I've just been looking on the bay for a replacement unit. Although this obviously isn't the real deal, It's £2.99 and SHOULD do the job (right?).
If it switches from Sky Sports to QVC as intended then I'm happy, if it doesn't, chances are you'll see it in FS/FT in about a week so keep an eye out.
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Nujol
18 Apr 1642#9
Hi OP. Silly point really but when my Sky remote broke, some years after receiving my Sky+HD box, I phoned them and asked them to send me a new one, and they did by 24hr courier for free.
I think I said something along the lines of, well if you don't send me one, I can't use your service, so I will be off then... I am pretty certain that they will send you one for free assuming you've had the box for a few years.
I know with internet routers they told me that after 5 years they will send a new one if the existing one seems to have broken.
Ultimately their service can't be used without a remote so they would be daft not to send you one!
Much better to get the real thing for free than a cheapo one that you have to pay for!!
thermomonkey
18 Apr 1620#22
'The t'old'
The the old?
rev6 to Sq2012
18 Apr 1613#5
There's a clue in the eBay description.
mallie21
18 Apr 1610#1
"Batteries not included" damn
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mallie21
18 Apr 1610#1
"Batteries not included" damn
finnmaccool
18 Apr 162#2
Bought these before, and not bad for the price. Only problem is the letters and numbers rub off quickly.
FantasyDeals
18 Apr 162#3
Have you tried in new batteries?! :smirk:
Sq2012
18 Apr 161#4
at that price it will definitely be a fake
rev6 to Sq2012
18 Apr 1613#5
There's a clue in the eBay description.
moneybag to Sq2012
18 Apr 163#19
To quote myself:
I find that the original genuine Sky remote shells and logic boards don't wear, it's just the membrane and keys that deteriorate. All I do is disassemble the genuine remote and replace the membrane with the one from the cheap clone. If you do it quickly you don't even have to reprogramme your TV code and you still have a fully working genuine logic board. Hot from me.
RupertMurdoch123
18 Apr 165#6
Then the title shouldn't say it's a sky remote.....
BuzzDuraband
18 Apr 162#7
It's a remote that controls Sky...
P.S when omitting words from a sentence, only three dots are required :smiley:
rev6
18 Apr 163#8
Isn't it a remote for Sky boxes?
Nujol
18 Apr 1642#9
Hi OP. Silly point really but when my Sky remote broke, some years after receiving my Sky+HD box, I phoned them and asked them to send me a new one, and they did by 24hr courier for free.
I think I said something along the lines of, well if you don't send me one, I can't use your service, so I will be off then... I am pretty certain that they will send you one for free assuming you've had the box for a few years.
I know with internet routers they told me that after 5 years they will send a new one if the existing one seems to have broken.
Ultimately their service can't be used without a remote so they would be daft not to send you one!
Much better to get the real thing for free than a cheapo one that you have to pay for!!
haritori to Nujol
18 Apr 165#13
prob make you sign up for a new 12 month contract knowing sky!
dadazza
18 Apr 162#10
now now ladies....
BuzzDuraband to dadazza
18 Apr 166#12
Three! :smile:
nigelbutler
18 Apr 161#11
Let us know if it works
BuzzDuraband to nigelbutler
18 Apr 161#14
I've already got a similar one for the bedroom mate. That one works fine.
We have a tendency in our house of losing remotes (thank you, Fire Stick app). I'm surprised the latest one died before becoming lost.
dadazza
18 Apr 161#15
couldn't resist...
Dan_999
18 Apr 162#16
I've had some of these knock off ones from eBay before. They don't work that well to be honest, the two I had wouldn't pause, one wouldn't move channel up. In both cases they sent a replacement out so can't knock the service, the replacement remotes didn't work either... Now I'm sure they can't all be like that so if it works then bargain.
BuzzDuraband
18 Apr 169#17
No signal received last week on both boxes. £65 for an engineer to come round.
No thanks, Sky. I'll get the boy on my shoulders with a broom. :smile:
Dan_999
18 Apr 161#18
A Sky compatible remote...
nigelbutler
18 Apr 162#20
Would be nice if Sky sent you a new one after 3-4 years. Never gonna happen but would be nice!
