Freesat

[anotheoldgit]

If one has a satellite dish and a built in freesat TV, will one also need a Sky box, with the latest card, to view these extra channels?

[4getmenot]

what extra channels? Freesat? Not sure what skys got to do with it. You need Freesat installed, one off payment either a dish or box

[dotty.]

I have a samsung tv with built in freesat and a sky box, i've had the sky account (though it;s a newish box) almost 10 years, but after the switch to digital sky wanted me to buy a new card for about 20 quid to recieve freesat, as i did not want to pay a sky subscription for loads of their channels i switched the aerial from the sky box to the wall aerial and undid the scart rom the tv to the sly box and now i have freeview channels without any subscription or extra box.

[4getmenot]

yer you dont have to pay any subsciption with freesat, just to have a box or dish installed. If you already have a box and dish then you dont pay

[anotheoldgit]

Thanks for your answers.

So you defiantly have to have a Sky box with the Sky card, not necessary belonging to Sky?

You can't take the cable directly from the dish to the Free Sat.enabled TV?

[ChuckFickens]

What!

Yes, just plug the cable from the dish into the TV and you'll get the freesat channels.

You can chuck the sky box in the cupboard if you don't want to renew the sub.

[anotheoldgit]

Once again thanks Chuck for your simple to understand and useful answers.

That is just what I wanted to know.

[Aquariel]

Just to clarify the above answers - there are 2 separate services using the Freesat name. There is the free to air "Freesat" system similar to Freeview, which is the one built into TVs. There is also the "Freesat From Sky" system, which you need a Sky box for and they charge £25 or so for a viewing card.

Some of the channels are different on both platforms, but probably nothing significant!