Sky + box but no Sky subscription

[wyzass]

Hi guys,

Just registered and looking for a bit of info.

A work colleague has just donated his Sky+ box to me.

We have been using an old standard Sky box as a freeview receiver.

We are currently using cable for our tv, phone, etc.

We used to be hooked up to Sky - hence the old digi box.

The question is, can we utilise the record facility without subscribing?

I have googled this question and there seems to be quite a difference of opinion on whether this is possible or not.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Cheers,

Wyzass.

[NewsreadeR]

afaik you would need the £10 subscription to record, but I may be wrong.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Sky+ functionality is only free for Sky TV subscribers.

If you use the box just for the free channels, then you must pay Sky £10/month to use Sky+.

[Proppinupthebar]

Sky+ functionality is only free for Sky TV subscribers.

If you use the box just for the free channels, then you must pay Sky £10/month to use Sky+.

Just to add you will need a smartcard to enable the Sky+ feature, but you get a few extra channels (free to view) than free to air.