formatzero Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Are there any good,cheaper TV services than Sky.I have Netflix,just wondered what else is available ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 i don't Know Of any Decent alternatIves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Amazon prime, depends if you need footy/F1 etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Virgin and bt do good packages, they are all pretty much the same biggest difference is price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 i don't Know Of any Decent alternatIves Too subtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Too subtle I had to read it twice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I had to read it twice.. I only noticed because someone mentioned it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 i don't Know Of any Decent alternatIves lol I ditched my sky for it, have gone from paying £110 plus (for tv, phone and broadband) per month to £20 odd per month for BT Infinity 2 and now have more choice of what to watch, turned out to be a great decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I used to have Sky, costing around £110 per month. I packed it in when they started showing some movies on the regular movie channels, but would only show the sequels/prequels on the pay channels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 i don't Know Of any Decent alternatIves I had to read it again I have that aswell, it's great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I have had sky for a long time, probably would have gone virgin....if it was available in my area, however, i have recently gon sky Q which is a little more expensive but does give me far more scope for recordings and multi room and now is UHD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Imo save the money and buy a freeview box, and never turn that on as all TV these days is a load of junk. I personally just use the Internet to find programs I want to view and call that it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Imo save the money and buy a freeview box, and never turn that on as all TV these days is a load of junk. I personally just use the Internet to find programs I want to view and call that it. /QUOTE] This. Mind you is you absolutely must have all the sports channels or new movies as soon as they are released then Freeview / Freesat won't cut the mustard. Like you, I binned Sky years ago when I realised that most of the stuff they were screening was utter dross. I now have all the free to air satellite channels on my HTPC, and I still use an old-skool rental business for DVDs and Blus (my broadband isn't fast enough for HD streaming). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Imo save the money and buy a freeview box, and never turn that on as all TV these days is a load of junk. I personally just use the Internet to find programs I want to view and call that it. /QUOTE] No, you're just a tight c*nt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Kodi and IPTV is the future. I have a fairly big combination of channels. - Sky 28.2E - Astra 19.2E - Eutelsat 13E - Freeview / HD - Virgin Media - IPTV All of these are either directly wired or IP delivered to my server and then routed around the house on Kodi to each room. I have all of the Sky Channels (even HD ones), I have all of the local Freeview HD setup, all of the EPL games, champions league, etc. Plus USA and Canadian channels, Spanish and Italian football. Costs me about £25/month for all of that. oh and I can stream to my phone or tablet on the go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I've got Virgin Media with a TIVO box, but also got a raspberry pi 2 next to the tv running 24/7 downloading and seeding movies and tv shows, then I access it through PLEX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonR24 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Imo save the money and buy a freeview box, and never turn that on as all TV these days is a load of junk. I personally just use the Internet to find programs I want to view and call that it. /QUOTE] This. To be honest anything is better than sky nowadays. You literally pay for adverts. I have Netflix and kodi. That's all you need! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 No, you're just a tight c*nt Hit the nail on the head, but even so I personally hate TV ours rarely gets put on unless we are watching a dvd. 99% TV programmes these days are just a load of old crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 IMHO these semi-legal subscription based services days are numbered. I can't see the providers letting these loopholes stay open for long and I certainly wouldn't base a long term media solution around them if there was any significant outlay involved. If it only costs a few quid to set up then fine, enjoy it while it lasts I guess, but I wouldn't want my personal details linked via my subscription info to anything shady just in case someone decided to have a crackdown. Before smart TVs, back when HTPC's were "cool" (or as cool as they ever would be), there was no easy way to add Sky to a single box solution. Despite claims to the contrary, every thread on AV Forums which started out as a "here's how to do it" eventually dissolved into constant updates on "how to keep it working as Sky keeps changing things". Even the phone app I used to set remote recordings on Sky was being updated several times a month as Sky kept changing the way the boxes validated their account details, until it eventually stopped working altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 Imo save the money and buy a freeview box, and never turn that on as all TV these days is a load of junk. I personally just use the Internet to find programs I want to view and call that it. /QUOTE] Yep I agree ,I feel sky is too much cash for a lot of crap.Have never heard of Kodi ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Kodi and IPTV is the future. I have a fairly big combination of channels. - Sky 28.2E - Astra 19.2E - Eutelsat 13E - Freeview / HD - Virgin Media - IPTV All of these are either directly wired or IP delivered to my server and then routed around the house on Kodi to each room. I have all of the Sky Channels (even HD ones), I have all of the local Freeview HD setup, all of the EPL games, champions league, etc. Plus USA and Canadian channels, Spanish and Italian football. Costs me about £25/month for all of that. oh and I can stream to my phone or tablet on the go. How are you getting Sky via Kodi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 How are you getting Sky via Kodi? TBS Quad DVBS card, with Sky Quad LNB. Windows 10, running NextPVR. Kodi runs NextPVR Client. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 TBS Quad DVBS card, with Sky Quad LNB. Windows 10, running NextPVR. Kodi runs NextPVR Client. Interesting thanks, some stuff for me to read up on there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 IMHO these semi-legal subscription based services days are numbered. I can't see the providers letting these loopholes stay open for long and I certainly wouldn't base a long term media solution around them if there was any significant outlay involved. If it only costs a few quid to set up then fine, enjoy it while it lasts I guess, but I wouldn't want my personal details linked via my subscription info to anything shady just in case someone decided to have a crackdown. Before smart TVs, back when HTPC's were "cool" (or as cool as they ever would be), there was no easy way to add Sky to a single box solution. Despite claims to the contrary, every thread on AV Forums which started out as a "here's how to do it" eventually dissolved into constant updates on "how to keep it working as Sky keeps changing things". Even the phone app I used to set remote recordings on Sky was being updated several times a month as Sky kept changing the way the boxes validated their account details, until it eventually stopped working altogether. Good reply. Although I am a kodi user with live mix, film on TV providing me with the stuff we want when at our Romanian home (footprint of 28.2 is way off the mark here) I fear the days of BskyB channels being streamed live are numbered. I am in the AV industry and build large cable head end systems for private use and can tell you that Sky are currently carrying out DPA (deep packet analysis) and actively enforcing checks on suspected "streaming houses". I have 18 subscriptions in my name at a large property we manage and was contacted by Sky enforcement Dept with lots of questions relating to the accounts. Lo and behold a few days later I was contacted again regarding another property we manage that has a cable head end and 12 subscriptions in my name. Questioning them it turns out the addresses had been flagged up as part of their enforcement effort. However, as we have seen over the decades, as fast as one loop hole is closed another is found. Does anyone remember the video message transmitted across sky about 20 years ago where sky addressed the pirates flogging dodgy viewing cards for the early analogue boxes, he ( I think it was Murdoch himself) explained that how at any given moment he could instruct a change in encryption and switch the pirate cards off, and there and then he did, blank screen. At one of the data centres they are working on the enforcement project security is taken very seriously with retina recognition used for access in some areas. You don't invest in that sort of technology unless serious imo. One I am currently working on, built as a temporary measure around five years ago, was meant to be for a few weeks use only! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Piracy is killing Kodi. They will stop development of it soon because of it. Shame as it's awesome for other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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