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Will the £23.50 card work in any Sky box?

Will the £23.50 card work in any Sky box?

Will the £23.50 card work in any Sky box?
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The card is activated when first inserted into the box with the serial number you supplied when you ordered the card (or worked out from your previous card details).

You do not need to connect the box to a telephone line.

The card will only work in the box with the serial number you supplied, but you can ring the 08700 541800 number (and select option 2) to change the box/card link. The re-authorization signal is sent via satellite.



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Wednesday, 19 October 2011
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Y.DAOUD
7:47 AM

I have sky+hd box ,getinng freesat
how can i get record capability without subscribing

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Wednesday, 9 May 2012
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adam
4:30 PM

bought sky box off an old subscriber to sky..then bought viewing card .. then hooked box upto dish but ive got no signal ..1:do i need phone line 2: do i need reset box .3: is it advised to reset the lnb . what works best to receive free sat this way .. this is a concern i want freesat because i live in valley and freeview signal very poor .

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adam
4:36 PM

this is add on to earlier posted comment . do i have to certain dish to receive this way

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Friday, 18 May 2012
Briantist
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

3:54 PM

adam: You certainly need a dish, but you don't need a card or a phone line.

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Saturday, 8 September 2012
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Matt Jones
6:47 PM

I subscribe to sky and have the full HD package. Can I connect my old sky box to dish and purchase a freeview card for extra channels ?

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Matt Jones
6:49 PM

I am a subscriber to sky and have the full HD package. Can I connect my old sky box to dish and purchase a freeview card for extra viewing channels?

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jb38
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8:36 PM

Matt Jones: You do not actually require a card in a Sky box to view the majority of "Free to view" channels (if this is what you are meaning) with only an odd exception applying like Sony TV (157), sometimes though your box will default to a main region as far as local news channels are concerned if its been unplugged from the mains supply.

The other point being that you will require to have a quad LNB fitted to your dish if its only a dual output type, quad LNB kits being available from numerous e-bay outlets for around £10.00 or so.

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Friday, 14 September 2012
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James
7:50 PM

I have been offered a Sky box free.(not HD) I have a new dish in situ. What will I actually receive channel wise (without subscribing to SKY )?Will I get some free to view stuff? Thanking you in anticipation..James. (non tech pensioner).

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Saturday, 15 September 2012
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jb38
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12:15 AM

James: You can view virtually all "free to view" Sky channels and you do not require a card to do it either, as the only purpose the card serves is to allocate the correct local news services for your post code rather than them covering default areas that's not applicable to were you reside.

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