RE: Sky and FTA ITV

[Frost Neil <Neil.Frost@xxxxxxx>]

Good news in the fact that a c.=A320 payment will enable me to watch these
channels using the equipment that I already have sitting mainly redundant.
If I can make that payment and keep swmbo happy more brownie points for
me...

I agree that "free-to-air" should mean that, but at the moment it
doesn't.=
=20

Just 2p....

Neil

-----Original Message-----
From: Dean Smith [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 04 November 2003 11:54
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Sky and FTA ITV


Sorry, I cant see any aspect of paying =A323.50 to allow me to watch
"free-to-air" channels via Sky proprietary encryption as
"good" news,

"free-to-air" should mean "free-to-air" and give me
back the choice of what
digital satellite reciever I want to use.

Dean

----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Frost Neil" <Neil.Frost@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 11:10 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Sky and FTA ITV


That IS good news, it means that my quad LNB and extra digiboxes were not
vain

yipee

-----Original Message-----
From: Ward, David [mailto:David.Ward@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 04 November 2003 11:03
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: [ukha_d] Sky and FTA ITV


On 22 October 2003, the Guardian
<http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1068287,00.html>
report=
s
"...viewers would have to pay around =A320 plus VAT for a new card,
which
would last for at least two years ... Sky had promised not to disable the
existing cards until the scheme was up and running.

All affected viewers will be alerted to the new scheme through onscreen
messages that will appear next week and direct them to a call centre.
"


some links to FAQs
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/dsatanswers.shtml#free_to_view_cards>

<http://www.scottishtv.co.uk/content/default.asp?page=3Ds5_7_1>

<http://www.ukfree.tv/helpme.php?faqid=3D6654>


David F H Ward
Sira Electro Optics Ltd.
Electronics Design Engineer
South Hill
Chislehurst
Kent
BR7 5EH

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