Sky deals anyone?
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I ditched Sky back in September when they wanted to up my subscription to almost £80 a month! I really don't miss it. I use Apple TV now for the streaming apps, live TV and catchup.
I also decided to put a good chunk of what I used to spend on Sky into a 'guilt free frivolous purchases' account, which has just bought me a very nice Dolby Atmos soundbar
I also decided to put a good chunk of what I used to spend on Sky into a 'guilt free frivolous purchases' account, which has just bought me a very nice Dolby Atmos soundbar
Can anyone advise me what alternative I have if i cancel Sky please
currently have sky Q with multi room and HD and have been looking to cancel for years.
But their user interface is so good i cant cancel. I find it lick , efficient and very eye friendly.
I only watch channel1-5 terrestrial channels. Where i mainly record shows/series to watch at a time convenient to me. I rarely watch live tv.
Is there anything that offers something similar. Mainly the recording and playback of shows. Or would i have to rely on streaming sites?
currently have sky Q with multi room and HD and have been looking to cancel for years.
But their user interface is so good i cant cancel. I find it lick , efficient and very eye friendly.
I only watch channel1-5 terrestrial channels. Where i mainly record shows/series to watch at a time convenient to me. I rarely watch live tv.
Is there anything that offers something similar. Mainly the recording and playback of shows. Or would i have to rely on streaming sites?
tem1tem1 said:
Can anyone advise me what alternative I have if i cancel Sky please
currently have sky Q with multi room and HD and have been looking to cancel for years.
But their user interface is so good i cant cancel. I find it lick , efficient and very eye friendly.
I only watch channel1-5 terrestrial channels. Where i mainly record shows/series to watch at a time convenient to me. I rarely watch live tv.
Is there anything that offers something similar. Mainly the recording and playback of shows. Or would i have to rely on streaming sites?
Any smart TV will work I should think. They've all got native apps for those channels. currently have sky Q with multi room and HD and have been looking to cancel for years.
But their user interface is so good i cant cancel. I find it lick , efficient and very eye friendly.
I only watch channel1-5 terrestrial channels. Where i mainly record shows/series to watch at a time convenient to me. I rarely watch live tv.
Is there anything that offers something similar. Mainly the recording and playback of shows. Or would i have to rely on streaming sites?
If that's pretty much all you watch that would work well.
It's all streaming but is that a problem?
number2 said:
tem1tem1 said:
Can anyone advise me what alternative I have if i cancel Sky please
currently have sky Q with multi room and HD and have been looking to cancel for years.
But their user interface is so good i cant cancel. I find it lick , efficient and very eye friendly.
I only watch channel1-5 terrestrial channels. Where i mainly record shows/series to watch at a time convenient to me. I rarely watch live tv.
Is there anything that offers something similar. Mainly the recording and playback of shows. Or would i have to rely on streaming sites?
Any smart TV will work I should think. They've all got native apps for those channels. currently have sky Q with multi room and HD and have been looking to cancel for years.
But their user interface is so good i cant cancel. I find it lick , efficient and very eye friendly.
I only watch channel1-5 terrestrial channels. Where i mainly record shows/series to watch at a time convenient to me. I rarely watch live tv.
Is there anything that offers something similar. Mainly the recording and playback of shows. Or would i have to rely on streaming sites?
If that's pretty much all you watch that would work well.
It's all streaming but is that a problem?
tem1tem1 said:
Can anyone advise me what alternative I have if i cancel Sky please
currently have sky Q with multi room and HD and have been looking to cancel for years.
But their user interface is so good i cant cancel. I find it lick , efficient and very eye friendly.
I only watch channel1-5 terrestrial channels. Where i mainly record shows/series to watch at a time convenient to me. I rarely watch live tv.
Is there anything that offers something similar. Mainly the recording and playback of shows. Or would i have to rely on streaming sites?
I just use the streaming apps on the smart TV. You can't record but you don't need to as the programme usually appears on the app within a couple of hours of it airing currently have sky Q with multi room and HD and have been looking to cancel for years.
But their user interface is so good i cant cancel. I find it lick , efficient and very eye friendly.
I only watch channel1-5 terrestrial channels. Where i mainly record shows/series to watch at a time convenient to me. I rarely watch live tv.
