Use old Sky box as a freesat?

goldboy

Any advice on discontinuing sky+, and viewing as freesat on same box?

Meepster

What advice do you need? Works fine for me (although I get stv instead of itv even though I now live back in england)

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

goldboy wrote: »

Any advice on discontinuing sky+, and viewing as freesat on same box?

Just remember that you lose the recording facilities on the box once you cancel.

almillar

Just cancel your sub and leave your card in - you'll be watching FreesatfromSky.

macman

Freesat is not the same as Freesat from Sky. Very similar channel line up, but not identical.

goldboy

THANKS GUYS, SEEMS MOST OF YOU SAY WILL WORK, BUT ONE CAUTIONS IT WONT RECORD? i WANT TO KEEP THE '+' FUNCTIONS.

75 YEAR OLD SAVING MONEY!

TONY

macman

No need to SHOUT! The Sky+ functions are disabled once you end your sub, it will no longer record or playback. You will have to pay £10 a month to retain those features-or just get a proper Freesat box and get them for no ongoing cost.

vikramrkin

goldboy wrote: »

THANKS GUYS, SEEMS MOST OF YOU SAY WILL WORK, BUT ONE CAUTIONS IT WONT RECORD? i WANT TO KEEP THE '+' FUNCTIONS.

TONY

The only option to keep the recording facility is to pay £10 per month to sky.

What happens if the card is taken out of the box for about 3 months so that it misses the kill signal? Then reinsert after 3 months, will that enable the "+" functionality (as the card will still be alive)??

goldboy

mwilletts wrote: »

what advice do you need? Works fine for me (although i get stv instead of itv even though i now live back in england)

thanks for your reply, i need to keep the '+' functions, have you?

goldboy

macman wrote: »

No need to SHOUT! The Sky+ functions are disabled once you end your sub, it will no longer record or playback. You will have to pay £10 a month to retain those features-or just get a proper Freesat box and get them for no ongoing cost.

Sorry! Didn't mean to SHOUT!, £10 per month seems a better deal than current £50! Also saves £250 for a decent box?

goldboy

vikramrkin wrote: »

The only option to keep the recording facility is to pay £10 per month to sky.

What happens if the card is taken out of the box for about 3 months so that it misses the kill signal? Then reinsert after 3 months, will that enable the "+" functionality (as the card will still be alive)??

Really? does that work? how long for thereafter?