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Offline Andy

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free sat boxes
« on: February 09, 2015, 08:29:31 pm »
Going to cancel sky this month but still want to record etc like the sky box but  not sure which one to get..Has any body done the switch
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Re: free sat boxes
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2015, 08:35:24 pm »
ive used the humax freesat boxes before. worked well but didnt have Dave on it.
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Re: free sat boxes
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2015, 08:42:52 pm »
Humax seems to be the way forward , we're just working up the courage to cancel SKY  :scared:




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Re: free sat boxes
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2015, 08:53:28 pm »
 :signLOL:Am in the same position at the moment
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Re: free sat boxes
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2015, 09:11:31 pm »
Just said this to the mrs, sky is getting crap, all repeats. Use it more for the record function tbh

Problem is the other options are pants
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Re: free sat boxes
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2015, 09:45:05 pm »
I have a Humax 1000S 1TB HDR after getting rid of Sky and highly recommend it. If you miss Dave that much you can connect your pc/laptop to your tv and watch UKTVplay.  :happy2:
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Re: free sat boxes
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2015, 10:01:09 pm »
We have had a Humax Foxsat HDR 500GB for about 3 or 4 years. Brilliant piece of kit. I had a cheaper make to start with but sent it back. The cooling fan was so loud! I thought the thing was going to take off. Nice and silent with Humax  :happy2:
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Re: free sat boxes
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2015, 10:13:00 pm »
Thanks for the advice,can you get the fox channel  on these boxes as The walking dead has just started again
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Re: free sat boxes
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2015, 11:17:29 pm »
No, that's what movietube is for lol
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Re: free sat boxes
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2015, 11:41:44 pm »
Use moviebox 99% of the time now with an Apple TV, no need for any subscription to sky or whatever.
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Re: free sat boxes
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2015, 03:33:10 pm »
I've got a YouView box that can record/pause/rewind etc. and has catch up and on demand.  I've recently bought a basic Freesat box too as I want more music channels (there's only two music channels on Freeview and they sometimes have sh*te like the Kardashians on instead).  I went for the Manhattan which was the cheapest on Amazon.  I don't need much from the box as I have the YouView for that so it meets my needs, although is a bit slow to respond when I press the buttons on the remote.

See also this thread
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