Sky+ On Demand outside the UK
Hi, I am using a Sky+ HD box outside the UK and it is working fine. My question is can I safely use the On Demand service by connecting the box to the internet via a VPN to the UK? Sure, as long as it...
View ArticleFootball First 19 May
Does anyone know why the West Brom v Man United match is not on the list of matches to be shown this Sunday?
View ArticleOutage in the Chester Le Street, Meadowfield, New Brancepeth and Willington...
We are aware of an issue with the broadband service in the Chester Le Street, Meadowfield, NewBrancepeth and Willington areas. We are working hard to resolve this and apologise for anyinconvenience...
View ArticleWhy did they change? I hate Yahoo Mail :(
Why did they change? Yahoo mail is awful, Gmail was faultless all the years I used it via Sky! I now get tons of spam, I get bounced emails (usually to AOL addresses I think) I hate all the adverts...
View ArticleHow Long
From the BT site showing the exchange accepting orders to Sky Fibre being available ? I'm guessing it will still be a while yet as my cabinet is still the beatup old thing that's been there for years :D
View ArticleUK halfway through its broadband makeover we are told
thinkbroadband :: UK halfway through its broadband makeover we are told Quote: The headline is always meant to draw you in to read more of an article, but in a world where many people just skim read...
View ArticleMore than 50% think Ofcom should regulate BT Infinity pricing
thinkbroadband :: More than 50% think Ofcom should regulate BT Infinity pricing Quote: The recent opening of a complaint by Ofcom on the subject of margin squeeze in the FTTC/FTTP products sold by BT...
View ArticleSky+ Anytime using loads of bandwidth all the time
I'm just wondering if we are the only ones with this problem or if anyone else has this with the Sky+HD boxes. A while ago we plugged our Sky+HD box with the ethernet connection into our router when...
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Would this kind of download cause concerns with Sky?
Hey guys, I'm wanting to download the following torrent but the file size is pretty big (almost a months download usage when I was on ADSL) If I was to successfully download it on Fibre, do you think...
View ArticleEnabling 3D channel?
I have the full Sky package apart from Sky sports and am getting new TV this week which is 3D, not that I bought it for that, but I read 3D is free now , so i looked up my account & I can activate...
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Any cabling experts, need a bit of help re future fibre installation
Hi all, New build house, 2009, with an external NTE. From reading around the net, Openreach may/may not swap your existing master, with the first extension it meets. Unfortunatley, after doing some...
View ArticleLINKSYS EA6700 AC1750 with Sky Fiber?
Under Sky ADSL I used my own LINKSYS router by typing in my username and password and spoofing the mac address of my crappy Sagem Sky router. I will be upgraded to Sky Fiber in the coming days and...
View ArticleParental Control PIN
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...
View ArticleProblems with Speed after Line Fault
Hi, I recently suffered from a line fault on our BT line that was causing cracking on the phone line. This in turn caused our broadband connection to drop from 19meg to 6meg. Last Saturday (11/5) we...
View Article10m HDMI cable problems
I have a skybox set up in a cupboard upstairs and have a TV in two seperate bedrooms and my living room. I have recently wall mounted my tv in the bedroom which included running a coax and magic eye to...
View ArticleFree Sky TV and Broadband for a year for O2 customers
Is this genuine? Would an O2 broadband customer who already has Sky TV also get this deal? Free SkyTV and Broadband for a year for O2 Customers - Hot UK Deals "Sky are offering free TV and Broadband...
View ArticleSR101 Port Mapping... Help!
Hi, on my old NetGear Sky router I was able to map external ports to internal ports during the port forwarding definition. So, for example the two webcams I have with HTTP servers in their firmware,...
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Farewell Ark Royal...
I've been quiet on the forums today as I managed to get to Southsea to see off the Ark on her final voyage. For those who don't already know, it'll be a 2 month voyage to Turkey. Here she is passing...
View ArticlePing trouble
My pings have gone from 15ms to mid 30's. ive had a look on the sky forums and a few people have reported the same issues. anyone else getting the same?
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