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Hi all

I have heard that if you have a sky digibox in your van that you can take the veiwing card out off your home digibox put in the one in your van and watch the same package. Is this true

Bellcam

dont think so tried it with my box and only got a few of the channels out of the full sky package.

Yes and as Ronnie said you get the standard package and freesat channels, you wont get Premium Sports and Move Channels.  If you have Multiroom you cannot take your second box because it has to stay connected to the same phone line as your main box.  This i beleive Sky insisit on to prevent neighbours sharing packages at a much reduced monthly cost.

On your sky box the signal strength bar will only tell you that the dish is connected so don't rely on that, the more important test your looking for is a Network ID of 0002 and Transport Stream of 07d4 and you should see a lock indicator of OK, get these right and your all sorted.

I know that my Friend has all the channels in her motorhome she has the box that records too, not sure how she has managed this but will ask her to post here.

We just have a second box and the one off payment of £20 for basic channels.

Hi there,

Right this is a bit long winded but here goes......................

We have an Oyster Twin LNB motorised satellite dish installed on top of our motorhome, it's excellent and basically unless we are parked near a high building or a lot of trees we get a signal within seconds. Having a twin LNB dish means we can use a Sky Plus digi box in our motorhome and we have all the benefits of live pause and record facilities that you can enjoy with Sky Plus and we are able to enjoy the exact same full package as we have at home in our motorhome. If however, you are not interested in Sky Plus then an ordinary satellite dish will give you the normal Sky functions. To be able to use your Sky viewing card from home and get all the movie and sport channels that you have subscribed to in your home package you can do one of the 3 following things:

1) You can take your digi box from home and put it in your caravan/motorhome and then you will get the exact same package as you have at home but it means disconnecting all those wires etc every time you go away.

2) Buy a second digi box for the caravan and then get your card 'married' to that box every time you go away but remember to have it 'married' back to your home digi box when you return home or else you wont be able to view your full subscription on your home digi box.

3) If you have Sky Multi Room installed at home you will then have a second box and a second viewing card which allows you the same full package as your main box for only £10 per month and is generally put in another room in the house. You could in theory use that digi box and that card in your caravan. However, remember the conditions of use for the multi room package is that your box is connected to a telephone line so if you disconnect regularly Sky may eventually notice and then you could then be charged the full price for your second package.

I know it sounds complicated but it isn't really.  The Sky viewing card you have at home is 'married' to its own digi box and therefore unless it is used in conjuction with that exact digi box then you will not be able to view the full package you pay for and if your card is used in another box it will only allow you to view the free channels not the channels you pay for. So basically you either take your home digi box with you every time you go away or you buy a second box for your caravan and just take your viewing card with you instead and then you ring sky and they will go through a proceedure that will marry your card to another digi box but remember when you return home your sky card wont then work in your home digi box then so you will have to ring sky again to have the card 'married' back to that box. Whatever you do - don't let on to Sky what you are doing as this I think breaches the conditions of use. I find that rather annoying as I feel if you have a caravan or motorhome you should be able to enjoy your full package wherever you are and if you are paying each month to use the Sky service you should be able to use it in your mobile home too but sadly Sky dont approve of this - so you have to be rather sneaky if you wish to use what you pay for at home in your caravan or motorhome.  

Good luck and I hope I have explained it clearly enough. If you need further help or advice please do not hesitate to ask and I will do my best to help answer your questions.

Sooh

Good info. from the last post...Can I add that if you do take out a multiroom £10 package you can take the second box with you. However, as Ive found out Sky do send you threatening letters about "breach of contract". I did find out that most of the dial back calls which Sky does to check up on you are carried out in the first 10 days of the month. So, try to avoid that period...if you do use your box then, make sure it is only for shortish periods ie weekends.

Be ware this also applies to power at your box. I fell foul of Sky when I was decorating the bedrrom and switched off my box. Same nasty letter.

Anyone out there can confirm this would be helpful?

Bill

"The Sky viewing card you have at home is 'married' to its own digi box and therefore unless it is used in conjuction with that exact digi box then you will not be able to view the full package you pay for and if your card is used in another box it will only allow you to view the free channels not the channels you pay for"

Not strictly true.

If you read post #3. That is correct.

A sky viewer does not have to subscribe to premium channels. If you only subscribe to the 'entertainment' package, then the package you get at home will be exactly the same in any other Digibox without 'marrying' up. Just insert the card !

Quote: Originally posted by Ronnie Ainsdale on 25/6/2007

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"The Sky viewing card you have at home is 'married' to its own digi box and therefore unless it is used in conjuction with that exact digi box then you will not be able to view the full package you pay for and if your card is used in another box it will only allow you to view the free channels not the channels you pay for"

Not strictly true.

If you read post #3. That is correct.

A sky viewer does not have to subscribe to premium channels. If you only subscribe to the 'entertainment' package, then the package you get at home will be exactly the same in any other Digibox without 'marrying' up. Just insert the card !

 

 

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Didnt realise that Ronnie as we have the full movie and sport package and all I know is that we can only view all of the channels we subscribe to if our viewing card is 'married' to the digi box. However, what you have informed us of is useful to know, especially for anyone who has the entertainment package. By the way, what channels do you get with the entertainment package as I might be interested in changing to that in the future but I dont know if that is possible with Sky plus or not. I know some of the package options with Sky plus have changed recently and maybe we can opt for another package these days but when sky Plus first came out you had to have the full monty lol!

Thanks for the info.

Sooh

Hi Lyne, Yeah I ditto what scarletsfan says. Any dish will do the trick and my friend Briarose has a dish that she stands on a tripod outside her caravan. They never have any problems getting a signal so you dont have to fork out hundreds of pounds for a motorised one. We had our Oyster twin LNB put on because I wanted Skyplus and also for when we tour europe and it is so easy to use - but it is not essential and unless you really want it, it is a lot of money to pay out. I don't regret having such a sophisticated system installed one bit and I love the technology of the Oyster Vision but it is not for everyone and a lot of people think the cost is way OTT and so it is all down to what you want and what your budget is and for people who just want a simple satellite system any dish will give you that and the picture quality will be just as good as the one I have.

Hope this helps.

Sooh

Quote: Originally posted by Briarose on 25/6/2007

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I know that my Friend has all the channels in her motorhome she has the box that records too, not sure how she has managed this but will ask her to post here.

We just have a second box and the one off payment of £20 for basic channels.

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thats what i have as well the £20.00 card, plenty for a week or so if its raining.

floppy

The entertainment package is basically the Six Mix.  Sky World is the Six Mix with the Sports Mix and the Movies Mix - giving you everything.

You currently need to subscribe to two or more of the premium channels - Sports or Movies - to qualify for free Sky+ subscriptions.  That means you can have Sports 1 and 2, Movies 1 and 2 or any combination thereof, and you don't have to pay the £10 per month extra for Sky+.  However, from 1st July, that charge is apparently going to be waived, even if you're on a lowly Two Mix at just £15 per month - you'll still be able to record / pause / rewind.

I'm still campaigning for a satellite dish for the 'van - I miss my Sky+ when we're away!!