Hi all.
Bit of background
We cancelled multiroom when we moved house 6 years ago and never plugged the multiroom box back in. We have since upgraded to sky q (1 box only)
I have just plugged the old box (sky hd) back in with the intention of setting up freesat however my full sky package is active on there. Movies and everything.
I don’t pay for multiroom on my account and the box has never been plugged into a phone line. Only wifi.
The second hd box from the previous multi room package is still on my account but no active multiroom subscription. Weirdly though my sky q 2tb box doesn’t appear anywhere on my account. We don’t even have sky q multiroom
I know the kill signal is sent over satellite and it’s likely the card (white card) never received the kill signal as it was off because we were moving and was never plugged in again. It has also never been plugged into a phone line.
What I need to clarify is how long do sky send a kill signal for? Is 6 years+ safe to say they stopped sending the signal.
if I connect the box to wifi will sky see this and then send the kill signal or do they only use the phone line for detection?
What would stop me giving the box to a family member and them basically getting sky for free as long as they don’t connect a phone line and only connect the wifi?
why is my full subscription still working on the old box and I’m not being charged?
Is it safe to use it without the risk of getting charged extra
what do you suggest?
thanks
Bit of background
We cancelled multiroom when we moved house 6 years ago and never plugged the multiroom box back in. We have since upgraded to sky q (1 box only)
I have just plugged the old box (sky hd) back in with the intention of setting up freesat however my full sky package is active on there. Movies and everything.
I don’t pay for multiroom on my account and the box has never been plugged into a phone line. Only wifi.
The second hd box from the previous multi room package is still on my account but no active multiroom subscription. Weirdly though my sky q 2tb box doesn’t appear anywhere on my account. We don’t even have sky q multiroom
I know the kill signal is sent over satellite and it’s likely the card (white card) never received the kill signal as it was off because we were moving and was never plugged in again. It has also never been plugged into a phone line.
What I need to clarify is how long do sky send a kill signal for? Is 6 years+ safe to say they stopped sending the signal.
if I connect the box to wifi will sky see this and then send the kill signal or do they only use the phone line for detection?
What would stop me giving the box to a family member and them basically getting sky for free as long as they don’t connect a phone line and only connect the wifi?
why is my full subscription still working on the old box and I’m not being charged?
Is it safe to use it without the risk of getting charged extra
what do you suggest?
thanks
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