Originally Posted by gonefishin:
“Ergo the great illusion that is the 'value' of pay TV. For all but sports and movie fans, I challenge anyone to tot up what they watch most, on which channels and then work out whether £40-£50 / mth is worthwhile. The proper way to do this is to keep a viewing diary, rather than rely on your memory, which may tell a different story. The only thing which potentially changes this value equation is Sky Atlantic.”
You could be right, i know for certain that what my next door neighbour pay for their Sky and what they get out of it is way over the top.
you can only watch one channel at a time.
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I went through this exercise a couple of years back and very quickly concluded that sacking Sky, buying a Freesat box and taking out a Lovefilm subscription would maintain the balance between what I watch most (subscription free) with an occasional top up of premium content. Obviously there's the upfront investment in a set-top box which you'd otherwise get from Sky for free, but after a year or so, you've saved a bundle.”
I done that exercise a few years back when I had sky, realised with all the repeats and the stuff i did not watch it was not worth paying for. i also done the same thing over the last few months, how often i watch T.v, which is why I cancelled my T.v licence.
the other problem i had with Sky is that every time we had a heavy rain storm I lost the signal, if i kept to watching T.v and got a Freesat box, I would still have the same problem,