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kiwibloke09

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#315047 9-Jun-2024 19:01
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Hello, I have a random My SKY HDi decoder lying around and am wondering if I could hook it up to my tv and replace the existing Kaon SKY box, would it work? and would I be able to get Recording and pausing live tv and stuff like that for free??




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  #3246607 9-Jun-2024 19:21
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No, if you want recording ability you have to pay for it - as everyone knows.




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  #3246619 9-Jun-2024 20:33
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Yip.

Sky software locks their boxes, unlocking recording by subscription.

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  #3246696 9-Jun-2024 21:19
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Ok thanks, but I am able to still hook it up and will it work??




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  #3246759 10-Jun-2024 06:42
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No. It needs a valid subscription and card in it - as everyone knows




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  #3246768 10-Jun-2024 08:01
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You may get SkyOpen or SkyTV hosted Freeview with no card installed?

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  #3246796 10-Jun-2024 08:42
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I presume this is one of the units you purchased out right when that was still available?

 

I don't know if recording will work but in theory you should be able to insert the sky card from your kaon box and put it into the mysky and it will start working with your subscription. At least that's how it used to work with the old pace boxes several years ago when I last had a subscription.




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  #3246807 10-Jun-2024 09:07
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Friend of ours still has his old Sky box and records for free because that was the deal he was signed up on. If he took up the new box offer am sure that would change though.

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  #3246876 10-Jun-2024 10:51
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Scott3:

 

Yip.

Sky software locks their boxes, unlocking recording by subscription.

 



Sorry, I forgot that sky sold mysky boxes outright / flat fee for a while. This might not apply if this is one of those boxes.

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