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Getting rid of Sky+ and having Freesat or similar

  • 08-10-2020 9:32am
    #1
    Thingymebob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭


    A need to cut costs and frustration with Sky’s prices not matching their content or service means we’re cancelling Sky.

    We have Sky+ and an external dish. We have a Samsung tv UE50TU7100KXXU which includes a tuner https://powercity.ie/product/50TU710

    We don’t necessarily need to record so am hoping we can get away without a box. We would opt U.K. over Irish channels if a choice needs to be made.

    What do we need? Changing the LTB? A new dish?


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  • #2
    decor58
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 926 ✭✭✭decor58


    Thingymebob wrote: »
    A need to cut costs and frustration with Sky’s prices not matching their content or service means we’re cancelling Sky.

    We have Sky+ and an external dish. We have a Samsung tv UE50TU7100KXXU which includes a tuner https://powercity.ie/product/50TU710

    We don’t necessarily need to record so am hoping we can get away without a box. We would opt U.K. over Irish channels if a choice needs to be made.

    What do we need? Changing the LTB? A new dish?

    That tv doesn't appear to have a satellite tuner just terrestrial, so to get UK tv you would need a box. Check the back of the TV, for satellite it would have a screw on type connection.


  • #3
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,048 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Alternatively you could use your TV for IPTV streaming if you have good internet connection.
    You can get the more popular UK TV channels via IPTV.


  • #4
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,582 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    Adding a zgemma h7s will give you twin sat tuners and a saorview tuner and can have internal hdd which can also give you recording extras and recording on a saorview tuner on box you can view another on tv.


  • #5
    happyoutscan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,277 ✭✭✭happyoutscan


    Best advice I can give you is to tell them you are emigrating to Australia when you ring to cancel.

    Otherwise it is just a tortuous amount of offering on their side to try to keep you in. Pain in the ***.


  • #6
    boardz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 529 ✭✭✭boardz


    Try this thread some very detailed advice and very well run by NewClareman


    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057925678



    Cost-Effective, High-Functionality, User-Friendly Replacement for Pay TV


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