Parental Control PIN

[Zook]

Just started using On Demand but there is a Parental Control PIN that has to be typed in each time, as the youngest in the house is 23 can this Parental Control PIN be disabled ? any advice appreciated

[seawright]

It should only be required for programmes which on a free to air channel could only be broadcast after the nine o'clock watershed. The PIN should not be required after 2100.

[Zook]

Thank you seawright so we have to type the PIN in every time up till 9pm.

[seawright]

I haven't found any way round it, at least not with a standard Sky remote though I have read where on certain universal remote controls users have assigned pin entry to an unused button. Still I am always open to suggestions.

[Zook]

OK thank you seawright

[Scubbie]

Whilst you can set the STB so that you don't need the PIN, sadly BBFC requires it to work on various encrypted channels. worse still, it seems that a lot of content which you can download off the On Demand section is also subjected to the PIN control.

As for the watershed of 9pm, some items have a 10pm time.

Despite complaining, Sky can't remove this.

[Zook]

Thank you for the info Scubbie, its not a big thing and I can understand why it may be considered needed by SKY, myself I use the broadband mostly the Wife watches the TV and my daughter is on SKY Talk most of the time (boy friends) , within our package the broadband is only £8 a month and you cant beat that Im very happy with SKY so a few seconds to put in a PIN is not a problem

[Isitme]

The best solution is to change your PIN to 1111. It takes a moment to enter and could be done blind folded.