Sky Anytime+ Wireless Adapter / for new On Demand - £9.99 inc postage (was £60)

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If you give sky a ring you can get a Anytime+ wireless adapter for £9.99 inc postage. They told me its only for one week then back up to £60. (This doesn't seem t be the case, as it's still available after a week)

This is a ideal way to connect your box up to the internet to get the new 'On Demand' service if you don't have a wired internet connection near by.

The new service that replaces Anytime+ has BBC iplayer, ITV Player, on-demand from channel 5, plus sky stuff. with Channel 4 joining next year.

Telephone is 08442 411 653 (I can't find anything on the website, so phone only)

No need to phone, Just ordered one online. Log into your account, Go to "My Package" and go to Add box then upgrade box at the bottom of the screen is the option to buy it online for £9.99

Found by Bhogey
- dijital

EDIT 2/10/12 19:50 -

If you have a older SKYHD box (Thompson, but may be others also)
If you go to MySky > Upgrade>Offers
you will see a option for 'Claim your free Sky+HD box'
Follow this to claim a free HD box with free delivery.

sky.com/pro…or/

- jazferbetay

Just to point out there are now two adapters from sky 'old' and 'new'
it seems the main difference is just looks. I have received my on this morning and it is the older looking one, so don't expect the new one.

Sky Digital has currently Sign up to a package and you and the referrer both get up to £125 in vouchers campaign, if you want to use it you can do so from this .

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1st Oct 2012
My box is now here! its the older style one, but that doesn't bother me

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To get the new EPG and 'On Demand Service you need to have either a DRX 890 & 895 model of box. you can then force a update:

Switch the box off at the mains. hold down the backup button on the box, switch power back on whist holding the backup button on the box down until the 4 LED's on front of the box come on and the "Updating System Software" message comes on-screen, remove your finger from the backup button if you haven't done so already, do not disturb for 10 or so minutes until the message disappears and the box reboots.

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2nd Oct 2012
No need to phone, Just ordered one online. Log into your account, Go to "My Package" and go to Add box then upgrade box at the bottom of the screen is the option to buy it online for £9.99
1st Oct 2012
Cheers OP ordered

LOL guy I spoke to said it should be (in his exact words)

six nought point nought nought pounds but I can do it today for nine point nine nine pounds
2nd Oct 2012
smell bs all u want .Im sitting looking at our system right now with that info if u wish to not listen then thats fine.I signed up to make a comment , I have been an avid reader on here for the last year but never made a comment.I just thought I would make a comment to let you guys know, but again this is why many people dont make comments on here because of people constantly being nasty or not making nice comments or assuming people who give infomation are wrong or talking BS.
1st Oct 2012
sky.com/hel…or/
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1st Oct 2012
no tie in.

You used to have sky broadband for this to work, but any provider will do now.
1st Oct 2012
i paid £1.50 for 10m ethernet cable from flea bay just to see what this anytime+ was all about, simply roll it out when i need it
glad i didn't buy this as it's nothing to get excited about, troll through pages of stuff and still nothing on!

had a closer look at the box, this is crazy! why don't sky use the redundant usb port to make their boxes wireless instead of another box with another power supply?
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1st Oct 2012
zermattbusby
Could ask you the same question?

If the name doesn't give it away.... i'm a sky engineer!
2nd Oct 2012
Bhogey
No need to phone, Just ordered one online. Log into your account, Go to … No need to phone, Just ordered one online. Log into your account, Go to "My Package" and go to Add box then upgrade box at the bottom of the screen is the option to buy it online for £9.99

Thanks for that just ordered online now as well.
2nd Oct 2012
theshabster
No worries - In my late twenties and can't keep up with net/text chat. … No worries - In my late twenties and can't keep up with net/text chat. I'm getting old far too quickly!