Loads of Now TV remotes at our house! Loads of boxes too
slipd
18 Apr 161#21
Went through three of these in quick succession, didn't learn my lesson after the first two... Never again! You get what you pay for, cheap, inferior tat. Buy cheap, you buy twice etc.
Look around, there are genuine remotes on there from reputable sellers, half the price of Sky :wink:
\rant over
thermomonkey
18 Apr 1620#22
'The t'old'
The the old?
finnmaccool
18 Apr 163#23
Did you just set up that name to comment? sad.
mikeandclare
18 Apr 161#24
For 2.99 worth a punt - fed up with half the buttons on my old remote not working, even though it's just used in the kitchen.
bazza60
18 Apr 16#25
I just checked, I bought one at 99p del last June, still working fine..
freebiehunter
18 Apr 161#26
The lack of the word 'sky' missing from the sky button on the remote gives it away that it's not genuine, but fur under £3 it's a bargain really
cowsindahouse
18 Apr 162#27
as already said, just swap the rubber keys into legit remote
the real ones can be programmed to run tv,sky and separate sound system, where the fakes can't (well, the ones I've had anyway)
mtowns
18 Apr 16#28
Perfect! exactly what I needed - would have ended buying official but this one is cheap and sounds like it does the job.
Bades
18 Apr 166#29
Cold use a stick?
bo84gle
18 Apr 16#30
Had one of these for about 3 years from the same seller i think.great price just in time for a replacement.
bigsipie
18 Apr 16#31
I bought one. You can tell it's not a sky one. No rubbery back and buttons are not as tactile as the real one. But it works and it costs 30‰ of a real one...... So bargain
jh787
18 Apr 162#32
I just use my galaxy note 4.
Gave the original remote to a family member that lost theirs.
In fact if you have a Wi-Fi connected SKY box you can use the sky app which is way better than using the remote anyway.
One touch to view the channel instead of typing 3 digit number.
Swipe to fast forward / rewind etc
amour3k
18 Apr 16#33
Hahahaha, I'm game!.
You feel to share some of your spares then mate?, lol. :-)
chrismad4rit
18 Apr 16#34
Is there a strict rule on the amount of full stops needed at all times?
solidamber
18 Apr 162#35
I've bought one before, fake, cheap plastic, terrible button action, OK as a cheap emergency backup, don't think you are getting an original sky remote for £3.
BuzzDuraband
18 Apr 16#36
No
rohitmkiller
18 Apr 161#37
Just making sure you all know these are fakes from sellers who are illegally selling them?
kirk82 to rohitmkiller
18 Apr 16#39
Illegal because??
plap to rohitmkiller
18 Apr 161#40
It's not illegal to sell aftermarket remote controls, or power cables, batteries, ink cartridges etc.
The seller is not claiming they are Sky branded. So not sure what you mean by illegal, it's not.
seanj007
18 Apr 16#38
I just use the sky plus app on iPad , plus the now tv app , and the Samsung tv app , all in one place and iPad is always sitting next me as I don,t want to miss a cool deal on here . :smiley:
008
18 Apr 16#41
>>>>>
Thought you would have been all SkyQ Fluid Viewing connected and all that razzmatazz by now Buzz!
Amazing price, have some heat ;-)
*cobra*
18 Apr 16#42
By time you get put through to those **** in Sky you'd be damn near out the price of a new remote anyway. Don't waste yer time contacting Sky.
faisalqau
18 Apr 16#43
How you can control your WiFi connected TV box using sky app? Are you talking about Sky+ or Sky go app. Neither of that is an alternative to a remote.
seanj007 to faisalqau
18 Apr 16#45
I use the sky+ app to see what's on the tv channels , then the Samsung tv app to control the volume & HDMI port, then Nowtv app to pick my movies or entertainment pass.
jh787 to faisalqau
19 Apr 16#50
Using Sky+ app. Phone/tablet needs to be connected to same wireless network as SKY box.
ianhalling
18 Apr 16#44
Like Harry Potter ?
iceni
19 Apr 16#46
Never stay that long with anybody. Plenty of deals out there.
