First Generaton Sky Box in 2024 - paperweight for BEEB channels. Other channels still work

BBC has departed. Box is getting crippled as time goes on.
This box is from around 1998.
Also applies to any non-HD freesat recievers. If you see one for sale, avoid unless you dont like watching the BBC.

[@brandonlee7382]

I reckon many people were still using these boxes before they shut the SD channels down. I have a Sky+HD box and it's been awesome as I've had no Internet since i recently moved and we conveniently have a Satellite dish and cable going into the livingroom. Really awesome using it as I've had ZERO issues. Satellite is so reliable. All the free channels work. Im getting HD aswell which i think you have to pay extra for on SkyQ which is messed up.
We haven't got traditional TV much longer so let's enjoy. In 2013 when i was about 12 i would watch Grand Designs on my old silver Sky box which belonged to my mum previously. Im sad that i got rid of it as it was in great condition, had purple remote too. In the livingroom we had the white Sky+ box with the white remote.

[@beamboy07]

interesting, i wonder how many are impacted?

[@castle6742]

It's not a good enough reason to upgrade to Sky Q When we got to working HD boxes.

[@paulisthebest3uk]

Yeah sky HD boxes still work fine, it's the very old first generation SD only boxes that don't.

[@declangaming24]

I have a sky Q box and its flawless however my dad had a just a normal sky HD box the one with the bright blue TV guide. Non HD boxes will soon be incompatible .

[@seanbrowne1274]

Soo if you can’t access bbc content this means you don’t need a tv license surely 🤔

[@pepperonieyed]

TV license is for all live TV

[@thedecmyster1]

Surely Sky should be offering customers some sort of upgrade for this

[@cjay6547]

As long as you can still play Beehive Bedlam you're good to go mate ❤️👍🤣

[@LordBacon235-zu4os]

Unless you don’t have a HD TV I cannot see a good reason why you would still use a Sky SD Box

[@24321619]

BBC are still using S.D. for East Midlands local news on freeview, after a 12 year wait for local news coverage.

[@enoz.j3506]

Best thing the BBC has done, the amount of crap the BBC spouts out, im glad i donbt have the tec to watch anymore, better things to do with my time,thank you, BBC.

[@davidmarchant9386]

More money expected to be forked out in a cost of living crisis bbc has already raised the licensing by well over inflation now that's not good enough... scrap the fee