Eeek don't say that. I'm in my 30's (shhush tho... I tell everyone I'm 21 (_;) )
2nd Oct 2012
-dont need this, router close to my sky box.
3rd Oct 2012
OK LETS CLEAR IT UP!
You dont need 2 force update for anytime + ..just that new catch up service and delete(accidental) tab will be created,it will update itself/ the older boxes(without ethernet port) wont support anytime+/
Sky selling adapter at £60 before, they knew its a rip-off so now they have got bbc iplayer (by end oct 2012) they making a big song and dance about anytime+ renaming it 'on-demand'/
Not everyone has router by boxex and people also have multiroom so people banging on about geting a ethernet cable for £1 need to remeber it is not practical for most people such is the multiroom phone line connection.
You have to activate the anytime+ service to get it first but there is no charge, you can download what you like but you will only view what channels you receive.
The old sky wireless connector is wireless b/g so not as fast as a n connector . I have heard the new ones at £9.99 will look differnet such as the image on sky websire (smaller box) but have also heard it will be same connector as before,unsure aboout that.
Ordering over phone, some advisors are just thick and some will try £3.50 delivery...my advice, go online order it £9.99 it will be charged to you card not you bill.
My advice is,,,,its is worth getting as now the service has much more HD and content compared to 6 months ago and its FREE.
But be aware, if you have a weak connection, you be waiting to download ages esp on HD.....2 or 3 or even 4 Mbps will drag.
this is all competition against virgin on demand.
8th Oct 2012
received mine today , simple install process -
plug in & power up
connect ethernet cable
go to settings via remote control ( tv & sky box on of course )
pair up ( in my case ) wi-fi router ( wi-fi key )
= bingo ! on demand
Very Happy ! More Heat !<3
EASY .
13th Oct 2012
certifications.wi-fi.org/pdf…738
1st Oct 2012
thanks save a few quid
1st Oct 2012
Great deal. Have some heat.

wouldn't use one myself as my house is fully wired up but great deal for those that can only use wi-fi
1st Oct 2012
Just called them up and one is winging its way for £9.99 including postage. They're open until 11pm tonight and confirmed that they realised people weren't prepared to pay £60.00.

Call on 020 7126 7020 if you get free calls......
1st Oct 2012
veganway
b/g only............

the new adaptors are B/G/N
1st Oct 2012
I got one for free and sold it on ebay for £50 plus postage.
1st Oct 2012
Not an iPhone 5 - Cold!

Any live chat links - feeling too lazy to go and get the phone.....

£40+ on the Bay
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1st Oct 2012
masai
Do you pay over the phone or is it added to your bill?

I paid over the phone and experienced a new security method of giving out your card details. I had to type them into the phone rather than give them to the CSA. Only bit I didn't type was the expiry.
1st Oct 2012
I haven't read the whole thread so apologies if this has already been said. When setting up, as well as having your Sky box connected to your broadband (via wire, wireless adapter, powerline adapter etc etc), you must also have the sky box connected to a phone socket. You can disconnect this after set up. Failure to have the telephone connected will result in the set up being incomplete.
1st Oct 2012
No probs mate. I'll double check on what a said regarding the 2TB and get back to you in the next couple of days.
2nd Oct 2012
b3ats
Seems expensive. Sky gave me one for free months ago.

So vote cold and troll somewhere else.
2nd Oct 2012
Its just a wireless ethernet adapter, the advantage being you can set this one up from the Sky box - no need to connect to a computer first. I have no issue with Sky charging for these, although asking £60 originally was a liberty. You have always had options (a) run a cable if you can for next to nothing (b) use a diffferent wireless adapter (c) use homeplugs/powerline adapters.

If you have your sky box(es) connected to your router by cable that is best and you don't need this. If one or more box can't easily be connected to the router directly then one of these is a reasonable option for people needing the on demand services.
2nd Oct 2012
boydent999
I can see why it does but it's a shame it only has one ethernet port.As … I can see why it does but it's a shame it only has one ethernet port.As it stands my sky+ hd box and tv are both hard-wired from my Sky router.One of these, sat atop the sky box would (in theory) let me connect the tv and sky box to this new adapter.Shame really.Is there a splitter or doubler for the connection available cheaply?

Might be wrong but I'm not sure this would work, the setup for the adapter is done through the sky box so it may need direct access to work.
I agree with what you say though.
2nd Oct 2012
asandino
I plugged my box to the router directly via a cable.Done the upgrade but … I plugged my box to the router directly via a cable.Done the upgrade but I cannot see the ITV player bbc player etc. I went into the Network settings and the box does have an IP address, but it says SERVICE fail any idea?Do I need to activate something on my account?

sign in to upgrade sky.com/sho…nd/
2nd Oct 2012
5minsalone
Can I ask.... I notice when I navigate to the accessories shop via TCB … Can I ask.... I notice when I navigate to the accessories shop via TCB that the connector is no longer there, did you navigate to the shop and purchase it there? Also has the amount tracked?Thanks

On the page which TCB takes you to, if you go to the top menu, in the drop down menu under ' shop' and in the broadband list - click on wireless router under where it says 'kit'. This should take you to the correct page and if you scroll down toward the bottom, it's there.

