If I cancel Sky will the box still work?

[CTrickle]

Hi all,

We currently have Sky HD and brilliant though it is I don't think we need it, so what will the Sky box provide when the subscription is cancelled? Terrestrial programs I assume, will it still record from those channels?

Will also have Netflix and Eurosport player.

Cheers
Ed.

[hyperblue]

You should be able to view the Freeview channels, but you won't be able to record. Also you'll lose any recorded programmes on the box.

[redlancer]

hyperblue said:

You should be able to view the Freeview channels, but you won't be able to record.

you also loose everything that's recorded

[illmonkey]

Get a freesat card for £25: http://www.sky.com/shop/freesat/home/

[CTrickle]

illmonkey said:

Get a freesat card for £25: http://www.sky.com/shop/freesat/home/

Do you know if this will allow me to record using it?

Sky must realize that most TV will be 'On Demand' before long.

[illmonkey]

CTrickle said:

illmonkey said:

Get a freesat card for £25: http://www.sky.com/shop/freesat/home/

Do you know if this will allow me to record using it?

Sky must realize that most TV will be 'On Demand' before long.

From what I understand, not officially

[anonymous-user]

illmonkey said:

Get a freesat card for £25: http://www.sky.com/shop/freesat/home/

Is that any different from the card he has in the box anyway. I thought your viewing card when cancelled became the equivalent of a Sky Freesat card.

[MartG]

I cancelled my SkyHD recently - box still works for all freeview channels, including the free-to-air HD ones.

[PurpleTurtle]

Interesting to note about Freesat. We are also looking to bin it as we just don't get enough use out of the paid for channels, although I know I will lament the loss of Sky Sports.

If you are outside of minimum ocntract I am told that if you call to cancel they will negotiate a discounted deal to retain you for a further year. Worth considering as a halfway house?

[CTrickle]

MartG said:

I cancelled my SkyHD recently - box still works for all freeview channels, including the free-to-air HD ones.

I assume all the recording functions stop working?

[MartG]

Yes - can't record, and any existing recordings are lost ( probably still on the disk but inaccessible )

[gtidriver]

Take out your viewing card and see what your left with,i think..

[gtidriver]

Take out your viewing card and see what your left with,i think..

[FlossyThePig]

CTrickle said:

...most TV will be 'On Demand' before long...

This will only happen when everybody has "superfast" broadband and the infrastructure can cope. I think I'll be pushing up daisies before that happens.

[megaphone]

FlossyThePig said:

CTrickle said:

...most TV will be 'On Demand' before long...

This will only happen when everybody has "superfast" broadband and the infrastructure can cope. I think I'll be pushing up daisies before that happens.

Within 10 years I reckon.

[gpo746]

MartG said:

Yes - can't record, and any existing recordings are lost ( probably still on the disk but inaccessible )

Not sure that's true simply because I buy them to strip them and when connected up I can play the recordings ?

[MartG]

gpo746 said:

MartG said:

Yes - can't record, and any existing recordings are lost ( probably still on the disk but inaccessible )

Not sure that's true simply because I buy them to strip them and when connected up I can play the recordings ?

But inaccessible via the SkyHD box itself

[markiii]

they are encrypted so the only way you can play them is via the skybox

[ThunderSpook]

I don't think this has changed from a few years back:

As said above you will need to buy a Freesat card from Sky to use it as a Freesat box but that is a one of purchase.

To record you will need a Sky+ subscription which is £10/mo. This doesn't give you any channels, just the ability to record. This is of course free with any normal Sky subscription.

[ThunderSpook]

Just to add:

You cannot watch any recorded programmes without a subscription to that channel. I assume that means you could watch recordings of the channels available on Freesat with a Freesat card but you can only watch recordings of Sky channels with a proper Sky subscription. I know this is the case because my Sky subscription ended halfway through my watching a recorded program and it just stopped.