Sky TV question?...
14 June 2011, 08:27 AM
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Sky TV question?...
Assuming you have the dish etc, and a sky box - then cancel your subscription to Sky, can you get any free channels through the Skybox, or do have to change to a free-sat box or whatever?..
14 June 2011, 09:07 AM
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yep still can - dont even need a card in the box - my sister uses my old PACE sky box in theis way.
In theory if you phone up SKY they have to send you a proper freeview card for free......
I think this gives you a few more channels
In theory if you phone up SKY they have to send you a proper freeview card for free......
I think this gives you a few more channels
14 June 2011, 10:30 AM
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you can pick up free sat providing you have either an old sky box or a tv that can decode it. my dad picks up both through the tv as you switch between the different inputs.
14 June 2011, 10:42 AM
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just sold my old box for someone to pick up freesat a few weeks ago. seems a good idea, annoyingly most of the programmes i watch are on the channels like living and sky one though so sticking with virgin for the moment.
14 June 2011, 11:42 AM
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14 June 2011, 12:22 PM
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Dont bother buying a freesat card from sky just by a freesat box for £25
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14 June 2011, 01:05 PM
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14 June 2011, 01:55 PM
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Hmm OK - I was shooting in the dark TBH - lol
I'm sure they used to be free - or am I dreaming here..?
Still a cheap freeview box tho, as pointed out above....
It galls me to pay SKY every month, I can't even bring myself to pay an extra tenner for HD
I'm sure they used to be free - or am I dreaming here..?
Still a cheap freeview box tho, as pointed out above....
It galls me to pay SKY every month, I can't even bring myself to pay an extra tenner for HD
14 June 2011, 02:00 PM
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freeview box, yes. freesat box no. as for paying sky... i give them £82.75 a month. top tier package, 2 x HD subs and multiroom. sky freesat in the other living room is very rarely used.
14 June 2011, 02:04 PM
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No Dave on Freesat so it's no good to me I'm afraid!
Saying that, the only reason we stick with Sky is for the childrens channels. If Nick Jr and Cartoon Network were on Freeview then the Sky dish would be gone!
Steve
Saying that, the only reason we stick with Sky is for the childrens channels. If Nick Jr and Cartoon Network were on Freeview then the Sky dish would be gone!
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14 June 2011, 02:07 PM
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It grieves me at £18.99 per month.... lol
I'm too scared to phone them up as I've been on the same SKY package for 15yrs....
I know that the package I'm on doesn't exist anymore, so if I go for the HD pack they'll stiff me over on what channels I get.....
14 June 2011, 02:17 PM
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I brought my old sky box round to my girlfriends house, we get the 5 terestial channels, bbc3 & 4, ITV 2, 3 & 4, ch4 & more 4 & e4 and their +1 channels, the CBS channels, some movie channels but not the Sky one's, some cartoon / kids channels, and the dial-a-w@nk channels (so I'm lead to believe 
) but not 5* or 5usa 
!!!!
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) but not 5* or 5usa !!!!windyboy
14 June 2011, 03:57 PM
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14 June 2011, 04:12 PM
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dont forget line rental and landline bill from BT too
14 June 2011, 04:22 PM
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My Broadband is Virgin ADSL - been using that for years too, no Cable by us - dont want to use SKY for BB as sky have no News Servers
Big no no on that frontUsed to have SkyTalk - but went back to BT - was cheaper!
Do you reckon I'd keep all channels except for Movies & Sport? - I thought they were all in 'Packs' now - like kids pack, history pack, discovery pack etc etc
I know my parents dont get the History channels now, and they pay about £38 per month (although they do have 'some' HD channels - they expected to get ALL HD channels when they had the HD pack - but Nada!)
14 June 2011, 04:25 PM
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I pay £55 pm for the "Sky Sports World" package and get their "Everyday" BB for free (suits me).
This is on a Sky+ HD box, of course (I think a tenner of that £55 accounts for the HD service IIRC).
Daylight robbery, lol
My phone is BT line rental at about £37 per 1/4. I'm on free evening & w/e calls with them as well. Which means, together with my mobile's 800 free mins, means I don't hardly ever incure any "call" costs (indeed, the mobile alone covers my monthly usage).
This is on a Sky+ HD box, of course (I think a tenner of that £55 accounts for the HD service IIRC).
Daylight robbery, lol
My phone is BT line rental at about £37 per 1/4. I'm on free evening & w/e calls with them as well. Which means, together with my mobile's 800 free mins, means I don't hardly ever incure any "call" costs (indeed, the mobile alone covers my monthly usage).
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