Sky +HD

[Dagman]

I am thinking of cancelling my subscription to Sky+ and the HD option. Can anyone tell me if the box will still work on free channels (obviously no Sky channels) and will I get the free HD channels?
Oh, and will the box still be able to record? TIA...Dagman

[ELVIS68]

Doubt if if you will still be able to record

[ELVIS68]

if if??

[Buenchico]

The box won't record without a subscription.

You'll be able to receive these channels:
http://www.sky.com/sh...ome/what-can-i-watch/
Sky might try to convince you that you'll need a 'Freesat from Sky' viewing card, for a one-off fee of £25. You can ignore that advice as a viewing card is only needed to receive encrypted 'Free to View' channels (of which there are hardly any) and not non-encrypted 'Free to Air' channels. Your old card should do the job anyway.

Chris

[Dagman]

I'd miss the record facility! Ok how about if I drop the HD pack, will the HD free to view still work? Thanks

[Oneeyedvic]

Yes, we have the HD box but no HD subscription.

I get BBC1 HD, Channel 4 HD etc (but not E4 HD and obviously not Sky One HD)

So it was as if we had a normal Sky Plus box.

The only 'bad' thing is that for some reason all the Sky Anytime programs are HD programs - which it won't let you play, so Sky Anytime is pretty much useless - didn't bother us as we never use it anyway.

[whiskeryron]

I cancelled my Sky contract in August last year (30 days notice). We have 2 Sky+HD boxes(Multiroom) without any extra payment we are enjoying Sky Freesat programmes which include HD progs(the only difference you will find is that the Sky+ facilities no longer work which means you do not have the hard drive record & playback,however I have my DVD Recorder connected & can record one prog at a time from the Sky box. Hope this is of help to you. Ron.

[Dagman]

thanks all for your replies, looks like the best option for me is to keep the package but cancel the hd. cheers.

[whiskeryron]

why would you cancell the HD ? I still get the HD channels through the box on Freesat. Ron.

[Dagman]

the HD pack is £10 a month, if what above is true, if I stop the Sky HD pack I will still get the free HD channels. Sky HD doesn't have anything special for me, when I first got Sky HD it had Eurosport HD and MTV HD which I viewed but they decided to take those away and the rest of their HD channels I don't watch. I will still subscribe to Sky though just not the HD they offer.

[whiskeryron]

I'm not sure you can get Sky and Freesat at the same time,if you cancel H/D & just receive Sky basic channels you obviously will not get H/D. If however you cancel sky altogether you can then receive Sky freesat through the Sky+H/D box including H/D channels, you will not however be able to use the Sky+ facilities of record & playback. I got over this by linking my DVD Recorder to the Sky+ box with a scart lead & recording 1 Freesat channel at a time. Ron.

[Dagman]

There are differences of opinion here then. Mebs I should just phone Sky and see what they say about what I'd be left with if I do stop the HD, though they may not be helpful in order for me to stay put. It's a tenner I could do with at the mo!