I've gone and done it... cancelled SKY!!
- Thread starter Beedub
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http://www.apple.com/uk/appletv/
There's no doubt Sky's a rip off but if like me you want to watch the ashes / six nations / F1 then they have the monopoly I couldn't care less about football and the premier league all a load of pansies.but it seems I have to pay for not watching, just to see what I want. If only as it should be the national sports events were on terrestrial TV .
GP06Roadster
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I have to have it for the F1 and The Wire (what a show - I never watched it first time round, now totally hooked!)
Most of the rest I agree is total crap and a complete rip off. Could do with having 70% less channels but making the output better quality (shows like boardwalk empire)
I wish I could try Virgin but not in my street still
Most of the rest I agree is total crap and a complete rip off. Could do with having 70% less channels but making the output better quality (shows like boardwalk empire)
I wish I could try Virgin but not in my street still
Now that the super Foxes are in the Premiership I have even more reason to watch my Sky. I watch it a lot but then I watch a lot of sport - F1/GP2, football, cricket, golf, NFL etc. I also watch Sky News a lot too.
Whilst the Apple TV is good, for a slightly higher initial outlay you could have a computer running XBMC.
Couple it with a few plugins and you'll have more content at your disposal than you have time to watch. (Of course this is on the assumption you have an decent broadband connection)
Couple it with a few plugins and you'll have more content at your disposal than you have time to watch. (Of course this is on the assumption you have an decent broadband connection)
I ditched Sky years ago when I realised what I was paying and mainly watching free channels anyway.
Freesat and freesat from Sky are not the same thing, confusing I know.
I have a variety of Freesat and Freeview boxes around the house, does what I want and for nothing.
Freesat and freesat from Sky are not the same thing, confusing I know.
I have a variety of Freesat and Freeview boxes around the house, does what I want and for nothing.
NeilP said:
Can you recommend a few plugins Neil? I've been using Plex on my Mac Mini as a media centre for a couple of years now, but it's not got as many usable plug-ins as I'd hoped. How do watch other channels via XBMC?
Byron - feel your pain mate. I've been looking recently at updating from Freeview to something with more options but Sky/VIrgin just want to fleece me for what I know I'll only use a little. Youview or Talk Talk seem like a good options. Or BT when they get fibre broadband in my area at the end of this year (I REALLY miss my weekend MotoGP!).
dr_john said:
I pay a small mortgage to Sky to find my wife scanning the channels every night for about 20 mins 
She wont let me cancel it!
She wont let me cancel it!
gwatson said:
Initially yes, but they will at some stage block your existing card and force you to have a new viewing card which currently costs £25 to enable you to continue to receive their 'free' channels.
We pay over £80 but actually use it quite a lot. Son loves the kids movies, which saves us from buying all the Disney DVDs, husband likes big crabs, trucks driving on ice roads, nazis (i.e. the Discovery channel) and the sport. I like the documentary channels and the odd movie. Husband is also away a lot so makes full use of Sky Go. We tried cancelling, but it lasted half an hour.....
