FabSwingers.com forum: Sky

By *ickstartmyheart103 OP Man
over a year ago

near the east coast

We wanted to add the f1 channel to our deal but was told we have to take a £24.00 sports bundle,not intrested in other sports. Anyone else think this is a rip off?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeap, we don't have any sport or movie channels off sky just their basic package, we use the tinted net for snort or movies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sky is great but way to expensive. We're £100 a month for TV, phone (that we don't use) and internet.

They sneak it up a few quid every year and the way the programmes are bundled now is designed to make you take the full package.

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By *ickstartmyheart103 OP Man
over a year ago

near the east coast

feel like canceling the whole thing,but then a digi box are crap.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love F1 and a few other motorsports but there's no point in me having the whole package because I just won't make use of it.

I just watch the F1 races on the BBC or find a live feed online.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anyone have an opinion on their remotes? ?

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By *ilkchocolate87Man
over a year ago

sw london

I called up and got 50% off by saying I couldn't afford their package, gave me that deal for 6 months. Worth a try

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We wanted to add the f1 channel to our deal but was told we have to take a £24.00 sports bundle,not intrested in other sports. Anyone else think this is a rip off?"

Do you subscribe to hd, f1 comes free if you do x

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By *ickstartmyheart103 OP Man
over a year ago

near the east coast

At the end of the day the bbc thought mmmmmmmmm lets make shed loads of money and screw the tax payers and let sky show most of the races.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sky are so clever, they have a great monopoly on customers. I was the same with only wanting certain things but the package required more spending, which I negotiated a bit with them on principle.

It is a kind of rip off, but it's hard to walk away from sky after having it for years. And still alot cheaper than attending live gigs, games, or going to the cinema frequently I guess.

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By *onnie and JohnCouple
over a year ago

andover

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By *ickstartmyheart103 OP Man
over a year ago

near the east coast

Good point

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's the multi room cost that winds me up, it shouldn't be allowed to be called multi room because you pay for each extra box, the term multi room suggests you can have multiple boxes for the price which isn't the case, I believe virgin don't charge for HD or extra boxes

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By *onnie and JohnCouple
over a year ago

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we watch it on the pc by streaming ,and its free..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

sky hd costs 10 quid and that has the motorsport so just subscribe to hd

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm a BT infinity subscriber and get their sport for free, which includes a lot of motor sport.

With everything bundled Inc line rental, phone, Internet, extra channels etc I pay £55 a month

and that's with a 70mb fibre line too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's the multi room cost that winds me up, it shouldn't be allowed to be called multi room because you pay for each extra box, the term multi room suggests you can have multiple boxes for the price which isn't the case, I believe virgin don't charge for HD or extra boxes"

I want f1 on Virgin but can't get it unless I subscribe to all sports, which I'm not interested in, so sky have me over a barrel. Although I have to say sky's civerage of F1 is very good

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol

shhhhhhh !! ..im watching the f1

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By *odareyouMan
over a year ago

not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds)

"Sky are so clever, they have a great monopoly on customers. I was the same with only wanting certain things but the package required more spending, which I negotiated a bit with them on principle.

It is a kind of rip off, but it's hard to walk away from sky after having it for years. And still alot cheaper than attending live gigs, games, or going to the cinema frequently I guess."

I had sky... Walked away a long time ago for a couple of weeks it was strange not having the channels within a few weeks I'd forgotten what it was like having sky... Any sport I wish to see I watch in my local have a couple of beers and see it with my mates

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"Sky is great but way to expensive. We're £100 a month for TV, phone (that we don't use) and internet.

They sneak it up a few quid every year and the way the programmes are bundled now is designed to make you take the full package."

up to 100 quid... wow.... you must have everything!!!! lol

i have a bundle deal like yours.... phone (which i dont use either) broadband and tv..... and my combined bill is just over 65 quid.... lol

my bills were like yours... then i had a look at what i was actually watching.....

so sky movies went....

bt sport went.... ( watch any football i need to thru the "ahem" internet)

did i really need all the channels in hd... nope...so downgraded..... top packages requires the further HD package... so extra savings

did i need sky sports in hd... nope that went...

I think sometimes we ask for everything and found i was never watching.....

sometimes it is worth actually writing down which channels you actually watch... i bet it is not as many as you think......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's just getting so expensive and every time you need an engineer (usually at least once a year) they charge £65 as well. Over the internet ,lady from sky,in 5mins got me the channels that kept breaking up, but said I needed an engineer, when I said the channels are fine now, she did something her end and I lost them again! pure con!!!

Sky channels and coverage is great for a lot of things but it's getting way to expensive.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

i'll give you a classic example....

how many more channels do you get in the family bundle (the top package) than in the variety bundle (the middle package)

the answer is a whopping..... zero!!

none... nada.... zilch.....

all you are paying the extra money for is HD... do you really need to watch everything in HD??? and boxsets... (how many of you have watched them??? me neither)

so there is 5 quid you could save.....

so you really need sports/movies in HD.... will it really spoil your entertainment??? there is another 5 quid a month.......

and so on.... and so on......

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By *avebi48Man
over a year ago

Lordswood

"We wanted to add the f1 channel to our deal but was told we have to take a £24.00 sports bundle,not intrested in other sports. Anyone else think this is a rip off?"

F1 is bundled in the basic HD package isn't it? is for me anyway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

we have Dodgy Sky HD. The signal is from Ireland,we get everything even pay per view channels are free,latest films,pay per view boxing,Porn. We had to buy the box which was £160 but first 3 months viewing and installation was free and now all we pay is £40 every 3 months.Downside is all the adverts are in Euro's and the remote isn't very big

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Left Sky a long while ago,they will keep ringing begging you to come back.

Last offer was 75% discount.

still don't miss sky

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I pay £100 a month for the lot. I can afford it so no complaints here.

I play the TV wars every few years. So every few years I'll get 6 months half price.

Just I like to have the options.

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"i'll give you a classic example....

how many more channels do you get in the family bundle (the top package) than in the variety bundle (the middle package)

the answer is a whopping..... zero!!

none... nada.... zilch.....

all you are paying the extra money for is HD... do you really need to watch everything in HD??? and boxsets... (how many of you have watched them??? me neither)

so there is 5 quid you could save.....

so you really need sports/movies in HD.... will it really spoil your entertainment??? there is another 5 quid a month.......

and so on.... and so on......"

Actually I'd like the boxsets. I have the basic package so I don't get them. I cancelled movies a few months ago because I had to cut my outgoings.

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By *onnie and JohnCouple
over a year ago

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still a bit lost on why you need sky or any other paid for TV, we just download which ever film or what ever we want to watch.

as to F1 / boxing etc. , streaming works for us..Connie xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I only use the F1 channel but after the bill went up and the last race as been won I cancelled Sky. I've been with them for over 15 yrs and its gradually increased every year. At one point you could just pay for the F1 channel but now its the full sports package which for me is a waste.

Going to streamline next years racers and the money I save from not having Sky buy some nawty lingerie each month

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you buy a NowTV box you can watch F1 for about a tenner a go. It works out much, much cheaper than having an actual Sky service.

If you buy a Roku - a more expensive version of a NowTV box - then I can't see how you'd ever need Sky, there's so much to watch.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"still a bit lost on why you need sky or any other paid for TV, we just download which ever film or what ever we want to watch.

as to F1 / boxing etc. , streaming works for us..Connie xx"

Well you know, because some people don't want to break the law? Because they want to see these companies survive? If everyone just streamed it illegally then none of the companies would have the money to keep making the programs that you like.

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