Wanted a new remote, saw 50% black friday deal on Sky Accessories.
Got the original one for £9.99 with free delivery. Enter the code below to get it at 50% off.
Code: Blackfriday50
Top comments
notavalidaddress to dush_yant
29 Nov 1513#39
Will my existing box mysteriously explode or something upon the release of this Sky Q Box?
RealDash
28 Nov 157#20
Took one apart and cleaned up the button contacts the other day... Came apart easily, only one screw in the battery compartment then pry apart and slide out the infrared lens. The pcb was all greasy so cleaned it with paper towel and a squirt of wd40, then washed the rubber buttons and case in soapy water and dried them with hairdryer. Put back together and it works as good as it used to now.
Only 10 mins work so worth trying before buying a new one
Latest comments (105)
Zameen
16 Dec 15#105
Bit late I know but Sky accessories are a pain to deal with if you need to contact them about your order, the number they ask you to call have no record of the order and are completely unhelpful. After digging around they only have a email address. Never buying from Sky accessories again
Same here, ordered 2 remotes and they sent 2 dispatch emails and received 4 remotes
Sin_of_nature
7 Dec 15#103
Hmmm... mine didn't even come in a box/packaging. Loose in a jiffy with a manual that looked like a dog had attacked it. Expect more from Sky. Works fine though. Got 30+ emails but only 1 arrived. :-)
notavalidaddress
5 Dec 15#102
No - I ordered 2 and received only 1 :disappointed:
jinzo2005
5 Dec 15#101
I only got about 12 emails and only got 1 remote lol
Sin_of_nature
30 Nov 15#93
Anyone else getting "Your Sky Accessory Order has been shipped" emails every 1-2 hours? Better have only charged me once.
pj2412 to Sin_of_nature
30 Nov 15#95
Yes!! I've had 12 so far....
charlie brown to Sin_of_nature
2 Dec 15#100
I placed order fir 1 plus a small accessory. Received one confirmation email, correct amount. Also received two despatch emails.
Guess what? I ]Received two separate orders today. Anyone else receive duplicate orders that they didn't place?
Now a pain making separate trip to post office to return one!
toasteruk
30 Nov 15#98
Can't believe people still actually pay for Sky
LiGhTfasT to toasteruk
1 Dec 15#99
Get a good deal and sometimes paying for the ease of use and features is worth it (especially if you have kids)
DONK
30 Nov 15#97
Sky bombarding me with shipped notification emails today :/ A good 30+ and counting so far!
Sin_of_nature
30 Nov 15#96
Mine started about every 2 hours, up to every 4-5 minutes now.
LiGhTfasT
30 Nov 15#94
Just had the confirmation email come through, bargain!. Trying to find a cheap genuine one on eBay is a minefield.
LiGhTfasT
30 Nov 15#90
I ordered last night but had no confirmation email?
ashopaholic123 to LiGhTfasT
30 Nov 15#92
Took a little while for mine to come through, check your spam.
bpandnj
30 Nov 15#91
Great, just ordered as the dog chewed the last one. Just waiting for the delivery now. Thanks to all.
snowtiger
30 Nov 15#89
also FYI - FREE - The Sky Accessibility Team provides specially adapted remote controls (http://accessibility.sky.com/sky-tv-help/remote-control) to customers with reduced dexterity, and for blind and partially sighted people.
well after ordering for full price on the 27th, I emailed them to ask if they could refund the difference, they said send it back, so Ive had to reorder, bad customer service sky.
Krizzo3
30 Nov 15#87
Why wont you people get harmony remotes?
RealDash
28 Nov 157#20
Took one apart and cleaned up the button contacts the other day... Came apart easily, only one screw in the battery compartment then pry apart and slide out the infrared lens. The pcb was all greasy so cleaned it with paper towel and a squirt of wd40, then washed the rubber buttons and case in soapy water and dried them with hairdryer. Put back together and it works as good as it used to now.
