here you will find long arguments about that, but no evidence that anyone has ever had their Dinky Toys confiscated for doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alnmike Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 As Dick says there have been many and varied observations on theabove!! The issue with a 'subscription' is that often the Terms &conditions state it must be connected to a working phone line tobenefit from the package costs. I know to my cost that they check this,as they wrote and told us if we didn't plug it in, they would cut usoff. (Turned out faulty sky-box) Any way, sorry to ramble, but you canbuy a card/box from Sky that does not have phone connection in itsconditions. Prices vary as there are often offers. But it does mean youcan leave box/card in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Here we go! I'm pretty sure that the connection requirement is only for one year after first signing up - but I'm sure someone will tell me I'm wrong! I've never had a problem with taking my box over, but I did once get a letter from Sky when I disconnected it in England. Of course, you can't use any interactive services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneG Posted May 28, 2006 Author Share Posted May 28, 2006 Thanks for all the answers guys. I think our problem is that weare not taking our own skybox over that the card is registered to but anew one that we bought on ebay.It won't always be practical to take our own box - sometimes we willfly !!! So was looking for a way of getting the card to work withthe box we bought.Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLTflyer Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 My sky box has not been conected to a phone for over 5 years with no problem.I think that your card should only work with the box it is rejestered to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 You can have my card that has channel 4 on it, but only until Big Brother has finished:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 There is a process of pairing between the box and the card - you have to phone Sky (I've lost the number) and they will check that you are phone-connected at that point. That is for a live account, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneG Posted May 28, 2006 Author Share Posted May 28, 2006 I love your sense of humour, I thought I was the only one who hated Big Brother !!!Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jehe Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 We used our sky box and card in France for about 6 months until they found out and then were cut off !!It seems that the new occupiers of our U.K. home applied for a sky subscription and were informed that there was already one listed for the premises. They very soon 'turned us in' and the disconnection was the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkhunter Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 you can get a sky box fitted here with a free view card with it that doesn't run out but wont get you anything else, however a friend of mine says that you can have a second box registered to your first box, at home in UK, which is at half price with full functions. He said that you will get letters from Sky re the telephone connection but can bluff your way out of it because you are connected to phone line with your first box and the 2nd box is for your kids bedroom !!!!!!!!! please,dont start coming back at me with all your opinions about what i have written here, it is second hand info and i cant guarantee it, but hey, it sounds good eh, hugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retread Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 In the U.K you can purchase a SKY box and dish for C£150.00 including free installation, that does not require telephone connection, with this box will come a card which gives all the free to view stations incl Channel 4 & 5.plug it in and register in the u.k and then transfer the box and card to your alternative address. which is of course against the terms of your agreement, mais c'est la vie!alternativly there are a number of web based suppliers specialising in cards, dishes etc in France but at such a price only the Anglais could afford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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