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Old 17-10-2013, 18:00   #1
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Faulty Sky box?

Aged mother has a Sky HD box that refuses to boot up.
Is this a sign of an internal power failure just remains in standby mode.
(I know nothing about the workings of Sky equipment, just check/replace remote batteries)
HD box was a 'give me', so not under any guarantee.
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Old 17-10-2013, 18:05   #2
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Re: Faulty Sky box?

does she subscribe? if not people shift them cheap I see them going for a tenner on FB the hdd in them is worth more
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Old 17-10-2013, 21:02   #3
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Re: Faulty Sky box?

The current state of affairs, yellow light on?
Nothing will change state at all.
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Old 18-10-2013, 08:31   #4
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Re: Faulty Sky box?

Phone Sky and ask for an engineer, they will ask for. £60 call out charge; say you aren't going to pay that and threaten to leave, they'll do it for nothing
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Old 18-10-2013, 10:11   #5
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Phone Sky and ask for an engineer, they will ask for. £60 call out charge; say you aren't going to pay that and threaten to leave, they'll do it for nothing
this will of course only work if there is a sub being paid
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Old 18-10-2013, 19:00   #6
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Re: Faulty Sky box?

Can't they just link a used box to an existing card if she has a sub. Like Tiz said they're flogged dirt cheap.
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Old 18-10-2013, 20:51   #7
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Re: Faulty Sky box?

I have managed to get another 'give me' and so swopped over.
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