I have sky but I want to switch to freesat. Can I keep the sky satellite?

0verblood

Or do I have to buy the full package and give sky back their equipment?

Also, if I was to buy it on ebay I'd obviously need somebody to install it. What kind of company would install it for you?

Avns1s

If you have had your equipment for a year or more, then its yours. Cancel sky, pull out the viewing card, reboot the box and there's your freeview.

efb

Yes. You own the equipment. Once you've reached the end of your contract with Sky you can cancel without charge.

Remove the card, plug out, plug in and reboot. Freesat. Simples.

0verblood

Really? I don't have to buy any more equipment? Awesome! So how many channels in total can I get for free, is there a list somewhere? Also, will they tune themselves automatically?

Cantona's Collars

Read the other replies-just pull out the card,plug box out and in again,you get the free channels,only one you need tune in is ch5. Frequency-10.773 H 22.0 5/6.

0verblood

But do you have a list of the free channels I get?

watty

Too many to copy & paste... see links

http://www.freesat.co.uk/what-you-get/our-channels/
(lacks some you do get, has some you have to add manually)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free-to-air_channels_in_the_UK
(has some you have to add manually)
via http://www.techtir.ie/saortv/freesat

Kristopherus

0verblood wrote: »

But do you have a list of the free channels I get?

You could read the Stickies as well. Your queries have been answered dozens of times:)

Sam Russell

..... but you will not get RTE, TV3 or TG4. For those you will need an aerial.

0verblood

Sam Russell wrote: »

..... but you will not get RTE, TV3 or TG4. For those you will need an aerial.

OMG no TG4?? That's it I'm sticking with SKY