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Re: [OT]Sky+


  • Subject: Re: [OT]Sky+
  • From: "keyvan2r" <keyvan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 12:16:26 -0000

Me too, just can not imagine sitting down to watch West Wing or=20
Sopranos at the E4 scheduled time. It's nice to have stuff to watch=20
when YOU feel like and 30x ffd the ads.

Keyvan
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups@s...> wrote:
> Sky+ is definitely THE most used gadget I've ever bought in our=20
house :)
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> Paul.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: keyvan2r [mailto:keyvan@e...]
> > Sent: 08 September 2004 13:07
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [OT]Sky+
> >=20
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> > The "17 minute bug" only applies (did apply) if you
upgrade the
> > stock 40Gb HDU with something bigger. I think the issue has been
> > resolved with latest software releases (for V2 boxes anyway)=20
which
> > update over the air from Sky. Have a look at the PVR section
of=20
the
> > digital spy forums. There 1000's of posts on Sky+
> > I had to buy a new box last weekend as I tried to upgrade the=20
disk
> > on my Pace V1 box (one of the very first units shipped)and for=20
some
> > reason I killed the machine - I hear the disk spin up but no=20
lights
> > or boot sequence. Same thing when I put the old disk back in - I
> > think I must have damaged something while trying to get the disk
> > enclsoure opened.
> > I am so addicted to Sky+ that I went to Dixons and bought another
> > one for =A3199 :-( and now they are =A399!! - I also have Tivo I
no
> > longer use since Sky+ started letting you record from both=20
tuners at
> > once.
> > I think I might have a go at upgrading the new box (thus voiding
> > warranty) with a 200Gb disk, just to see if I can kill another
> > one!! :-)
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> > HTH
> > Keyvan
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Mark McCall" <lists@a...>
wrote:
> > > > The cheapest channel subscription they have is
=A313.50.
> > >
> > > And from memory it's =A310 a month for the Sky+ sub unless
you=20
pay
> > =A330 or more
> > > already.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > M.
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> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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