MikeD Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I've replaced the digibox that came with my Autotrail with a 12v Sky box on the assumption that I could use my (home) viewing card in it- I know those nice people at Sky wouldn't like the idea but if I'm paying for a sky package I want to use it all the time- pointless paying £55 a month if you're away for 4 months of the year. Anyhoo...the box works fine until the card is inserted whereupon I get a "this card doesnt match this box" message. Checking the Sky website suggests this isnt an issue you just have to re-register the card for the serial number of the new box. Now my worry is if I do this can I re-register the home box back again ? anybody got any experience of this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninian Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Hi, Why not just take the box from the house and save all that hassle. For the four months that you're not there it isn't being used anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 simple- the one from home is 240v which restricts me to sites with hookup...thats why I got the 12v version cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retread24800 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 MikeD - 2013-08-08 2:34 PMsimple- the one from home is 240v which restricts me to sites with hookup...thats why I got the 12v versioncheersMike So use the 12V Sky box at home with the 240V adaptor and sling the 240V version! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnP Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I don't use Sky but I think that the card has to be set up by Sky with the serial Number of the digi box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Be interested to see what would happen. I suspect that after a couple of times sky will smell a rat and try to stiff you up for a second subsription, you could get a multi room subscription but this cost another £11 per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coach2000 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Another way is to fit an Invertor then you can have 240volts for when off hook-up. I do this regular as I have a 240volts TV, and it is no big inconvenience. The battery drain is quite low. Clive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 thanks guys....I think I'll just put up with the none PPV channels- which is a considerable improvement on the original digibox selection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero boy Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 coach2000 - 2013-08-08 11:03 PM Another way is to fit an Invertor then you can have 240volts for when off hook-up. I do this regular as I have a 240volts TV, and it is no big inconvenience. The battery drain is quite low. Clive. We use this approach, too. I have fitted quick release fittings to the dish feeds which speeds up the transfer to and from the van. I suspect that the older 12v boxes don't have sky+ and are certainly not HD. Our box is a1 terabyte HD Box. I also have a seperate. sky+ box which would be ok in the van but it, too, is 240v and would need us to contact sky every time we went away/home to re register the card to the box. Much easier to move the main box if you want everything you pay for ie sports/movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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