FREESAT Vs SKY
Have you seen the absolute rubbish that you would be watching on BBC HD this evening if indeed you had FREESAT.........Gardners World and some program about Frankie Howered....give us a titter missus!
Having said that I had to call SKY the other evening and got through to India....now there's a surprise.....and the so called technical chap at the other end of the phone who was actually being advised by another person in the background told me to turn off my SKY Box, wait 30 seconds, and turn it back on again to resolve my sticking pictures
Very hi tech and I told him that in so many words.
I've done this excercise in the past by myself to no avail when experiencing similar problems which were only finally resolved when I replaced my old LNB with a newer one.
Do these people at SKY actually paid for telling you a lot of rubbish...........How can they possibiliy fix a technical fault on your system over the telephone..............SKY customer services quite simply..........Suck
And the thing with David Walliams as Frankie Howerd was OK, if a little squirm-making for its hammy acting. But not as good as the one with Trevor Eve as Hughie Green in the same series, which was pure genius.'
Oh, and I won't hear a thing against Gardeners World - the most guilt-inducing progremme on TV.
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Personally I will be sticking with the Sky HD box, I do not over enjoy giving them well over £50 a month but being a Sport fan dont really have a choice.
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Well..............I am getting FREESAT installed tomorrow....The HUMAX FOXSAT HD box and a new Low Noise 0.2db LNB as I already have a good 60cm Dish and the cable .
This means that tomorrow evening I have the glad task of telephoning SKY....somewhere in India.....and giving them notice of cancellation of my £38 a month subscription.
I don't watch that much sport and only got the SKY Sports package because my Son likes watching his favourite premiership club when they play, otherwise he doesn't watch any football at all. So....no reason to line the pockets of Rupert any more I say especially too as my wife and I only ever then switch over to watch the Free Channels.
No doubt SKY's cancellation department will try ever stop in the book to persuade me to stay with them but FREESAT's going in tomorrowand that's it.
SKY tends to have millions of us by the proverbials essentially because we let them.
My new HUMAX should pay for itself in 5 months
Meawnhile....By Bye SKY.............was it worth it all..............definitely not......and all those repeats no thanks!
The swines will of course be taking another £38 from me next month as you have give them 30 days notice after which they can quite frankly stick it where the SKY....sorry SUN don't shine
And.... breathe...
The killer question for me with regard to Freesat vs Sky is the 'user-interface' of Freesat boxes. To give Sky some credit, I love the ease of use of the Sky+ system. It's quick and responsive and so easy to use my Mum can use it without phoning me.
nothing wrong with gardeners world.......its a hobby a lot of people partake in, we have in our garden the following at the mo
bluberry plants, strawberry plants, raspberry plants, toms, rocket, leeks, cucumbers, runner beans ....... all in smallish area and pots 
EDIT: just started a gardening tips thread so feel free to add any little tips etc....!
So far easy to use....only had it a couple of hours
The HUMAX is a tiny little thing but very effective.........a big leap forward for those who want to discard SKY subscription fees and all their terms and conditions thereof.........a pure plug in and play system...thank goodness
Apart from only two HD channels, the lack of recording, the frankly basic EPG...
Apart from only two HD channels, the lack of recording, the frankly basic EPG...
Apart from only two HD channels, the lack of recording, the frankly basic EPG...
But this is what someone like I wants.........ain't nothing wrong with Basic.
I want to come home switch on FREESAT and watch it particularly as when I had SKY that's all I ever did
OK two HD channels at present but hopefully Channel 4 should follow in November and also Channel 5 soon and no doubt there will be others following suit very soon.
As for recording....I have never recorded anything from TV in my life........just not bothered....just want to switch on and see what's on at the time. Chances are you will catch a repeat anyway and SKY are the Kings for Repeats
Whats' wrong with the basic EPG............just click on List or Guide and choose the programme you want to watch...I mean what more do you want it do.........recite Shakespeare?
So....Duke Orsino....
If SKY TV be the food of love, play on;
Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,
the appetite may sicken, and so die................of it's hefty subsription charges, complete boredoom and of the sheer number of repeats thereon
If SKY TV be the food of love, play on;
Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,
the appetite may sicken, and so die................of it's hefty subsription charges, complete boredoom and of the sheer number of repeats thereon
Don't give up the day job.
Don't give up the day job.
Well after a few days away in the glorious lake district I'm afraid I have to go back to work proper on Monday unless of course my lottery numbers come up tomorrow
Well, there is another way....
Dont know much about it and if it would work with a sky or freesat box...
Any enlightenment anyone?
Sky, Virgin et all may appear to have some customer service issues (still nothing rivals the hell that was NTL, however, in my experience) , but who's to say Freesat will be any better?
As they're a subscription-free service, you're not technically a customer.....which leaves you to call the retailer that sold you the box, as you can see here.
Oh, and to be fair to the Sky guy you got through to, with any hard-disk drive product the first thing you should always try on a fault appearing is a re-boot. OK, you could argue there shouldn't be a fault in the first place, but many (on this and other PVRs) is corrected, as with your PC, with a restart.
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