Leave Sky and go to Freesat - Any good?

Dinah93

We had sky tv along with our broadband for only £4 a month, which was well worth it for the ability to record programmes to watch later. However now the broadband has ended this will be going up so I'm looking for options before I call to negotiate. Is there a device that I can use to record programmes and also ideally pause/rewind live tv. We're not that bothered about having millions of channels, I think we can get NOW TV for nickjr which is the only non-freeview we're really bothered about.

iniltous

Your Sky box will work as a freeview from Sky box when not paying Sky a subscription but won't have any PVR functions (pause live TV, rewind, record etc) you can get this added by Sky but I think it's around £10/month , you could buy a Freesat PVR or a freeview PVR , the freesat uses the Sky dish, freeview uses a normal TV aerial, so for the one off purchase price you get the 'freeview' channels and the ability to record, rewind, etc

Rodders53

http://www.freesat.co.uk/get-freesat/box-help using the existing dish/lnb/cables.

If you have a working terrestrial UHF TV aerial you could also consider a Freeview PVR. http://www.freeview.co.uk/get-freeview

jb66

Im using this:

http://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/refurbished/hdr-1000s-500gb-dd125d.html?

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jb66 wrote: »

Im using this:

http://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/refurbished/hdr-1000s-500gb-dd125d.html?

I'd utbas nice to use as a Sky plus box?

This one does seem like very good value.

jb66

Its just as easy as a sky box and has catchup tv too, menus are nicer than sky, should be a few videos on youtube

Inner_Zone

iniltous wrote: »

Your Sky box will work as a freeview from Sky box when not paying Sky a subscription but won't have any PVR functions (pause live TV, rewind, record etc) you can get this added by Sky but I think it's around £10/month , you could buy a Freesat PVR or a freeview PVR , the freesat uses the Sky dish, freeview uses a normal TV aerial, so for the one off purchase price you get the 'freeview' channels and the ability to record, rewind, etc

No it wont, it will work as as a Freesat from Sky box with a Sky card. There are important differences.

doubleug

Yup-the HUMAX is the answer....take note that the box is wifi enabled-thus no ethernet wires and silly plugs. Alternatively-if you just want to save dosh big-time-but have the main terrestrial channels accessible at all times just go with any old freesat receiver (the Manhattan is totally adequate) and buy a NOW TV BOX (£15) which can access Iplayer, ITV player, ALL4 and Demand .All you need do is open an account with Sky via Now--cancel it again after your "free 30 days"--and you have a free streamer for the 4 main terrestrial channels and their sub channels!...cost? £0 a month
Job done!

jem16

doubleug wrote: »

Yup-the HUMAX is the answer....take note that the box is wifi enabled-thus no ethernet wires and silly plugs.

That depends on the Humax box. The one linked to earlier does not have WiFi.

iniltous

Inner_Zone wrote: »

No it wont, it will work as as a Freesat from Sky box with a Sky card. There are important differences.

Bit of a pedant aren't we, the point is stop paying Sky a subscription you still can view 'free to air' channels but would not have PVR functions, freeview, freesat, whatever.