I wanna know about sky digital

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Not sure if I've posted this in the correct place, so apologies in advance if I have.

I have just cancelled my Sky subscription. It will end on Jan 29th. The chap said that I will continue to receive freeview, until Sky change the viewing card. Will I be able to get a new viewing card from somewhere once Sky change theirs??

I'm not really clued up about these things

ckerrd

Freeview is nothing to do with BSkyB - he means you will get the free to air/view channels (Sorry to be pedantic)

Lots of helpful info here
http://www.!!!!!!.uk/tech/freeview.htm

the_devil_made_me_do_it

So basically I won't need to purchase a viewing card to receive all free view channels including ch4/5?

A_Nice_Englishman

Your existing viewing card will enable you to recieve the FTV (Free to View) channels broadcast by satellite, including Channel 4 and five. At some point in the future Sky may well change the cards and you will need a new one then.

(As ckerrd said, Freeview is nothing to do with satellite and is received through a conventional aerial and a suitably equipped TV or separate set top box rather than via satellite and a dish)

BexTech

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote:

So basically I won't need to purchase a viewing card to receive all free view channels including ch4/5?

Your current viewing card will turn into a FTV card (FreeSatFromSky card), required for Ch4, Five, Five Life, Five US and Sky Three, you will receive the many FTA channels also as these are FTA and therefore require no viewing card.

Sky Digital has been going since 1 Oct 1998 and they have only issued 2 different revision viewing cards in all this time.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Ah, so I will still be able to use the sky dish and sky digi box?

Thanks, I understand now, was just worried I'd have to start forking out for new ariels ect..

BexTech

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote:

Ah, so I will still be able to use the sky dish and sky digi box?

Thanks, I understand now, was just worried I'd have to start forking out for new ariels ect..

Yeah, your box will continue to work fine, full EPG, all updates and all the free channels will be there.

You can subscribe again any time, and there will only be a minimum period of one month, they often send out deals to get you to come back.

I'm currently using my Sky Digital box for just the FTA/FTV channels, which I do from time to time, when I can no longer get excellent offers on the subs.

I do have free cable TV, just the starter package, managed to get that free for another 12 months, so that covers a few more channels.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Never had cable tv. Got Sky installed last yr, and the 12 month contract has expired so I'm free to leave. I've asked them for cancelation in writing, which they rekon I'll receive in the next few days.

BexTech

Satellite is better than cable, I just have cable TV as it was free with my broadband, and managed to get them to keep me on the same offer for another 12 months.

Sky will send you a "Sorry you are leaving...." type letter, with the date your subscription will end.

Then a month or 3 later you may start to get "Come back to sky and get 6 months half price" type offers.