Leave Sky and go to Freesat - Any good?

[Deleted User]

Inner_Zone wrote: »

the regional versions of BBC, ITV etc on channels 101 to 105, based on the postcode the card was issued to. However some boxes retain these regional channel anyway.

All boxes retain the regional identity they were originally assigned, unless another card with a different postcode is paired with it. So the cards are useful if someone buys a second-hand decoder from E-Bay etc which has different regional channels assigned to it.
I agree the cards are not much use these days and, as others have said, the boxes will still show most of the channels ( not the additional six still Free To View) available without subscription even with no card inserted at all.

Inner_Zone

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

All boxes retain the regional identity they were originally assigned, unless another card with a different postcode is paired with it. So the cards are useful if someone buys a second-hand decoder from E-Bay etc which has different regional channels assigned to it.
I agree the cards are not much use these days and, as others have said, the boxes will still show most of the channels ( not the additional six still Free To View) available without subscription even with no card inserted at all.

Bit of a reversal there, why don't you just admit you were wrong?

[Deleted User]

Inner_Zone wrote: »

Bit of a reversal there, why don't you just admit you were wrong?

All I said originally was that the cards allow viewing of the Free-To-Air channels.
Is this wrong?
I also said the £25 cards are not illegal.
Is this wrong?
I then said the cards don't allow recording on A Sky+ Decoder unless the customer pays a subscription.
Is this wrong?
You then said I was wrong, but merely added some provisos which I had failed to add.
Is this wrong.?

Inner_Zone wrote: »

why don't you just admit you were wrong?

Okay, I was wrong.

[Deleted User]

+1 for the Humax Freesat boxes. In fact, if you've got a recent TV, see if it has Freesat capability. Mine allows plugging the satellite cable straight into the telly, and shows all the free channels.

rwalton159

We have sky TV minus movies and sports.
I want to cancel as most of the channels we watch are free view anyway.
Can you help answer the following questions please

What's the difference in channels with and without the sky card?
Is freesat any good I.e. what's available for free

Thanks

[Deleted User]

Take your viewing card out and you can see exactly which channels you'll still receive.

prowla

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Take your viewing card out and you can see exactly which channels you'll still receive.

Like I said in post #3...

rwalton159

So would I get the same channels using the sky box as I would on a freesat box, once the sky subscription is cancelled?

[Deleted User]

prowla wrote: »

Like I said in post #3...

…in response to a different poster

HappyMJ

rwalton159 wrote: »

So would I get the same channels using the sky box as I would on a freesat box, once the sky subscription is cancelled?

Not quite...it's slightly different. You get more shopping channels on Freesat from Sky as opposed to Freesat. Do you really want shopping channels?