skys wireless box crap

[VectraMan]

Does anyone else know anything about this? Is it possible that a Sky box does indeed need direct access to an ADSL phone line? Or is it a ploy by Sky to try and persuade people into switching phone/ISP suppliers to Sky?

I think it used to be the case they were only offering the internet telly stuff to their own broadband customers, so perhaps that's where the confusion comes from.

I haven't tried plugging mine in yet. Fortunately my router is next to the TV.

[blacjac]

I had my sky box working with a 3 quid Chinese wi-fi adapter of eBay before I switched to Virgin.

Before it will work you have to log on to the sky website and sign up for an extra service before it will work.
Can't remember what the extra service is called, but it was free and took a couple of hours to activate.

[FiveTimes]

I had my sky box working with a 3 quid Chinese wi-fi adapter of eBay before I switched to Virgin.

Before it will work you have to log on to the sky website and sign up for an extra service before it will work.
Can't remember what the extra service is called, but it was free and took a couple of hours to activate.

Sky anytime + was the service that needed to be enabled.

[psychocandy]

I think it used to be the case they were only offering the internet telly stuff to their own broadband customers, so perhaps that's where the confusion comes from.

I haven't tried plugging mine in yet. Fortunately my router is next to the TV.

It used to be Sky Broadband customers only but I think they got bollacked for that and have to allow everybody now.

[Troll]

I ran a Cat5 cable from the router in the office up the cavity across loft and down into lounge- none of this wireless m'larky - works great into a BT Infinity gubbins - now the challenge of hard wiring is over I still cannot escape the fact that Sky is predominately full of krap , repeats of krap or krap in HD

[psychocandy]

I had my sky box working with a 3 quid Chinese wi-fi adapter of eBay before I switched to Virgin.

Before it will work you have to log on to the sky website and sign up for an extra service before it will work.
Can't remember what the extra service is called, but it was free and took a couple of hours to activate.

You have to enable the service, yes. Like I said I got it working with homeplug/direct lan cable. Its this wireless thing is tulipe.

[minestrone]

I'm getting shot of a lot of SKY after xmas. The movies are a complete joke and if I want to watch a game of football I'll go down boozer.

[BigTime]

I'm getting shot of a lot of SKY after xmas. The movies are a complete joke and if I want to watch a game of football I'll go online

ftfy

My neighbour has a sky wifi box but doesn't have sky so it's possible for it to work through BT or anyone else. He works for HP so it shouldn't be too technical.