JamieMacdonald

So I'd be better off paying the £160 and getting the new stuff installed, than sourcing my own Sky+ box and connecting 2 wires myself??



Will the new equipment be a lot better than anything I could get for the same price then?

hectic

no, but if you've already gone through to sky , and they are sending an engineer out... if he turns up and sees a dish up / all cables in he'll just utilise whatevers there.. do you know how long its been there? how good a condition it is in? get the fekker to change it all.. its what he's paid for and more so , its what YOU have paid for

orchid35

hectic knows his stuff

hectic

JamieMacdonald

It's been up less than 18 months - it was in working order when the previous owners left. I've tested the dish on a standard Skybox and it does work.

An engineer is due on Sunday, but I'm sure I can phone up and cancel, as I was mislead on the phone.

I just don't see the point in paying for an 'installation' if it isn't required, and having just moved house we are looking to save money anywhere we can!

hectic

well if you already have a dish up , all the necessary cables, ... take a gander on the 'bay.. or check out the AV forums (digitalspy or similar)

JamieMacdonald

Cheers for the help

After speaking to Sky, if I get my own box then I would lose the 2 months half price, and obviously there would be no warranty on the equipment. I would still have to sign up for 12 months though. So weighing it up I think I may as well get the new stuff installed, but I will be making sure we get a new dish/cables etc.!

hectic

no problemo

Neanderthal

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When you say £0 per month, do you mean you're not getting clobbered for the extra £10 a month for Sky+ or actually not having to pay a subscription?!
On either of them, how long does the £0 a month last?

The Zohan

Hi there,
No, the £ 10.00 (sky + monthly charge) is due to finish end June 07 anyway, they will not charge you for the two months (or no. of equivilant weeks) prior to end June.

So effectively it is free, no cost for box, no cost for std install, no monthly charge for sky+

short of getting sky to pay me money this seemed like a good deal.

hectic

lol.. my Sky plus, well BOTH of them, AND my sky BB costs that...

JamieMacdonald

Didn't know this! So I could cancel the extra £16 per month Sky Sports package, and still get Sky+ for free on the basic (£21) package (from July anyway)?

Maybe I won't mention that bit to the girlfriend as my justification for getting Sports was that it was only £6 a month on top of the £10 Sky+ fee.

gotmashed

Ive just got free sky+ there coming tuesday just phoned them up asked to cancel they asked why said i keep missing programs and cable have offered me there version of sky + for free.

Neanderthal

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They haven't mentioned anything about dropping the £10 Sky+ charge? was it in the latest sky mag?
What they have done is change my Movies package now (I had the odd numbers which included the channel they put the premieres on) so I now don't get the premiere channel.
I'm moving soon so just thought I'd cancel Sky anyway (the only thing I'd miss is the Sky+ functionality etc).

dogpole

I got sky+ for £49 (box and installation) and the extra £10 a month, was only on the £21 a month package.

Being installed on Tuesday


i'm happy with that, better than the £160.

JamieMacdonald

Seems to be one of those rare occasions where existing customers can cut a better deal than new ones. New customers can't really threaten to leave!

gotmashed

They told me that one told them no it was too much so they offerd me a A grade box which is a recon for free and no £10 a month fee and im only on the £21 a month package

CooperS

My parents got a free Sky+ box and the £10 per month fee waived for threatening to cancel.

oobster

If anyone can recommend an avenue for getting HD without the £10 per month fee then i'd appreciate hearing about it!

ChristianR

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whats the latest deals on hd?

scoobyvirgin

sky + is free from July 1st.