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Not making too much use of Sky over what a Humax PVR type box could do (generally record BBC HD, C4 HD, and about time I stopped watching The Simpsons anyway). One question, with a non subscription box would I still get any Eurosport channels, Men & Motors, and Motors TV, or are there through Sky only?
many thanks
Ed
many thanks
Ed
I found this website quite useful:
http://www.stevelarkins.freeuk.com/freeview_on_Sky...
Still get M&M but not Eurosport. Most of the channels are a bunch of pointless sh*te (just like Sky) but you're saving a few hundred notes a year...
http://www.stevelarkins.freeuk.com/freeview_on_Sky...
Still get M&M but not Eurosport. Most of the channels are a bunch of pointless sh*te (just like Sky) but you're saving a few hundred notes a year...
And take good notice of this -
"After cancellation is complete (in 30 days), your Sky subscription will be downgraded to Sky Freesat. As an existing Sky TV subscriber, your existing Sky viewing card will automatically become a Sky Freesat viewing card at the end of your contract term."
Some websites tell you that you have to ring sky and pay £20 for a freesat card, not so, I now have two cards that do exactly the same job, what is annoying is (other than adding the freesat channels to you favourites) that i can never remember which are sky ones and which are free.
"After cancellation is complete (in 30 days), your Sky subscription will be downgraded to Sky Freesat. As an existing Sky TV subscriber, your existing Sky viewing card will automatically become a Sky Freesat viewing card at the end of your contract term."
Some websites tell you that you have to ring sky and pay £20 for a freesat card, not so, I now have two cards that do exactly the same job, what is annoying is (other than adding the freesat channels to you favourites) that i can never remember which are sky ones and which are free.
gobuddygo said:
And take good notice of this -
"After cancellation is complete (in 30 days), your Sky subscription will be downgraded to Sky Freesat. As an existing Sky TV subscriber, your existing Sky viewing card will automatically become a Sky Freesat viewing card at the end of your contract term."
Some websites tell you that you have to ring sky and pay £20 for a freesat card, not so, I now have two cards that do exactly the same job, what is annoying is (other than adding the freesat channels to you favourites) that i can never remember which are sky ones and which are free.
So unless they come & grab the box back from us, would I still get BBC HD & similar using it?"After cancellation is complete (in 30 days), your Sky subscription will be downgraded to Sky Freesat. As an existing Sky TV subscriber, your existing Sky viewing card will automatically become a Sky Freesat viewing card at the end of your contract term."
Some websites tell you that you have to ring sky and pay £20 for a freesat card, not so, I now have two cards that do exactly the same job, what is annoying is (other than adding the freesat channels to you favourites) that i can never remember which are sky ones and which are free.
gobuddygo said:
And take good notice of this -
"After cancellation is complete (in 30 days), your Sky subscription will be downgraded to Sky Freesat. As an existing Sky TV subscriber, your existing Sky viewing card will automatically become a Sky Freesat viewing card at the end of your contract term."
Some websites tell you that you have to ring sky and pay £20 for a freesat card, not so, I now have two cards that do exactly the same job, what is annoying is (other than adding the freesat channels to you favourites) that i can never remember which are sky ones and which are free.
Would the box still recieve BBC & C4 HD?"After cancellation is complete (in 30 days), your Sky subscription will be downgraded to Sky Freesat. As an existing Sky TV subscriber, your existing Sky viewing card will automatically become a Sky Freesat viewing card at the end of your contract term."
Some websites tell you that you have to ring sky and pay £20 for a freesat card, not so, I now have two cards that do exactly the same job, what is annoying is (other than adding the freesat channels to you favourites) that i can never remember which are sky ones and which are free.
Suppose there's only 1 sure way to find out!
If you go to Sky Freesat, you'll lose the recording function, which I presume you want. You will also lose access to programmes that you've already recorded.
A friend went to Humax. The interface takes a lot more getting used to, and there are some known bugs, but the trade off is that you save several hundred pounds a year.
Have a look here.
A friend went to Humax. The interface takes a lot more getting used to, and there are some known bugs, but the trade off is that you save several hundred pounds a year.
Have a look here.
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