Can I stop paying Sky and use my satellite receiver to get Freeview ?
Yes, but only "sort of".
Freeview is the name of the (BBC-backed) digital TV system that uses hilltop transmitters to rooftop aerials. It is run separately from the "Sky" satellite-to-dish service.
free-to-VIEW is a term for satellite channels that need a viewing card to watch, but not to collect a subscription. free-to-AIR channels are ones that can be received without needing a viewing card or subscription.
The free-to-AIR satelite service backed by the BBC and ITV is called Freesat. The free-to-VIEW service operated by Sky is called fSfS or Freesat from Sky.
As long as you have finished your first year, you can leave Sky when you want.
To do this just give Sky a call and tell them you don't want to subscribe any more.
If you stop subscribing you will be able to watch the hundred or so free-to-air channels listed on free channels list. This service is called Freesat from Sky (fSfS).
Some of the channels on the Freeview service are subscription only on satellite, specifically: 4Music, Challenge, Dave, Dave ja vu, Quest, VIVA and Yesterday . See these links to compare the TV channels on Freesat-from-Sky and Freeview, and to compare radio stations on Freeview and fSfS. Many homes have free satellite and Freeview to get the full range of channels.
You will still need to keep your Sky viewing card. If you stop subscribing on a Sky contract, you can keep using that card to watch 5USA, 5* and PICK TV, the so-called "free-to-view" channels. (All ITV channels are free-to-air).
It is not possible to plug an aerial into a Sky Digibox to receive Freeview channels because the boxes have not been designed this way.
You will continue to get the full Sky EPG listings; you just will not be able to watch subscription channels.
If you want to go for High Definition, HD, you can swap out your Sky box for a Freesat one very easily.
A card is not needed to watch BBC services, but it is needed to get the correct BBC ONE and BBC TWO regions on 101 and 102.
Another option is to disconnect your Sky Digibox altogether and Upgrade from Sky to Freesat - ukfree.tv. If you have an HD-Ready TV and a standard Sky box, this is a good option.
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GlayvaThursday 10 May 2012 3:18PM
Not sure I've seen the answer to this question here but I am planning to cancel my Sky subscription. I have a Sky HD box - will I still be be able to receive HD versions of BB1,BBC4 ITV 1,2,3,4?deedeeFriday 11 May 2012 6:45PM
Antrim i have sky+hd in my living room, is it possible to have two additional freesat boxes that are not sky freesat to two bedrooms from my satellite dish MazbarFriday 11 May 2012 6:55PM
Deedee if you are just going to get normal freesat not freesat + that should be fine as you will normaly have a quad lnb this will let you run 2 extra coax leads to the 2 extra bedrooms if you want 2 freesat + boxs you will need 4 extra coax leads 2 too each bedroom and a octi lnb these are can cost so you can make your own choice hope this helpsjohnsonSaturday 12 May 2012 2:09PM
Staines i have lost channals 12 and 15 can you helpHollyTuesday 15 May 2012 1:32PM
I have a Sky Plus HD box but I have recently cancelled my Sky HD subscription. I understood that now I can use the HD box as a digital box and receive the free channels - freesat? Firstly is that correct?
Secondly, I have plugged my HD box into the TV ariel plus the AV1 or AV2 socket on my tv. The box I have is turning on and is working through my tv but the Sky box can't find a signal and therefore I have no access using the box to any TV channels.
Is there anything I am doing wrong or can do to start receiving the free channels?
BTW I don't know if this makes a difference but my TV is a HD Ready tv. jb38Tuesday 15 May 2012 3:08PM
Holly: The answer to the first question is yes, but its Sky free to view that you will be able to watch and not exactly Freesat as such, although both are very similar except that some programmes on Sky FTV are not on Freesat and vice-versa, and of course as you will probably already know that you cannot use the recording side of the Sky box nor play back anything previously recorded.
Secondly, its maybe a slip of the tongue on your part, but an aerial is no use for a satellite box as it has to be connected to a dish, although only one dish lead is required and which has to be connected into the Sky boxes LNB1 input.
If your TV is HD ready then you should just have used the HDMI lead between the box and the TV and leave the scart leads off. ColTuesday 15 May 2012 10:35PM
Hi there,
I've just bought a flat with two arials, one a two-pronged Sky lead in a suitable place for a TV in the living room, one a normal lead in another room that is not somewhere we want to have a TV.
