On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:20:35 +0100, JNugent  wrote:

>Ed wrote:
>> On Jun 30, 11:21 am, "John Russell" 
>> wrote:
>>> "Ed"  wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:38978b63-688f-4d79-bb81-0dc3007775d0@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>>> On Jun 30, 9:39 am, Mike Plowman  wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:32:29 -0700 (PDT), Ed 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> On Jun 30, 9:28 am, Ed  wrote:
>>>>>> On Jun 30, 9:26 am, Mike Plowman  wrote:
>>>>> And can I therefore assume that there is nothing stopping me using one
>>>>> of the 2 spare outlets on the LNB to run a cable to a Freesat box
>>>>> whilst also running the Sky box?
>>>> It would be, as they say, a piece of piss. If you can climb a ladder,
>>>> the job's a good 'un.
>>>> Cheers Mike.
>>>> Why are there no Freesat PVRs for sale?
>>> How successful are Freeview PVR's? I'm sure there are sky haters wanting a
>>> Freesat SKY+ but is that the bulk of the target market?
>> 
>> I have Sky+ and am hoping that the second the Freesat PVRs go on sale
>> sky will drop the £10 a month charge to stop people leaving
>
>They've dropped that already, haven't they?
>
>I don't pay it.

You pay a Sky subscription of at least 16 pounds per month though don't you?
The Sky+ service is now 'free' but only to Sky subscribers.
--

Cheers

Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

"Ed"  wrote in message 
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On Jul 1, 11:44 am, Nigel Barker  wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:20:35 +0100, JNugent  wrote:
> >Ed wrote:
> >> On Jun 30, 11:21 am, "John Russell" 
> >> wrote:
> >>> "Ed"  wrote in message
>
> >>>news:38978b63-688f-4d79-bb81-0dc3007775d0@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> >>> On Jun 30, 9:39 am, Mike Plowman  wrote:
>
> >>>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:32:29 -0700 (PDT), Ed 
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>> On Jun 30, 9:28 am, Ed  wrote:
> >>>>>> On Jun 30, 9:26 am, Mike Plowman  wrote:
> >>>>> And can I therefore assume that there is nothing stopping me using 
> >>>>> one
> >>>>> of the 2 spare outlets on the LNB to run a cable to a Freesat box
> >>>>> whilst also running the Sky box?
> >>>> It would be, as they say, a piece of piss. If you can climb a ladder,
> >>>> the job's a good 'un.
> >>>> Cheers Mike.
> >>>> Why are there no Freesat PVRs for sale?
> >>> How successful are Freeview PVR's? I'm sure there are sky haters 
> >>> wanting a
> >>> Freesat SKY+ but is that the bulk of the target market?
>
> >> I have Sky+ and am hoping that the second the Freesat PVRs go on sale
> >> sky will drop the £10 a month charge to stop people leaving
>
> >They've dropped that already, haven't they?
>
> >I don't pay it.
>
> You pay a Sky subscription of at least 16 pounds per month though don't 
> you?
> The Sky+ service is now 'free' but only to Sky subscribers.
> --
>
> Cheers
>
> Nigel Barker
> Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

>Yes, but it's a damned cheek to charge people to make the box >work
>given that I supposedly own it

It's  in the same league as finding your BBC Freesat box can't be upgraded 
to allow you to subscribe to Sky or Satanta once you you realise how crap 
most of the free channels are.