Can You DITCH SKY TV and Still Enjoy Great TV

[@stevemarruk]

So what do you think guys? Can we live a life without Sky or Virgin or BT? I think so

[@Mkmichael001]

Been living a life without those for 7+ years, and I'm never going back.

[@stevemarruk]

What you using?

[@Mkmichael001]

@@stevemarruk I do the not so legal way of just downloading everything I want and watch them on kodi I have a much better viewing experience than any streaming service out there IMO.

[@stevemarruk]

Oh nice lol

[@I_Was_Chrispy_Kreme]

Hey Steve another great video. I've just got Sky Stream in 3 rooms but realised I hadn't anything for the Conservatory and remembered I had an Apple TV in a drawer.... needless to say your video really peaked my interest and I am now looking at replacing Stream with Apple, as Now TV is cheaper than Sky e.g. Now Movies is 9.99 (and often discounted) vs £13 on Stream and it's the same..... I looked at that TV app on Apple but didn't pull the trigger because of the price and I was worried it is legal... but you put my mind to rest. I hope you and yours have a bl**dy good Christmas. All the best mate

[@stevemarruk]

That’s so lovely to hear all I want to do is help people so if just one person gets anything from my videos then I have succeeded merry Christmas and a healthy happy new year. Thank you so much

[@Matthewwarren29]

Hi, I’ve just recently come across your channel & it’s fantastic 😃 could you do a review on the cheapest way to watch sky sports?

[@stevemarruk]

Thank you and yes I will investigate for you

[@Phil....]

Agree with you about Amazon. I've got the Fire Stick Lite. Cost me £19.99 when it was on special offer a while back. For the price I've found it works well. Freevee is great. I also have Now TV on it and subscribe to Sky Sports. I've never paid more than £20/month for that, because of the initial and subsequent offers each time I go to cancel. I watch all my other stuff on the same Fire Stick, iPlayer, Netflix, ITV X etc. It works much better than my ageing Samsung smart TV. I used to subscribe to Sky's satellite service, but even with special offers Now TV worked out cheaper for what I wanted to watch. Plus I'm not tied into a long term contract. I think Sky are going to have to re-think their business model when it comes to Stream and satellite. A lot of people don't want to sign up to 18 month contracts, especially at the moment. Really enjoying your videos. Merry Christmas.

[@stevemarruk]

Thank you so much and 100% agree with you on this. Thank you for your support means a lot

[@andrewmorton4348]

Those are exactly the thoughts going through my head. I don’t think there is any reason to stay with Sky for TV shows and Movies. They’ve lost so much to Disney and other streaming services that, like you, I don’t watch it much anymore. An occasional Now subscription would be enough. I do watch a lot of Sky sports though which is making the decision more difficult. To answer your Now question, it’s 720p with stereo sound and ads, unless you add boost. Now boost for £5 a month gets you 1080p, 5.1 sound and no ads. Great to see reviews from another customers view point. Keep up the good work. Merry Christmas.

[@stevemarruk]

Thank you so much and your feedback merry Christmas 🎅

[@geoffclarke8434]

Merry Christmas. Another excellent review. Appreciate your honesty. Cheers

[@stevemarruk]

Thank you so much means so much thank you 🙏

[@edmeister78]

Merry Christmas to you and yours fella 🎄🎅🛷☃️❄️

[@stevemarruk]

Merry Christmas and thank you for your support

[@davidlevy7068]

With Now TV they charge £5 per month for Boost which gives Full HD 1080p otherwise it's 720p without boost. Love this review. The TV Launcher app is an interesting option. With Sky Stream the TV Guide cannot go backwards in time for programs that have aired earlier in the day. Like what TV Launcher can do or some other platforms with a TV guide can do. Since there is a 6 month free trial I am going to try the apple TV. To see if I like it. Thanks again for a great review. Looking forward to the next one. 👍

[@stevemarruk]

Thank you so much it means a lot thank you 🙏

[@TheRampax]

Yeah, I hate the way SKY have all these little add ons you need, like the broadband boost, the HD boost, UHD boost. It's just a rinse.

[@stevemarruk]

Yeah I have to agree that really sucks

[@thatstreamingfella7298]

Love the review. Very insightful.

[@stevemarruk]

Thank you so much 😊

[@Tridhos]

I have Virgin 360 and after 3 years I am fed up with watching the same TV programs over and over again. So I think I will be just concentrate on the internet available channels from now on.

[@shanghaichica]

Yes. I am streaming only. Have an Apple TV and subscribe to the following: Now TV, Apple TV+, Amazon prime video, Disney+, Netflix, paramount+, Discovery+ and History hits. I've had an Apple TV since 2010. For years I was not using my sky or virgin. So around 2017 I cancelled my cable subscription and just used my Apple TV and streaming apps. I re-subscribed to Virgin in 2021 for 18 months only because there was an offer on where I could get a cheaper deal to take out the TV package than having the internet package alone. Did not use the TV box once. I've just cancelled again as the deal is finished and gone back to internet only.

[@stevemarruk]

Just makes sense

[@stroudswebs]

Aways had Amazon 4k fire tv but not rented any films added redbull tv app have enjoyed it for over 5 years and gets better knowing what you like to watch and can skip some ads

[@stevemarruk]

That’s good what’s on red bill

[@stroudswebs]

Merry Christmas dude

[@stevemarruk]

Merry Christmas

[@JasonV74]

If you already have a Roku, fire TV device or Apple TV you can get free live channels from the BBC, ITV, channel 4 and channel 5 no need to pay for tv anymore. I have virgin TV and will be ditching it and going broadband only when our contract expires.

[@stevemarruk]

Good man there is no need to be locked in anymore

[@terrythewelsh]

You can get Freevee on Apple TV 4K, I’ve downloaded it on mine.

