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Originally Posted by scastle
AFAIK Sky doesn't dial a premium rate number. In fact, AFAIK, it doesn't dial at all unless downloading software, using interactive or booking PPV. Surely if the box dialled a Premium Rate number for any reason, Sky are required by law to notify you?
Actually, I am fairly certain I read an article on Digital Spy that suggested that the NTL box does log what you watch and send that info back to NTL. Although I am sure one of the NTL bods on here will correct me if I am wrong.
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Sky do not download sofware via the telephone connection. If Sky want the box to call home it is done via a freephone number. Sky only uses telephone numbers that you have to pay for after warning you of the charge. There are charges for some of the interactive content on Sky, just as there is on NTL, but the main use of interactive on Sky is for multi screen events such as the Champions League and these are provided free for subscribers to the relevant channels.
My own view on which platform provides the best DTV service is that Sky has always given me a far better picture quality than NTL and that is based on simultaneously having both systems for a couple of years. NTL was always having picture break up, pixallation and freezing which despite many engineering calls and box swaps was never cured. Eventually dropped NTL DTV and replaced that with Sky+ which is television as it should be.