Ex Sky Subscription

I_luv_cats

I had a Sky Television subscription a while ago, BUT I am no longer a customer of theirs & therefore I just receive the free channels. I have the old viewing card inserted to receive some of the free channels as for some reason I need it.


Sky keeps advertising on tv that there is a new card on its way for their customers, does that mean I won't get some of the free channels that I need my card for???

kkpolobear

best way to check is to take the card out of the box and see if you still get the channels you get now
also the ones i can think off at needs the card is sky 3, itv1 some areas channel 5 and a few others

I_luv_cats

I just wondered why you need the card for free channels and if this card is made inactive (even for free channels) after all subscribers have had their new cards??


(Channel 5 / Sky 3 / ??)

Pokerlad

Yes the old card will be "killed" after switch over.

You don't need a card for any Free to Air (FTA) channels but you do for Free to View channels (FTV). FTV channels are broadcast encripted presumably due to broadcasting rights and hence you need the encription key to watch it which is what is stored on the card.

richard9991

Pokerlad wrote: »

Yes the old card will be "killed" after switch over.

You don't need a card for any Free to Air (FTA) channels but you do for Free to View channels (FTV). FTV channels are broadcast encripted presumably due to broadcasting rights and hence you need the encription key to watch it which is what is stored on the card.

you need the card to view certain channels to stop people viewing them abroad