end of sky contract

our contract with sky expires end of this month and we are not renewing
it,we have a sky plus box,can anyone tell us what we will be able to
recieve through the dish and box after this,or shall we just chuck it
all,we cannot get freeview in our area through an ariel,thanks in
advance

On 11 Nov 2006 06:17:14 -0800, "toyota" in message
.com, wrote:

our contract with sky expires end of this month and we are not renewing
it,we have a sky plus box,can anyone tell us what we will be able to
recieve through the dish and box after this

http://www.wickonline.com/fta.htm

On 11-Nov-2006, JohnT wrote:

we have a sky plus box,can anyone tell us what we will be able to
recieve through the dish and box after this

You will continue to receive the free unencrypted channels, but the
recording function will be disabled, and you won't be able to playback
existing recordings, so if you want to keep them copy them now.

Thus spaketh :
On 11-Nov-2006, JohnT wrote:

we have a sky plus box,can anyone tell us what we will be able to
recieve through the dish and box after this

You will continue to receive the free unencrypted channels, but the
recording function will be disabled, and you won't be able to playback
existing recordings, so if you want to keep them copy them now.

You will also, by the use of the cancelled viewing card be able to watch
the FTV (Encrypted but decoded for free) channels, these being Channel4,
Five, Sky Three, Five Life and Five US. The viewing card won't be
required for the 100+ other free channels, though the viewing card does
help to set the correct BBC and ITV region. As said above you will lose
the use of the recording system, though you could pay £10 per month just
to keep the recording function, remembering to watch / transfer any
programmes that are from your subs channels.

"toyota" wrote in message
oups.com...
our contract with sky expires end of this month and we are not renewing
it,we have a sky plus box,can anyone tell us what we will be able to
recieve through the dish and box after this,or shall we just chuck it
all,we cannot get freeview in our area through an ariel,thanks in
advance

As the other have replied before me but:

Have you actually cancelled yet?

If not chances are Sky will put you through to another department to offer
you a *good deal* (Basically a reduced rate for any number of months)

Sky don't let you cancel that easily!

T.W.

"{{{{{Welcome}}}}}" wrote in message
.uk...
Thus spaketh :
On 11-Nov-2006, JohnT wrote:

we have a sky plus box,can anyone tell us what we will be able to
recieve through the dish and box after this

You will continue to receive the free unencrypted channels, but the
recording function will be disabled, and you won't be able to playback
existing recordings, so if you want to keep them copy them now.

You will also, by the use of the cancelled viewing card be able to watch
the FTV (Encrypted but decoded for free) channels, these being Channel4,
Five, Sky Three, Five Life and Five US. The viewing card won't be
required for the 100+ other free channels, though the viewing card does
help to set the correct BBC and ITV region. As said above you will lose
the use of the recording system, though you could pay £10 per month just
to keep the recording function, remembering to watch / transfer any
programmes that are from your subs channels.

Can you pay Sky the £ 10 to have recording ability and the £ 7 or so that
gives a few more
channels some FTA boxes have? i.e. get plenty of channels for £ 17 ish
month?
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Vass

On 12-Nov-2006, "Vass" wrote:

Can you pay Sky the £ 10 to have recording ability and the £ 7 or so that
gives a few more
channels some FTA boxes have?

Only a complete fruitcake who's lift doesn't
go to to the top floor would pay 120 quid a year just to use
a function already built into his PVR, when it's free with Freeview.

On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 15:17:10 GMT, wrote:

Only a complete fruitcake who's lift doesn't
go to to the top floor would pay 120 quid a year just to use
a function already built into his PVR, when it's free with Freeview.

Yes, because Freeview offers hundreds of TV and Radio channels,
doesn't it...

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wrote in message
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On 12-Nov-2006, "Vass" wrote:

Can you pay Sky the £ 10 to have recording ability and the £ 7 or so that
gives a few more
channels some FTA boxes have?

Only a complete fruitcake who's lift doesn't
go to to the top floor would pay 120 quid a year just to use
a function already built into his PVR, when it's free with Freeview.


But the guy has already stated that he can't recieve Freeview in his area.
Or have you not read his post?

"The Wizard" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...

Sky don't let you cancel that easily!

Well, not sure what is yet to come but I sent an email to Sky last week,
stating that I´d want to cancel my subscription. Sky´s reply came in this
afternoon:

"Thank you for your email regarding the cancellation of your account.


As your request to cancel your account was received on xxth November 2006,
your account will be cancelled on xxth December 2006, in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the contract.



We are sorry to have lost a valued customer and would like to thank you for
your past custom. Should you wish to resume viewing our channels at any
time, please contact the email address above and I will be pleased to
reinstate your account."



Well, seems quite easy to me.



Or will they start pestering me once we get closer to the day in December?



Achim