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Sky are phasing out the original freesat cards and replacing them with the new white cards. Those of you who already have a freesat card will need to upgrade to a new one if you wish to continue watching sky channels.

The reason for this has not been made clear by Sky, but they have made it free for existing customers to upgrade to the white card, all you need is a UK address. The do request though, that you return the old card to them in a stamped addressed envelope which they provide you with.

Those who currently do not have a freesat card however, will still need to purchase one of the white cards. These white cards will set you back 30.

All freesat cards must be activated and registered to a UK address. If you live abroad, do not be disheartened though. It is fairly easy to bypass the system by having it registered at the address of a friend or relative and then take the card back overseas with you. This is something which is done by many expats living in France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Corsica and Monaco which enables them to save themselves from the embaressment of not understanding the local TV and also keeping up with the latest installments of Eastenders, Coronation st, Hollyoaks, Emmerdale and all the other things that they can't bear to be without in their new home country.

Freesat cards work in any standard Sky digibox including Sky Plus and HD boxes, however, recording is disabled without a valid current sky subscription. white card australia