sky Q will it work after being discounted?

[flashgordon1952]

we have decided not to continue with Sky Q but can we still have it connected and use it like a FREESAT box or simply send it back ? also decided not to have internet anymore also. does the Sky Q work without the internet connection? otherwise have to buy a FREESAT box with twin cionnections

 

[michael hoy]

see here, you are obliged to return any Sky Q related equipment.

 

[bigboss]

Yes, you never really own Sky Q equipment. You'll need to return it to Sky.

 

[Friesiansam]

We dropped Sky in June last year and were required to return the box. We’ve already saved a few hundred pounds on subs, after buying the Freesat box.

 

[matthewpianist]

They provide packaging in which to return the equipment. If you don't do so they charge you for it.

I got rid of Sky a couple of months ago and I now have only broadband from them. I'm saving a fortune. All that's needed these days is a smart TV or stick.

 

[daveh75]

To add to what others have said about Sky Q boxes remaining Sky's property, Q boxes essentially become a brick without a subscription anyway, unlike the old Sky+/HD boxes.

 

[Gray]

At least 3 people have given me their old (pre Q) Sky boxes.
(The hard drives from a couple now act as extra music library backups).

 

[daveh75]

They were a good cheap/free source off HDDs at one point.

Not sure I would trust their reliability now though, being a minimum of 7 years old and having lived a hard life Writing long, continuous streams of data.

 

[Gray]

They were a good cheap/free source off HDDs at one point.

Not sure I would trust their reliability now though, being a minimum of 7 years old and having lived a hard life Writing long, continuous streams of data.

Yeah that's why they're extra and not the only backups 👍

 

[flashgordon1952]

signed a new contract last week and cheaper too

 

[davidf]

I’ve got several previous generation Sky boxes festering in the loft…never had to return one yet.

 

[daveh75]

I’ve got several previous generation Sky boxes festering in the loft…never had to return one yet.

Because they were yours to keep.

That all changed with Q, they remain Sky's property and are "loaned" to subscribers.

As I previously mentioned, there's no point keeping them anyway, as they're useless without a subscription, unlike older generation boxes that could continue to be used to receive FTA channels