I have recently bought a Toshiba 32WLT58 LCD which has integrated freeview. I do have sky digibox (pace) with a basic package (which has more channels than the freeview) costing me £21.00 a month.
The Freeview picture on tv is superb, and if I switch to sky I can't tell the difference - I have to check whether I am watching a sky or DTV channel, the only difference is that occassionally the freeview will have a hiccup which isn't really a problem - like a blip - would be annoying if recording something! Anyway, I have been with sky for over 7 and a half years now and am contemplating on cancelling my subscription. The only thing is, I am not sure what to do - I know there are certain channels I will miss that are not available with freeview or top up (the tv I have has two cam slots which would allow topup), although there are extra 11 channels available with this for just £7.99 a month - a big difference to £21.00 a month. I do also prefer the sky channel info and lay out but I expect I would get used to freeview programme guide eventually.
If I cancelled sky, am I right in thinking I could still use the sky digibox as I do now and use the freeview channels available? They wouldn't take the viewing card away or something? The reason I ask is that I have a digisender on the sky digibox which I use for watching sky upstairs (works brilliantly), however (after consulting with digisender company) the digisender wouldn't work from the integrated freeview tv - unless it was left on, and they couldn't guarantee it would work then!! The only solution then would be to make my digisender redundant and buy a cheap freeview box for upstairs.
Another reason why I would want to keep the sky digibox - I have the toshiba RDXS34 dvd recorder, which has an IR jack which enables to change the channels for programmed recordings and videoplus - not sure I would be able to programme any recordings straight from the IDTV.
Hope you are following so far!
If I phoned sky up and said that I wanted to cancel my subscription, would they try to persuade me to stay, and perhaps lower the £21.00 a month - give me a package deal that would be worthwhile?
If I did leave and decided after a couple of months that I wanted to return, how hard would it be to go back and would they punish me by charging me more than I am now???
Can anyone advise please
The Freeview picture on tv is superb, and if I switch to sky I can't tell the difference - I have to check whether I am watching a sky or DTV channel, the only difference is that occassionally the freeview will have a hiccup which isn't really a problem - like a blip - would be annoying if recording something! Anyway, I have been with sky for over 7 and a half years now and am contemplating on cancelling my subscription. The only thing is, I am not sure what to do - I know there are certain channels I will miss that are not available with freeview or top up (the tv I have has two cam slots which would allow topup), although there are extra 11 channels available with this for just £7.99 a month - a big difference to £21.00 a month. I do also prefer the sky channel info and lay out but I expect I would get used to freeview programme guide eventually.
If I cancelled sky, am I right in thinking I could still use the sky digibox as I do now and use the freeview channels available? They wouldn't take the viewing card away or something? The reason I ask is that I have a digisender on the sky digibox which I use for watching sky upstairs (works brilliantly), however (after consulting with digisender company) the digisender wouldn't work from the integrated freeview tv - unless it was left on, and they couldn't guarantee it would work then!! The only solution then would be to make my digisender redundant and buy a cheap freeview box for upstairs.
Another reason why I would want to keep the sky digibox - I have the toshiba RDXS34 dvd recorder, which has an IR jack which enables to change the channels for programmed recordings and videoplus - not sure I would be able to programme any recordings straight from the IDTV.
Hope you are following so far!
If I phoned sky up and said that I wanted to cancel my subscription, would they try to persuade me to stay, and perhaps lower the £21.00 a month - give me a package deal that would be worthwhile?
If I did leave and decided after a couple of months that I wanted to return, how hard would it be to go back and would they punish me by charging me more than I am now???
Can anyone advise please