Only 10 mins work so worth trying before buying a new one
shazzma81 to RealDash
29 Nov 151#53
You've saved me a tenner!! Was about to buy but then took it apart and it works again!!
mozzer to RealDash
29 Nov 151#66
Cheers for that,
I had bought a new "original sky remote" around 12-18 months ago but when it arrived it was a cheap chinese copy, the problem now is that as it has been well used it squeeks when you press a button as all the plastic has become worn, it never had the rubber reverse coating so anything other than a flat surface saw it disapear down the depths of the sofa, I have just etrieved my old sky remote out of the graveyard for remotes drawer and followed your instructions, it was weired because mine was exactly the same inside, it looked like someone had emptied a bottle of olive oil inside the remote and it was covering the PCB and reverse of the keys, used the Mrs Acetone nail polish remover and bobs your uncle my old remote is now working fine....plus £10 saved, thanks again
Lot of people use skybox as free to view and not pay any sub. Also there are some who keep it for third party subs. Its own choice. Also when it comes to renewing subscription you can ask for free sky remote.
jsbsmithy
29 Nov 15#80
Errr no - they will be selling the sky q box along with the current sky boxes - with the sky q boxes you need a fair bit of infrastructure in place to distribute the signal wirelessly (at a reasonable bandwidth) so multiroom customers who don't get a decent wireless signal and/or don't want to add power line networking, will like me choose to stick with the old boxes for other rooms especially if they are already wired in from the lnb. (also I am not planning on having 4k tvs in every room !
Ceaser81
29 Nov 15#79
Brilliant. Had reserved at argos for 20 but this is even better!
47_
29 Nov 15#78
so how much is a new sky box if the old one fails after the first year, I imagine it would be quite expensive, I didn't think people where that gullible, pay for subscription, pay for box pay for remote,pay for subscription, pay for box pay for remote, and so on, are these people mad or just dumb
pan1100
28 Nov 152#18
Remember that no Sky remote will work sound on your TV until you program in code specific to your make and model.All info can be found on your Sky box under services how to program my remote.
whitey6272 to pan1100
28 Nov 15#27
Actually samsungs will
Erisland to pan1100
29 Nov 151#77
That's not true. I've not tuned my remote to my TV and it works fine, straight out of the box.
physco786
29 Nov 15#76
U can pick them up on eBay for a couple of quid
MRR_ltd
29 Nov 15#75
Has anyone ordered but not received an confirmation email? odd, as my cashback tracked but no email
bobbi
28 Nov 15#1
can any remote control any sky box or does it need to be programmed to the exact box ?
jinzo2005 to bobbi
28 Nov 15#6
I think they can work with any sky box, but if you get this one and don't have Sky+ you won't be able to use the features of play/pause etc
if you have a normal box just get the normal remote, the 50% off is off all remotes
sanjaykj to bobbi
28 Nov 15#32
any
therealclaireh to bobbi
29 Nov 15#74
If you have a remote from say an old sky+ box it will work on a sky+ HD box you may find it doesn't have full functionality
bijeshtank
29 Nov 15#73
Excellent, thanks! Nice price with the discount code added...don't forget topcashback too!
seanmorris100
29 Nov 15#72
Id rather not own it then... its useless without a sub... sky are creaming you and you defend them lol.
seanmorris100
29 Nov 15#71
Wow sky must make a killing from you fools :stuck_out_tongue:
jscousertommy
29 Nov 15#70
Fantastic,thanks well done.:smiley:
47_
29 Nov 15#67
can someone explain to me why you have to buy a new control if your old one breaks, having not been with sky for over 15 years I don't get this, if my virgin remote breaks " which it has a couple of times because of my little boy" they just send out a new one free of charge, so does sky make you pay for a new one if the original one breaks, that's not right, and if so if your sky box breaks do they make you pay for a new one, looks like a bit of a con on sky's side
Sykobabble to 47_
29 Nov 151#69
Because you own your SKY box / remote and get a 12 month warranty with it.
With VM you do not own your box, if you cancel they ask for it back.
plainjane1983
29 Nov 15#68
I just ordered the tb remote for £10 by entering the code at checkout
karenjkayjay
29 Nov 15#65
Brilliant just got the frozen one, wanted it for ages :smile:
ModestN
29 Nov 15#63
I know this is off-topic, but I guess this is a good place to ask (sorry if not).
