New Sky HD offer
28 January 2009, 04:50 PM
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New Sky HD offer
Existing Sky customers :
Sky+HD box With the HD Pack £49
Standard set-up cost (was £60) £30
Total one off cost £79
Additional monthly costs £9.75
One month's free HD Pack if you upgrade on-line.
The tab for new customers is on the same page.
Edit - Just to add that you sign up to another 12 month contract if you take the offer.
Dave.
Sky+HD box With the HD Pack £49
Standard set-up cost (was £60) £30
Total one off cost £79
Additional monthly costs £9.75
One month's free HD Pack if you upgrade on-line.
The tab for new customers is on the same page.
Edit - Just to add that you sign up to another 12 month contract if you take the offer.
Dave.
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28 January 2009, 05:51 PM
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Mmmmmmm almost there, just need them to drop the monthly charge like they did with the Sky+
28 January 2009, 07:05 PM
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Cost to the business for purchasing HD content prohibits it at this current time.
Jeez.... Chariddy case or wot!
Jeez.... Chariddy case or wot!
28 January 2009, 09:58 PM
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I upgraded just before Christmas. Got the same type of deal. I DID hear from one of the operatives that there was a very real chance that the HD subscription charge would be dropped pretty soon.... Of course, he couldn't confirm exactly when 
Hope so
It is good though - I have noticed one MAJOR issue though.
Being an SD luddites, both Wifey and I have found bouts of fatigue after watching HD..... and I can only put down to having to digest more visual information.....we're not used to it!
Does this sound plausible?
Dan
Hope so
It is good though - I have noticed one MAJOR issue though.
Being an SD luddites, both Wifey and I have found bouts of fatigue after watching HD..... and I can only put down to having to digest more visual information.....we're not used to it!
Does this sound plausible?
Dan
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29 January 2009, 12:13 PM
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As an existing customer you have to sign up to multiroom either at £3.90 per month or £9.25 if you have sports or films in order to get the +HD box. I think I have the prices correct.
That puts the monthly cost up a fair bit I think.
Les
That puts the monthly cost up a fair bit I think.
Les
29 January 2009, 12:17 PM
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I've been told this by someone who works for SKY
"For existing customers £49 with £30 for install although if you take multi-room at the same time they will wavier the £30 install charge. "
He also said that there are no plans whatsoever to drop the monthly charge.
Shaun
"For existing customers £49 with £30 for install although if you take multi-room at the same time they will wavier the £30 install charge. "
He also said that there are no plans whatsoever to drop the monthly charge.
Shaun
29 January 2009, 12:20 PM
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Sorry If I'm being dim, but I currently have the basic package on crappy old non +, non digitial etc... So If I'm reading this correctly: £79 to get the box and have it fitted and then for 9.95 I get sports channels and film channels in HD for 9.95 extra a month? That's a lot less than it would cost me to specify the sports and movie packages on top of what I have already.
Sounds like a good deal?
Ns04
Sounds like a good deal?
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29 January 2009, 12:49 PM
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As urban says.
NS its a good deal though for £79 since You'll need the multi output LNB fitted so at least the engineer has to do something.
Since I already have sky+ all the guy has to do is deliver the box and change the card over, easy £30!!
NS its a good deal though for £79 since You'll need the multi output LNB fitted so at least the engineer has to do something.
Since I already have sky+ all the guy has to do is deliver the box and change the card over, easy £30!!
29 January 2009, 12:53 PM
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Can you have a sky+ box for this price without paying for HD. I don't see the point of paying for HD is we don't have a HD tele!
29 January 2009, 02:24 PM
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I am getting it next week as a new customer.
One of payment of 49.99 for the box and then 27 pounds a month for the variety pack and knowledge pack .
No installation or set up fee.
One of payment of 49.99 for the box and then 27 pounds a month for the variety pack and knowledge pack .
No installation or set up fee.
29 January 2009, 03:10 PM
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We are on our 6th or 7th HD box since christmas and the current one has played up too. The HD boxes are sh1te and to be perfectly honest unless you get HD movies and sport theres only a few channels worth watching.
I about to have a word because as we don't have sports and movies our multiroom should only be £5 and we are paying £10.
I about to have a word because as we don't have sports and movies our multiroom should only be £5 and we are paying £10.
29 January 2009, 03:24 PM
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We are on our 6th or 7th HD box since christmas and the current one has played up too. The HD boxes are sh1te and to be perfectly honest unless you get HD movies and sport theres only a few channels worth watching.
I about to have a word because as we don't have sports and movies our multiroom should only be £5 and we are paying £10.
I about to have a word because as we don't have sports and movies our multiroom should only be £5 and we are paying £10.
I currently have the SKY+ box and only ever had 1 problem with it.
Had SKY+ for approx 1.5 years now.
I did read that there were lip sync issues with HD, but sky had issued some sort of fix?
Shaun
29 January 2009, 04:02 PM
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Typical, I've just put in a Sky HD box I got off eBay cause my old Sky+ box died!!
Paid more than £70 as well!! (although I've got no interest in subscribing to the HD channels).
Paid more than £70 as well!! (although I've got no interest in subscribing to the HD channels).
29 January 2009, 04:52 PM
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Just out of curiosity, since you have put your hd box in do you get any of the free hd channels like bbc ?
29 January 2009, 06:31 PM
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yeah i have heard that you get the basic hd channels free if you buy the box not through them, my mate bought an HD box with no sky subscription and i'm pretty sure he has them, you just dont get the 1 years manufacturers warranty
29 January 2009, 06:42 PM
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Are you *buying* a HD box or are you paying to *replace* you current box with a HD box. i.e. can you keep your current box in this deal ?
Cheers
Ian
Cheers
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29 January 2009, 07:51 PM
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Ive taken sky up on their offer today of the Hd box for £79, i filled out the online registration form and the confirmation has been sent via email. Its just a matter of waiting now for sky to get in touch with a delivery date via email.
What i wouldn`t mind knowing is can you get in touch with sky and ask for a certain make of box to be delivered ? Last year we went through 5 sky+ boxes that were all faulty and they were Thomson and Amstrad, the Pace Sky+ box we have now has been very good so far *touch wood*.
What i wouldn`t mind knowing is can you get in touch with sky and ask for a certain make of box to be delivered ? Last year we went through 5 sky+ boxes that were all faulty and they were Thomson and Amstrad, the Pace Sky+ box we have now has been very good so far *touch wood*.