Is there anything that offers something similar. Mainly the recording and playback of shows. Or would i have to rely on streaming sites?
Only thing I slightly miss is not having a EPG to see what's on I might want to watch. You have cut down versions within the apps but not one that covers it all.
Don't miss it enough to pay money to replace it though.
Shaoxter said:
bad company said:
The smart tv probably won’t be able to record. We have Sky Stream but also fed up with price hikes. Think I can get out in August.
You can cancel Sky Stream instantly (or at least I could). Riff Raff said:
Shaoxter said:
bad company said:
The smart tv probably won’t be able to record. We have Sky Stream but also fed up with price hikes. Think I can get out in August.
You can cancel Sky Stream instantly (or at least I could). Shaoxter said:
I signed up to an 18 month contract and they still let me cancel. And it was cancelled on the day, not even 31 days notice.
I have an 18 month contract that ends this summer. I like the system but like others here fed up with the price hikes.We used to have Freesat which was excellent but a Sky dish is difficult for us now. We tried Freeview but that was nothing like as good.
Does anyone know of another product we could try? We connect online though we do have an ariel in the roof which we could use.
bad company said:
Shaoxter said:
I signed up to an 18 month contract and they still let me cancel. And it was cancelled on the day, not even 31 days notice.
I have an 18 month contract that ends this summer. I like the system but like others here fed up with the price hikes.We used to have Freesat which was excellent but a Sky dish is difficult for us now. We tried Freeview but that was nothing like as good.
Does anyone know of another product we could try? We connect online though we do have an ariel in the roof which we could use.
dickymint said:
bad company said:
Shaoxter said:
I signed up to an 18 month contract and they still let me cancel. And it was cancelled on the day, not even 31 days notice.
I have an 18 month contract that ends this summer. I like the system but like others here fed up with the price hikes.We used to have Freesat which was excellent but a Sky dish is difficult for us now. We tried Freeview but that was nothing like as good.
Does anyone know of another product we could try? We connect online though we do have an ariel in the roof which we could use.
bad company said:
dickymint said:
bad company said:
Shaoxter said:
I signed up to an 18 month contract and they still let me cancel. And it was cancelled on the day, not even 31 days notice.
I have an 18 month contract that ends this summer. I like the system but like others here fed up with the price hikes.We used to have Freesat which was excellent but a Sky dish is difficult for us now. We tried Freeview but that was nothing like as good.
Does anyone know of another product we could try? We connect online though we do have an ariel in the roof which we could use.
The Sky Q box is great - I don't really watch much live and the interface is very slick.
I've got until the end of the month as I've already given my notice
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hstewie said:
hstewie said:geeks said:
I have an Apple TV arriving tomorrow, providing I get working what I want to get working, that will be the end of our Sky sub next week
How are you finding it?tem1tem1 said:
Can anyone advise me what alternative I have if i cancel Sky please
currently have sky Q with multi room and HD and have been looking to cancel for years.
But their user interface is so good i cant cancel. I find it lick , efficient and very eye friendly.
I only watch channel1-5 terrestrial channels. Where i mainly record shows/series to watch at a time convenient to me. I rarely watch live tv.
Is there anything that offers something similar. Mainly the recording and playback of shows. Or would i have to rely on streaming sites?
I used to only watch recorded programmes but now I have a Roku stick I am happy to watch on demand. The only issue for you is that you would need one for each tv unless you already have smart tv.currently have sky Q with multi room and HD and have been looking to cancel for years.
But their user interface is so good i cant cancel. I find it lick , efficient and very eye friendly.
I only watch channel1-5 terrestrial channels. Where i mainly record shows/series to watch at a time convenient to me. I rarely watch live tv.
Is there anything that offers something similar. Mainly the recording and playback of shows. Or would i have to rely on streaming sites?
Our LG TV records, just needed to add a memory stick/solid state drive. You schedule through the TV planner and can set recurring/series link type stuff too, but to be honest, we just use the iPlayer, ITVX etc apps and stream. One annoyance coming off sky is the sky q LNB doesn’t work with free sat and I can’t be bothered to go up and change it. If I get ladders out it will be to take down the dish
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