[@stevemarruk]

Yh they now do it as an app

[@GRIFF22]

And another thing. I'm amazed that TV channel guide app is available, as it basically circumvents a TV licence.

[@stevemarruk]

Apparently it's all above board

[@nathanbendell8465]

Sky should release a Sky Stream app for Apple TV

[@stevemarruk]

That’s what I said

[@ianhope6429]

Merry Christmas- I like u are a bit of everything! I have sky stream plus amazon fire cube - I basically have all bases covered including being able to get sports legit from overseas (u should check out stream locator Steve) - yeah it all costs money but it’s less than what u would spend on a night out but it’s a win win for me! Keep up the good work

[@stevemarruk]

I shall check it out thank you so much

[@GRIFF22]

I think it's the wrong question to ask. It all depends what you want to watch. If it's sports, then the answer is a firm no for a few reasons 1) Now TV would work out cheaper if you exclusively watch sports , because you don't have to take Sky Entertainment and Netflix. HOWEVER, it's only fractionally cheaper because HD BOOST is extra, and you can't record or add to playlist OR watch from start. So if you're a hard-core sports fan, then NOW TV is a no. 2) To get sports via Virgin or BT you have to take their broadband, if this changes in the future then yes, there will be a true alternative to Sky because they may package the sports to be available without a basic Entertainment package. Ofcourse if Sports isn't your thing, then Netflix, Disney and Amazon rival or exceed Skys offerings for TV shows which for exclusive content is mainly HBO based. HBO may not even be on Sky in a few years, and then they're in big touble because Sky's UK originals are absolute rubbish. I'm not sure why BT and Virgin can't offer their TV irrespective of your broadband provider, but if they do, Sky will certainly be in trouble.

[@stevemarruk]

If you cancel on now TV a deal could be had plus no contract and you can pay per game if you want to.

[@sebaszwarc]

I don’t understand why Virgin clientS that have access to BT Sports cannot authorize inside BT Sports app?

[@stevemarruk]

That’s strange

[@DarEdits451]

Amazon prime and sometime now tv for me. I had Sky Q but most of the time I was just using it for the Freeview channels so i just bought a cheap recorder for that and I’ve just got the new Fire TV Cube as replacement for my Apple TV for everything else.

[@stevemarruk]

How you finding it

[@DarEdits451]

Yeah it’s very fast and the apps seem better than the Apple TV versions.

[@stevemarruk]

Yeah I read that as well which is why I want to give it a good going over

[@DarEdits451]

Having the HDMI in as well means I can connect my Freeview recorder to it and can use that without having to switch inputs on the tv. Really good device but like the Apple TV it’s a bit expensive for what it is. Look forward to your review though

[@stevemarruk]

That is good

[@robertrangecroft782]

Love your KZbin 😂 Chanel I got sky and hate being locked in for 18 months

[@stevemarruk]

Thanks Robert that means a lot

[@sebaszwarc]

How much you pay for terminating before?

[@michaelstaley2241]

Top class excellent

[@stevemarruk]

Thank you so much

[@peterjohnpj2778]

streaming services are slowing bumping up there prices apple music has just gone up in price me my self I'm am a digital buyer of movies apple run specials on a regular bases all so tv shows build my collection PS steve just wondering what other digital services sell movies and tv shows maybe you can do a in depth video on it there a a lot of digital collectors out there due to physical media is slowing down and a lot of movie makers are not putting out the discs that much know its going more digital cheers peters in australia PS have a good christmas and New year you and the family live long and prosper

[@stevemarruk]

Good feedback Peter and yes I will definitely look into this mate.

[@stevemarruk]

Merry Christmas and happy new year

[@robertrangecroft782]

How can you watch different Chanel’s with Apple TV+ on other TVs I have sky q and 3 other TVs I can watch any ideas regards bob

[@stevemarruk]

Apple TV is not o my a TV box it’s also an App and as long as you have an Apple TV plus subscription you will get it on all Your smart enabled TVs

[@sebaszwarc]

Regarding tv launcher -in USA it is shit because American does not understand concept of free tv. In uk it could be better if it integrates lot of content inside the same app but I assume written permission from content owners is necessary to do that. After all it has to be possible since Sky and Virgin does that

[@stevemarruk]

Works amazingly in the UK

[@jel3726]

Haven’t found any replacement for sky yet can’t believe they don’t have any competion after all this time, just want a system with basic entertainment package and HD, the freesat pvr boxes don’t have all the major streaming Disney, Netflix, prime video etc integrated and the humax freeview 4k has better facilities but at £249 and lots of gremlins in the reviews doesn’t sound appealing, one option would be now tv basic but they don’t include freeview channels my wife wants one central system for everything and ability to at least pause and resume live tv and ideally record, also thought about plex as like the universal search but live tv isn’t as fast as sky changing channels and search still needs some work to search both local content and streaming services and search by actor as well, might stick with my Hisense smart tv but the epg doesn’t let you Manually change channel order so he channels are opposite end to rest of the channels it’s like buying a house impossible to find a perfect one and having to decide what flaws you can live with

[@stevemarruk]

Checkout my latest video see what apple is up to

[@sebaszwarc]

I wish Apple created satellite tuner therefore you could have at least something similar to Sky on Apple TV. I wish Sky was available in Poland, if you think it’s bad you never seen Canal+

[@dirkjanvanhemmen6463]

Iam not fan of streaming, happychristmas

[@stevemarruk]

It the way it’s all going sorry to say but merry Christmas to you

[@waynetarry5696]

For me it is amazon prime video & now tv + free view all for les than a £10 ! win win

[@stevemarruk]

Wow that’s so good