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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #15 on: February 03, 2013, 01:36:06 pm »
We pay £60 a month for Sky and like you that really grates with me it's alot of dosh just so Lee can watch the footie Zzzzzzz

We are unable to get Virgin so interested to what other peeps think to the other services

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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #16 on: February 03, 2013, 01:36:22 pm »
We pay £60 a month for Sky and like you that really grates with me it's alot of dosh just so Lee can watch the footie Zzzzzzz

We are unable to get Virgin so interested to what other peeps think to the other services

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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #17 on: February 03, 2013, 01:39:11 pm »
We pay £60 a month for Sky and like you that really grates with me it's alot of dosh just so Lee can watch the footie Zzzzzzz

We are unable to get Virgin so interested to what other peeps think to the other services

Just clicked who you are now!  :laugh:

Hello trouble!  :wink:

Soooooooo slow lol

Sounds like a challenge!  :evilgrin:

We pay £60 a month for Sky and like you that really grates with me it's alot of dosh just so Lee can watch the footie Zzzzzzz

We are unable to get Virgin so interested to what other peeps think to the other services

Just clicked who you are now!  :laugh:

Hello trouble!  :wink:

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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #18 on: February 03, 2013, 01:43:02 pm »
Golf R vs Roc R vs TTS!

Place your bets    :laugh:

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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #19 on: February 03, 2013, 01:48:44 pm »
Golf R vs Roc R vs TTS!

Place your bets    :laugh:

I don't remember inviting you! Mr Silver wheels!  :P

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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #20 on: February 03, 2013, 01:51:19 pm »
Golf R vs Roc R vs TTS!

Place your bets    :laugh:

I don't remember inviting you! Mr Silver wheels!  :P

By the Time he's got the power down we'd be out of sight anyway  :wink:

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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #21 on: February 03, 2013, 01:53:44 pm »
Golf R vs Roc R vs TTS!

Place your bets    :laugh:

I don't remember inviting you! Mr Silver wheels!  :P

By the Time he's got the power down we'd be out of sight anyway  :wink:

True enough!  :innocent: :laugh:

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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #22 on: February 03, 2013, 02:11:29 pm »
Had a Humax foxsat HDR box for a few years now. Had sky but didn't want to pay so now watch Freesat.

Has BBC1 HD, BBC HD, ITV HD and Channel 4 HD. Can record 2 channels and watch another recording or record 1 channel and watch another channel.

Never had a problem with it and its free  :happy2:
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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #23 on: February 03, 2013, 03:13:14 pm »
We have an intruder......  :grin:

Seriously... anyone paying 50-60 quid PM for sky needs their bonce checking!

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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #24 on: February 03, 2013, 03:17:28 pm »
There's plain old Freesat, too, as you already have a dish...

Another option, cheers!  :drinking:

So has anyone any experience with the above?

Beat me to it, they do a free sat HD recorder which has all the same functionality as a sky HD and uses your dish and twin IF cables mate.. Might cost you £200 to get that box but no monthly charges.

It's the way of the beast free box, and pay subs or , no subs buy the box.  If you just want TV channels and no recorder in Standard definition , then Argos £29.99 is the cheapest.

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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #25 on: February 03, 2013, 03:36:28 pm »

There's plain old Freesat, too, as you already have a dish...


Another option, cheers!  :drinking:

So has anyone any experience with the above?


....Yes, I've got plain old (and free) Freesat on a dish. At least I think I have! It has limited channels but it really just depends how much telly you want to watch. I probably watch less than 20 progs a week absolute maximum and that includes "Neighbours" every week day.

Whatever it is which I've got, I don't pay any monthly charges at all.


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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #26 on: February 03, 2013, 03:39:43 pm »

I manage great with Freesat HD on my Humax Freesat bot with twin tuner and 320gb hard drive.

Would like Nat Geo wild, Discovery turbo and Motors Tv but dont want the bills

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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #27 on: February 03, 2013, 03:54:14 pm »
I card share for 20 quid a month and get all sky channels for that

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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #28 on: February 03, 2013, 04:25:47 pm »
I'd love to change from Sky TV. Just seems easier to stay put.  :sad1:

I have no idea where to look as we have Sky+HD, Full programme package (needed for sport and movies) Sky+HD Multiroom, Sky Talk, Sky broadband (which is sh*te) and I'm sure there's something else. My brother says I'm "Sky's bitch".

We have an intruder......  :grin:

Seriously... anyone paying 50-60 quid PM for sky needs their bonce checking!

Your not wrong. i can't believe how our Sky bill has expanded over the last 20 odd years Our flat bill (excluding extra phone calls abroad & all the hired movies) is about £105 PM.
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Re: The alternatives to Sky TV
« Reply #29 on: February 03, 2013, 04:27:07 pm »
Total and utter rip off that mate...