Before buying a Freesat from Sky card you may want to look at a couple of other ideas.
First of all if you used to have a subscription then your old Viewing Card will work as a Freesat From Sky (FFS) card. Once you have connected the Sky box to the dish, just leave the card in the box for up to three days and it will 'come alive'.
I'd also have a look at Freesat (not the same thing as FFS). (www.freesat.co.uk/). A Freesat box will plug right in to your existing dish.
You will get nearly all the same stuff as FFS. (Channel Five isn't there yet but will be.) Boxes cost £50 with no cards or subscription needed. If you have an HD TV you can get an HD box for £120 and a Personal Video recorder is coming soon. (Like Sky+ but FREE.)
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June 2008