My wife and I don't watch that much TV and don't want to get Sky. From reading the above discussions it seems that either we could plug one of the prongs from the Sky cable into our HD TV directly, or maybe through a Sky box, and access a version of Freeview channels without having to pay for Sky. Does that seem correct? Advice greatly appreciated.
Best wishes, ColPunchykowWednesday 23 May 2012 6:37PM
I have a sky hd box downstairs and sky+ upstairs.I have freeview HD tvs up and downstairs. If I cancel my HD connection with sky will I still be able to watch BBC,ITV,channel 4 and 5 HD channels. I have no ariels in the house just a sky dishPunchykow: You will be able to watch BBC One, BBC HD, Channel 4 and ITV HD if you stop the subscription, as they are broadcast free-to-air. Channel 5 HD requires a subscription.
You will, of course, only be able to watch the channels on you Sky HD box, not the Sky+ box.
If you replace the Sky+ with a Freesat+HD box (which is a simple swap-over) you will get the above HD channels. AlTuesday 29 May 2012 6:36PM
I subscribe to Sky for a long time, but I only use the internet part of it. I recently ditched the analog aerial, and still manage to receive all free-to-air channels through Sky satellite dish.
My question is, can I change all my old analog tv cables with new digital tv cables and amplifier booster to get a better signal? or this is a bad move?TrevorThursday 31 May 2012 11:15PM
Marlborough As I receive freeview from a relay transmitter in Marlborough wiltshire, I have a very limited choice of just 14 tv channels. when can I expect to get the full list including itv4?Trevor: With your aerial on Marlborough, you can expect to receive the Commercial channels sometime never.
The Commercial broadcasters operate purely on a profit-driven basis. They site their transmitters where it suits them and have no "Public Service" obligation, unlike those that broadcast from Marlborough.
I think that the only way you can get more free to air channels is Freesat. g coonFriday 1 June 2012 9:23PM
HI
I had the Virgin package of TV, phone and broadband. I recently cancelled the TV package keeping the phone and broadband. The Virgin TV cable is still in place. Can I use this cable to connect to a computer and TV to watch Netflicks of Film 4?
Thanks KarenMonday 4 June 2012 11:57AM
Hi
I've just moved house and have done all of the below..............
An aerial is no use for a satellite box as it has to be connected to a dish, although only one dish lead is required and which has to be connected into the Sky boxes LNB1 input.
If your TV is HD ready then you should just have used the HDMI lead between the box and the TV and leave the scart leads off.
However, my sky box just keeps saying no satellite can be found/no signal etc - what do I need to do please?
ThanksbobThursday 7 June 2012 11:26AM
I have recently tried this but I still recieve all the sky channels even though my sub has ended.
Is this breaking any rules?JayFriday 8 June 2012 8:32PM
Hi, I used to be a Sky subscriber over 2 years ago and am thinking about subscribing again because they've got a 12 months half price offer.
My previous Sky box is still in the living room which we use to watch the free-to-air channels. I'd be grateful if you could help with the following questions please.
If I get a new 1TB HD box and get it installed in a bedroom, could I afterwards swap the new 1TB box and put it in the living room and bring the old box up to the bedroom?
If yes, would this mean that the subscription package that I sign up to will only be received in the bedroom and only free-to-air channels will only still be available downstairs?
Also will I be able to access all the recordings that I'd made on the old box again as we haven't been able to access these since we stopped subscribing over a year ago?
Thanks.
JayMike DimmickSaturday 9 June 2012 12:21AM
Jay: Access to the channels is based on the serial number of the viewing card in the box. If you ask them for a new box they'll send out a new card with it, and the subscription will be associated with that card. The recording features, including playback, will go along with that card as well.
So, if you put the new card in the old box, you should be able to play back the old recordings, but you wouldn't be able to record on the new box. You probably want to keep the new card with the new box, and put that wherever you intend to watch the pay channels.
To get all features on all boxes, you need a multiroom subscription. Sky probably still have the serial number of the old card on record and could probably reactivate it; if not, they'll send out a new card for the old box.
I'm not sure if Sky's offers would extend to adding a second set of cables to the dish. Their help page on multiroom setup says:
"A “standard installation” assumes that no additional cabling, bracketry or other equipment is required or any works which are beyond the scope usual in a normal installation. A ‘standard’ installation further assumes that if you already have satellite equipment, you will not continue to use it and your existing cabling will be used in the connection of the Digital Satellite Equipment. If the installation of your Digital Satellite Equipment is not standard you will be charged a reasonable sum for any additional equipment or works that are required.
