SKY is giving out upgrades to new TV set-top boxes at no cost to customers.
The completely free upgrade is being given out to those who have one of the the older boxes.
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This is because certain TV channels such as BBC One and BBC Two are switching their local programming to wholly HD from this month.
That means that Sky customers with the Sky+ set-top boxes won’t be able to watch due to them not being geared up for HD.
If you have one of the affected boxes you’ll get a message on your screen saying: “The BBC is making all its services available in HD.
“To watch local BBC One programmes, you need to upgrade to HD.”
Instead, people can trade in their ageing boxes for the latest Sky Q box.
An engineer will come to your house free of charge and swap out the boxes for you.
Sky is encouraging customers to check if their TV’s will be affected by the change.
You’ll need to select channel 105 on your remote and if you see Channel 5 HD, you’re not affected.
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If you see Channel 5 in SD, you are and you’ll need to upgrade your Sky box.
You can also press services on your Sky remote, then press 4 then 5 and check the version number.
If your box is one of the following you’ll need to update it:
Digibox
- 4F01 to 4F06 (Amstrad)
- 4E01 to 4E05 (Grundig)
- 9F01 to 9F08 and 9F0A (Pace)
- 0F01 to 0F05 (Panasonic)
- 4E06 to 4E08 (Thomson)
Sky+
- 4F2001 to 4F2006 (Amstrad)
- 4F2101 to 4F2118 and 9F2101 to 9F2137 (Amstrad or Pace)
- 9F2001 to 9F2024, PVR2, 9F2201 to 9F2235, 9F2301 to 9F2339 (Pace)
- 4E2101 to 4E2141 (Thomson)
If your box is one of those affected then all you need to do is call Sky on 0333 759 5121 to get your upgrade.
Or you can head over to www.sky.com/help/bbcupgrade.
Meanwhile, Sky customers can also bag themselves £100s of rewards with this trick.
Plus, this Sky customer managed to shave £360 off her bill with a handy Martin Lewis tip.
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