sky tv

does anyone know if a british sky box and card will work in spain to get free view?

 Freesat, not Freeview.  Must be connected to a dish.  You don't need the Sky card to access Freesat channels and the Sky box will work.  If you have a UK Sky card, you can bring it with you and receive the Sky channels whilst on holiday even though you aren't supposed to.  

Only a Freesat box can receive Freesat!

Sky boxes cannot receive Freesat, as Sky boxes use Sky software, and Freesat boxes use Freesat software!

A Sky box with no viewing card is basically a "free to air" box, and will receive the same "free to air" channels that a Freesat box can (either in Freesat or nonfreesat mode).

Free to air channels are those that are broadcast in the clear, with no encryption, and so do not require a viewing card or subscription. Channels like BBC1,2,3,4,itv1,2,3,4,c4,e4,m4,film , five are all free to air.

Free to view channels are those that are broadcast with encryption, and so do require a Sky viewing card, but no subscription. Current free to view channels include FiveHD< Sony tV, Pick TV and Motors TV.

Freeview is a terrestrial broadcast system, that used lands based masts to transmitt, and a TV aerial.

Freesat and Sky are extra terrestrial ssystems and require a satellite dish.

So yes a british sky box will work in spain, if conncted to a dish. It will not get Freeview.

Beware.  If you call Sky from Spain it will be detected and you will be cut off.

Calling on Skype  or other VIOP,  does not show where you are calling from,  and on Telefonica 067  add to the front of the 00 44 etc  (067 00 44 ..........) will block caller ID

Ive always called with Skype with no problems, was oblivious to the 067 telefonica thing until now, thanks for the info.