Sky now too expensive? Best options from experience?

LeightonP72

Hi,
We are paying £88 per month for Sky TV and have been with them for over 20 years.  My broadband and landlines are with EE.
I'm now looking to cancel Sky as we are not watching any of the less conventional channels and in Sky Sports I watch the Sunday football matches only when there is a 'big' game.
I have a freeview TV so am assuming with a decent indoor aerial I can get some  channels through that. Also I could pay for the odd football game through a one-off NOW TV subscription?
We play a lot of films/TV series on the YouTube or BBC I Player apps from a mobile so we wouldn't lose out there.
The only thing would be recording and storing some good TV programmes.
Any advice on this please?

Neil49

I have a Manhattan pvr for recording freeview based programmes and it works well. It also includes iplayer itv x and other mainstream apps as well. 

Ideally you should consider an external tv aerial to ensure that you get the best possible signal and high definition channels through freeview where available.

Brie

Freeview or Freesat.  We've been perfectly happy with those.  Added in Netflix a few years back because I like some of their series and the ease of picking a list of movies I might want to watch.  

oldernonethewiser

LeightonP72 said:

Hi,
We are paying £88 per month for Sky TV and have been with them for over 20 years.  My broadband and landlines are with EE.
I'm now looking to cancel Sky as we are not watching any of the less conventional channels and in Sky Sports I watch the Sunday football matches only when there is a 'big' game.
I have a freeview TV so am assuming with a decent indoor aerial I can get some  channels through that. Also I could pay for the odd football game through a one-off NOW TV subscription?
We play a lot of films/TV series on the YouTube or BBC I Player apps from a mobile so we wouldn't lose out there.
The only thing would be recording and storing some good TV programmes.
Any advice on this please?

An outdoor aerial would be much better if possible.  

A Firestick, or similar, might be a worthwhile investment. 

ididgetwhereiamtoday

If you're in the apple eco system then an apple tv 4k would be an option. There's an app called TV launcher which is supposed to be really good (I think it's about £4.99 one off payment) that gives you an EPG. Messing about with ariels and the like is APITA and can be costly to set up. All you would need is decent broadband.
I'm sure google/android have a similar option but the Apple TV 4k is very highly regarded. Check youtube for reviews.

molerat

IMO $ky has never not been too expensive !

poppasmurf_bewdley

It's cheaper to go to the pub, buy a pint and watch the match there than buy a daily pass. 

TheNorthStar

ididgetwhereiamtoday said:

If you're in the apple eco system then an apple tv 4k would be an option. There's an app called TV launcher which is supposed to be really good (I think it's about £4.99 one off payment) that gives you an EPG. Messing about with ariels and the like is APITA and can be costly to set up. All you would need is decent broadband.
I'm sure google/android have a similar option but the Apple TV 4k is very highly regarded. Check youtube for reviews.

Apple TV is a slick system, although a lot of the apps are available on most smart TV's it's a convenient interface and simple remote. It's just a shame you can't record to the Apple TV.