Brun

Chap at work's Daughter has moved out and as such he doesn't need Multiroom anymore. If he phones Sky and asks for the Multiroom subscription to end, what's stopping him from continuing to use it. In my eyes, wouldn't they have to come and change the LNB on the dish?

Brun

........Ooooooo might have just answered my own question - do they just cancel the second card?

Jamz3k

they just cancel the subscription to the card, luckily he'll still beable to use the box to pick up freeview channels so if needs must he can use that box to watch the phonesex channels.

chrisdicko

iTrader: (21)

She could take the multi-room card with her, and get cheap Sky at her new place too!!

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

May get a snobby letter asking for it to be reconnected to the phone line. In which case, bring box the back for a week and connected it up so it can 'phone home'.

Whatever you do do not connect the box to the phone line at the new house.

Ant

+1

chrisdicko

iTrader: (21)

You can tell them it is never connected to a phone line. Mine isn't at my flat, as when I moved in I didn't have a phone line, and I had to pay £10 or something for the privilege.

Also, I know two fishing trawlers which have a Sky box on. They pay for it via their home....on multi-room

Ant

i know for a fact they ping test a box at intermittent times

You can pay the charge for one box but for two last time i checked is a

chrisdicko

iTrader: (21)

Ping test via the phone line?

Mine, and the two trawlers are all separate examples. So only one box on their multi room...

Ant

yes sky send a signal to the box through the phone line and if they don't get a response from the box they try again if it fails they send a letter warning you to attach it or pay full price sub/box.

If they have multi room they'll end up having to have it connected eventually , it's all down to when sky can be arsed to check it.

It is my job to know this afterall....

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

It depends on the contract you agree to when getting a second box and if its on the 'sky multi-room' discount scheme.

I know the 'discounted' multiroom contract stipulates that both boxes must be connected to the same phone line all the time. As per terms and condition of the contract, if you breach it they get snobby about it (hence the letters).

If you signed up under different contractural terms without the multi-room discount, then this may not apply....in other words, read the small print

chrisdicko

iTrader: (21)

Yeah, to be honest I don't know what they signed up to. But speaking to them, they had multi-room installed in each of their houses, then took the box and card on to the boats with them, and have done for years.
They may get letters, I'm not too sure....

Aaron1978

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Serious question, but how the hell do they ever get a decent picture? strong winds and heavy rain/spray? plus the dish is moving constantly

Aaron

chrisdicko

iTrader: (21)

It's not always rough I think it's mainly when they are trawling, as it isn't the fastest operation on earth.....although not sure if they have something motorised?! I will have to ask them.

Ant

You can marine satellite dishes .

ScoobySteve69

iTrader: (13)

The postman will have to ba a good swimmer

Brun

So if i'm reading this right, i can get multi room at my house yet plug my second box into the old mans house 30 miles away and he can get my full package for a tenner?

Ant

No as it needs to be connected to the same phone line.

Brun

When i first enquired to sky about multi room i was told that only the main box needs to be connected to the phone line!

njkmrs

Your old man can use your skyplayer account on his computer though I think.If you give him your password .

rossyboy

iTrader: (8)

Neither of our boxes are connected to a phone line and one of them is multi-room.

We have never had a letter asking to connect any of them and never had to pay anything due to them not being connected.

chrisdicko

iTrader: (21)

Yeah, my box or the box at my mum's huse has never ben plugged in.