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Hello again everyone
We have SKY television in the UK and we want to bring it over, we have been told that we can do it, by having a UK address. We know we bring the boxes with us but stuck with what to do after that. Can anyone give us some advice?
Thanks
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 1:51pm
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jmatt75, if your not completely TV savvy, try ringing Go Satellite in Quesada, the owner worked for SKY for 25 years, and should be able to sort out any of your problems.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:39pm
You will be able to use your sky box in Spain but you will need to bring your card with you. Cards are paired to individual Sky boxes. You will as Pete says need a bigger dish to bring in the satellite.
Clivespana
Posted: Mon Apr 3, 2017 12:42am
Hi, we bring our Sky HD box with us when we return from UK. Works
perfectly, as said in previous reply you need the correct dish for your
location, with a twin feed as in UK so you can record on on and view via
the other. This is connected to broadband router via ethernet cable to
enable catch up. The new Q box does not work here according to Sky
engineers. Keep your UK subscription linked to UK address otherwise Sky
will most likely withdraw your subscription. We were told originally
that Sky is not legal here so keep your use here quiet from Sky. If you
want to watch catchup from British channels, we use a programme called
HOLA which gives us a UK IP address as they do not allow access from
outside the UK. Hope this helps.
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Posted: Mon Apr 3, 2017 8:09am
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Louid wrote on Mon Apr 3, 2017 12:42am:
Hi, we bring our Sky HD box with us when we return from UK. Works perfectly, as said in previous reply you need the correct dish for your location, with a twin feed as in UK so you can record on on and view via the other. This is connected to broadband router via ethernet cable to enable ...
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...catch up. The new Q box does not work here according to Sky engineers. Keep your UK subscription linked to UK address otherwise Sky will most likely withdraw your subscription. We were told originally that Sky is not legal here so keep your use here quiet from Sky. If you want to watch catchup from British channels, we use a programme called HOLA which gives us a UK IP address as they do not allow access from outside the UK. Hope this helps.
"The new Q box does not work here according to Sky engineers." - shows what little they know as they work fine here in Spain.
"We were told originally that Sky is not legal here so keep your use here quiet from Sky. " - it has never been "illegal" to use a Sky card to in Spain. It may be against the T&Cs of the Sky contract, but never illegal.
Posted: Mon Apr 3, 2017 1:44pm
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Hi Pete, am new to the forum, and loving all the useful info!! We have a house in Torrevieja, recently bought over last couple years, and currently live in the UK, till we can figure out how to change things!! But, each time we go there we wander how we can (if needed) watch TV!?!? Our house is old, got an old sat dish on top terrace,(a small one)!! with what looks to be an old sat box (can't remember who with)?? With even older TV in the property, we haven't really tried it out as assumed it wouldn't work, with your info, I think when we go back in September we're gonna try and get it working!!!
Thank you for ya post!!
Paul
Posted: Mon Apr 3, 2017 1:45pm
Oops, meant Paula!!!
Ok we are with Telecable. Its around 20-30e a month for unlimited channels, all sky movies/ sports, BBC, ITV and lots of Freeview and other channels from Sky, Virgen etc. They also do package deals with phone and Internet
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