"We will advise you about these charges before we install the Digital Satellite Equipment, which may need to be re-arranged for another time. If you already have satellite equipment and you wish to continue using it and/or have it relocated within your home, you must tell us at least 24 hours prior to the installation, and in that case a separate installation charge may be payable by you. If so, we will advise you of the amount of this charge, which must be paid before the day of installation of your Digital Satellite Equipment."
Source: 
Sky TV | What equipment do I need with Sky Multiroom ? , under "I already have satellite equipment in my home, can I link it to my Sky box with Multiroom?" FraserSunday 10 June 2012 12:00PM
Hi. I have a sky plus box with subscription. I have a sky HD box I was given. My question is can I use the second hand HD box with my current card. My reason is to access free to air HD channels such as BBC but do not wish to have a sky HD subscription.AlanMonday 11 June 2012 11:11PM
I have bought a new TV with Freeview installed, my question is can I use the Freeseve on the TV through my sky dishKennyTFriday 15 June 2012 1:57PM
Hi, from what I've been reading I've seemed to do the impossible by connecting a sat dish to my freeview box and gettin all the freeview channels?! I live in a flat with all the connections, I've simply cut the wire from the sat dish feed an stuck the copper wire in the aerial slot on the back of my freeview box! I only tried this due to the normal aerial reception was rubbish breaking up all the time an now the signal is brilliant! Is this possible? KennyT: Err no.
Freeview signals are broadcast by terrestrial transmitters. A satellite dish picks up signals from a satellite.
You haven't given your location so it's not possible to gauge how likely it might be that this is the case, but if you're very close to the terrestrial transmitter, perhaps the lead from the satellite dish is picking up sufficient signal from it due to the signal being that strong.
This could also explain why you have poor reception on your communal terrestrial aerial system. It could be amplifying it too much. If this is the case, then it is the responsibility of whoever maintains the aerial system to put it right. It will probably affect others so you might ask your neighbours.
I emphasise that I make this suggestion on the basis that you "may" live close to a transmitter. Without knowing your location I cannot have any idea whether this is likely or not at all likely. jb38Friday 15 June 2012 5:49PM
KennyT: You have to look at it from the point of view insomuch that to you its a satellite dish, but to the Freeview receiver its purely a length of cable, and likewise if you took a length of thin lighting flex, bared one end and connected it into the inner part of the aerial socket, then threw the other end out of the window you would most likely find that you can receive Freeview with that as well, because a piece of wire (albeit normally only about 18" or so) is a standard non-technical test to reveal if a person resides in a strong signal area. David JonesSaturday 16 June 2012 11:32AM
Can I use a Sky HD + box to receive Freesat and use the recording facility on Freesat?
Also if I get the Sky Freesat installation for £175, will they do the necessary installation to enable the + / recording facility?jb38Saturday 16 June 2012 8:10PM
David Jones: Is there any particular reason for you wanting Sky's "free to view" channels? because if you already have a dish installed providing twin input leads then you would be far better off purchasing a Freesat HD twin tuner recorder, as that should satisfy all your requirements without involving Sky.
Quite a few brands are available, although I personally rate Humax as being one of the best albeit a tad more expensive. David JonesSunday 17 June 2012 9:09AM
Hi jb38,
No real need for Sky no. Just wondered if it was worth having sky for a year and then using Sky HD+ box (if you can still record when it's Freesat). Or paying £175 for sky Freesat and buying Sky HD + box off eBay.
Main thing is do Sky let you use recording facility on Freesat I suppose?
Or
How much approx is a dish and installation?
We have humax freeview HDR at the minute and having reception problems with it. But tv running from mac and not using box is fine.
Thanks
David
EddieSunday 17 June 2012 8:42PM
Hi, Just in case this is needed to answer my question, I live in CT203NJ
I currently have virgin everything and Ive just realised its getting quite expensive. I used to have sky about 4 years and the dish is still on the wall. I dont have an aerial socket so never been able to have normal tv without either sky or virgin.
Now, because Im having to cut costs and thinking of either freesat or freeview. Which of these systems are best with not having an aerial socket. Im not too worried about the difference in channels, more concerned if Ihave the setup ready for either freesat or freeview, any help welcome.Eddie: Freeview requires a terrestrial aerial, you can use Freesat with your existing dish. If you want a Freesat recorder, then you need two cables from your dish.
