You Get What You Pay For.

[Sqad]

For 22 years I have been a loyal supporter of SKy TV.
In a pique of rage, I cancelled my subscription and aligned myself with Freeview.

Big mistake.

The equipment is inferior, the picure is poor, particularly GMNews and the method of addition of Netflix and the fact that BT sport is not available on Now TV after advertising that it is, is disgracefull.

Yes Freeview is free and Sky TV is expensive but I regret moving........you certainly get what you pay for.

[bookbinder]

So, what was wrong with Sky TV?

[davebro]

Did you not read the OP? "Sky TV is expensive "

[barry1010]

You can go back, it's not as if you can't afford it. I refuse to give up Virgin TV

[davebro]

With the amount of TV I watch - no sport, not interested in GoT or other fantasies, new movies are seldom better than old ones, freeview has enough for me.

[bednobs]

these companies dont seem to value loyalty, and seem to treat old customers in an inferior way to new customers

[gingejbee]

I have Freeview on an LG Smart TV (no "equipment") and the picture is excellent. I've never wanted Netflix or BT Sport...so it's perfectly fine for my needs. (I do have Amazon Prime video too)

[Sqad]

What was wrong with SKY?
Both digiboxes malfunctioned and the best Sky could do for a diamond subscriber was to send the engineer in 10 days time.

Not good enough.

Yes I can go back, but after makinf a disastrous decision, I will persevere.

Expense had very little to do with my decision.

[barry1010]

Oh, sorry Sqad, you had mentioned that it was expensive in a couple of posts.
I agree you should get good service for the price they charge.

[Paigntonian]

So the problem is what? Sort it out yourself.

[davebro]

//So the problem is what? Sort it out yourself.//

Yeah - just nip up to wherever the Sky gubbins are located with your screwdriver & multimeter & get stuck in. PMSL

[Sqad]

The problem has been sorted at the expense of a more versatile and effective system.........so.......just a warning to others.

[barry1010]

What is this new system, Sqad?

[murraymints]

FIRE stick offers so much one off purchase price

[ToraToraTora]

Yes you get what you pay for. I stay with Sky but I annually phone up to close and they always extend my discount. Err indoors keeps saying we should go Freeview but I'm not keen. You can get a decent TIVO box to ease the pain mind.

[ToraToraTora]

yes I have amazon access through sky but their user interface is kin awful. Netflix better, paramount+ worse!

[Spicerack]

Perhaps they didn't know you were diamond geezer, sqad.

[choux]

I get your drift, Sqad and after all the money they have had out of your bank account I, too, would have expected a much quicker solution. The days of keeping a customer happy are on the way out, apparently. It is a shame because you seem to enjoy your sport and some of the dramas/serials. A self-inflicted rhinotomy is not to be sneezed at. Pardon my humour ;)

[Sqad]

barry...the new system is Freeview via a Humax Box and recorder.

[barry1010]

Those Humax recorders are good

[1ozzy]

Anyone that pays to watch rubbish needs their head read.
You can do it for free