Sky+ recording
Discussion
LeoSayer said:
Marcellus said:
do you need a subscription and a phone line to use it?
You must have a subscription to use it.If you get the box through Sky or Sky agent then you must be connected to a phone line for a year, according to the contract.
Marcellus said:
LeoSayer said:
Marcellus said:
do you need a subscription and a phone line to use it?
You must have a subscription to use it.If you get the box through Sky or Sky agent then you must be connected to a phone line for a year, according to the contract.
bigTee said:
GregE240 said:
We do no have a phone line in our HD box; only needed for Box Office.
I have no intention of plugging it in to the phone line either.
same here.I have no intention of plugging it in to the phone line either.
When your still in the 12 month contract with a discounted box it sends viewing figures, what tv channels you watched, how long for, the shows that you watched etc.
From that we get all the sexy statists like so many million watched this show, so many another, most households enjoy this type of show but not this. The usage data is all anonymous.
And yeah they know because they dial the box through the satalite and then the box is supposed to dial back over the phone line over a free phone number...no phone call back from the box and its pretty obvious if your viewing card is still active over the satalites.
From that we get all the sexy statists like so many million watched this show, so many another, most households enjoy this type of show but not this. The usage data is all anonymous.
And yeah they know because they dial the box through the satalite and then the box is supposed to dial back over the phone line over a free phone number...no phone call back from the box and its pretty obvious if your viewing card is still active over the satalites.
Lordbenny said:
I'e had my Sky + for over a year now, are you saying I don't need or I should disconnect the phone line?
Pretty much, they have only ever done the 12-month contracts with discounts as far as I know. Although its worth bearing in mind after the 12months they stop collecting the viewing data too so keeping it connected does not save you any provacy, just means if you want to connect to any services or order a movie you have to go plug it in again.Gassing Station | Home Cinema & Hi-Fi | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff