Sky+
Jan 27th 2010, 4:46 pm
#1
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Sky+
Is my sky+ box good for anything in Australia? Wondered if you can still view free channels i just as well put in container.
gary
gary
Jan 27th 2010, 5:28 pm
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Re: Sky+
Cheers for that 
but no need to shout.
but no need to shout.
Jan 27th 2010, 10:09 pm
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Re: Sky+
If you bring it to Australia you'll still be able to watch any content that you have on its internal hard disk but there's no coverage from SKY satellites here so it'll never pick up a signal, even if you connect it to a dish.
Overall the best option is to dispose of it on eBay or give it to a friend, unless you have a lot of unwatched content on it that you still want to watch at some point.
Then, its welcome to the overpriced world of Foxtel, when you get here you'll see just what great value Sky is
Overall the best option is to dispose of it on eBay or give it to a friend, unless you have a lot of unwatched content on it that you still want to watch at some point.
Then, its welcome to the overpriced world of Foxtel, when you get here you'll see just what great value Sky is
Jan 27th 2010, 10:58 pm
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Re: Sky+
You'll recognise the remotes by the way, the are exactly the same - no idea if they work here though!
Jan 28th 2010, 2:27 am
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Re: Sky+
Depending on where you go you may have to get Austar rather than foxtel, and the sky plus equivalent is, My Austar (IQ I think on Foxtel). Have found the price similar, but so far the customer service is better (ie they have some unlike sky). I paid £50 per month in uk and more or less the same package is $100 here
You'll recognise the remotes by the way, the are exactly the same - no idea if they work here though!
You'll recognise the remotes by the way, the are exactly the same - no idea if they work here though!
I've got an old Sky+ remote that I didn't mean to bring but I'm very happy I did.
Jan 28th 2010, 7:21 am
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Re: Sky+
Its exactly the same as UK.
The manuals telling you how are below
http://www.foxtel.com.au/discover/ac...es/default.htm
Jan 28th 2010, 7:50 am
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Re: Sky+
I don't think u will be able to watch the saved content on it somehow, unless ur a subscriber, our sky+ was switched off last week but it still allows us to watch the free channels. However the box was half full (empty?!) of things we'd recorded which weren't watchable now that we were no longer paying a subscription...
Jan 28th 2010, 8:17 am
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Re: Sky+
I don't think u will be able to watch the saved content on it somehow, unless ur a subscriber, our sky+ was switched off last week but it still allows us to watch the free channels. However the box was half full (empty?!) of things we'd recorded which weren't watchable now that we were no longer paying a subscription...
Yes that's right. You need to subscribe to the channels where the content was recorded from otherwise you can't watch them.
I've just unsubscribed from ESPN sports channels and can no longer watch anything recorded from them.
Jan 28th 2010, 9:23 am
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Re: Sky+
Nonsense
Its exactly the same as UK.
The manuals telling you how are below
http://www.foxtel.com.au/discover/ac...es/default.htm
Its exactly the same as UK.
The manuals telling you how are below
http://www.foxtel.com.au/discover/ac...es/default.htm
The Foxtel install bloke told me they couldn't be programmed like the Sky+ remotes. Works a treat ! Thanks.
Jan 28th 2010, 10:39 am
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Re: Sky+
Ah bless the all knowledgable installer! When I had my iQ fitted, the installer said there was no difference between HDMI and composite video signals. I very quickly gave up trying to argue with him and got him out the house asap!
Jan 28th 2010, 9:23 pm
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Re: Sky+
No difference between HDMI and Composite! I hope your front door hit him on the way out!
