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Do you pay for your TV channels?

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    #32
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    MaxSteele wrote: »
    Basic UPC with no packages. Don't know why we still have it.
    Same here. In an apartment block and basic cable was available when I moved in. Never paid a cent. I presume UPC pipe in basic cable but intend to sell digital?


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    #33
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,411 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    Those of you paying for basic channels from Sky/UPC need your heads examined.

    Most of those channels are free and the majority of the ones which aren't are rehashed repeats from free channels.

    Cop on like.

    If you don't get Sky Sports it's hard to see the benefit right enough


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    #34
    maringo
    Registered Users Posts: 959 ✭✭✭maringo


    I have Sky. Out of contract with them but how would I set up freeview if I cancel Sky. Can I get freeview on the Sky dish or is there lots of technical stuff to be done? Would appreciate a bit of advice.


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    #35
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    maringo wrote: »
    I have Sky. Out of contract with them but how would I set up freeview if I cancel Sky. Can I get freeview on the Sky dish or is there lots of technical stuff to be done? Would appreciate a bit of advice.


    Freesat, not Freeview. You have a choice keep your SKY box take the card out and you'll have the UK SKY EPG with the Free to air channels in the clear but if you have a SKY+ box you won't be able to record anything. If that's not an issue for you then you are set fair (just make a favourites list to speed-scroll through the EPG!) If you want to record then get yourself a Freesat PVR and stick the cable/s in. Everything else is the same.


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    #36
    maringo
    Registered Users Posts: 959 ✭✭✭maringo


    Thanks for the info Mike


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    #37
    meoklmrk91
    Registered Users Posts: 4,085 ✭✭✭meoklmrk91


    I pay for Netflix. We have the free channels but I never use the telly. I watch everything on the internets and have done for years.


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    #38
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    We don't watch much TV, I download everything we watch mostly but I have all the channels in HD by another means, just for the football really, movies, discoveries etc never get watched


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    #39
    SeaFields
    Registered Users Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    Have free to air UK set up at the moment. Just waiting to get Saorsat put in over next few weeks. Dont watch enough telly to justify getting a subscription service put in.


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    #40
    [Deleted User]
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    Currently have Sky but I'll probably cancel it once the contract is up. I don't use it as much as I thought I would.


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    #41
    TURRICAN
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    meoklmrk91 wrote: »
    I pay for Netflix. We have the free channels but I never use the telly. I watch everything on the internets and have done for years.


    How much does Netflix cost and how many gigs a month would it use on the Internet ?


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    #42
    meoklmrk91
    Registered Users Posts: 4,085 ✭✭✭meoklmrk91


    TURRICAN wrote: »
    How much does Netflix cost and how many gigs a month would it use on the Internet ?

    €6.99 a month, well worth it I think, especially if you use a service such as unblock US or my personal favourite playmo.tv so you can get the US version. As for how many gigs a month, that really all depends on how much you watch, I have heard something like 1GB an hour been thrown around, how accurate that is I honestly don't know. Oh and Netflix is free for a month, they only start charging if you don't cancel. Its worth it to me because I have 3 "unlimited data" so when speeds are decent enough I can stream a lot. I have no idea how much I use a month but I would imagine its in the region of atleast 25-30GB


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    #43
    ScumLord
    Registered Users Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    fasttalkerchat wrote: »
    Currently pay for a basic sky package. In new house planning to do something dodgy... the topic is banned on boards so not sure if I can use the term...
    You can say rimjob on boards.


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    #44
    michellie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,691 ✭✭✭michellie


    We pay for Upc and we have sky sports (free through the xbox) :)


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    #45
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    meoklmrk91 wrote: »
    ...As for how many gigs a month, that really all depends on how much you watch, I have heard something like 1GB an hour been thrown around, how accurate that is I honestly don't know...

    Good quality (up to 0.3 GB per hour)
    Better quality (up to 0.7 GB per hour)
    Best quality (up to 1 GB per hour, or up to 2.3 GB per hour for HD)


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    #46
    naughtysmurf
    Registered Users Posts: 3,242 ✭✭✭naughtysmurf


    michellie wrote: »
    we have sky sports (free through the xbox) :)

    Tell me more

    Currently with upc, sports & broadband, costing me a fortune :(


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    #47
    fasttalkerchat
    Registered Users Posts: 5,652 ✭✭✭fasttalkerchat


    naughtysmurf wrote: »
    Tell me more

    Currently with upc, sports & broadband, costing me a fortune :(

    Probably got someone's Sky Go account details.


