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Options to replace Sky?

  • 15-01-2014 11:22am
    #1
    Big Nelly
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    Hi Guys

    Just worked out my Sky bill for last year and came to a nice €708.19 for the year. This includes multi room and Sky sports. As you can guess that is down from what you would normally pay as I rang up a good few times and got reduced rates for having Sky Sports. Currently paying €55.50 a month for Sky with multi room and sports.

    Anyway looking at options to replace sky and not just going to look at UPC. I was wondering is this the right place first?

    So was looking at maybe Freesat? I am looking for standard channels and found the following: https://www.freesat.ie/pid-440-info.html

    Question is can you available of anymore channels? is there other options available? really just looking for Universal and maybe Sky Living????

    What options are available? I have sky satellite installed and running to both rooms.....need + option for wife to record.....:P

    To cover off Sports I think I will go with XBMC player and buy one of the services available on it....going to try that out now


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  • #2
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,852 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Big Nelly wrote: »
    Question is can you available of anymore channels? is there other options available? really just looking for Universal and maybe Sky Living????

    Those channels are only available via a Sky or UPC sub.


  • #3
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    For the channels you are looking for (Sky Sports, Living, Univeral etc), your only options are pay TV - so Sky or UPC.


  • #4
    The Cush
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    Big Nelly wrote: »
    So was looking at maybe Freesat? I am looking for standard channels and found the following: https://www.freesat.ie/pid-440-info.html

    List of Freesat channels here - http://www.freesat.co.uk/channels


  • #5
    Big Nelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,613 ✭✭✭Big Nelly


    Hi guys

    Just reviewing and most of the stuff on Living is actually on RTE

    SO guess just looking at Freesat and Saorview, apart from UK channels is there options to use European free to air channels?


  • #6
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,852 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Big Nelly wrote: »
    SO guess just looking at Freesat and Saorview, apart from UK channels is there options to use European free to air channels?

    This is a list of FTA channels available with a Sky dish and FTA satellite receiver - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free-to-air_channels_at_28%C2%B0E

    Lots of FTA channels available from satellites over Europe, you'll require a motorised dish connected to a FTA sat receiver - http://en.kingofsat.net/satellites.php


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  • #7
    kooga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,914 ✭✭✭kooga


    go freesat and saorview and keep your sky box with the bt/setanta sports back.

    so if you could best option saorview tv
    hdmi 1 freesat box humax pvr
    hdmi 2 sky box with setanta pack, at the most €12.99 a month

    so you keep your existing sky dish and upgarde to a quad lnb!


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