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Old 04-02-2010, 12:57   #31
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My install is booked for this Monday - so i'll be fitting some larger trunking to the skirting board this weekend

One other (silly) question - does the install include an HDMI cable - or do i have to supply one?

mine did
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Old 04-02-2010, 12:59   #32
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Yup, comes with a hdmi
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Old 04-02-2010, 13:10   #33
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Old 04-02-2010, 16:16   #34
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OK it's all working, BUT, I've programmed in all my recordings that I wrote down off my old box and the option to series link isn't coming up on 10 out of 12 or so of the series' I was able to link fine on my old box :\ Any ideas?
Did you copy all the settings from the plus (+) box including from the installers menu - the RF channel output and the software update?
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Old 04-02-2010, 22:47   #35
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Just curious but if I called to get just a HD box would I face an extra monthly charge?

I have sky+ at the moment and just want any free HD and none that I have to pay extra for
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Re: Sky+ Boxes phased out
You have to pay £10 for HD.

I've just had mine installed chuffed.

250GB for personal
250Gb for anytime

Engineer, said you don't need an engineer and if you don't get a landline just a £25 charge.
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You have to pay £10 for HD.

I've just had mine installed chuffed.

250GB for personal
250Gb for anytime

Engineer, said you don't need an engineer and if you don't get a landline just a £25 charge.
Wow, they have to split 50/50 storage for anytime?

Still, 250GB is still good.
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Wow, they have to split 50/50 storage for anytime?

Still, 250GB is still good.

Thats what the engineer told me, nice bloke
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Old 06-02-2010, 18:00   #39
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Did you copy all the settings from the plus (+) box including from the installers menu - the RF channel output and the software update?
It's working now, it just took ages to get the series link settings down
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Re: Sky+ Boxes phased out
well i got my sky+ installed without a hitch.... or so i thought.

Firstly i got a 160GB box would have preferred a bigger drive but never mind.

Secondly, i've just discovered that my EPG is not the new one but is still the old style one. From what i've seen, the new EPG started coming out early last year, so quite why my new box hasn't updated confuses me...

Is it true that i can't force the EPG to update?

Also, i don't have the box connected to the phone line, will this affect updates?
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Just curious but if I called to get just a HD box would I face an extra monthly charge?

I have sky+ at the moment and just want any free HD and none that I have to pay extra for
you can have the sky+ HD box without the HD subscription but it will cost you £149 + install fee (thats what i was quoted as an existing full hit customer),
anyways,just took the advice off here and rang them,box is due to arrive in post on 15/02 and only a £30 charge,have subscribed to HD package,if you do it online you have to register and they get back to you with a date (this was as of last night when i nearly ordered it online).
seems like sky are taking a leaf out of VM's book with the self install
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to update my previous post, i just forced a software upgrade and now have the new EPG
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to update my previous post, i just forced a software upgrade and now have the new EPG
pray tell me how,im stuck with the old EPG on my sky+ box also.
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pray tell me how,im stuck with the old EPG on my sky+ box also.
The new EPG is for Sky+HD boxes only.
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The new EPG is for Sky+HD boxes only.
ok,thanks matt, found out off DS how to do a software update so had already started doing it nevermind,thanks for the reply.
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