Am i a thief ???

[rob12770]

lol, thing is, i have just bought a second hand sky plus box and he mentioned he left the card in it, i booted it up and i can get lost of channels like e4 ,sky 1, discovery etc..
is this normal or should i phone sky.;)
cheers Rob
ps. i dont have a sky sub of any kind, also, i just hooked it upto a communal dish catv or sumthin ??

 

[Mickha]

Enjoy it while it lasts, it should be knocked out soon though.

 

[A nonymous]

I had one that lasted 4 months after my mate canceled it

They asked him to pay for the 4 months of viewing which he politely declined after telling them he had canceled it and he had proof (He reccords his telephone conversations)

They soon backed down.

:-beer

Nano

 

[rob12770]

lol, yeah thats what i figured .. tee hee.. thanks

 

[cthompso1]

Won't you lose the Sky + recording facility when the card is cancelled?

 

[Zorba]

No its not normal and its very bad, so send it to me and i will take the rap if they find out.

 

[rob12770]

hah. funny u ask about sky plus, i knocked up a wee dish in the balcony and just got sky plus recording.. heh..i know it wont last, but if i like it i might just subscribe..

and you can use the sky plus facilities with sky freeview but they charge £10 a month for the privilege !..its a pretty good recorder tho.. imho.

 

[Zorba]

Even if they stop the subscription I think you will still be able to record. I have a old sky plus in my workshop and it can still record.

 

[rob12770]

Even if they stop the subscription I think you will still be able to record. I have a old sky plus in my workshop and it can still record.

oh, thats interesting.. tim will tell if it does the same for me.
by the way Zorba, I was looking at your system and my brain went POP !IMPRESSIVE STUFF MATE !

 

[satelliteman]

Even if they stop the subscription I think you will still be able to record. I have a old sky plus in my workshop and it can still record.

no, recording facility gets swiped.

 

[Analoguesat]

If a Sky+box is unplugged from the mains before the subs is terminated - and stays off for 3-6 months just occasionally it misses the "kill the pvr recording" commands.

If its then plugged in again a few months down the line the recording still works.

 

[rob12770]

If a Sky+box is unplugged from the mains before the subs is terminated - and stays off for 3-6 months just occasionally it misses the "kill the pvr recording" commands.

If its then plugged in again a few months down the line the recording still works.

is this command given to the STB or the card ?
at any rate, i see from the sky customer channel that sky are issuing new sky viewing cards
aww well.

 

[rob12770]

well, that didnt last long lol, they ZAPPED my card:-Nooo.. but i can still record stuff and can still pause live tv:-thumb1.. i will keep you informed if this continues. i love these smileys,,

just to update, ive ordered a subscription card wil be here in 2 days they say..