Sky freesat

ankspon · 11 September 2009 at 4:19PM

I'm moving to an apartment that is already set up for sky,i don't want monthly subscription channels and was wondering where the best deals are for a box and freesat card as the dish is already installed,thanks.

juliescot · 11 September 2009 at 4:22PM

If you are going down the freesat route then you don't need a card, just a freesat box.

You can get a standard def box for under £50

Otherwise I would get a cheap Sky box from ebay or similar - you can get a lot of channels without any card in that as well

ankspon · 11 September 2009 at 4:24PM

thanks,do i have to notify sky to switch it on or is it plug and play,sorry never had sky

juliescot · 11 September 2009 at 4:26PM

Just plug it in and if it is connected to the dish then away you go

juliescot · 11 September 2009 at 4:46PM

I meant to ask do you know if the satellite point is enabled?

ankspon · 12 September 2009 at 11:07AM

At the moment it is enabled as the people who live there use it.We are swapping homes

juliescot · 12 September 2009 at 12:55PM

davidhwdn wrote: »

At the moment it is enabled as the people who live there use it.We are swapping homes

Should be nice and easy then to get yourself a cheap and cheerful box

ankspon · 12 September 2009 at 1:54PM

Thanks all for your help

ankspon · 16 September 2009 at 11:06AM

Has anybody recently bought a freesat or sky box,as i said i only want free channels and was wondering where the best deals could be found.

almillar · 16 September 2009 at 12:46PM

The cheapest way to get some satellite TV here is to goto gumtree/ eBay or a car boot sale and get a Sky box for under £10. This will get you a stack of channels without inserting the card. Next cheapest would be a proper Freesat box which would be around £50 for a standard definition reciever, up to £250 for a high definition with recorder. Or even more for the Panasonics. Take your pick...