Wireless Connector for Sky Customers €12.99

Ordin73

Sky are offering a wireless connector to connect to their on Demand services wirelessly for €12.99. Offer just started today and they say they are normally €65, :rolleyes: not sure if that is the case but it SEEMS to be a bargin..

F1ngers

Link: http://www.sky.com/products/kit/wireless-connector/index-roi.html

heathersonline

Anyone know if this only works with sky or could I plug it into an older Xbox 360 for example?

heathersonline

heathersonline wrote: »

Anyone know if this only works with sky or could I plug it into an older Xbox 360 for example?

I don't think it would work. I think this is just a wireless adapter for a Sky+HD box to enable on-demand on a box which isn't connected to broadband router.

dave1982

Do you have to pay extra for sky on demand?

Interested if I don't have to pay extra onto my bill

dave1982

dave1982 wrote: »

Do you have to pay extra for sky on demand?

Interested if I don't have to pay extra onto my bill

According to the video on their site, linked above, nope.

Ordin73

Don't know why but some of the sky staff think that this offer isn't available to Irish customers yet.. But as of today day it is... Took me three calls to complete the order.

And the on demand service is free.. Not sure what differences there will be to the UK service but will let you know..

Basq

Can someone quickly summarize why this is worth picking up?

Have never had my Sky box connected to network - but this Wireless Connector would sort that out - is this related to the Sky Anytime + they're rolling out?

Only advantage I can see now is updating firmware surely.

Ordin73

thats exactly what its all about...Sky Anytime + ... Or on demand TV.. As I said not sure about the difference between what's available in the UK and Ireland with the usual regional specific restrictions but will let you know.

JDxtra

Basq wrote: »

Can someone quickly summarize why this is worth picking up?

Have never had my Sky box connected to network - but this Wireless Connector would sort that out - is this related to the Sky Anytime + they're rolling out?

Only advantage I can see now is updating firmware surely.

It's for on demand TV (like their Netflix) if you can't connect the box via Ethernet. Firmware updates will still come over the air.

Basq

Cheers lads.. presumed as much.

Ditched Netflix after a few months so not sure how much this is for me tbh!

Good value for the connector though.

brian ireland

Can't buy it , keeps asking me to confirm my email is correct???

Padraig Mor

I presume this is an ethernet wireless adapter? As such, surely it could be used on any ethernet connection, not just sky?

Padraig Mor

Padraig Mor wrote: »

I presume this is an ethernet wireless adapter? As such, surely it could be used on any ethernet connection, not just sky?

I'd say you might be limited by drivers if using it on a PC or console, but if you had the drivers it would work fine.

Dozen Wicked Words

Only thing I would be wary of is that if I order this thing, will Sky consider it a change of package? Even though I know its not.

Reason its an issue is that currently I pay 25 euro for Entertainment Extra package (afther the packs changed and merged) but if they consider this a change of package it will rise up to 33 euro a month as that is the price it should be. Sent an email but no reply as yet.

Parawind

It's a great deal alright, really glad i didn't run a cable now Just a shame the site isn't letting me order it.

brian ireland wrote: »

Can't buy it , keeps asking me to confirm my email is correct???

Having the same issue.

shannon82

i had a look at this and it says that you need a black sky+ box. I have a silver one does anybody know if this will work?

dave1982

doubt it

ibFoxer

Does this need to be paid for immediately or does it get added to your bill?

Ordin73

brian ireland wrote: »

Can't buy it , keeps asking me to confirm my email is correct???

I had the same problem when I first tried then I had the three phone calls .. The excuse I was told was their system was in the process of being updated..

SCOOP 64

Just ordered one, tried do it on line ,no joy, so phoned them, now what does it do????

uck51js9zml2yt

Ordin73 wrote: »

thats exactly what its all about...Sky Anytime + ... Or on demand TV.. As I said not sure about the difference between what's available in the UK and Ireland with the usual regional specific restrictions but will let you know.

