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Message: <blockquote data-quote="joddle" data-source="post: 631943" data-attributes="member: 247983">Well first you do have to activate the sky cards (unless someone has already done that for you) and you have to do this by phoning Sky using a UK telephone line and you need to have a sky box handy to pair the card with although that part becomes irrelevant later as once activated the freesat cards can be use in any sky box. So if you don't live in the UK there are only three options. The first and most simple way is to buy a card ready activated from one of the many dealers who do that in Spain - they will supply an activated card for a suitable fee - but as you have already found out there are sharks around so beware and check all the details before buying and check for which UK area the card is activated as it makes a huge difference to the channels you can get in fringe areas. Go for Tyne Tees South if you can choose.The second most simple way is to get someone in the UK to do it for you and once the card is activated it will work in any Sky box (ONLY FREESAT CARDS DO THIS - SUB CARDS WILL NOT PASS FROM BOX TO BOX)) The conditions are that they must have a sky box and dish to be able to do this.A third and more complex way is to lie - IE phone Sky using a system like Voip Discount or Skype which are capable of being configured to show a registered UK telephone number which will show to the sky operator so they will believe you are in the UK. You then need to be able to quote a valid UK address and postcode (so they can configure the card) so need someone in the UK to agree to give you such information. You also need to have a sky box and dish capable of getting a reasonable signal so they can sent the activation to the card. You have to plan all this carefully before calling IE have the address, postcode and the UK telephone number and details all prepared. Its all a bit risky and if you are found out they will turn off the card.</blockquote>

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