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Cannot afford Sky

I really cannot afford Sky HD any longer and I do not watch any of the channels Freesat cannot get other than UK Gold and I can live without that.
If I cancel my subscription will be Sky HD box still get the basic Freeview equivelent channels? Or - would I be better just using the dish and getting a Freesat box to tie up to the Sky dish?
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  • spike7451
    spike7451 Posts: 6,944 Forumite
    If you bin your Sky sub,your box will,in effect,revert to free to air channels near the same as you get on freeview/freesat,so you dont need to buy freesat.If you want to keep the recording/playback active,Sky charge £10 a month.
  • Swanlander wrote: »
    I really cannot afford Sky HD any longer and I do not watch any of the channels Freesat cannot get other than UK Gold and I can live without that.
    If I cancel my subscription will be Sky HD box still get the basic Freeview equivelent channels? Or - would I be better just using the dish and getting a Freesat box to tie up to the Sky dish?

    Call sky tell them you cannot afford it and go through to disconnection they will offer you half price fro up to 6 months.

    Good luck
  • lapat
    lapat Posts: 816 Forumite
    i got half price HD today for 12 months but that maybe because i have had my hd box for just over 12 months and its packed up so i threatened to leave if they didnt replace it they a new free box free engineer install and 12 months hd subs at £5
    need to have a lightbulb moment
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