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Originally Posted by micah777
Actually just been going through the cannels and some of the channels have been removed since I took out the viewing card....ie fiver
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Yes, there are a handful of channels that are free-to-view but not free-to-air. That means you need a Sky card to decrypt them. If you never watch these channels it makes no difference to you whether you have a Sky card in the box or not. This is largely thanks to the true Freesat service, which is co-owned by the BBC and ITV. Before Freesat came along many channels were free-to-view but not free-to-air, so you needed a Sky card to watch just about anything except the BBC. Since Freesat launched, and requires boxes to work without cards, most channels have now switched to full free-to-air operations. Those that haven't will do so over the next year or thereabouts.