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<blockquote data-quote="billnot" data-source="post: 93272" data-attributes="member: 176016"><p>No, the call does NOT have to be made by somebody with no Sky subscription. They can still have another "second hand" subscription. Sky will want to suggest multiroom, but the answer to that is simple - it can't be connected to the phone line.</p><p></p><p>Another possibility is for your friends to take in a lodger - you. You phone up, under your own name, but using your friend's address, and say you want a second hand contract in your own name. Sky will send you a contract. Your friend sends it to you. You fill it in and send it back to Sky (sending it via your friend to make sure it is postmarked in the UK if necessary). If you have one, give your own UK bank account details. If not, you can give your own credit card number. The card will arrive at your friend's. He sends it to you. You put it in your box and *you* call Sky to activate it.</p><p></p><p>Whenever you phone, make sure you don't have your (foreign) phone number displayed.</p><p></p><p>Sky don't go out of their way to cause problems for people wanting to pay them money. Only if you thrust it in their face that you're using it abroad will they disable the card.</p><p></p><p>I have helped plenty of people get their own card by this method. It has the advantage that you're not dependent on a third party (except your friend) and all the time Sky get paid they'll leave you alone - and your friend gets a spare copy of the Sky magazine every month!</p><p></p><p>If all else fails, I know of a card supplier near me whom you can trust (they have a shop and are well known locally - they have a reputation to uphold!) But this, of course, is more expensive than arranging it yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="billnot, post: 93272, member: 176016"] No, the call does NOT have to be made by somebody with no Sky subscription. They can still have another "second hand" subscription. Sky will want to suggest multiroom, but the answer to that is simple - it can't be connected to the phone line. Another possibility is for your friends to take in a lodger - you. You phone up, under your own name, but using your friend's address, and say you want a second hand contract in your own name. Sky will send you a contract. Your friend sends it to you. You fill it in and send it back to Sky (sending it via your friend to make sure it is postmarked in the UK if necessary). If you have one, give your own UK bank account details. If not, you can give your own credit card number. The card will arrive at your friend's. He sends it to you. You put it in your box and *you* call Sky to activate it. Whenever you phone, make sure you don't have your (foreign) phone number displayed. Sky don't go out of their way to cause problems for people wanting to pay them money. Only if you thrust it in their face that you're using it abroad will they disable the card. I have helped plenty of people get their own card by this method. It has the advantage that you're not dependent on a third party (except your friend) and all the time Sky get paid they'll leave you alone - and your friend gets a spare copy of the Sky magazine every month! If all else fails, I know of a card supplier near me whom you can trust (they have a shop and are well known locally - they have a reputation to uphold!) But this, of course, is more expensive than arranging it yourself. [/QUOTE]
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