Watching BBC in Ireland - do I need HD bundle add-on?

[js-1]

Can anyone confirm if the HD add-on is a requirement to watch BBC channel in Ireland?

Some online discussions suggest BBC is free to air therefore HD add-on is not required. However, I don't know if that is the same for Irish viewers.

Sky Ireland were unable to definitively confirm this when I phoned on two occasions and suggested that I probably do need the HD add-on. I wasn't fully convinced by their answer though!

Ideally I'd like to bring down my bill by removing HD add-on but I don't want to lose BBC. 

[nigea99]

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@js-1 wrote:

Can anyone confirm if the HD add-on is a requirement to watch BBC channel in Ireland?

Some online discussions suggest BBC is free to air therefore HD add-on is not required. However, I don't know if that is the same for Irish viewers.

Sky Ireland were unable to definitively confirm this when I phoned on two occasions and suggested that I probably do need the HD add-on. I wasn't fully convinced by their answer though!

Ideally I'd like to bring down my bill by removing HD add-on but I don't want to lose BBC. 

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hi @js-1 

You do not need the HD pack to watch the BBC in HD - the BBC have actually switched off their SD versions via Satellite 

[ZyloKai]

The following channels are available free-to-air in Ireland: 

• BBC One HD (Northern Ireland region)*
• BBC Two HD (Northern Ireland region)*
• BBC Three HD*
• BBC Four HD*
• CBBC HD*
• CBeebies HD*

The following HD channels are free-to-view.
Free-to-view means that a basic pack (Sky Q Lite or Sky Signature on Sky Q or Sky Ultimate TV on Sky Glass/Stream), is required. These channels are available with or without the HD pack. Note: these are region locked  and are unavailable outside Ireland or Ireland and Northern Ireland respectively:

• RTÉ One HD
• RTÉ2 HD*
• TG4 HD*
• Virgin Media One HD*
• Virgin Media Two HD*
• Virgin Media Four HD*
• Channel 4 HD (with adverts for Ireland)

(* = only available in HD)

[ZyloKai]

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@ZyloKai wrote:

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• RTÉ One HD

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Update: RTÉ One is only available in HD and its SD counterpart has closed as of 29 April