i recently brought one for the first time dont which types of cards i can buy and what channels i can view etc...plz som1 help??

micheal, October 2005

SKY channel packages are listed here...
http://www.sky.com/ordersky/channelpackages

If you already have a Sky Satellite Receiver/Dish installed and only want the receive FREE channels, contact Sky and request a "FREESAT" card.

For a single payment of just £20 (no monthly subscription), it will allow you to receive the following channels...

BBC1 (all regions)
BBC2
BBC News 24
BBC 3
BBC 4
CBBC
CBEEBIES
BBC Parliament
ITV
ITV2
ITV3
Channel 4
Five
Game In TV
Pop
The Vault
Pop Plus
Simply Home
L!ve TV
Nation 217
Simply Ideas
Simply Shopping
Rapture TV
Open Access
Chart Show TV
Classic FM TV
Thomas Cook TV
Motors TV
The Dating Channel
Revelation TV
Classics TV
Information TV
Friendly TV
Fashion TV
EDTV Channel Europe
PCNE Chinese Channel
MTA International
Bright Entertainment Network
Abu Dhabi TV Europe
Islam Channel
Extreme Sports
God Channel
Life TV
Hollywood TV
Screen Shop
TV Travel Shop
And more!
Sky News
ITV News
CNN International Europe
Going Places
Extreme Sports
EuroNews
QVC UK
UCB TV
ATN
Overload
Pro Shop Golf TV
Record Internacional Europe
SAB TV
Performance
Channel U
Factory Outlet
Golf Channel UK
Exchange and Mart TV
TV Warehouse Select
Create & Craft
Shop America
Community Channel
Game Network UK
Travel Channel UK
Ideal Vitality
Broadband World TV

NB. The FREESAT card is £20 only. If you see FREESAT card advertised at much higher prices, they are quoting for a complete free system comprising Receiver & Dish + Installation + Card.

Other Sky packages, including Sky+ can be found at www.sky.com

Cobweb, October 2005

micheal,

If you are in the UK, and you have bought a satellite box, you will need a sky card. There is no free way of watching main stream channels in the UK at the moment. (I'm sure that it could be made to receive some channels, but not the ones you will recognise.)

You could get a satellite installation company to configure your box and then contact Sky for a card.

Anderson, October 2005