Has not tracked yet, but i've not long done it.
2nd Oct 2012
Just if anyone didn't know

You can actually hook your iPad up to this bad boy and control the box
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2nd Oct 2012
theshabster
Where on Quidco does it state £1.80 (or ~ 18% cashback)?

Quidco link: Linky

Topcashback: Linky

HTHs

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2nd Oct 2012
Brewer
^^^^^^^^ I would like to know this too? Thinking of cancelling my Sky … ^^^^^^^^ I would like to know this too? Thinking of cancelling my Sky sub, and I know Sky+ features are killed if you do so, but does the on-demand free tv stuff still work, i.e. iPlayer, ITV Player, etc.?

I don't know this for sure, but would *expect* that you'd still retain the iPlayer, as it would be against the BBC Charter to host the service on a paid, subscription-based system (the same wrangling that the Xbox iPlayer had before they launched, with free 'Silver' users being able to use the iPlayer - not just 'Gold'. I'd expect the same principle to be in place).
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2nd Oct 2012
martinelsen
Just negotiated a FREE one Mentioned that I had received a letter some … Just negotiated a FREE one Mentioned that I had received a letter some months back about the free adapter, but didnt take it up.After a while on hold the CS guy came back and offered me it free as long as I make the upfront payment first, and then they'll refund the cost back onto my card.Might take a couple of days to be refunded, but I'm not worried because at the end of the day, FREE IS GOOD.

So you hope. Then in a couple of days you will be calling them back up to see about the refund for them to say they have no record of them offering it for free......
2nd Oct 2012
Nah I was almost going to buy one as I thought it was a simple USB dongle. not a mains powered adapter, I have enough things plugged in as it is !
2nd Oct 2012
sparx1981
I'm confused. I got sky installed last week... do I need this? I can … I'm confused. I got sky installed last week... do I need this? I can already access on demand with my sky box?

There are two types of sky on demand, anytime and anytime plus.

Anytime is their older service where it downloads a selection of programmes over night that you can watch, anytime plus has a much larger selection that are downloaded on demand via an internet connection.
2nd Oct 2012
ridgerama
asked earlier does the sky box need to be hooked up to the phone line as … asked earlier does the sky box need to be hooked up to the phone line as mines not ?

Nope, mine isnt and this still works fine.
2nd Oct 2012
Ryanposs
Right - I've scrolled through many of the comments but can't seem to find … Right - I've scrolled through many of the comments but can't seem to find the answer! Will my DRX 890 sky+HD box work with this?

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2nd Oct 2012
simplez
You get BBC iplayer plus ITV & C4 on-demand archive, all launched … You get BBC iplayer plus ITV & C4 on-demand archive, all launched shortly, on proper TV, plus on-demand stuff sky sells via any ISP broadband router

Yes, but you need to purchase an upgrade package? AFAICT
2nd Oct 2012
jasee
Yes, but you need to purchase an upgrade package? AFAICT[ if you're just … Yes, but you need to purchase an upgrade package? AFAICT[ if you're just on the basic lowest package?It's amazing that I'm paying about £240 a year to receive so little and so much rubbish!!

as long as you pay any monthly fee for any sky TV package monthly you can use this and will get the iplayer BBC stuff and ITV & C4 equivalent as they are free on the web but on proper TV this way and you can also buy SKY's on demand material.
2nd Oct 2012
Starbucks
Can this be used as a wireless access point for a Xbox 360?

I don't have an Xbox so not familiar with it but can't see any reason why it wouldn't. I connected it to my PC once to see if I could use it to connect to my wireless and it worked fine, I also used it to connect my AV receiver to my home network. You'll need to connect it to your sky box initially to enter the network key to connect to your router.

Might be worth googling to be sure though.
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2nd Oct 2012
ridgerama
have it hooked up via ethernet but the catchup channels arent showing . … have it hooked up via ethernet but the catchup channels arent showing . forced the update and its the correct box does it take a while to populate stuff like taht ?

If 'Catchup' is not listed on the menu then i'm guessing it will still say 'Anytime+' and not 'On Demand' on the menu - perhaps the update was not the latest firmware rollout. Check that the network settings on the Sky box settings menu show your ip and an active connection