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Sky cancellation versus freesat
What are the benefits of going to freesat+ versus cancelling sky+ ?
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Don't fully understand the question. But I would commend anyone to cancel Sky and save throwing away at least £20 a month. Sky boxes also use an awful lot of electricity even in standby, so another saving.
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Money.
Obviously you have less channel choice. Channels are listed here: http://www.freesat.co.uk/what-you-get/our-channels/ There's also free HD with the right type of box but only BBC One HD, BBC HD and ITV HD at the moment. |
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What are the benefits of going to freesat+ versus cancelling sky+ ?
Well if you are not interested in the PAY channels there is very little point in keeping a SKY+ as a PVR, the minimum cost to maintain the PVR functions is £120 a year, closer to £240 if you take 1 MIX with PVR inclusive. An initial pain in the wallet for a Freesat PVR would soon be recouped and you can throw in the HD option and the streaming options that are becoming common place on the Freesat licensed hardware. It's a straight swap from a twin tuner SKY+ to a twin tuner Freesat box so no issues with the dish and feeds so unless there is a FTV channel that you can not live without and it's not on Freeview I think it would have to be an uber retention deal from SKY to make the decision based on economics irrelevant and it all comes down to money
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Most people say that saving money is the best reason for leaving Sky. I agree that, over time, you can save a lot of money by junking Sky.
But for others, me included, the very thought of my money going to support a Murdoch company is awful. So, that's another reason.
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Just bought a Humax Feesat HDR box, and fitted it at the weekend, well pleased with it
![]() I've had enough of $ky and will cancel my subscription asap even though when I phoned up before, they offered me half-price for 6 months...even at that price it was £25 odd pm. So as I've taken voluntary redundancy / retirement, I have to save money anyway
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Most people say that saving money is the best reason for leaving Sky. I agree that, over time, you can save a lot of money by junking Sky.
But for others, me included, the very thought of my money going to support a Murdoch company is awful. So, that's another reason. ![]() |
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Saving money is one thing, but also my Foxsat box is much more stable than my Sky+ box ever was. I think it's been rebooted once in 18 months.
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Just bought a Humax Feesat HDR box, and fitted it at the weekend, well pleased with it
![]() I've had enough of $ky and will cancel my subscription asap even though when I phoned up before, they offered me half-price for 6 months...even at that price it was £25 odd pm. So as I've taken voluntary redundancy / retirement, I have to save money anyway ![]() |
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Remember there are TV stations available on Freesat in "non-freesat" mode, you will find them via your menu. At least if you have a Humax box like me!!
To get the full range you really need a Freesat box in addition to a Freeview TV/box, so you can watch Top Gear 2007 on Dave for the 34th time. Better than giving your hard-earned dosh to Uncle Rupert though!! |
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Remember there are TV stations available on Freesat in "non-freesat" mode, you will find them via your menu. At least if you have a Humax box like me!!
To get the full range you really need a Freesat box in addition to a Freeview TV/box, so you can watch Top Gear 2007 on Dave for the 34th time. Better than giving your hard-earned dosh to Uncle Rupert though!! ![]() ![]()
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