sky tv - Saxperience

djflipsaxo · 22nd July 2009, 12:33

Currently I have freeview built in to my TV, but as I have upgraded to a 1080p TV I want to get HD channels. I am thinking of getting skyHD+ which will cost me nearly £50pm including only 4mgb internet and a phone connection.

My question is, is it worth it? It is alot compared to what i pay now and I dont want to get tied in to a 12 month contract if I am being conned!!

P90PTS · 22nd July 2009, 12:40

Get Virgin Media mate, better Customer Service, internet and offer good deals when you call

djflipsaxo · 22nd July 2009, 12:45

ok cool, cheers ill give them a try,
what extra chanels do they do?

pr0xibus · 22nd July 2009, 12:52

sky hd is pretty much the same as sky plus but with a few HD channels, tbh i wouldnt worry about the hd just get the sky plus package

djflipsaxo · 22nd July 2009, 12:54

do you recon?
he was trying to sell me HD+
i have no idea about sky, iv never needed to worry about it.
all i need is kids, music, maybe movies and abvously the normal channels.

is £50 way ott??

LeeM · 22nd July 2009, 13:00

virgin is cheaper and the SD channels are better quality than sky

djflipsaxo · 22nd July 2009, 13:02

ok thanks, ill look in to it, does virgin have the same channels as sky?

Saxo-Will · 22nd July 2009, 13:03

have a look at this for sky

http://www.sky.com/portal/site/skyco...oducts/getall3

jackomc999 · 22nd July 2009, 13:08

go 4 virgin even though i have sky wish i didnt virgin seems better

Bound · 22nd July 2009, 13:10

Hmm, you get internet and phone for that price too?

And sky + HD?

I'd go for that.

Or, what's the virgin package alternative? Do virgin do HD like sky? rewind/pause like sky + ?

etc.

djflipsaxo · 22nd July 2009, 13:12

cheers guys, Im looking at virgin media now.
the sky man tried to tell me that virgin does not do HD. Which I thought was wierd.
I hate sales men!

pr0xibus · 22nd July 2009, 13:12

you can get sky+ phone and internet for 16.50 per month at the lowest package add movies etc etc and it would be about 35 per month. sky has more channels than virgin , cannot comment on virgin tho as i have never tried it, sky call centre people are a bunch of wankers......... be warned lol

djflipsaxo · 22nd July 2009, 13:14

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Originally Posted by RichardBound

Hmm, you get internet and phone for that price too?

And sky + HD?

I'd go for that.

Or, what's the virgin package alternative? Do virgin do HD like sky? rewind/pause like sky + ?

etc.

just found this

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/webs...ct.do?id=15163

for £40 they do the rewind etcetc and its hd

djflipsaxo · 22nd July 2009, 13:15

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Originally Posted by pr0xibus

you can get sky+ phone and internet for 16.50 per month at the lowest package add movies etc etc and it would be about 35 per month. sky has more channels than virgin , cannot comment on virgin tho as i have never tried it, sky call centre people are a bunch of wankers......... be warned lol

ok cool, so its cheaper to add the packages after?

pr0xibus · 22nd July 2009, 13:17

if you go onto the website you can make your own package i have all documentaries but no films cost me an extra fiver a month lol , all normal channels i.e. sky one dave etc etc i have kids tv and no sports i pay 22.50 per month

pr0xibus · 22nd July 2009, 13:19

this one is 26 per month has everything you need
http://www.sky.com/portal/site/skyco...getall3/combi2
if you want to see a movie just phone them up and tell them which movie and what cahnnel you pay something like 3.50 and you can watch it lol

djflipsaxo · 22nd July 2009, 13:22

so how is it that the sales man tied fetting me to pay more?
tbh I like the Virgin idea. plus i want to upgrade my internet speed

J222JRA · 22nd July 2009, 13:25

£50?????? i have sky + HD, 8mb broadband and sky phone for £38 a month

pr0xibus · 22nd July 2009, 13:27

sky just want to make as much money as possible by offering you the 50 quid one but remember that includes every single channel inc movies, sports and the HD box just tell em you want sky + and only 3 or 4 channel packs and you will get it for about 25 quid per month

VtsTom · 22nd July 2009, 13:30

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Originally Posted by J222JRA

£50?????? i have sky + HD, 8mb broadband and sky phone for £38 a month

+1. To be honest, i actualy use the HD service quite alot.

They have all the movie channels in HD, including Disney and Box office. Sports 1, 2, 3 and Euro and Rush. Sky1, arts, Real lives, FX, MTVN, SciFi, BBC HD channel, National geographic and Discovery. Bloody good