Cancelling Sky

Munster Magic

Hi there,

Need a few answers to the following questions.

1. If I cancel Sky will I keep the programmes I have recorded to the Sky box?

2. If I cancel sky will I still be able to record programmes?

I will probably think of a few more later

John mac

1, Yes, but you wont be able to view them.
2, No

to test what you will get unplug the box remove the viewing card, reboot.

Munster Magic

John mac wrote: »

1, Yes, but you wont be able to view them.
2, No

to test what you will get unplug the box remove the viewing card, reboot.

thanks, so I should copy the programmes I want to keep to a dvd recorder?

Will I then be able to record programmes to the dvd recorder from the sky box when I cancel?

Any recommendations on a dvd recorder to get? I was looking at the one below

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5338942/Trail/searchtext%3EDVD+RECORDER.htm

John mac

no, you must have a sub to play the recording.

Munster Magic

John mac wrote: »

no, you must have a sub to play the recording.

but if I have the programmes copied to a vcr/dvd will it not work?

steveon

You will need to do your recordings to dvd etc before cancellingf your subcription, however some dvd player will not be able to record from a sky box as they have build into macroproctection as especially on the movies to stop you from doing this.,

Munster Magic

think I might just cancel espn, sports and multiroom so.

If I cancel multiroom will I still get some channels on that tv?

Arthur Scargill

Munster Magic, if you cancel multiroom you will loose the subscription channels and sky+ functionality in that room. You will keep the free to air channels though.

STB

You will also loose the RTE1,2, tv3, 3e, tg4. But these are available for free on Saorview.

You can now buy a FTA box for €63 plus postage (about €15) that does all the British and Irish stations in one channel list - and yes its legal. And you can record on it to a pen drive/hard drive with no restrictions.

You would get these channels FREE. (not many people realise that the most basic channels on Sky are mainly stations that are actually free to air - why would you pay Sky/UPC for something that is legally free)

1 RTÉ 1
2 RTE 2 HD
3 TV 3
4 TG 4
5 3e
6 RTE News Now
7 RTE+1
5 BBC 1 HD
6 BBC 2 NI
7 BBC HD
8 UTV
9 ITV1 HD
10 Channel 4 HD
11 Channel 4 +1
12 FIVE
13 E4
14 E4+1
15 More4
16 More4 +1
17 BBC Three
18 BBC Four
19 ITV2
20 ITV2+1
21 ITV3
22 ITV3+1
23 ITV4
24 ITV4+1
25 Film4
26 Film4 +1
28 BBC NEWS
29 Sky News Ireland
30 CNN
31 CNBC
32 Bloomberg
33 Euronews
34 CBBC Channel
35 CBeebies
36 CITV
37 POP
38 Tiny Pop
39 Tiny Pop +1
40 Kix!
41 PopGirl
42 PopGirl +1
43 jazeerachildren
44 CBS Action
45 CBS Drama
46 CBS Reality+1
47 Zone Horror
48 Zone Horror+1
49 Film24
50 True Movies
51 True Movies 2
52 movies4men
53 mov4men+1
54 movies4men 2
55 mov4men2 +1
56 BBC ALBA
57 BBC PARL'MNT
58 S4C
59 S4C2
60 Luxe TV HD
61 Fitness TV
62 Men & Motors
63 Horse & Country
64 Fashion TV
65 wedding tv
66 BET
67 BET +1
68 Food Network
69 Food Netwrk+1
70 Rural TV
71 Controversial tv
72 Sumo TV
73 The Vault
74 Chart Show TV
75 NME TV
76 Flava
77 Bliss
78 Scuzz
79 Flaunt
80 ROCKWORLDTV
81 Clubland TV
82 oMusic TV
83 BBC STREAM-0
84 BBC STREAM-1
85 BBC STREAM-2
86 BBC STREAM-3
87 BBC STREAM-4
88 STREAM-5
89 STREAM-6
90 T7 STRM-0
91 T7 STRM-1
92 Al Jazeera Eng
93 France 24
94 Russia Today
95 PTV Prime
96 Abu Dhabi TV
97 PCNE Chinese
98 QVC
99 Thane Direct
100 Travel Channel
101 Travel Ch +1
102 JML Direct
103 JML CookShop
104 Ideal World
105 Ideal World 2
106 Ideal World 3

You get the idea. No further bills from Sky. Disconnect your Sky box and connect that cable to the new box (it uses your existing dish which requires no adjustment). Get rid of the Sky box, once you do you will be rid of them forever. I dont miss the bills.

masalbeagdubh

My five year old sky box is giving trouble. It will cost at least €100 Euro for a callout to get it fixed. I was thinking of getting a free to air system instead. Does anyone know how much they should cost for the standard channels and if its possible to get any sports channels with these packages?

jhud

masalbeagdubh wrote: »

My five year old sky box is giving trouble. It will cost at least €100 Euro for a callout to get it fixed. I was thinking of getting a free to air system instead. Does anyone know how much they should cost for the standard channels and if its possible to get any sports channels with these packages?

You could buy a second hand box and that would get you back on sky again.
There are some on adverts.ie would be a lot less then €100. Then if the card will not work ring sky and ask them to pair your card to the new box.

As for free to air you would not have rte unless you get the aerial and either compatable tv or the soarview box.

The sports channels are not available to free to air that is not any good ones anyway.

Dymo

STB wrote: »

You will also loose the RTE1,2, tv3, 3e, tg4. But these are available for free on Saorview.

You can now buy a FTA box for €63 plus postage (about €15) that does all the British and Irish stations in one channel list - and yes its legal. And you can record on it to a pen drive/hard drive with no restrictions.

You get the idea. No further bills from Sky. Disconnect your Sky box and connect that cable to the new box (it uses your existing dish which requires no adjustment). Get rid of the Sky box, once you do you will be rid of them forever. I dont miss the bills.

So just a switch of box and I'll get the Saorview channels RTEHD etc from my existing dish?

John mac

Dymo wrote: »

So just a switch of box and I'll get the Saorview channels RTEHD etc from my existing dish?

NO.

you get the bbc itv and other channels as posted above from the Satellite dish,

The Saorview channels via an AERIAL.

If you use a Combo box..

Sponge Bob

They may give you that €5 Irish channels only monthly sub and you could access the recordings with that as it is a live card.

cullenswood

Sponge Bob wrote: »

They may give you that €5 Irish channels only monthly sub and you could access the recordings with that as it is a live card.

Is this €5 sub not just an urban myth? I asked Sky about it before and they claimed no knowledge of it

Karen23

masalbeagdubh wrote: »

My five year old sky box is giving trouble. It will cost at least €100 Euro for a callout to get it fixed. I was thinking of getting a free to air system instead. Does anyone know how much they should cost for the standard channels and if its possible to get any sports channels with these packages?

We had an old box and Sky were doing a special promotion for the Sky+ for new customers , it would give us the same package we had plus the Sky+ box for cheaper than we were paying , so we cancelled my subscription and took the new offer in my Husbands name.