As you're only five miles from the Dover transmitter, you "may" be able to receive Freeview with a suitably placed set-top aerial.
This is particularly so if your window faces the transmitter and there aren't other buildings in the way. Eddie: I should point out that reception "could" be hit and miss with a set-top aerial. EddieSunday 17 June 2012 11:51PM
Folkestone Thanks Dave, so will my dish still be able to receive freesat, sorry, I have no idea how it works, I thought that once I changed from sky that my dish would no longer work, and also, how do I know if I have 2 cables from my dish for a recorder?jb38Monday 18 June 2012 7:24AM
Eddie: Sky and Freesat are exactly the same as far as the dish is concerned, and if your previous Sky box was only just that and not a Sky+ box which can also record Sky programmes, then you will likely only have one coax lead coming into your house from the dish.
If you are not too bothered about being able to record then a Freesat receiver only requires one coax input from the dish exactly like the previous Sky box "if" it wasn't Sky+.David JonesMonday 18 June 2012 6:34PM
jb38 / anyone?
Any ideas on my comments please?jb38Monday 18 June 2012 9:00PM
David Jones: Just came on a few minutes ago and spotted your query. The point about the Sky+ HD boxes is that unless you pay Sky a monthly subscription (of I believe £10.50) then you cannot using the recording side of the box, as Sky permanently retains the access to this.
However, as you do not have any particular interest in viewing Sky dedicated channels then I would just not involve them, and likewise advise going for a Freesat twin tuner PVR system, and which I am sure would suit your all of your requirements for a one-off payment for the equipment, and as far as a dish is concerned, I would advise you to check the adverts in your local paper for anyone that advertises dish installations and get a quote from them for a dish fitted with a quad outlet LNB (two feeds being required for a twin tuner device) bearing in mind that you can purchase complete brand new dish kits for as little as £35.00 or so from numerous e-bay sources, then all you would require to do is get someone to fit it up for you.
You should have a look at the Humax brand Freesat twin tuner recorders, as these can be obtained with hard drives ranging from 320Gb up to 1TB, Humax of course being a tad more expensive than some of the other brands, but you get what you pay for!
This is a link to the companies direct sales, although you will see them advertised on places such as Amazon etc.
Humax FOXSATHDR1TB Twin Tuner Freesat 1TB PVR - HUMAX UK Direct Sales Website David JonesMonday 18 June 2012 11:27PM
Thanks for advice jb38. Will do that
TerryFriday 22 June 2012 5:05PM
I have an old Sky box in my attic, would like to use this while on holiday in the caravan. would i require a viewing card, and how much are they, also how long would the card lastjohnTuesday 26 June 2012 9:18PM
i,ve just cancelled sky, i have a sky+hd box, can i buy a digital recorder and connect the two, rather than buy a freesat box?Les NicolWednesday 27 June 2012 8:43AM
David Jones - Just to add to JB38's info on the Humax Foxsat HDR - this receiver is Linux based and there is now excellent third party software available which can set the Humax HDR up as a fully functioning media and file server.
There are also utilities available for Linux Windows and Mac computers that can convert non-native video sources which can then be imported yo the HDR's Hard Drive i.e. Home Movies, DVD Rips etc.Les NicolWednesday 27 June 2012 9:03AM
David Jones P>S> I have the earlier 320gb HDD which I converted to a 1TB HDD. Straightforward process if your familiar and competent with PC's.
Earlier - not sure about the current box,- also with "Diseqc" software and can as mine is motorised. Some quirks over dedicated FTA (Free to air receivers) but compensated for in being fitted with highly sensitive - I think they are "SHARP" tuners - means excellent reception properties particularly if the receiver is being used outside the UK in other parts of Europe.
