Goodbye sky!

[Colossal Squid]

Poxy double post

 

[seagulls4ever]

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?

Yes it is that simple! Your viewing card automatically converts to a FreeSat card.

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

Fair enough mate.

Yep....they do

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

You don't need a any special box or TV to get the channels - the Sky box does that job. It gives you more channels than Freeview too.

 

[LA1972]

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.

Years of watching TWO very serious men in suits telling me the sports news triggered something to explode in my head

 

[Stat Brother]

I'm new to Sky due to being previously with O2, and Sky whoring themselves at me.

All I can say about the TV side of things is:-

'It's shithouse'.

Once you take away, all the +1's, HD channels and the rubbish, there's nothing to watch.

Quite how people can justify spends £65+ a month I'll never know.
I certainly won't be keeping Sky beyond 12 months, unless my absolute resistant towards it turns into catnip and I get an equally good deal.

 

[piersa]

I got rid of sky because it is a rip off. Simple really. Offer little value to me.

 

[Box of Frogs]

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

/\ What he said /\

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Yes it is that simple! Your viewing card automatically converts to a FreeSat card.

You don't need a card for Freesat , even though it is described as a Freesat From Sky card (FSFS) as all the channels are transmitted free to air. All the card left in the digibox does is keeps the correct regional BBC1 and ITV1 channels to where the card was issued (if you take out the card you will get BBC1 London and ITV1 London as the default channels)

 

[hybrid_x]

£700 a year?? wow - surely all the sports can be streamed online now - though quality not as good and a bit fiddly.

 

[mikeyjh]

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.

Agreed, though I wince a bit about the £90 a month..... Don't even watch that much tele, but I'd HATE not to be able to just stick the cricket on for an hour

 

[carlzeiss]

Welcome to on-line steaming , just change your ip address to an overseas numbe and away you go .

 

[albie_noobs]

I have a HD subscription and am thinking of ditching Sky after the cheeky ba****ds sent me a letter saying they were giving the premier league an extra £600M and I was going to help pay for it!
Will I still get the free to air HD channels like BBC HD, ITV HD etc?

 

[halbpro]

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

Although I don't care about the F1, the only real way to follow The Ashes is with Test Match Special. Much more enjoyable than the TV.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

I have a HD subscription and am thinking of ditching Sky after the cheeky ba****ds sent me a letter saying they were giving the premier league an extra £600M and I was going to help pay for it!
Will I still get the free to air HD channels like BBC HD, ITV HD etc?

The free to air HD channels aren't called that for nothing

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

3 things make the world go round

money - very hard to come by

sex - now that is expensive

sport - £65 a month! it's a give away

yeah,sure,we'll have the kids brigade arrive,tree huggers and strange people who try to strike up conversation with complete strangers

get that ****ing dish back up!!

 

[Kosmonaut]

£700 a year?? wow - surely all the sports can be streamed online now - though quality not as good and a bit fiddly.

That's putting it mildly, big games it's almost impossible to find a good stream, it always freezes just when something exciting is about to happen!

 

[bha100]

I have a HD subscription and am thinking of ditching Sky after the cheeky ba****ds sent me a letter saying they were giving the premier league an extra £600M and I was going to help pay for it!
Will I still get the free to air HD channels like BBC HD, ITV HD etc?

List of the fta channels for you.


http://en.kingofsat.net/freqs.php?&pos=28.2E&standard=All&ordre=freq&filtre=Clear

 

[Muzzy]

It's said that you don't miss what you've never had. I don't quite go with that analogy, but I've never had and never will have Sky.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

there's only so much Snooker you can watch

 

[Iggle Piggle]

Agreed, though I wince a bit about the £90 a month..... Don't even watch that much tele, but I'd HATE not to be able to just stick the cricket on for an hour

Agreed Mikey. Ashes, The Lions Tour, F1 all on Sky. The missus went away for 3 nights and I spent it watching At the Races rather than A load of Cockneys having an argument. That's not to mention the Peppa Pig channel which keeps the kids quiet. Expensive? Yes but I'd spent a crap load more if I went down the pub to watch the sport that interests me.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

I have A BT box, and subscribe to the Sky Sports channels separately, also means we'll get the BT sports channel when it starts shortly.