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    #48
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users Posts: 8,321 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    I currently get Saorview channels only on 1 TV through a VHF aerial, but, looking at getting Freesat for that and another TV in the kitchen. The VHF aerial freezes up sometimes when watching TV.

    I haven't had my 15 UK channels in four years. My family used to pay for them through (Old Cablelink) UPC Cable.

    It's ridiculous in this day and age to potentially pay for them again when you don't have to.


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    #49
    [Deleted User]
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    Eli Manning wrote: »
    EDIT: Can a Mod make the results public?

    Canee be done I'm afraid.


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    #50
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    FTA (or Freesat) is Greeeeeeeeeeat :D

    No bills, and so many TV and Radio channels, lovely jubbly.


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    #51
    [Deleted User]
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    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    Those of you paying for basic channels from Sky/UPC need your heads examined.

    Most of those channels are free and the majority of the ones which aren't are rehashed repeats from free channels.

    Cop on like.

    Freesat is not much good imo. You miss all the documentary channels like discovery, history etc. No sky1, comedy central, syfy etc, poor selection of music channels and plenty more. Its grand for a bedroom not so much for the main room.

    Back on topic we have the full sky pack, all entertainment channels, sports, movies and the HD add on, I could take or leave the movies but couldn't be without the entertainment and sports packs.


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    #52
    prettygurrly
    Registered Users Posts: 727 ✭✭✭prettygurrly


    Kaylie Ugly Greengrocer wrote: »
    Freesat is not much good imo. You miss all the documentary channels like discovery, history etc. No sky1, comedy central, syfy etc, poor selection of music channels and plenty more. Its grand for a bedroom not so much for the main room.

    Back on topic we have the full sky pack, all entertainment channels, sports, movies and the HD add on, I could take or leave the movies but couldn't be without the entertainment and sports packs.

    yep pretty much in the same boat except minus the movies and HD. just finished getting sky sports at half price so waiting for another offer before we sign up again. ridiculously expensive otherwise!


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    #53
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Free to Air = currently getting about 185 genuine TV channels and 95 decent Radio channels, not forgetting the HD channels BBCHD BBC1HD ITV1HD CHN4HD NHKHD. Of course we also get SKY News, BBC News 24, BBC3, BBC4, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, then there's all the UK regional stations including BBC Scotland, BBC London, BBC Wales, BBC NI, etc etc etc and all the + 1 channels too! Childrens channels including CBeebies, movie channels, music channels, etc etc etc, yes of course there are some notable exceptions, but for a 'freebie' service its bloody brilliant.


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    #54
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users Posts: 8,321 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    LordSutch wrote: »
    Free to Air = currently getting about 185 genuine TV channels and 95 decent Radio channels, not forgetting the HD channels BBCHD BBC1HD ITV1HD CHN4HD NHKHD. Of course we also get SKY News, BBC News 24, BBC3, BBC4, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, then there's all the UK regional stations including BBC Scotland, BBC London, BBC Wales, BBC NI, etc etc etc and all the + 1 channels too! Childrens channels including CBeebies, movie channels, music channels, etc etc etc, yes of course there are some notable exceptions, but for a 'freebie' service its bloody brilliant.

    Nice One :cool:; that's the future TV arrangement sorted for me.


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    #55
    areyawell
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    I have liveonlinefooty for football which have HD Streams and every premier league match for 7 quid for two months and a lot of Spanish games. I hook laptop up to HD tv which is great. I also have the free to air skybox where I get BBC, ITV etc(Have to get a HD box soon). I also download every episode of my favourite tv shows and play them through my XBOX as well as films for free. I recently subscribed to Netflix because offering a lot of stuff in HD and can be a pain to download instead of streaming. Dont know will I continute with it TBH. Its good through the XBOX though.

    I used to have Sky and only channel I liked was comedy central and then realized it was all repeats and could just download everything!


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    #56
    michellie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,691 ✭✭✭michellie


    fasttalkerchat wrote: »
    naughtysmurf wrote: »
    Tell me more

    Currently with upc, sports & broadband, costing me a fortune :(

    Probably got someone's Sky Go account details.

    Yep, something like that. I don't know the ins and outs of it!


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    #57
    [Deleted User]
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    I have Sky "Dogs Bollix" package.


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