Apart from Sport, what you do watch on Sky?

[TimberWolf]

What's Freesat like?

[Moscow Mule]

What's Freesat like?

Like freeview but with more channels you won't watch.

http://www.uk-satellite-tv.co.uk/freesat.html

[TimberWolf]

Like freeview but with more channels you won't watch.

http://www.uk-satellite-tv.co.uk/freesat.html

Plus HD.

[DodgyAgent]

I quite enjoy "the L word"

[Moscow Mule]

I quite enjoy "the L word"

Are you a woman?

[GCR99]

I'm thinking of cancelling my Sky subscription, because I don't watch sport, plus I've seen every episode of Star Trek, Stargate, Simpsons, Futurama and Malcolm. As for movies, I have hundreds of DVDs and have rarely seen a movie on Sky that I haven't seen already.

So what gems will I be missing if I cancel and go to FreeSat / FreeView ?

Good luck trying to cancel, I called them when I was moving house and got the "cancellation department" who are presumably bonused on account retention. This arsey B'stard tried to talk me out of it for about 20 minutes before I threatened to put the phone down on him.
However if you need a new dish or are moving and want to install at your new place, just threaten to cancel. They'll offer you free installation and loads of stuff to keep you. Just pretend you;re about to bin it

[Xenophon]

Are you a woman?

He is a lesbian, trapped inside a man's body.

[TimberWolf]

Do Sky dishes point to the same satellite being used by Freesat? If so to upgrade to Freesat, is it just a case of buying a Freesat card and continuing with the same dish?

What resolution is Freesat HD transmitted? e.g. 1080p.

[Sysman]

Agree about Film4, and it's available on Freeview and FreeSat

I've had Film4 for a year now and the films are starting to repeat themselves, but its not at the stage where it's unbearable. I normally record them, so can flit past the ads (or just junk the complete film if not interested in it).

[voodooflux]

Do Sky dishes point to the same satellite being used by Freesat?

Yep.

If so to upgrade to Freesat, is it just a case of buying a Freesat card and continuing with the same dish?

You'll need a Freesat receiver.

What resolution is Freesat HD transmitted? e.g. 1080p.

I think that's down to the individual channel, but I'd guess most will be either 720p or 1080i.