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#233636 25-Apr-2018 14:35
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Going to go stay at my parents for a week. Will skytv know if I take my skybox with me just for this week? Or should I just leave it. Don’t wanna get in trouble or anything

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  #2002322 25-Apr-2018 14:42
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They allow you to take boxes to holiday homes, and will even arrange the dish install at them for you.

 

Besides, what is the worst that they could do?





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  #2002330 25-Apr-2018 15:03
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Taking the box and card for that short period won't be a problem.

 

I took my box and card and used it at another house for 4 weeks whilst renovations were being done at my own place.

 

You may just need to change the LNB frequency to make it work.

 

 





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  #2002429 25-Apr-2018 16:59
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We do this all the time, and sometimes for much longer than a week. No issues. 

 

As mentioned you may need to change the LNB settings, make sure you know how before you go.

 

Don't forget your remote, done that a few times, quite frustrating.




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  #2002474 25-Apr-2018 19:25
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Sorry to State the obvious, but do they have a satellite dish? Is it an ex Sky one?
The only reason I ask is our neighbour across the road at the beach arrived with his decoder a few years ago and didn't realize he needed a dish.




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  #2002477 25-Apr-2018 19:36
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Haha dumb arses lol. Yeah they do they use to have Sky. Sounds like it should be ok.

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  #2002503 25-Apr-2018 20:33
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They won't know. I used to have a multiroom decoder at our place before we cut Sky. The room just so happened to be on the other side of the city.


 
 
 

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  #2003626 27-Apr-2018 15:53
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Lol ??

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  #2013605 10-May-2018 21:17
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fprfalcon: Going to go stay at my parents for a week. Will skytv know if I take my skybox with me just for this week? Or should I just leave it. Don’t wanna get in trouble or anything

 

You would be violating the terms of your contract with Sky, specifically 9.1 (a) "Unless we expressly state otherwise ...  you must not ... remove the Equipment from the HOME or remove or replace any connections to the Equipment without our prior written consent"

 

Having said that, I don't think Sky really enforce this.


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  #2013728 11-May-2018 07:51
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stinger:

 

fprfalcon: Going to go stay at my parents for a week. Will skytv know if I take my skybox with me just for this week? Or should I just leave it. Don’t wanna get in trouble or anything

 

You would be violating the terms of your contract with Sky, specifically 9.1 (a) "Unless we expressly state otherwise ...  you must not ... remove the Equipment from the HOME or remove or replace any connections to the Equipment without our prior written consent"

 

Having said that, I don't think Sky really enforce this.

 

 

You havent seen the Sky TV vans sitting outside SkyTV owners homes making sure they dont leave with the decoder ? ;)

 

 





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  #2013765 11-May-2018 08:41
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stinger:

 

You would be violating the terms of your contract with Sky, specifically 9.1 (a) "Unless we expressly state otherwise ...  you must not ... remove the Equipment from the HOME or remove or replace any connections to the Equipment without our prior written consent"

 

 

 

 

Ha ha the sky secret police are among us!! 

 

I once discussed upgrading the internal harddrive of my sky hd unit, and you should have seen the geekzone sky lawyers getting on their high horses. 

 

 

 

Incidentally , it is too bad there is no structured fibre optic distribution product on the market (at least cost effective).  That would solve all issues surely. 


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  #2013872 11-May-2018 10:26
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stinger:

 

fprfalcon: Going to go stay at my parents for a week. Will skytv know if I take my skybox with me just for this week? Or should I just leave it. Don’t wanna get in trouble or anything

 

You would be violating the terms of your contract with Sky, specifically 9.1 (a) "Unless we expressly state otherwise ...  you must not ... remove the Equipment from the HOME or remove or replace any connections to the Equipment without our prior written consent"

 

Having said that, I don't think Sky really enforce this.

 

 

No, they don't enforce it. I even rang them once when my decoder wouldn't work at a different address. I said I was staying at a different property for a few weeks and the operator happily gave me the new LNB code (whatever that is) and even talked me through changing it in the setup menu.


 
 
 

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  #2013895 11-May-2018 10:59
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Wheelbarrow01:

 

stinger:

 

fprfalcon: Going to go stay at my parents for a week. Will skytv know if I take my skybox with me just for this week? Or should I just leave it. Don’t wanna get in trouble or anything

 

You would be violating the terms of your contract with Sky, specifically 9.1 (a) "Unless we expressly state otherwise ...  you must not ... remove the Equipment from the HOME or remove or replace any connections to the Equipment without our prior written consent"

 

Having said that, I don't think Sky really enforce this.

 

 

No, they don't enforce it. I even rang them once when my decoder wouldn't work at a different address. I said I was staying at a different property for a few weeks and the operator happily gave me the new LNB code (whatever that is) and even talked me through changing it in the setup menu.

 

 

Same.


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