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Anyone use this, I've just bitten the bullet and ordered it. Have I done the right thing? I think I get 30 days to cancel...So come on what's the problems or is it the best thing since sliced bread? (PS. I already have SKY)
I wont be getting paid TV again the price's keep going up. More than happy with FREEview :)
I'd love it but I can't justify the extra £'s. It would work out £17 extra to switch from NTL (TV) and take the equivalent package and the £200 outlay.
I wish NTL would bring one out.....
Undisputedtruth
26-10-2003, 11:42
I think Trick is doing the right thing. The ability to set up your own TV schedule is an excellent selling point. I would even go as far to say that SKY plus is a lifestyle enhancing product as you can now choose what to watch and when to watch around a busy schedule. Basically, as far as I'm aware there are no pricing difference between NTL and Sky equivalent packages. however, you may have more choice under Sky. If SKY puts up their price then it is a good chance NTL will put up theirs too.
The issue is the phone rental which is included in the family pack. Leave NTL and you have to pay £10.
ian@huth
27-10-2003, 02:02
The issue is the phone rental which is included in the family pack. Leave NTL and you have to pay £10.
You can keep the NTL phone line, it is £9.50 per month, same as BT.
I find BT to be cheaper for calls.
Sky and NTL TV prices are the same with the exception of Premiership Plus which is far cheaper on NTL. You have to have more than one premium channel with Sky Plus to avoid the £10 per month charge.
Sky Plus is brilliant, you won't regret it.
You can keep the NTL phone line, it is £9.50 per month, same as BT.
I find BT to be cheaper for calls.
Sky and NTL TV prices are the same with the exception of Premiership Plus which is far cheaper on NTL. You have to have more than one premium channel with Sky Plus to avoid the £10 per month charge.
Sky Plus is brilliant, you won't regret it.
I pay £28 for my family pack
£25 for broadband
Total =£53 per month.
With Sky
£9.50 to NTL for phone
£25 for BB
£32 for Sky movies which includes the £10 per month EPG/SKY+ fee as it is a premium package
+£200 box fee.
Total £66.50 and £200 outlay....
That's why I can't justify it. Although I really want it..I have kids to feed
Well it's in, installed inside 30 minutes. All working fine and I cannot imagine how I ever survived without this in the past. Now to go out and buy 120gb HDU and upgrade the thing!!!
Don't know who's idea it was to have a white case though! Cannot convince the Wife that we need a B&O tv to match!!!
Undisputedtruth
01-11-2003, 15:51
I pay £28 for my family pack
£25 for broadband
Total =£53 per month.
With Sky
£9.50 to NTL for phone
£25 for BB
£32 for Sky movies which includes the £10 per month EPG/SKY+ fee as it is a premium package
+£200 box fee.
Total £66.50 and £200 outlay....
That's why I can't justify it. Although I really want it..I have kids to feed
There is a rumour about the Skyplus box dropping down to £120 after christmas. I understand your position Salu. You could recoup some of your outlay by switching your phone to BT and make full use of their options calls.
Depending on the number of calls you make get your NTL phone reduced to £5 from £9.50 (I did) - Ring Customer Services and ask for it...They give it you for 12 months at a time
etccarmageddon
01-11-2003, 16:31
Tricky - pcworld are doing a special offer on 120gb hard disk in the components section - £50!
Depending on the number of calls you make get your NTL phone reduced to £5 from £9.50 (I did) - Ring Customer Services and ask for it...They give it you for 12 months at a time
Please explain...
I am quite happy with my Tivo and unless sky have improved the software since I last saw it then the season pass system on a Tivo is far better. In the future I expect my PC to be recording programmes for me as well.
idi banashapan
01-11-2003, 21:40
sky plus is good in theory (i don't have it, but it reminds me of TiVO), but I'm more inclined to wait for MS windows XP media centre edition to get released properly over here. It looks the NUTS!!!!! A complete interface for anything media related. You plug the unit into your tele and it does the radio, music, tv (which can be recorded onto your HDD), internet, games... and it comes with a remote control!!! COOL!!!!
take a look:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/default.asp
Its already here....
http://www.evesham.com/Spotlights/MediaCenter/Index.asp?e=0D92E1DA-0449-41BE-8395-542BBC045BF8
Please explain...
Before I moved to NTL (result of a house move) I was on BT light user scheme where they refund the difference of £11.80 (or something) from the calls you've made in the quarter. I.e. 1.80 of calls refund = £10.00
I rang NTL to see if they had a similar scheme, they said that they didn't but had a scheme of half price rental for 12 months providing I didn't make more that £xx calls per month (the xx was something like £12!).
So I get a £5 refund every month on my line rental...
DrAwesome
03-12-2003, 10:09
Anyone noticed you can now record 2 different programmes at the same time on 2 diffrent channels using a Sky+ box (my osv and epg was updated this morning) 1.3.OBF, sky+ 1.26 v2
Goes off to try because I couldn't yesterday
EDIT: Yep you can - Sorted - Top move sky :smokin:
ian@huth
04-12-2003, 21:07
Anyone wanting details of what the latest Sky+ software can do have a look at http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/displayarticle.php?id=12573 and then pick up the phone.
DrAwesome
04-12-2003, 21:39
The delay bug remains moving from channel to channel when you switch Instant rewind on (I spoke to sky about this and they told me its a bug in the epg software and they are going to try and lesson the delay in the next update) sky also told me that some sky+ boxes although they have the option to switch instant rewind on or off, Instant Rewind still operates even when the option in the menu is turned off
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