Can you expand on this please?
I'm not seeing the full picture.:-(

soups05

not sure if this is relevant but I connected my sky box with an ethernet cable to get all the sky movies,boxset on demand etc. then i discovered that this service is not avible in Ireland only in the uk. they may have changed this as it was 5/6 weeks ago.

to the poster above who asked about charges the way it works is if you have movies then you can acess more of them on demand, docs the same, boxsets will depend on which channels you have like sky one, disney etc. hope this helps.

I'm off to check the sky website to see if thier on demand services are now avible here.

Ordin73

Casey Short Dice wrote: »

Ordin73 wrote: »

thats exactly what its all about...Sky Anytime + ... Or on demand TV.. As I said not sure about the difference between what's available in the UK and Ireland with the usual regional specific restrictions but will let you know.

Can you expand on this please?
I'm not seeing the full picture.:-(

If you have ever tried to use for example the BBC iplayer on your computer here in Ireland, many programmes are unavailable because they are blocked based on your location.. Using on demand may or may not make these programmes available ... Just have to wait and see

soups05

soups05 wrote: »

not sure if this is relevant but I connected my sky box with an ethernet cable to get all the sky movies,boxset on demand etc. then i discovered that this service is not avible in Ireland only in the uk. they may have changed this as it was 5/6 weeks ago.

to the poster above who asked about charges the way it works is if you have movies then you can acess more of them on demand, docs the same, boxsets will depend on which channels you have like sky one, disney etc. hope this helps.

I'm off to check the sky website to see if thier on demand services are now avible here.

It's available in Ireland as of today.

Soarer

Just connected my box to my network there to see what's what, and it's pretty underwhelming at the mo. There's only 8 or 10 things available.
Dunno whether the system needs to "fill up" first (maybe its streamed?) or is there just to be nothing available for Oirland.

long_b

Karsini wrote: »

It's available in Ireland as of today.

Anyone know the minimum speed needed for this ?

Soarer

2mb.

connundrum

Do I have to buy a poxy new box now?

Sigh, I'll do without for a while.

Ordin73

Soarer wrote: »

Just connected my box to my network there to see what's what, and it's pretty underwhelming at the mo. There's only 8 or 10 things available.
Dunno whether the system needs to "fill up" first (maybe its streamed?) or is there just to be nothing available for Oirland.

Have Sky switched on the service for your account yet???

batmanzed

I use my wireless hotspot to do all my youtubing and downloading, if I get this and turn on the hotspot does this mean that I will be able to use this?

adox

Soarer wrote: »

Just connected my box to my network there to see what's what, and it's pretty underwhelming at the mo. There's only 8 or 10 things available.
Dunno whether the system needs to "fill up" first (maybe its streamed?) or is there just to be nothing available for Oirland.

Im no Sky champion but there certainly isn't only 8 or 10 things available. There are dozens and dozens of shows available.

bonescap

I'm guessing the on demand will be the same as you can get on the xbox? does anyone know how much a sky HD box is? I've only got an old non sky + box

Soarer

Ordin73 wrote: »

Have Sky switched on the service for your account yet???

Didn't know they had to! There are some things on it that I can view, so didn't think there was anything I had to do.

adox wrote: »

Im no Sky champion but there certainly isn't only 8 or 10 things available. There are dozens and dozens of shows available.

Maybe I need to ring Sky to get it turned on? Or maybe it just needs to "fill up"?
I'll check when I get home later and see if anything's changed.

adox

Soarer wrote: »

Didn't know they had to! There are some things on it that I can view, so didn't think there was anything I had to do.



Maybe I need to ring Sky to get it turned on? Or maybe it just needs to "fill up"?
I'll check when I get home later and see if anything's changed.

I logged in to my account online and activated it there. Got home and connected the Ethernet cable and everything was there instantly.

Raoul

bonescap wrote: »

I'm guessing the on demand will be the same as you can get on the xbox? does anyone know how much a sky HD box is? I've only got an old non sky + box

Same here, does the wireless connector work for this?

groom

I understand if you've got On Demand in the UK, you get iplayer, ITV player, 4od, 5 player all through Sky On Demand. Is that the case and how much of it do you get here?

shannon82

Just rang sky there and they want €271for a new box as i have an old thompson sky+box I think they can go swing for it cos im not paying that

Basq

shannon82 wrote: »

Just rang sky there and they want €271for a new box as i have an old thompson sky+box I think they can go swing for it cos im not paying that

^ Yep, their treatment of existing customers is an absolute disgrace!