Gollywood
19 Apr 16#47
They aren't fakes. They are remotes that control your Sky box.
They don't have the Sky logo on them.
Pretty straight forward really.
Just don't expect them to the quality feel of the real thing.
loop to Gollywood
19 Apr 162#48
So they are fakes then!
Zetec Andy to Gollywood
19 Apr 162#52
And the contradictory stupid comment award goes to....
solidamber to Gollywood
19 Apr 16#60
They do have the logo on,i ts just blanked in the photo, even if the new batch do not, I would still class it as a fake as the design is identical.
rohitmkiller
19 Apr 16#49
Fair enough. I didn't see that this doesn't have the logo (as some on eBay do).
jh787
19 Apr 16#51
You can just click on channel Icon on left in channel guide to jump straight to channel.
You can also view your photos on the tv through the sky app/sky box.
Swype 2 fingers right on remote (2nd pic) to fast forward and Swype 2 fingers left for full speed rewind.
Tap once to pause/play
spanglish03
19 Apr 161#53
I got one of these the last time for a fiver and thought great! it isn't worth the fiver, honestly put it towards an official product a lot of the buttons don't work they are hard to press it's awful and only two months old!
flame6969
19 Apr 161#54
I Bought 2 last time when they were £1.99 and both lasted about a month they are absolute rubbish even for £2.
Chapers_23
19 Apr 163#55
How on earth is this in the top 10? These cheap fake remotes are useless, you're better off throwing £3 down a wishing well (or donating to charity, of course)
Trust me, if you buy this piece if crap you'll either be using it through frustrated stubbornness or you'll be throwing it away and buying a real one.
100% gaurenteed to disappoint.
NSA to Chapers_23
19 Apr 16#58
+1
I bought a cheapo one off Ebay and yes it worked, but it was nowhere near as responsive as a genuine remote. So much so that Sky had a 20% off deal so I ended up ordering a genuine one from them and it's been fine ever since!
pablobanez
19 Apr 16#56
Bought !
mommarto6
19 Apr 16#57
Rubbish I bought one a while ago and yes there cheap but the buttons are hard to press and not as responsive so I bought the real thing off a thread on here direct from sky I think it was and its worth the extra few quid in my opinion
dennisuv1
19 Apr 16#59
Ordered
markkeenan
19 Apr 16#61
looks like logitech harmony's will be going out of business then if these are fake remote controls
zainuddinj
19 Apr 16#62
I can get a fake version from pound shop :smiley:
therealclaireh
19 Apr 16#63
If you have remote controls from older sky boxes don't chuck them out a sky+ remote will work with a sky+ HD box
Syed110
19 Apr 161#64
Its not Original
Youngy
19 Apr 16#65
Worth noting rev.10 is the latest and current. Some newer tv require newer revision remote.
HUKDUSER94
19 Apr 16#66
They replaced my dish in visit 1 then replaced the cables completely from the dish through to my house in visit 2 (yesterday) - all for free! My signal cut off occasionally and they took my word for it. I think the key is to say you'll be leaving if you need to pay anymore money to continue with their service :smiley:.
Zetec Andy
19 Apr 161#67
This is the hottest deal today even though they are fake and people here say they usually break within the month :confused:
Dawsy
19 Apr 16#68
Worth a punt. Sick of mine not working correctly.
allgonewrong
19 Apr 16#69
Universal remote
shakey1981
19 Apr 161#70
not going to pay for a chepo non sky remote that well probly last a lot less then the one ive just replaced even a second hand one from the from a faulty sky box will last longer than this
s24adm
19 Apr 16#71
meh, these used to be 99p delivered buy it now on ebay.
quick search found a few at 99p free p&p, they're auction listings but worth watching and trying to save 66% if your not in a hurry to buy.
hugo2802
19 Apr 16#72
Very good deal
solidamber
19 Apr 161#73
It isn't....trust me.
jnigel26
19 Apr 16#74
Note really. It's a fake, easily noted by the central button at the top which usually has the word SKY on it, it's blank.
