Sky Digital

[Jildy]

Is Sky Digital worth the money. As opposed to NTL ?? How much does an extra connection cost with Sky??

 

[gongey]

check their wbsite. the good thing about them is that you're not stuck on a yearly contract.

there was an offer of free set up if you purchased the premium package at first. it may cost you 60 quid in the first month but you can reduce down to a lower package starting from 30 quid thereafter.

Not wanting to start another NTL rant (we had it only last month I think), but I'd stay well clear of those useless f***ers. Their department for cutting you off seems to be the the only one of their departments that operates ahead of schedule.

 

[philwork2003]

You have to subscribe to sky digital for a year. If you take out a more expensive package it's for a year also

 

[gongey]

untrue

yes but you can take a lower digital package, you dont have to be on the premium one for a year.

thats why its called Sky Digital anyway

 

[stobear]

Re: untrue

Or Sky Didital even

 

[Jildy]

Re: untrue

OK, so finally one of ye picked up on my spelling error... Was wondering how long it would take one of you smart-asses to say something... Thats the result of having to look at the keys while typing !!!

 

[stobear]

Re: untrue

Sorry Jildy, had to be done, sounds like you were sucking a sweet at the time of typing....

 

[shnaek]

Re: untrue

As far as I know after a year you can hold on to the dish and the decoder so it works out quite well in the end. You can't get the premium channels but you end up with about 50 channels including BBC1-5, eurosport etc.

 

[Joe Nonety]

Re: untrue

Is there much difference between their costs?
Is there any connection fee or equipment costs?

 

[gongey]

costs

i just got connected there two minutes ago. costs €10 for installation and €61 for the first month. after that i can pick any of the lesser packages. i'll probably have to get rid of Sky Sports or I'll be a single man. damn women football and tiddlywinks haters

 

[Elcato]

Re: costs

gongey - Where did you get that deal from ?

 

[sueellen]

Re: Sky Didital

Seems Posh does not think much of them.

 

[Siddo]

BBC

I have Sky Digital all the packages but i do not have BBC 345 only 1 to 2.

Anything wrong here??

 

[Kilteragh]

Re: BBC

Siddo,

You need to do [broken link removed].

 

[npgallag]

Re: BBC

you dont have to start on the 61euro package ....you can pick anyone you want at installation...would recommend the sky sports package with out the movies which is 49euro..then you can ring sky and ask them to add movies 2,4,6,+8 and it will only cost you 50euro per month....saving 11 euro and only loseing movies 1,3,5+7 from top packaage....seems like a good deal to me...??

 

[Maceface]

G1 no longer available

Read yesterday that this package is no longer available. They realised how bad it was for them.
For anyone who has it already, they will be given all Movie channels until the end of Sep "to get them used to the channels" so they will upgrade fully.

 

[Kilteragh]

Re: G1 no longer available

I have this package. When am I getting 1, 3, 5 and 7?

 

[gongey]

Elcato

sorry, gone over the weekend so i couldn't reply.

I rang the Sky Centre and for 10 euros I got connected (well, I'll get connected next Wednesday week). Its costs 100 euros to get connected if you dont avail of the premium package. But like I said you can go down to a lower package thereafter.

 

[JohnDung]

Free Channels

The following are Free i.e. You can see these after cancelling you Sky Subscription legally after a year.
148 Travel Channel Travel documentaries
149 Travel Channel 2 Travel documentaries
151 S4C Welsh language channel
160 Life TV 'Safe' entertainment
166 Overload chart show
169 BBC ONE regional BBC's entertainment channel
170 BBC TWO regional BBC's second channel
172 Game Network Channel for computer gamers
178 You TV Entertainment channel
181 AVAGO Interactive bingo TV channel
184 B.E.N Entertainment for the African community
187 Reality TV Entertainment channel
202 Performance Classical music channel
205 Rapture TV The ultimate youth channel for clubbing& sports.
208 Friendly TV Interactive talk television
211 ACTV African Caribean entertainment
214 L!VE TV Light entertainment
217 Nation 217
220 Fashion TV Fashion shows from around the world
226 Game In TV Gaming & gambling entertainment
232 Hollywood
247 Classics TV Classic films & shows
277 Nation277 Interactive games channel
416 Motors TV Channel dedicated to motor racing
422 Extreme Sports Extreme sports action
429 Golf TV Channel dedicated to golf
431 i Sports TV Interactive sports TV
432 Wrestling TV
455 Chart Show TV Music charts of all genres 24/7
456 The Vault Music channel from Chart Show TV
464 Classics FM TV Classic music channel from Classic FM
467 Channel U Interactive urban music jukebox
501 Sky News Sky's award winning news channel
513 CNN Leading International news Network
525 ITV News Channel Non stop news from the ITV Network
528 Euronews Non stop news from around Europe
534 CCTV-9 News direct from China
616 CBBC Children's entertainment
617 CBeebies Pre-school programming
619 POP Pre-school entertainment & music from Chart Show TV
620 POP Plus Same as above
630 - 698 Lots of shopping & Religious programmes
805 PCNE Chinese Chinese Entertainment
807 MTA- Muslim TV Muslim Educational
824 Abu Dhabi TV News & documentaries channel direct from Dubai
827 ATN Asian entertainment
828 Vectone Urdu Interactive Urdu channel from Vectone
829 SAB TV Asian entertainment
830 Record TV Brazilian entertainment
831 - 833 Vectone India Interactive Hindi channel from Vectone