- I don't even have a normal TV plugged in.


I have watched a couple of things on iplayer - but that is all this year.

I will see if I can do that.....our main grown up telly is in the living room, and my laptop is in the study where I have a smaller tv so that will have to be where I do the plugging in thing.

Unfortunately it's having the sport channel that bumps the price up so much, and you cannot just have that without a load of other stuff along with it.

We tend to watch them late in the evening before going to bed, and never tire of them! I will really really miss those and I think that in a month's time when it all goes off, OH will realise quite how much he watches Sky channels! War documentaries; cricket; rugby league; war documentaries; car programmes; history programmes; war documentaries; football; Last of the Summer Wine etc., War documentaries .......you get the picture?!

I was talking to someone today about F1, and they seemed to be pretty sure that the races that Sky have would be difficult to find on the internet to watch - don't ask me about the technicalities. Yes, your £21 a month would shoot up to £65 (and shortly to be £75) if you had the package including sport. I am just hoping that for the races that the Beeb can only show highlights of, there will still be enough coverage to make it worth watching.

[QUOTE=Lorna;2433222]We talk about getting rid of sky often, but the truth is we just couldn't do without it, especially not after this week (I had a lumbar puncture a week ago today and it all went a bit wrong leaving me with a severe low pressure headache) I've been bedridden until 2 days ago, I couldn't have coped without my sky....I feel I got my entire year's money's worth just this week!

Can you not convince him to give up something else, like, food?[/QUOTE]

Hah You are talking miracles there!

I do hope that you are feeling a bit better because it sounds as if you have been through the mill somewhat - and yes, I can fully understand what a godsend Sky must have been whilst you were bedridden.


I will manage because I now have to - but I am not happy

It's not as bad as you might think - I haven't missed it since we cancelled ours. (You still get all the free channels.)

Plenty on iPlayer too, and no adverts every 10 minutes either

ITV3 is on Freeview, channel 10

oo err when I were a child we had a black &white tv with 3 channels & at midnight or thereabouts a little dot appeared when the programmes finished & the test card picture
We had to watch football & horse racing on a Saturday & Songs of Praise on a Sunday, oh & we had to get up off our butts to change the channel!
Fast forward 40 years oh I couldn't live without my sky HD multi room full entertainment & sports package & would be mortified if the remote broke! Oh how times change

I am going to annoy you all now

I don't even have a TV. I worked at Sky for a few months years ago and sometimes people would phone up actually crying because their Sky wasn't working as they hadn't paid the bill. I am such a nasty person I used to laugh quietly to myself as I couldn't believe people would cry just because they didn't have Sky TV.

I cannot live without my pc and internet though. If my broadband goes down for a couple of hours I honestly don't know what to do with myself, so different addictions for different people. I now apologise for the times I smirked away at these poor people having to do without their Sky as I feel exactly the same without my broadband.

We're getting rid of ours. We hardly use it tbh. we had it mainly for Davie to watch cartoons but he doesn't bother so it's a bit pointless.

Ah it might be the unlimited broadband that makes the difference? I only use my laptop for surfing and the odd download so only have the £5 a month package for broadband. Total for me on See, Speak, Surf is just over £40 a month I think? I don't think £60 is that much really, considering there are several of you using what is provided.

I agree that the adverts are super annoying, that is definitely a downside of Sky. I will miss the sport more than anything.

Oh heck yes........I remember just two channels, or was it one?? and I was only allowed to watch on Saturday evening when it was Dixon of Dock Green and a few other things late afternoon.

Your horrid person you I admit to loving both tinternet and telly.

If you never use it then it is definitely a waste of money. We do use it a lot tho.

I love the Gold & Comedy central channels. The thought of my OH having charge of the remote for only 4 channels would drive me loopy