Raoul

shannon82 wrote: »

Just rang sky there and they want €271for a new box as i have an old thompson sky+box I think they can go swing for it cos im not paying that

I read somewhere that if you have one of these boxes, there is a way to upgrade for free. And now I cannot find that anywhere.

EDIT - On an english site

If anyone has sky+, and wants a wireless dongle instead of the wired cable between their broadband router and sky+HD box ( for their on-demand services)

Go to "My Package" and go to Add box then upgrade box at the bottom of the screen is the option to buy one online for £9.99

If you also have the older Thompson box, it should allow you to upgrade to the new sky+HD box for 'free'

Agent Smith

we've multiroom in our house. I take it this only works with the Sky+ boxes, as in it wont work with a regular non recording box.


And i assume it deff wont work with an out of subscription sky box

jimmycrackcorm

Cannot order it online - various errors from being unable to enter credit card details to web site error.

Must get out my homeplug pack.

Kop Idol

Same. Web site wouldnt take my credit card order online.

Had to phone sales up directly. They enabled it for me there and then and ordered the wireless connector for the €12.99. Paid by credit card over the phone. Should arrive next week so they say.

shannon82

Raoul wrote: »

I read somewhere that if you have one of these boxes, there is a way to upgrade for free. And now I cannot find that anywhere.

EDIT - On an english site

thanks Raoul however tried that and its 199 for the box and 60 set up fee. think i will have to do without it. :mad:

Chet T16

What if your box was to break...?

The on demand thing is crap, it shows all the stuff that isn't covered by your subscription and lets you set it to record/download without mentioning that you can't actually play it!

killer007

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Cannot order it online - various errors from being unable to enter credit card details to web site error.

Must get out my homeplug pack.

Had the same problems trying to order wireless device, kept reloading order page.Just connected with homeplugs ,works a treat.
New on demand page will not load untill you activate online and setup your network on box.

Irish Steve

This is a crafty move by Sky, in that before too long, they will be offering their own internet broadband service, which will not have the same issues that most Netflix users are finding, called download limits, and this box will mean the Sky box can be used to download films and the like without having to be wired to the internet. That opens up a whole new can of worms for the home user, in that almost any film, popular or almost unheard of, will possibly be downloadable, without impacting the normal service off air.

jambofc

if your xbox is connected for online gaming just use sky through it and you can get on demand without having to pay for the wireless dongle.

long_b

Mine arrived this morning (apparently)

Ordered on the night this BA was posted.

Will have to see later whether my dodgy WiFi setup will handle it

Ghandee

So, can someone summarise for me.

I have my wireless router beside my sky HD box.
If I connect via ethernet cable, will on demand work? (now, as opposed to 'it'll be here soon')

I connected it that way in July (as sky on screen prompts) but pretty much lost all of my sky anytime programmes. Spoke with sky cc who advised me that anytime wasn't available in Ireland at that time.

As they updated anytime programming ota, and my box was connected via the router I obviously wasn't being the updated programmes.

Be nice if we finally got the same services (while paying more) than those in the UK enjoy.

brav

Ghandee wrote: »

So, can someone summarise for me.

I have my wireless router beside my sky HD box.
If I connect via ethernet cable, will on demand work? (now, as opposed to 'it'll be here soon')

I connected it that way in July (as sky on screen prompts) but pretty much lost all of my sky anytime programmes. Spoke with sky cc who advised me that anytime wasn't available in Ireland at that time.

As they updated anytime programming ota, and my box was connected via the router I obviously wasn't being the updated programmes.

Be nice if we finally got the same services (while paying more) than those in the UK enjoy.

It was answered in post #25:

Karsini wrote: »

It's available in Ireland as of today.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=81203459&postcount=25