NTL Sky sports

[Dybuk]

Sorry if this is a groundhog day post but I've been through the forum and couldn't find the answers.

I've got a few Sky Sports on NTL questions:

1) The deals are a bit difficult to work out
e.g. what is the difference between these two packages apart from the price?
Sky Sports Collection
Includes Sky Sports 1, 2. Sky Sports 3 is a free bonus channel & Sky Sports Xtra is an additional service.
£20.00 per month
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Sky Sports Collection
Includes Sky Sports 1 & 2 plus Sky Sports 3 is a free bonus channel & Sky Sports Xtra is an additional service.
£13.50 per month


2) Can you choose the premiership game that you want to see extended highlights of with NTL as you can with sky?


Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

[Derek]

to the the site.

Originally Posted by Dybuk

1) The deals are a bit difficult to work out
e.g. what is the difference between these two packages apart from the price?
Sky Sports Collection
Includes Sky Sports 1, 2. Sky Sports 3 is a free bonus channel & Sky Sports Xtra is an additional service.
£20.00 per month
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Sky Sports Collection
Includes Sky Sports 1 & 2 plus Sky Sports 3 is a free bonus channel & Sky Sports Xtra is an additional service.
£13.50 per month

I think the £20.00 charge is if you have the base pack and the £13.50 is if you have the family pack.

Originally Posted by Dybuk

2) Can you choose the premiership game that you want to see extended highlights of with NTL as you can with sky?

Not yet. Ntl were supposedly working closely with Sky to bring red button events when they launched Sky Sports Extra 2 years ago. Since then its all gone a bit quiet.
I wouldn't hold your breath

[Dybuk]

Thanks for the cheery welcome. I feel at home already.

And thanks very much for the information. Looks like it'll be £20 for me then. Shame about the interactive problems as well. It's a big selling point of sky.

[Chrysalis]

If I was on digital and wanting sky sports I would upgrade to family pack, you pay about £3 more total but get a lot for your money.

[White Tiger]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

If I was on digital and wanting sky sports I would upgrade to family pack, you pay about £3 more total but get a lot for your money.

Not only that, try asking for the Sky Sports package free for a year. I'm currently on the family pack & after a call to retentions, was offered the Sky Sports pack free. Also, a friend of mine has just signed up for the family pack & again has been given Sky Sports free for a year.

Neither of us were 'new' customers - both have 1Mb BB + phone.

[Dybuk]

Originally Posted by White Tiger

Not only that, try asking for the Sky Sports package free for a year. I'm currently on the family pack & after a call to retentions, was offered the Sky Sports pack free. Also, a friend of mine has just signed up for the family pack & again has been given Sky Sports free for a year.

Neither of us were 'new' customers - both have 1Mb BB + phone.

Sounds like a darn fine idea . Thanks - I'll give it a go.

[Dybuk]

I reckon they've had a few after it. They wouldn't budge on Sky Sports free for a year - only the family pack half price for 6 months.

[ian@huth]

You have to ask who is subsidising the free Sky sports offer, NTL or Sky? Sky may do so in order that they have more NTL Sky Sports customers who spread the word that Sky Sports via cable isn't a patch on Sky Sports via satellite.

[Tristan]

Originally Posted by ian@huth

You have to ask who is subsidising the free Sky sports offer, NTL or Sky? Sky may do so in order that they have more NTL Sky Sports customers who spread the word that Sky Sports via cable isn't a patch on Sky Sports via satellite.

And by so doing, increase the number of subscribers that their biggest rival has, all of whom will be locked in for 12 months (by which time NTL could have a PVR, VOD nationwide, SS interactive...)?

It doesn't sound likely to me.

[Derek]

Originally Posted by Tristan

And by so doing, increase the number of subscribers that their biggest rival has, all of whom will be locked in for 12 months (by which time NTL could have a PVR,

Yep

Originally Posted by Tristan

VOD nationwide,

Yep

Originally Posted by Tristan

SS interactive...)?

Now thats just being silly

Originally Posted by Tristan

It doesn't sound likely to me.

Me neither. I can't see Sky turning a blind eye to the normal costs for customers have Sky Sports if they are part of this offer. I'd imagine its coming straight from the budget for new customer aquisitions.

[Chrysalis]

This offer not available to analogue customers, I will post more in my own thread.