Sky box free channels?

MrsE_2
MrsE_2 Posts: 24,162 Forumite
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I've just reduced my sky package to entertainment extra & 1 multi room.

Am I right in thinking if I cancle the multi room I will still get channels through the box?

Will I get any channels via the box without a sky subscription?
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  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
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    Hundreds. Take the card out and see (excuse the pun).
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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    Why have entertainment extra, nothing worth watching and its costing you £5 / month.
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,162 Forumite
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    penrhyn wrote: »
    Why have entertainment extra, nothing worth watching and its costing you £5 / month.

    Kids channels for my grandson, music channels, cookery & home programes, documentaries.
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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    Kids channels for my grandson, CBBC and CBeebies,
    music channels, Sky Arts and MTV
    cookery & home programmes, documentaries.Plenty on the BBC.
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • zennith
    zennith Posts: 12,193 Forumite
    edited 4 March 2013 at 10:08AM
    ENTERTAINMENT

    101 BBC 1
    102 BBC 2
    103 ITV 1
    104 Channel 4
    115 BBC Three
    116 BBC Four
    118 ITV 2
    119 ITV 3
    120 ITV 4
    131 ITV 1 +1 hour
    134 S4C (C4 Wales)
    135 Channel 4 +1 hour
    136 E4
    137 E4 +1 hour
    138 More4
    139 More4 +1 hour
    146 CBS Reality
    147 CBS Reality +1 hour
    148 CBS Action
    149 CBS Drama
    157 Film 24
    166 Information TV
    168 BBC Alba
    179 ITV 2 +1 hour
    180 ITV 3 +1 hour
    184 BEN
    188 True Entertainment
    189 Information TV +1 hour
    190 Open Access 3
    191 BET
    195 Propeller
    198 BET +1 hour
    199 Open Heavens TV
    200 Controversial TV
    201 Showcase
    203 Showcase 2
    204 HiTV
    212 Sumo TV
    218 Vox Africa
    219 My Channel


    LIFESTYLE & CULTURE

    251 Travel Channel
    252 Travel Channel +1 hour
    262 Food Network
    263 Food Network +1 hour
    266 Wedding TV
    267 ?TV
    271 Luxury Life
    275 Body In Balance
    280 Horse & Country
    281 The Active Channel
    282 Fitness TV


    MOVIES

    315 Film4
    316 Film4 +1 hour
    319 Horror Channel
    320 Horror Channel +1 hour
    321 True Movies 1
    322 True Movies 2
    323 Movies4Men
    324 Movies4Men +1 hour
    325 Movies4Men 2
    326 Movies4Men 2 +1 hr


    MUSIC

    365 Chart Show TV
    366 The Vault
    367 Flava
    369 Vintage TV
    370 Channel AKA
    371 Starz TV
    372 Bliss
    374 Scuzz
    376 Dance Nation TV
    378 Lava
    382 NME TV
    383 Clubland TV
    385 !!!!!!


    NEWS

    501 Sky News
    502 Bloomberg
    503 BBC News
    504 BBC Parliament
    505 CNBC
    506 CNN
    508 Euronews
    510 CCTV News
    512 Russia Today
    513 France 24
    514 Al Jazeera English
    515 Press TV
    516 NHK World TV

    DOCUMENTARIES

    539 Community Channel


    CHRISTIAN

    580 GOD Channel
    581 Revelation
    582 Wonderful
    583 TBN Europe
    584 Daystar
    586 UCB TV
    587 Inspiration Network
    588 Loveworld TV
    589 EWTN
    590 Gospel Channel
    591 Word Network
    593 Faith World TV
    594 KICC TV
    596 Believe TV
    597 Olive TV


    CHILDREN’S

    613 CBBC Channel
    614 CBeebies
    616 POP
    617 Tiny Pop
    621 CITV
    625 Tiny Pop +1 hour
    626 Pop Girl
    627 Kix!
    629 Pop Girl +1 hour


    SHOPPING

    640 QVC
    641 JML Direct
    642 JML Cookshop
    643 TV Shop
    644 Ideal World
    645 price-drop.tv
    646 Pitch TV
    647 Retail Therapy TV
    648 High Street TV
    649 Best Direct
    650 Jewellery Channel
    651 Ideal Extra
    652 Gems TV
    653 JML Home & DIY
    654 bid tv
    655 Jewellery Maker
    656 Gems TV Extra
    657 Pitch World
    658 QVC Beauty
    659 Shop on TV
    660 Thane Direct
    663 Stop + Shop
    664 V Channel
    665 Speedauction TV
    666 Rocks & Co 1
    667 JML Choice
    668 Ideal & More
    671 Create & Craft
    677 Celebrity Shop
    680 Screenshop 2
    682 Entrepreneur


    SPECIALIST

    883 Renault TV
    885 Watch Me TV.TV
    886 Psychic TV
    888 Ocean Finance


    Also lots of these channels:

    GAMING & DATING

    REGIONS (BBC LOCAL)

    AUDIO (RADIO)

    FOREIGN LANGUAGE

    ADULT
  • Roger1
    Roger1 Posts: 1,603 Forumite
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    Heinz wrote: »
    Hundreds. Take the card out and see (excuse the pun).
    Don't you need a viewing card to see these channels?

    The BBC channels are covered by the licence fee. The access card costs £10 or £20 from Sky.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    edited 4 March 2013 at 3:03PM
    No, you don't. No viewing card loses you about five channels, plus the regionalisation. I can never remember which ones.
    The licence fee has nothing to do with the BBC-you require a licence to watch any live broadcast TV-not just BBC channels.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 26,612 Forumite
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    Roger1 wrote: »
    Don't you need a viewing card to see these channels?

    The BBC channels are covered by the licence fee. The access card costs £10 or £20 from Sky.
    No viewing card is required for free-to-air channels. All the "access card" does is regionalise BBC and ITV channels according to your postcode.
  • Roger1
    Roger1 Posts: 1,603 Forumite
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    Interesting! So Sky robbed me of £20 for the card? :p

    (Background: I had a 'free' year and did not want to pay for subsequent years. Sky let me keep the equipment but charged me for a new card.)
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    No, they didn't 'rob' you. you chose to pay £20 to obtain the extra few channels. The equipment with Sky is not leased, it's yours from day one. At the end of your minimum term you can do what you want with it.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
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