GrahamWednesday 4 July 2012 1:40PM
I have just cancelled my Sky+ subscription. Can I plug the twin satellite feeds from my Sky dish directly into a Humax and use it or will the dish need repositioning ian thomasMonday 9 July 2012 12:15PM
Caerphilly GOOD AFTERNOON, IMLIVE IN THE MACHEN AREA (CF838GS) POST CODE AND THE LOCAL TRANSMITTER IS A "LITE" VERSION SO ONLY GET A VERY LIMITED RANGE OF CHANNELS. FED UP PAYING SKY A FORTUNE, AND WOULD LOVE TO GO TO BT VISION, BUT AGAIN LIMITED CHANNELS AND CANNOT CURRENTLY GET SKY SPORTS THROUGH THEM. ARE THE PLANS TO IMPROVE/UPGRADE THE LOCAL TRANSMITTER WHICH WOULD ALLOW ME TO TAKE THIS COURSE OF ACTION, IE DUMP SKY AND PAY BT THE EXTRA FOR SKY SPORTS 1 AND 3. ian thomas: No, there isn't likely to be more channels available from "Lite" transmitters. This is because those that don't broadcast from Mynydd Machen (the Commercial or "COM" broadcasters) operate on a commercial/profit making basis only and have no Public Service obligation.
The COMs achieve 90% coverage of the population by transmitting from 81 of the largest transmitters (largest by viewer population). The cost to broadcast from the other 1,000 or so small relay sites is roughly equal to that which they already pay. As their objective is to show advertising to as many viewers as possible which they aquire at lowest possible cost, it is easy to see why they don't bother with the small transmitters.
However, it would appear that your area may be served by Mendip which does broadcast the full complement of channels. Streetview shows a number of aerials in your road on Mendip.
This will obviously give you BBC One West and ITV1 West regional programming. It will also give you Channel 4 HD, instead of S4C Clirlun.
If regional programming is important to you, then you could retain your current aerial, either keeping it separate or combining it (with a diplexer) to the Mendip one so as to give you channels from both transmitters on the one downlead.
I understand that the BT Vision box does not have manual tuning, so it could be a bit tricky getting it tuned in to the desired transmitter.
I'm not a professional, but I have read that some recording devices don't fair well when working with more than one transmitter. They have issues with automatic recording.
If you decide to go down the two-aerials diplexed route, then the worst scenario is that you use them separately. That is, your BT Vision (or other recording box) is tuned exclusively to Mendip and you have a set-top box receiver solely for local programming.
See this page for the six Freeview multiplexes, each of which is carried on a single signal:
DMOL Post-DSO Multiplex Channel Allocations
Those with a bullet in the columns "W"/Wales and "E"/England apply for the respective transmitter.
Mynydd Machen carries PSBs only, whereas Mendip carries PSBs and COMs.
The Sky Sports services that are available as part of the BT Vision package are carried on COM6. ian thomas: A variation on this is to have another aerial (on Mendip) installed, complete with another downlead to your living room. This will obviously give you two aerial points by your TV.
WIth that, you could either use each aerial separately (e.g. one feeding into one box and another feeding another), or combine them using a diplexer situated in your living room.
If the diplexer is on the roof, then it's not as easy to change. Polli LomaxMonday 9 July 2012 7:08PM
I know this might sound stupid but I am not that TV tech savvy. I subscribe to sky have a sky+hd box but do not subscribe to HD package. I have just bought a new TV with 4HDMI outlets + 1 scart outlet. At the moment I am running my sky on my old TV from a scart socket,can I change to using an hdmi from skybox to the new TV and is it just a simple plug and play thing or more technical & will I still be able to record programmes. Thanksjb38Monday 9 July 2012 8:29PM
Polli Lomax: You can do away with the scart connection and start using an HDMI lead between the new TV and the Sky+ HD box, although I would use the No1 HDMI connection on your new TV as that will have an auto switch sensor so that when you take the Sky box out of standby it will switch the TV to its HDMI input, if that is you have anything else connected into the TV.
This will not affect the way your Sky+ HD box works in any way whatsoever and you will use it exactly as you do at present. Polli LomaxMonday 9 July 2012 9:07PM
Thanks jb38.I have a normal run of the mill dvd player that I intend to run off the 1 scart socket connection. I do know I will have to tune the remote in again and hopefully can get the code of sky website.Thanks once again jb38Tuesday 10 July 2012 7:22AM
Polli Lomax: Yes you shouldn't really experience any problems when only using a single scart connection on the TV's AV1 input, because as soon as the DVD player is switched to play (or first switched on depending on brand) the TV should switch over to its scart input, likewise switch back again to HDMI when the DVD is switched off.
Assuming you are meaning a Sky remote control code for your new TV, if you have any problems come back with the exact model of TV in question and I can possibly find it on other lists, although it has to be said that some brands aren't catered for.