I am looking to get Sky TV. I know they require a dish, but what comes out from it specifically? A cable that goes into the Sky box, orrrr? How does the multi-room setup work, if the dish from the cable goes into one main box?
If anyone could outline me the whole setup where and what goes I'd really appreciate it.
Thank you
ferrers to ModestN
29 Nov 15#64
A cable from the dish goes into the back of the sky box.
For every extra sky box you have, another cable is required from the dish to the new sky box.
welshslider
29 Nov 15#62
What version or rev is this remote? I just bought my mum a JVC TV from Currys and I can't program her Sky remote. It turns out the codes that Sky provide will not work with older version of Sky remotes.
didgit
29 Nov 15#61
Looks like Quidco also offers £1.80 cashback on accessories
jrabaca
29 Nov 15#60
Giving your dough to Murdoch. Cold.
Mally666
28 Nov 15#4
Just flipping ordered one today aswell. I've just messaged Sky to see if I can use the code or cancel the purchase.
hot to Mally666
29 Nov 15#59
I ordered one on the 27th, just messaged them too, did they get back to you?
Stevo_86
28 Nov 15#17
thanks, got the kids the frozen one. been after it for a while and at half price i bit :smiley:
Garythomas to Stevo_86
29 Nov 151#58
How long does it take to thaw out?
Don't their hands get cold? :smile:
They'd ditch the current product line in a heartbeat if everyone would pay up and take Sky Q- that's the bit which kills his theory though, if it's premium pricing then I expect the vast majority of customers will be just fine as they are!
fatreg
29 Nov 15#52
WIN! MCFC remote for £12.50 ta!
bazmartin1234
29 Nov 15#51
Great price, just ordered, thanks!
ukbill69
29 Nov 15#50
I think it will be quicker than you think. If you are out of contract then deals are said to be had.
iwannamotorbike
29 Nov 15#49
Perfect timing, thanks op, heat added :smiley:
baggyjim
29 Nov 15#48
Cannot believe there is not a Man Utd remote, would obviously be the top seller !
tiggerloveslife
29 Nov 152#41
Credit should really go to ryansm for posting the Blackfriday50 code in the vouchers section a few days ago.
I how I hate this site...another £10 spent...thanks OP
ukbill69
28 Nov 15#9
You will find all sky equipement going cheap over next couple of months and new sky box coming called sky q.
bojangles to ukbill69
29 Nov 15#45
very much doubt you will.
Q will be aimed as a premium product - cannot see them ditching their older models anytime soon.
bobdylan
29 Nov 15#44
Cheers, didn't wanna get one from eBay where there are a lot of fakes so saved me the hassle :-)
bfreesun
29 Nov 15#43
Thanks op. Ditching Sky so didn't want to pay ful price for a remote. Hot
ieu_ee
29 Nov 15#42
No, it's more like existing boxes will likely be phased out as happened previously with the transition from sky to sky+ to sky HD. Sky might as well clear out the old stock of spare remotes now...
aishy1066
29 Nov 15#40
Heat added thanks OP
dush_yant
28 Nov 15#38
Sky Q box is coming out next year and will make this remote redundant
notavalidaddress to dush_yant
29 Nov 1513#39
Will my existing box mysteriously explode or something upon the release of this Sky Q Box?
Daves_mate
28 Nov 15#37
Take it the black TB remote works with non TB (but with HD) boxes?
hayste711
28 Nov 15#36
Thanks OP ordered Everton remote for my son :smiley:
hayste711
28 Nov 15#35
Thanks OP ordered Everton remote for my son :smiley:
furman
28 Nov 15#34
Thanks, bought one as as a spare. All the remotes and accessories are on offer.
yonyon
28 Nov 15#33
Good deal - ordered this after seeing the comments in the my memory sky remote deal which was posted earlier. Play, select and pause buttons don't work on ours anymore so £10 is a good price thought the official ones would be much more (even than their £20 original price).
chimp14uk
28 Nov 15#31
Ordered.
Thank you.
