Use your Sky dish

One of the easiest ways to get freesat is if you've had Sky installed in your home.

Because freesat uses the same dish and satellites as Sky, all you need to do is plug in a freesat set-top box, and away you go, with over 150 TV and radio subscription-free channels.

freesat HD digital boxes start from £69.97 and freesat+ (allowing you to record, pause and rewind live TV) retail for around £200. Remember that your dish will need two feeds/cables to your box in order to watch one channel while recording another. Click here to see the latest offers from retailers. 

freesat, a joint venture of the BBC and ITV, is now the fastest growing digital TV service in the UK, with over 2 million boxes and TVs sold to customers who love free digital TV, free HD programming, with no contract and no subscription. 

Of course, if you have a warranty agreement for your Sky dish (typically 12 months), then check the terms before you install any other equipment. Also remember that if you have any remaining contractual obligations with Sky, you'll still be bound fulfill them.

With freesat, there is no catch.