Goodbye sky!

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LA1972

New member

May 20, 2009

638

West Sussex

• Jul 11, 2013

• #1

Just had a mad moment and dismantled my sky dish and wires, will only have free view from now on. Got to say it feels great, if there ARE any games I really want to watch I can go down the pub and watch it or I might even get a ****ing life! Good riddance sky ....defiantly not worth the money

 

KingstonSeagull

New member

May 1, 2013

2,185

Shoreditch

• Jul 11, 2013

• #2

I got rid of sky a while back, I spend the money on those naughty 900 channels now... Much more value for money...

 

El Sid

Well-known member

May 10, 2012

3,806

West Sussex

• Jul 11, 2013

• #3

Welcome to SkyFreeWorld.

Ditched them a while ago for Freesat HD+. Saving about £65 a month. No regrets.

 

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dougdeep

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May 9, 2004

37,732

SUNNY SEAFORD

• Jul 11, 2013

• #4

Don't forget to cancel your subscription.

 

Badger

NOT the Honey Badger

NSC Patron

May 8, 2007

12,778

Toronto

• Jul 11, 2013

• #5

You should have left the dish up and got a Freesat HD box.

 

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ILOVEBHA

Member

Jul 27, 2004

830

Shoreham By Sea

• Jul 11, 2013

• #6

I love my Sky couldn`t live without it...how can you miss the Ashes and F1

 

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amexee

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Jun 19, 2011

979

haywards heath

• Jul 11, 2013

• #7

I cancelled on Tuesday. The latest letter putting the prices up again, made me wonder whether £700 a year was really reasonable.

 

KingstonSeagull

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May 1, 2013

2,185

Shoreditch

• Jul 11, 2013

• #8

That's more than a season ticket...

 

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GingerBeerMan

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Dec 29, 2011

8,024

• Jul 11, 2013

• #9

ILOVEBHA said:

I love my Sky couldn`t live without it...how can you miss the Ashes and F1

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I used to think that, some F1 are shown on BBC now, and the rest are shown a few hours later. As said, it's really not worth the money.

 

strings

Moving further North...

Feb 19, 2006

9,965

Barnsley

• Jul 11, 2013

• #10

ILOVEBHA said:

I love my Sky couldn`t live without it...how can you miss the Ashes and F1

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This is an interesting point. All my life I have loved Formula one. I've been to several Grand Prix, and have been obsessed - I even managed to do a 10 year stretch only missing one Grand Prix - and that was only because my Mum didn't know how to set the VCR to record!

I don't have sky. But following F1's move to sky, I have lost interest. I find the BBC highlights difficult to follow - cars change position without real explanation. So I stopped watching the highlights and started only watch the full races. Having done this for a while, I found myself out of touch with the championship position and also the wider story - who keeps hitting who, who has been doing well, etc. As a result I have lost interest. I've only watched 2 races this season and wouldn't be fussed if I didn't see any more.

Its a real shame. I loved F1 - but I'm not willing to pay to follow it properly, and as such, I just lost interest.

 

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seagulls4ever

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Oct 2, 2003

4,338

• Jul 11, 2013

• #11

That was a bit silly. You could have cancelled your subscription and still got FreeSat through your Sky dish and box for free.

 

WhingForPresident

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Feb 23, 2009

16,187

Marlborough

• Jul 11, 2013

• #12

It's definitely an unnecessary luxury, but one I happen to rather enjoy.

 

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amexee

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Jun 19, 2011

979

haywards heath

• Jul 11, 2013

• #13

seagulls4ever said:

That was a bit silly. You could have cancelled your subscription and still got FreeSat through your Sky dish and box for free.

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That is what I intend to do.
Does anyone know if it is as simple as doing nothing, and just losing access to the Sky programs, and the free channels remain available?

 

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LA1972

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May 20, 2009

638

West Sussex

• Jul 11, 2013

• Thread starter
• #14

seagulls4ever said:

That was a bit silly. You could have cancelled your subscription and still got FreeSat through your Sky dish and box for free.

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Yeah I know all that but still have a very good picture with traditional ariel. Also, like I said, had a mad moment and couldn't stand the site of that rusty piece of crap on my wall. Save a few bob a year as well

 

Gazwag

5 millionth post poster

Mar 4, 2004

30,137

Bexhill-on-Sea

• Jul 11, 2013

• #15

KingstonSeagull said:

That's more than a season ticket...

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If you only watch sky for 2,070 minutes a year

 

hitony

Administrator

Jul 13, 2005

16,284

South Wales (im not welsh !!)

• Jul 11, 2013

• #16

amexee said:

That is what I intend to do.
Does anyone know if it is as simple as doing nothing, and just losing access to the Sky programs, and the free channels remain available?

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Yep....they do

Edit: as long as you have a free box / telly that gets free channels that is

 

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Munkfish

Well-known member

May 1, 2006

11,871

• Jul 11, 2013

• #17

Get the basic package its worth it for Sky Atlantic alone.

 

Rookie

Greetings

Feb 8, 2005

12,066

• Jul 11, 2013

• #18

ILOVEBHA said:

I love my Sky couldn`t live without it...how can you miss the Ashes and F1

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Would love to live without F1 but Sky don't give you a chance to cancel it, most annoying

 

Colossal Squid

Returning video tapes

Feb 11, 2010

4,906

Under the sea

• Jul 11, 2013

• #19

I only have Sky as it was cheaper to take out a subscription for a year than it was to buy a Freesat+ HD box.

Twelve months of paying a monthly subscription and after that I'll say goodbye to the Sky only channels and just keep hold of the box and dish.

I would never spend the sort of money they expect you to fork out for the sports channels although I get the F1 channel for free and will next month have the new BT Sport channels thrown in for nothing too

 

crodonilson

He/Him

Jan 17, 2005

13,522

Lyme Regis

• Jul 11, 2013

• #20

Sky is magnificent, it's not just the top level sports action they put on but the justice they do it with the build up, and thorough analysis.