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#319236 4-Apr-2025 15:12
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I have recently been having real issues with the new Sky box (changed from old black My Sky late December 2024). Basically the replay function completely freezes up when using FF through a recording (e.g. zipping through half time of a rugby game). Sometimes I have been able to get to the Hub to do an Android restart, but have also had to "hard reset" a number of times to get past it. A couple of times when this has happened there were recordings going on, which of course are affected by the restart, so I end up missing other shows (or games) that 

 

I connected to Sky via the online chat the other night, and went through a very unsatisfactory "have you tried switching it off and back on again" sequence, before being dropped off without getting a satisfactory answer.

 

Last night I tried the phone help line, and once I got through and explained the issue I was told "there is a known issue with the recording function of the new Sky box, and there is no estimate from the engineers on when this might be resolved".

 

Just wondering how common this issue is out there? Anyone else experiencing the same problem? 


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  #3360802 4-Apr-2025 15:27
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Normal behaviour, the things are cheap junk. Treat it like a toy.





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  #3360847 4-Apr-2025 17:31
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Mmmm, was about to get one. Think I will wait.


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  #3367449 25-Apr-2025 13:43
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Friend asked for help with his new Sky box he has had for a few months.

 

Sky box started up wanting WiFi or ethernet connection.

 

WiFi would not stay enabled.

 

Tried a soft reset by repowering the Sky box after a minute with no power. No luck.

 

As well the box kept asking for remote to press CH+ plus ok button to enable pairing.

 

Got him going with ethernet cable from box to router.

 

Told him to try new batteries in remote.

 

Suspect a Comms board/module failure in the new Sky box.

 

Diagnostics says to return Sky box for a replacement.

 

 





Gordy

 

My first ever AM radio network connection was with a 1MHz AM crystal(OA91) radio receiver.


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