Skybox f5 hd

[Superfly]

Hi can some tell me a reputable supplier where I can buy a genuine skybox f5 hd to start playing with thx


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[Barney]

Hi can some tell me a reputable supplier where I can buy a genuine skybox f5 hd to start playing with thx


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They are all over eBay.

Barney

[Superfly]

I read some are genuine and some clones I don't want with gift just a box so I can learn how to do things myself


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[Slywalker]

Used these for F5s and M5, boxes are genuine and arrived next day.

http://tinyurl.com/ohjvu3x

[Barney]

I read some are genuine and some clones I don't want with gift just a box so I can learn how to do things myself

How can I tell if my F5s is a clone or not?

Barney

[katieb]

clone boxes wont take official firmware releases you get file mismatch when trying to update firmware

[Barney]

clone boxes wont take official firmware releases you get file mismatch when trying to update firmware

Is there a way without trying the firmware upgrade?
I did read go to Tools>Information and press 777777 but that didn't do anything. Also there is no QR code on the bottom of the receiver just a normal barcode/serial number.

Barney

[Slywalker]

My units are original and they don't have a QR code on the bottom so that is not a test, what is the issue with trying a firmware upgrade?

[Barney]

My units are original and they don't have a QR code on the bottom so that is not a test, what is the issue with trying a firmware upgrade?

Everything appears to run OK at present and I don't want to risk upsetting the apple cart.
Can I protect my **** by backing it up before trying a firmware upgrade?

Barney

[katieb]

no qr is one way of telling a clone box. read the official site genuine boxes should carry the qr

[Hadron]

no qr is one way of telling a clone box. read the official site genuine boxes should carry the qr

Both genuine and clone boxes have a QR code on the outer box. The genuine code directs you to the skybox.cc site, the clone one doesn't.

Neither box has a code on the box itself, only on the outer cardboard box.

[katieb]

Both genuine and clone boxes have a QR code on the outer box. The genuine code directs you to the skybox.cc site, the clone one doesn't.

Neither box has a code on the box itself, only on the outer cardboard box.

mine has code on the satbox front underside of the skybox this matches the code on the outer cardboard box also has the qr badge

[Barney]

On the cardboard box there is a QR code that directs me to skybox.cc does that mean it's genuine or do the cloners just copy the code as well?

Barney

[Hadron]

mine has code on the satbox front underside of the skybox this matches the code on the outer cardboard box also has the qr badge

Yep. There's a barcode on the underside of the skybox, but not a QR code.

If you don't have the outer box to compare the barcode with the QR code, then you can't use it to test whether it's genuine or not.