Surprised SKY let them get away with it.
Love the seller's name Sunny Sundip :smile:
Made in China, 10p ea in bulk buy probably, so good mark up? - never sure how they manage carriage free via Royal Mail. Must have really good deal with RM for bulk deliveries. Wish I could strike a carriage free deal!! To post one of these because of its size would be small parcel at £2.85, so looking at it that way, you can't really lose. Might as well buy more than one as post is still free if economy chosen, then flog one at a boot sale for a tenner LOL!
aing69
19 Apr 163#75
Especially the 9, the 0 and the 6 :smirk:
jcodonne
19 Apr 16#76
Yeah, I have bought a couple for 99p in the past. Most I paid for one is £1.99 (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sky-plus-hd-compatible-remote-rev-8-an-official-sky-product-ebay-1-99-delivered-2216960). They are ok, do the job. They feel a bit cheap compared to the genuine ones, but the saving more than compensates for this.
jcodonne
19 Apr 161#77
609 - The Disney channel????
aing69
19 Apr 161#78
Of course, what else could it be :sunglasses:
joetootell
19 Apr 163#79
when i was a wee nipper i use to borrow my parents sky remote and go up to windows and change the channels to inappropriate things whilst families where watching it... ahhh good times.
martinbrown937
19 Apr 16#80
Just ordered for the spare room. Great deal thanks!
flipperni
19 Apr 16#81
Ordered two of these in the past, utter rubbish. Half the buttons didn't work and the ones that did were very slow to respond.
flipperni
19 Apr 16#82
So true, got so fed up with mine, they were very nearly launched through the window.
Murielson
19 Apr 16#83
Ordered, thanks OP.
Bargain even if used to strip and change for worn parts etc as referred to earlier in the thread.
Elbbob
19 Apr 16#84
Thanks - didn't know that app could do that!
watchcam
19 Apr 16#85
Great, thanks .. Bought two.
jaspercabbage
19 Apr 161#86
Reminds me of one the few occasions that I watched the Jeremy Kyle show, and he berated someone for spending all of his time on the t'internet.
HOTPOT
19 Apr 16#87
And sky shouldn't call themselves sky, as they are a satellite service & nothing to do with the sky.
rnem170
19 Apr 161#88
My cheap one off ebay was useless.. worked, but if you hit up and down it invariably jumped three or four and trying to use it to search was impossible.
aaronzack
19 Apr 16#89
Thanks op
mantagte
19 Apr 16#90
bought one off the same seller about four years ago still going strong
superb101
19 Apr 16#91
I already bought one totally rubbish quality many buttons not working and also volume mute and on. Off tv buttons not working with remote
Nujol
19 Apr 16#92
Didn't expect so many likes - thanks folks! Just being helpful.
To answer a couple of doubters
(1) Yes they will give you one for free which is a genuine £10-20 official one not these cheap knock-offs
(2) If you have Sky Talk the call is free and if you don't have Sky Talk there are ways of calling for free - surely all HotUKDealers know this?
(3) I rarely find there is a queue when calling Sky, maybe I'm lucky?
I see no reason why, if you need one of these, you would not call Sky and ask for one for free first! I reiterate my original point that without a remote the service cannot be used.
s1i
19 Apr 16#93
oh shame already bought 1 few days back from ebay for £5 good deal
missfunmi
20 Apr 16#94
All I needed was the battery cover and this whole remote costs less than that! Win! Thanks op
teepee1
20 Apr 16#95
shame these are all sold out now
dalipsinghno1
20 Apr 16#96
yep same saw it 1day a8hrs late and now This item is out of stock
trev25
20 Apr 16#97
Out of stock
watchcam
21 Apr 16#98
It's a remote for a Sky system so logical to put Sky I title. Also says not genuine so no issue. BTW a couple if manufacturers have made these over the years anyway ... Including one I worked for.
Opening post
I've just been looking on the bay for a replacement unit. Although this obviously isn't the real deal, It's £2.99 and SHOULD do the job (right?).
