Your Options for
Receiving Digital Television

	Freeview	Sky No monthly fee	Sky various monthly fees	Cable	Broadband
Equipment	Set top box Digital TV PVR	Receiver and dish supplied free		Set top box - supplied with cable contract	Telephone line - ADSL modem in television
Installation	Self service	Dish must be installed and configured by Sky approved engineer		Installed by Cable company	Self installation
Costs	Set top boxes form £40 to £100+	Installation is usually about £135 - pays to shop around	Installation is usually free with a Sky subscription. Monthly packages from £7.50 to £42/month	Monthly subscription	Variable installation cost - from zero up.  Monthly fees from around £15
Aerial	You may need a new aerial.  You should pay less than £100	Dish included	Dish included	No	No
What you get	30 channels	200 free channels	Up to 200 more channels	Up to 200 channels on subscription	Not known
Other	May not be available to all even after analogue switch off			Better deals when you take a package - telephone, TV and broadband	Needs higher speeds than currently generally available. May be worth waiting to see what happens. Supports TV on demand.