Sky Player On Xbox 360

Ryan111 · 22 Dec 2009 at 11:56

I've been curious about this for a while now. We have a Sky+ subscription in the living room and i have my xbox upstairs. If i want to use sky player on my xbox do i have to pay anything? Do I have to pay a multi room subscription?

Any help would be good

antijoke · 22 Dec 2009 at 12:16

Yes, mutli room sub is required and a Gold Live! account.

Ryan111 · 22 Dec 2009 at 12:18

Ohh, i was under the impression it was free if you had sky+

Ohh well, thanks allot

keogh · 22 Dec 2009 at 12:22

Sky Multiroom OR Sky Broadband I think? Although I'm not sure on that.

RIZZEE · 22 Dec 2009 at 12:34

I dont have sky multiroom, but I stll get sky player, though its just some channels

antijoke · 22 Dec 2009 at 12:35

Do you have Sky Broadband?

roboffer · 22 Dec 2009 at 12:36

I believe for streaming you need multi room or broadband. You should be able to get the on demand stuff without either though.

Ryan111 · 22 Dec 2009 at 14:31

I only have Sky TV, but have all the channels bar movies and pay something like £40/month. Virgin Internet and phone though. So could i just get the basic freeview channels then?

keogh · 22 Dec 2009 at 14:37

Ryan111 said:
I only have Sky TV, but have all the channels bar movies and pay something like £40/month. Virgin Internet and phone though. So could i just get the basic freeview channels then?

I assume you dont have xbox live gold? Cos you could try it out now and see what happens if you do have it. Otherwise, source out a freebie 48hr code and it should give you access to it, then you can see what you get if you where to pay for Gold.

Ryan111 · 22 Dec 2009 at 15:16

Of course i have gold, its just my dad pays the Sky subscription and dont want anything added to this months bill.

What do i need to set up sky player?

keogh · 22 Dec 2009 at 15:19

Ryan111 said:
Of course i have gold, its just my dad pays the Sky subscription and dont want anything added to this months bill.

What do i need to set up sky player?

You act like it's mandatory to have gold, I don't

It won't just add to the bill, it would have to ask you first if you want to pay for any subscription, well it bloody well should do?

I have all channels and multiroom, so it's all free for me so can;t be sure, but I think you are safe to install it.

Go to your xbox dashboard, and Sky Player will be under the video marketplace category I think. Install it once and then select it from there again to boot it up everytime.

Ryan111 · 22 Dec 2009 at 15:27

I just tried to watch sky player on my PC and it lets me log in and then says please upgrade your package and have sky broadband or sky multi room or something along those lines

Sanchez · 23 Dec 2009 at 11:03

It's their Broadband Plus you have to have isn't it, not just their regular broadband package.

wannabedamned · 23 Dec 2009 at 11:35

I just checked mine, and during sign up it says you either have to have Sky Multiroom OR Sky broadband Unlimited. I have unlimited which is nice

Ripper · 28 Dec 2009 at 18:10

If I move my xbox to someone elses house, does it still work? I'd be using the sky subscription from the original location.

Nymins · 28 Dec 2009 at 18:20

So long as its the same details from the house that has the subscription, then you can use it anywhere.

Ripper · 28 Dec 2009 at 18:20

Is that legal though?

wannabedamned · 28 Dec 2009 at 18:30

Ripper said:
Is that legal though?

It will be the same as using it on a PC, which allows you to use it on only 1 PC(You have to register an IP address) I had that registered on my Work PC.

So it's the same principal with an Xbox I suppose

Jamesdavid3 · 28 Dec 2009 at 19:14

It should be free if you have Sky at home, **** stupid that you have to PAY extra again for a gold account then some kind of extra account with Sky to watch it in a different room, they can screw themselves.

Memphis · 28 Dec 2009 at 19:28

Jamesdavid3 said:
It should be free if you have Sky at home, **** stupid that you have to PAY extra again for a gold account then some kind of extra account with Sky to watch it in a different room, they can screw themselves.

And that would be why you're not running a business

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