I'm trying to cut some costs with my Sky package. At the moment i have a SkyHD box and i've just asked for HD to be removed to save £10/month. Will i lose any recording functionality once the HD goes even though i will still be using the HD box?
Sky HD box - removing HD subscription
- Thread starter Hamster
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No, but it will screw your anytime programming up.
What I mean is, you'll be allowed to schedule a HD recording but it won't play. Same with anytime. It'll appear in the anytime section but it won't play.
What I mean is, you'll be allowed to schedule a HD recording but it won't play. Same with anytime. It'll appear in the anytime section but it won't play.
Thanks for that. I don't use anytime so that won't be a problem and i guess i'll have to try and avoid setting any HD to record!! I really just wanted to know if i would be able to record two non-HD programmes simultaneously in the same fashion as i did before removing HD.
I'm not able to, but I suspect Sky have done something wrong to my subscription. I can't pause live TV either. I plan to phone them in the next few days to see whether they've done something wrong or the 'plus' functionality really is entirely removed once you remove the HD package. You'll still be able to watch BBC HD and Channel 4 HD, by the way - though not E4 HD, oddly.
From reading other forums it seems like all you're supposed to lose is the ability to view or record HD (as well as the loss of anytime). Could you please let us know how you get on with this?
The recording features are free aslong as you have any kind of subscription wotsoever, You can record the FTA HD channels and any other channel you can see as part of your package, your sky plus functionality shouldnt be affected in any way, but obviously wont playback any content that is not in your subscription, you can still record it for a later date for when or if you up your subs again.
The poster EVH is correct in saying your anytime will be a bit hit and miss due to a lot of stuff in there not being part of your package, and any recordings you have got at the minute thats channels would fall out of your sub package will become unwatchable also.
Fini if you still have a sky sub no matter how small you should be able to do all the sky plus features, someones messed up your account permissions and they will need to add the recording functions back to your account, simple phonecall.
If you have no subscription to sky at all you can request just the sky plus features and sky will charge you 10 pounds per month for this, which isnt the most economical way of recording fta tv.
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Fitted more sky boxes than you have had hot dinners
Dave.
The poster EVH is correct in saying your anytime will be a bit hit and miss due to a lot of stuff in there not being part of your package, and any recordings you have got at the minute thats channels would fall out of your sub package will become unwatchable also.
Fini if you still have a sky sub no matter how small you should be able to do all the sky plus features, someones messed up your account permissions and they will need to add the recording functions back to your account, simple phonecall.
If you have no subscription to sky at all you can request just the sky plus features and sky will charge you 10 pounds per month for this, which isnt the most economical way of recording fta tv.
Source.
Fitted more sky boxes than you have had hot dinners
Dave.
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The recording features are free aslong as you have any kind of subscription wotsoever, You can record the FTA HD channels and any other channel you can see as part of your package, your sky plus functionality shouldnt be affected in any way, but obviously wont playback any content that is not in your subscription, you can still record it for a later date for when or if you up your subs again.
The poster EVH is correct in saying your anytime will be a bit hit and miss due to a lot of stuff in there not being part of your package, and any recordings you have got at the minute thats channels would fall out of your sub package will become unwatchable also.
Fini if you still have a sky sub no matter how small you should be able to do all the sky plus features, someones messed up your account permissions and they will need to add the recording functions back to your account, simple phonecall.
Source.
Fitted more sky boxes than you have had hot dinners
Dave.
Very useful. Thanks for taking the time to post that. I'd better archive the precious HD recordings onto DVD before i lose them!!