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Pay per view programs ... per box or per account

Jez_GafysJez_Gafys Posts: 291
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If I purchase lets say a movie from the box in my living room, is this then only available to that one box or am I able to play that movie on the box upstairs. I.e is the purchase based on my account and as the two boxes share the same account meaning I can access the the purchases.

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 679
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    It's per account - the movie should appear in the "Your Rentals" folder on the other box.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 178
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    I always thought it was per box?
    So movies rented on one STB couldn't be viewed on the other? Or did this change when it all went to VoD?
  • sodafountainsodafountain Posts: 16,862
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    No, it's always been per account. You don't pay a seperate subscription for the normal channels do you? If you buy prem plus season ticket, it's on all boxes, whatever you buy, it's on all boxes.
  • ScottishwhiteScottishwhite Posts: 1,236
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    It's definitely per box, NOT per account.
  • norriejamnorriejam Posts: 237
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    For Movies on Demand I'm pretty sure it is per box.

    Norrie
  • SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    norriejam wrote:
    For Movies on Demand I'm pretty sure it is per box.
    I'm sure someone posted a way around this, though. Anyone know?
  • sodafountainsodafountain Posts: 16,862
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    sskywatcher wrote:
    I'm sure someone posted a way around this, though. Anyone know?

    I'm sure i ordered a film and watched it on my box, then my mum watched it on hers later that night, maybe i was dreaming.

    If this is the case, and there's a workround, is it maybe as simple as swapping the cards over?

    Who's gonna find out, i know, can try it next week with the 1p film :p
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 174
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    definatly per box
  • Jez_GafysJez_Gafys Posts: 291
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    Yeah thats what I was thinking of doing I dont mind wasting 1p but 3 quid ... thats while pint a bag of pork scratchings :P
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 153
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    its per account. i can watch on all my box's u dont pay per box
    well it is on mine
  • sodafountainsodafountain Posts: 16,862
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    Just an update, tried it with Children of Men, bought it on 1 box (a whole shiny penny), just checked box in other room, and it shows in there as well under your rentals.

    Thought it did. So, who's going to try it on a £3.50 film?
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,128
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    sodafountain wrote:
    No, it's always been per account. You don't pay a seperate subscription for the normal channels do you? If you buy prem plus season ticket, it's on all boxes, whatever you buy, it's on all boxes.
    But if you buy Setanta it is only on one box and not 2 unless you pay for a "multiroom sub" (not sure if its just sky with this but its per box for that) so i suspect it might be the same thing
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 92
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    sodafountain wrote:
    Just an update, tried it with Children of Men, bought it on 1 box (a whole shiny penny), just checked box in other room, and it shows in there as well under your rentals.

    Thought it did. So, who's going to try it on a £3.50 film?
    did that 4 weeks ago and yes it was on both our boxes and we watched Da Vinci again ..on both :yawn: It wasn't any better second time around :rolleyes: . Only showed as one item on bill :D
    HTH
  • pjcd1970pjcd1970 Posts: 1,228
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    mclarenf1 wrote:
    But if you buy Setanta it is only on one box and not 2 unless you pay for a "multiroom sub" (not sure if its just sky with this but its per box for that) so i suspect it might be the same thing
    Buy Setanta?
    Not sure what you mean, Setanta haven't done pay per veiw on Cable for a long time. I subscribe to Setanta and it's on both boxes, as with all the channels I subscribe to.
  • sodafountainsodafountain Posts: 16,862
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    pjcd1970 wrote:
    Buy Setanta?
    Not sure what you mean, Setanta haven't done pay per veiw on Cable for a long time. I subscribe to Setanta and it's on both boxes, as with all the channels I subscribe to.

    I presume because of sky's open (hahaha) platform, you subscribe direct to setanta, wheras with VM , as you subscribe direct, you get it on all boxes.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,128
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    sodafountain wrote:
    I presume because of sky's open (hahaha) platform, you subscribe direct to setanta, wheras with VM , as you subscribe direct, you get it on all boxes.
    Yeh - us Sky customers get ripped off on Setanta compared to cable :(

    I didnt know that you got it on all boxes with cable.

    When i had telewest (back bout 2 years ago) i had Setanta but didnt have multiroom so i wasnt sure :)
  • pjcd1970pjcd1970 Posts: 1,228
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    On Cable we don't get Racing World or Setanta Ireland, so we get less channels for our £15 per month, but as you say, we do get it on all boxes in the house.
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