[access-uk] Re: Sky TV Freesat

  • From: "Barry" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:00:40 -0000

I got an old dish and box off my dad but it was too old to update teh 
programming on it.  I think you need one that is at the most 1 year old.

Barry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Spring Flower" <spring.flower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:21 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky TV Freesat


Is it instead of the sky card and what can you get on it?

We have an old sky box and dish, digital but one of the first ones, will
this card go in there and once its in is there any other payments?

Trace

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 7:41 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky TV Freesat


> No, you just need the card to go in it for £20.  Give Sky a ring and they
> will send you one.
>
> Barry H
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "jim o,brien" <jim.taggart@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 6:24 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky TV Freesat
>
>
> hi guys, i have just kicked sky into touch. i still have a sky box and
> dish.
> do i have to pay £150 to get free view from sky?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 5:57 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky TV Freesat
>
>
>> Hi Andy,
>>
>> (I'd better say first that your HTML message came in as
>> black text on a black background.)
>>
>> Yes, it does look like this is Sky's answer to Freeview.
>> However, at £150 flat fee, on the face of it, it appears to
>> be a good deal.
>>
>> What's more, THEY come along and fit it all up, so if it
>> doesn't work, they cannot force you to pay - can they?
>>
>> By the way, do you have a proper digital aerial?  When we
>> got our first digibox, we had to have the aerial replaced.
>>
>> George.
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy
>> Sent: 20 January 2006 17:49
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky TV Freesat
>>
>>
>> Hi George.
>>
>> Are you perhaps thinking of subscribing yourself?  Pauline
>> and I have been thinking of subscribing to Sky but it's the
>> £30 or there abouts a month that is stopping us.  Is Freenet
>> the same as Freeview only using a satellite disk?  We
>> purchased a Freeview box for £50 from Argos only to discover
>> that it didn't work in our area.  But it really would be
>> nice to have a few extra channels.  At the moment, we only
>> get 1,2, itv and 4.
>>
>> Best wishes.
>> Andy
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: George Bell
>> <mailto:george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 11:42 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Sky TV Freesat
>>
>> Have any of you signed up for Sky's Freesat?
>>
>> For a one of flat fee of £150, you get a satellite
>> dish and all the necessary, installed.
>>
>> They claim access to around 120 TV channels and a
>> lot more.
>>
>> And in their words:-
>>
>> Freesat from Sky gives access to a choice of some
>> fantastic TV and radio programmes on offer in the UK in
>> crystal clear digital quality. Whether it's keeping your
>> kids entertained or simply entertaining yourself, you'll
>> know where to find great entertainment whenever you need it.
>> Catch all your favourites from BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel4 and
>> five, plus great extra channels such as BBC3, BBC4, CNN,
>> Travel Channel and loads more. And with interactive services
>> including email, SMS text service, betting and online
>> shopping, you can do more than just watch.
>>
>> More details at:-
>>
>> http://www.freesatfromsky.co.uk/
>>
>> George.
>>
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