Sky+ box upgrade???

Question

I already have sky tv, but i want to upgrade to sky+. Would i be able to buy a second hand sky+ box and just plug it in or do i have to let sky know that i want to upgrade?

Answer 1

I would upgrade to Sky+ but I would do it through Sky. If you buy a second hand box you have no warranty, you would not get software support and you would have to convert your sat dish or socket into a twin feed. In a nut shell it's not worth doing it yourself. People don't realise that Sky+ is a complex wee box of tricks and it needs to be maintained properly. Also Sky+ is free to use now on any subscription package.

Answer 2

no, cos sky+ has 2 lmb's this mean you can record one channel and turn over and watch another. Sky do not charge £10 for Sky+ without prem channels anymore been this way for about 6 months. To buy you'll be looking at £100 for sky+ box and £30 install. just go to retailer they often have better deals than Sky themselfs

Answer 3

I had ordinary Sky box, I pay £19 per month for 4 package, I phoned up to cancel my whole subscription and I was offered Sky+ for £49 installed, just got to subscribe for 12 months to ANY package, I am well happy with it. Sky want to keep as many customers as possible with Freesat coming along, so it's well worth trying to cancel and let yourself be talked in to £49 offer.

Answer 4

i did this and you can just plug in but the problems is that the sky + box has two recievers therefore two cables come from your sky dish.

   if you just plug it in yourself you will only be able to record what you are watching or timer record the channel you leave sky on.

also are you aware that you have to phone sky and if you arent on a premium package they will charge you £10 a month for sky plus. also software updates are a problem.

     to be honest i had trouble and ended up taking mine out and replacing it with the old sky box i had and putting a dvd recorder there instead. that way you have the benefit of a dvd player and recorder and much less hassle.