If it switches from Sky Sports to QVC as intended then I'm happy, if it doesn't, chances are you'll see it in FS/FT in about a week so keep an eye out.
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I think I said something along the lines of, well if you don't send me one, I can't use your service, so I will be off then... I am pretty certain that they will send you one for free assuming you've had the box for a few years.
I know with internet routers they told me that after 5 years they will send a new one if the existing one seems to have broken.
Ultimately their service can't be used without a remote so they would be daft not to send you one!
Much better to get the real thing for free than a cheapo one that you have to pay for!!
The the old?
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I find that the original genuine Sky remote shells and logic boards don't wear, it's just the membrane and keys that deteriorate. All I do is disassemble the genuine remote and replace the membrane with the one from the cheap clone. If you do it quickly you don't even have to reprogramme your TV code and you still have a fully working genuine logic board. Hot from me.
P.S when omitting words from a sentence, only three dots are required :smiley:
I think I said something along the lines of, well if you don't send me one, I can't use your service, so I will be off then... I am pretty certain that they will send you one for free assuming you've had the box for a few years.
I know with internet routers they told me that after 5 years they will send a new one if the existing one seems to have broken.
Ultimately their service can't be used without a remote so they would be daft not to send you one!
Much better to get the real thing for free than a cheapo one that you have to pay for!!
We have a tendency in our house of losing remotes (thank you, Fire Stick app). I'm surprised the latest one died before becoming lost.
No thanks, Sky. I'll get the boy on my shoulders with a broom. :smile:
Loads of Now TV remotes at our house! Loads of boxes too
Look around, there are genuine remotes on there from reputable sellers, half the price of Sky :wink:
\rant over
The the old?
the real ones can be programmed to run tv,sky and separate sound system, where the fakes can't (well, the ones I've had anyway)
Gave the original remote to a family member that lost theirs.
In fact if you have a Wi-Fi connected SKY box you can use the sky app which is way better than using the remote anyway.
One touch to view the channel instead of typing 3 digit number.
Swipe to fast forward / rewind etc
You feel to share some of your spares then mate?, lol. :-)
The seller is not claiming they are Sky branded. So not sure what you mean by illegal, it's not.
Thought you would have been all SkyQ Fluid Viewing connected and all that razzmatazz by now Buzz!
Amazing price, have some heat ;-)
They don't have the Sky logo on them.
Pretty straight forward really.
Just don't expect them to the quality feel of the real thing.
You can also view your photos on the tv through the sky app/sky box.
Swype 2 fingers right on remote (2nd pic) to fast forward and Swype 2 fingers left for full speed rewind.
Tap once to pause/play
Trust me, if you buy this piece if crap you'll either be using it through frustrated stubbornness or you'll be throwing it away and buying a real one.
100% gaurenteed to disappoint.
I bought a cheapo one off Ebay and yes it worked, but it was nowhere near as responsive as a genuine remote. So much so that Sky had a 20% off deal so I ended up ordering a genuine one from them and it's been fine ever since!
quick search found a few at 99p free p&p, they're auction listings but worth watching and trying to save 66% if your not in a hurry to buy.
Surprised SKY let them get away with it.
Love the seller's name Sunny Sundip :smile:
Made in China, 10p ea in bulk buy probably, so good mark up? - never sure how they manage carriage free via Royal Mail. Must have really good deal with RM for bulk deliveries. Wish I could strike a carriage free deal!! To post one of these because of its size would be small parcel at £2.85, so looking at it that way, you can't really lose. Might as well buy more than one as post is still free if economy chosen, then flog one at a boot sale for a tenner LOL!
Bargain even if used to strip and change for worn parts etc as referred to earlier in the thread.
To answer a couple of doubters
(1) Yes they will give you one for free which is a genuine £10-20 official one not these cheap knock-offs
(2) If you have Sky Talk the call is free and if you don't have Sky Talk there are ways of calling for free - surely all HotUKDealers know this?
(3) I rarely find there is a queue when calling Sky, maybe I'm lucky?
I see no reason why, if you need one of these, you would not call Sky and ask for one for free first! I reiterate my original point that without a remote the service cannot be used.