Sky viewing card question 26 February 2010 at 9:55PM in TV MoneySaving 5 replies 707 views

jamesprime19

I upgraded to sky+HD a few months back and now have a spare sky box with no viewing card.

I would just like to know that if I had it installed into another room and bought a viewing card off eBay would I still receive all free to air channels.

Also does it matter which card I get as I heard the blue ones will be switched off soon but am unsure whether this is just for subscription.

Thanks in advance

spike7451

Yes,you can.Sky are binning all of the blue cards,subbed & free ones.You can buy a new card off Sky for £20.

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

Also note that you don't actually need a card at all.

The card provides regionalisation of BBC and ITV and gives you FIVER, FIVEUS and Sky3. FIVE can be added manually if required. If you can live without these, you can use the box without a card.

jamesprime19

So will I still get channels such as Film4, E4, BBC3, etc without a viewing card at all?

Inactive

Just pull out the card from your existing Sky Receiver to see what you will get without a card.

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

jamesprime19 wrote: »

So will I still get channels such as Film4, E4, BBC3, etc without a viewing card at all?

Yes you will, but just follow Inactive's post and you'll see what you're left with.