Thinking of getting Sky.... but... - Page 2

the-cable-guy · 10-05-2008, 17:33

if i choose to or not to tell anyone what i do for work then thats my choice, you cant force someone.

Losttheplot · 10-05-2008, 19:13

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Originally Posted by the-cable-guy

if i choose to or not to tell anyone what i do for work then thats my choice, you cant force someone.

I'm not forcing you. I know you don't work in the industry - however other people may be swayed by your username.

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Originally Posted by foreverwar

I think he's talking about your work life, and its relevance to posts you may make, and their credibility, rather than your "personal" life (imho).

Bingo!

the-cable-guy · 10-05-2008, 22:33

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Originally Posted by Losttheplot

I'm not forcing you. I know you don't work in the industry - however other people may be swayed by your username

i have never said either way & a username doesnt mean that i do or i dont.

Slyder · 11-05-2008, 11:34

come on everyone.. thats enough...

Im choosing not to have Sky+ purely because I dont agree with the shocking price I would have to pay for the box itself.

What bothers me is I was told by the company DAS who are installing my service on the 15th that I would not have to pay an install fee. Now I am reading theres a £30 charge on the day.

Im just praying I can get shot of the VM without to much hassle. I have read all the horror stories.. lol

**Graham M** · 11-05-2008, 13:06

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Originally Posted by Slyder

come on everyone.. thats enough...

Im choosing not to have Sky+ purely because I dont agree with the shocking price I would have to pay for the box itself.

What bothers me is I was told by the company DAS who are installing my service on the 15th that I would not have to pay an install fee. Now I am reading theres a £30 charge on the day.

Im just praying I can get shot of the VM without to much hassle. I have read all the horror stories.. lol

You can get special offers sometimes, I got Sky+ just after Christmas and the box cost me £29.00 and the install cost me £30.00

bargain

the-cable-guy · 11-05-2008, 13:08

i remember years ago when i first got Sky, installation was free as they were running a promotion.

**Graham M** · 11-05-2008, 13:10

Yeah my original sky installation was like that, I didn't have to pay for the box or install but the box had to be connected to a phone line for the year

the-cable-guy · 11-05-2008, 13:24

yeah ours did but we only had it connected for a month as we got rid of the house phone. 2bh aslongs as you only have it connected when they install you'l be ok.

Losttheplot · 11-05-2008, 15:06

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Originally Posted by Slyder

come on everyone.. thats enough...

Im choosing not to have Sky+ purely because I dont agree with the shocking price I would have to pay for the box itself.

What bothers me is I was told by the company DAS who are installing my service on the 15th that I would not have to pay an install fee. Now I am reading theres a £30 charge on the day.

Im just praying I can get shot of the VM without to much hassle. I have read all the horror stories.. lol

Whats shocking about the cost of the box? Sky supply it to you at a loss so you don't even pay the full price!

andygrif · 11-05-2008, 15:30

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Originally Posted by Losttheplot

Whats shocking about the cost of the box? Sky supply it to you at a loss so you don't even pay the full price!

That's true...in fact when we got Sky+ we got a special offer so that we didn't have to pay for the box at all....but even so if you bought an off the shelf PVR it would likely cost around or more than the Sky+ box costs I would think.

the-cable-guy · 11-05-2008, 17:17

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Originally Posted by Losttheplot

Whats shocking about the cost of the box? Sky supply it to you at a loss so you don't even pay the full price!

i think that for what Sky receivers are capable of their not too badly priced, but i wouldnt say that their overly cheap either.

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Originally Posted by andygrif

That's true...in fact when we got Sky+ we got a special offer so that we didn't have to pay for the box at all....but even so if you bought an off the shelf PVR it would likely cost around or more than the Sky+ box costs I would think.

for a half decent one it would yes.

Slyder · 11-05-2008, 20:14

Has a standard Sky box got on Demand.. or something similar... or would I need a Sky+ box

Losttheplot · 11-05-2008, 20:46

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Originally Posted by Slyder

Has a standard Sky box got on Demand.. or something similar... or would I need a Sky+ box

Sky+ or a HD box has Sky Anytime.
Sky subscribers also get access to the Sky Anytime download service via your pc, but you have to use specific software.

frogstamper · 11-05-2008, 20:50

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Originally Posted by Losttheplot

Sky+ or a HD box has Sky Anytime.

Is it similar to VMs VOD? how much content is on offer :ie more or less than VM and lastly do Sky charge for this content?.

Losttheplot · 11-05-2008, 21:07

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Originally Posted by frogstamper

Is it similar to VMs VOD? how much content is on offer :ie more or less than VM and lastly do Sky charge for this content?.

No nothing like vod, its downloaded overnight as a realtime record onto the hard drive of the STB and then presented as a menu of available programmes to watch.
No charge, but for example if you arent a Sky Sports subscriber you won't be able to watch the SoccerAM best of's.