Leaving Sky will dish still work as aerial?

tbear06

Hi,
We've been with Sky for nearly a year and had a phone call saying we now have to pay £8.90 a month for insurance if something were to go wrong with box or dish. Also our free HD will end, another £10 a month. We also have phone and broadband so will be paying nearly £50 a month which I feel is a bit steep. If we were to cancel Sky tv would the dish still act as an aerial if we got a freesat box? Hope someone can help! TIA

ankspon

you don't have to pay insurance,your dish will work with freesat

brewerdave

Just watch out if you cancel TV - You will lose B/Band and phone as well!

tbear06

davidhwdn wrote: »

you don't have to pay insurance,your dish will work with freesat

So cancel sky and dish will work if we buy a freesat box? Sorry just want to get all facts straight.

tbear06

brewerdave wrote: »

Just watch out if you cancel TV - You will lose B/Band and phone as well!

Yeh, I'm going to look around for phone and broadband deals, might go back to talktalk.

HappyMJ

The dish and sky box will continue to work you don't need to buy a freesat box or card. If you pull the card out you will see what channels you will get.

tbear06

HappyMJ wrote: »

The dish and sky box will continue to work you don't need to buy a freesat box or card. If you pull the card out you will see what channels you will get.

Thanks for that, maybe just phone to sort now!

spike7451

tbear06 wrote: »

Thanks for that, maybe just phone to sort now!

However you'll losse the recording/playback features on the HD box but you can keep them active for £10 a month.

Leopard

HappyMJ wrote: »

The dish and sky box will continue to work you don't need to buy a freesat box or card. If you pull the card out you will see what channels you will get.

If you pull the card out, I think you'll find the box will no longer de-crypt "Channel 4 HD" ?

Which, I've been assured, it will do if you leave the card in after you've cancelled Sky.