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freesat card question..

mich_city
mich_city Posts: 13,830 Forumite
hi all,

can I get a freesat card from sky if I am already a subscriber? - if so how long are the cards valid for?

thanks! :-)

Comments

  • nsm
    nsm Posts: 13 Forumite
    Yes you can - atleast i have. I dont think they expire, ive had mine for 2 years whilst also being a regular subscriber.
  • mich_city
    mich_city Posts: 13,830 Forumite
    nsm wrote: »
    Yes you can - atleast i have. I dont think they expire, ive had mine for 2 years whilst also being a regular subscriber.

    thats great - thanks!
  • I assume the Freesat card for a second Sky box. If you stop your subscription then your existing card effectively becomes a Freesat card and there is no need to buy a new one.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    They are valid until Sky issue a new series of card, as far as I am aware, which should not be any time soon.
  • riando
    riando Posts: 11 Forumite
    The cost £20 for the card alone.
    You will be guarenteed a working card for 3 years. If they change the cards they use in those 3 years they will send you a 3 replacement.

    Outwith those 3 years you have to buy another one.
    See http://www.freesatfromsky.com/popup.asp?pid=9
  • buglawton
    buglawton Posts: 9,246 Forumite
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    You can also have more than 1 Freesat card in 1 household if you pay for it. Only it seems that promo offers (like free Sky for 1 month they once had) only apply to one of the cards.
  • missile
    missile Posts: 11,812 Forumite
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    If your plan is for a second box? Often second hand boxes are advertised on eBay with an expired Sky card. I have used an expired card in a second box for 5 years.
    "A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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