HARRIA01
28 Nov 15#30
Says £19.99
mat2090
28 Nov 151#29
They really went to town on the Spurs one, nothing like a small cock on your Remote
kspeers
28 Nov 15#28
Nice - £1.80 Quidco is also an option
ajholmes93
28 Nov 15#26
Hot! Been looking for a Sky official remote at a decent price since the dog got his paws on the last one. Thanks OP
dommontgomery
28 Nov 15#24
Showing as £19.99 for me?
cuzzy to dommontgomery
28 Nov 15#25
clozzer
28 Nov 15#23
Ordered one Thankyou
bond e lad
28 Nov 15#22
Hot from me,thanks op.
flipperni
28 Nov 15#21
If anyone in your home, has a disability you can get a free remote from sky.
Is this link below, a listing for the genuine but older sky HD software rev.9F remote for £5.99 ? sky HD remote ebay listing link
The labelling on the photo showing the inner side of the battery cover shows the same URC part number as my original HD remote, manufactured by UEBV (aka. OneForAll) for Sky ?
I think there is a newer software rev.10 Sky HD remote announced a year ago but these cost more.
Jagron
28 Nov 15#16
Brilliant deal, thanks!
loop
28 Nov 15#15
Yes penny dropped lol half price!
Scoobyd
28 Nov 15#14
Did you try entering the code?
loop
28 Nov 151#13
Shame the terabyte controller is still £20!
Edit: but £10 with discount! :wink:
scatman69
28 Nov 15#12
thanks ordered the 2tb box black one. The chinese copies are rubbish and slow in comparison to genuine.
redandi1811
28 Nov 15#11
Great deal ordered thanks
whitey6272
28 Nov 152#10
A Sky+HD (black/silver) remote works with both recordable and non recordable HD boxes. A Sky+ remote (blue/white) works with a Sky+,Sky+HD and a SkyHD and a standard non HD box will work with a standard remote only.
All remotes can be programmed with special codes though to work with any box....
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Opening post
Got the original one for £9.99 with free delivery. Enter the code below to get it at 50% off.
Code: Blackfriday50
Top comments
Only 10 mins work so worth trying before buying a new one
Latest comments (105)
email fyi is [email protected]
Guess what? I ]Received two separate orders today. Anyone else receive duplicate orders that they didn't place?
Now a pain making separate trip to post office to return one!
INFO
Only 10 mins work so worth trying before buying a new one
I had bought a new "original sky remote" around 12-18 months ago but when it arrived it was a cheap chinese copy, the problem now is that as it has been well used it squeeks when you press a button as all the plastic has become worn, it never had the rubber reverse coating so anything other than a flat surface saw it disapear down the depths of the sofa, I have just etrieved my old sky remote out of the graveyard for remotes drawer and followed your instructions, it was weired because mine was exactly the same inside, it looked like someone had emptied a bottle of olive oil inside the remote and it was covering the PCB and reverse of the keys, used the Mrs Acetone nail polish remover and bobs your uncle my old remote is now working fine....plus £10 saved, thanks again
Here is a link for a you tube video of how to get it apart and clean it
How to repair an unresponsive remote
if you have a normal box just get the normal remote, the 50% off is off all remotes
With VM you do not own your box, if you cancel they ask for it back.
I am looking to get Sky TV. I know they require a dish, but what comes out from it specifically? A cable that goes into the Sky box, orrrr? How does the multi-room setup work, if the dish from the cable goes into one main box?
If anyone could outline me the whole setup where and what goes I'd really appreciate it.
Thank you
For every extra sky box you have, another cable is required from the dish to the new sky box.
Don't their hands get cold?
:smile:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/vouchers/official-sky-accessories-half-price-using-code-sky-2333305?p=26616996
Q will be aimed as a premium product - cannot see them ditching their older models anytime soon.
Thank you.
https://accessibility.sky.com/news/it-now-easier-order-easy-grip-remote-control
sky HD remote ebay listing link
The labelling on the photo showing the inner side of the battery cover shows the same URC part number as my original HD remote, manufactured by UEBV (aka. OneForAll) for Sky ?
I think there is a newer software rev.10 Sky HD remote announced a year ago but these cost more.
Edit: but £10 with discount! :wink:
All remotes can be programmed with special codes though to work with any box....
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sky-remote-5-mymemory-2336464