S CarterTuesday 10 July 2012 11:05PM
Hi. I have a question. I have a Sky HD box and I am going to cancel my subscription as soon as I know I can watch Freeview. I live in London and have a Sky + HD Box. I also have a satellite dish that connects to the back of my Sk+HD box.
If I call Sky and cancel my subscription for television, will I then be able to watch Freeview channels and in HD? Can I record as well?
Sky have increased their prices by £1.50 and paying £21.00 a month for basic channels (No Sports or anything fancy) is simply expensive because £258 for basic TV is too much.
I would appreciate a detailed response. I cannot afford to buy any hardware and would appreciate a free set up process.
Paul Saturday 14 July 2012 8:00PM
Tamworth Hi a newbie here.... Fed up with sky,and contract ending September this year ... Have a variety of Tvs around the house which allows me to switch from sky to ordinary TV .. I have a Sky HD box that feeds the main TV with a HDMI cable and the rest of the Tvs get there signal from a mult port booster which I assume is connected to the box also .
At present as stated I can switch from sky to basic TV .... Will I have this function on the other telivisions when it switched off? ie the lounge can watch BBC1 when the bedroom watches sky ? If not how can this be done (I dont want to be watching Eastenders every damn night if you know what I mean ) Joking apart .... what would be the best way for me to move forward here? All the Yvs are modern and say HD ready and Flatscreens but to my knowledge none have built in freeview ...all have this magic eye fitted to the ariel cable to switch over from any room .
I have read the questions before posting, but am more confused as ti which we to go from here Free view or freesat? or ?
Is there a way I can have both or more than one Box to do this ?
Sorry that I may be asking questions that MAY have been adrresed already but it would help my understanding if you could reply in an easy to follow way so that I can get my head around what I need to do in advance of the final day ...Thanks in advance
PS I read that others have either bought other dishes or re-aligned there own one to receive better channels ...is this an option or ?
jb38Saturday 14 July 2012 9:03PM
Paul: The description of the set up that you presently have suggests that you are using the Sky boxes RF2 analogue output to feed TV's in different rooms via a coax link, and with them also being equipped with magic eye facilities so that the main Sky boxes channels can be changed from remote positions.
Whether you go for Freesat or Freeview (via normal aerial) or even a twin tuner PVR on either system if you want to be able to record programmes on one channel whilst watching another channel at the same time, then to be able to view Freesat or any programmes that may have been recorded on a PVR in the main room (irrespective of system) then you would require to purchase a modulator of the type shown on the link, as neither Freesat nor Freeview devices (odd exceptions exist) boxes are fitted with RF modulators necessary for sending signals to other rooms.
Regarding the merits of the two systems, although I always somewhat favour satellite reception for its unrivalled reliability as far as reception is concerned a Freeview system does give maximum flexibility, and although you have doubts about the ability of the modern flat screen TV's you have in the other rooms being able to receive Freeview it would be a bit odd if they didn't, although if they are being used to view Sky they must be presently set to analogue, so look on their remote controls for a button marked TV/DVB or D/A is this switches between the two modes, digital and analogue.
By the way you are predicted as being able to have excellent reception from Sutton Coldfield located approximately 7 miles or so away.
Programmable Universal Modulator
: Video Switches : Maplin Electronics
jb38Saturday 14 July 2012 9:13PM
Paul: Having read your posting again then the basic answer is that nothing will change as far as being able to view normal non satellite programmes are concerned, its only if you decide to replace the Sky box with Freesat that you would require a modulator, although to be honest about it you will still be able to receive Sky's "free to view" channels when you cancel Sky, as its only if you were using a Sky+ box that the recording side of the box would be disabled on the cancellation of the contract.
You can try a test to see what you will be able to view after cancellation of the contract simply by removing the Sky card, as its only Sky dedicated programmes that are cancelled and nothing else.ianMonday 16 July 2012 10:28AM
how do attach my cables between a Humax Foxsat, HD Television and my HDMI dvd recorder/player so I can recored using the Foxsat channels I have a HD television, a Humax Foxsat HDR and a Sony HDMI dvdBarryThursday 26 July 2012 10:41AM
I have Sky+ HD box and have just cancelled Sky+HD TV. I plan to go to Freesat. Can I use my existing Sky+HD box to view Sky Freesat channels and keep the record/rewind functions of the box or do I need to buy a Freesat+HD box (eg Humax) to get iPlayer and ITV Player ? Thanks.
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