sky to drop + £10 and dual record mid-august

Am I imagining this, or was there an option for a one-off, quite expensive
"lifetime payment" for Sky+. If there was, surely the people who took it out
will be a tad ****ed off?

Adam

"Mike_C" wrote in message
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"Sima" wrote in message
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hope its true

A source at Sky has mentioned to Sky Digi Online that Sky+ users will
have
their £10 access fee dropped as from 1st October 2003. Also, Dual
recording
will become a reality in Mid-August. Sky will also be launching three
new
Sky+ boxes from October time, with a push towards Sky+ as the default
reciever in the maketplace in time for the Christmas sales. More on this
as
we get it in the coming weeks.

http://skydigital.mediabullet.co.uk/

--
SSDD




Pretty major development if like you say it's true, so major infact it
sounds like wishful thinking by someone with a ouiji board
Dual recording has been on the cards for the last year, hardware has
always been capable but it's required an OS addition to make it
workable. The Amstrad SKY+ might be making an appearance later
this year but not sure where the other two versions are coming from.
SKY+ as the default receiver in the market place, well there isn't a
marketplace for SKY hardware as such, you don't see all the current
models in your local Dixons and those you see in dealers and online
hardly have a realistic price tag. SKY+ as the entry level STB is a good
idea but probably too expensive to be in a subsidised install deal not
forgetting it would be a great way to **** off millions of current users
who suddenly become second class customers.

Mike C




Not so. Sky sales are slipping back.

Sky+ is the anti-churn Endgame, that will out-feature all rivals.

The City will love it. It will bring in new business. It will allow them to
increase ARPU.


http://logofreetv.org/render.asp?mod...ews_read&i=123

In uk.media.tv.sky on Mon, 28 Jul 2003 at 00:26:22, NO LOGO
wrote :

Not so. Sky sales are slipping back.

That isn't reflected in the viewing share figures - they continue to
climb, mainly at the expense of the big 2.

Sky+ is the anti-churn Endgame, that will out-feature all rivals.

If they do indeed dump the £10/mth fee, and introduce a double-recording
feature, that will surely send Sky+ sales soaring.
--
Paul 'US Sitcom Fan' Hyett

Website at http://www.activist.demon.co.uk/USsitcoms/

MoviesUK wrote:

I suppose if the drop my £10 sub I will be happy.

All users should be delighted. This extra payment quickly exceeds the
entire purchase cost of the Sky+.


But
will be most upset if it is one of these new boxes that do the dual
recording and not the new Pace one I have just had installed.

All boxes have two tuners and should be capable of simultaneous
recording.

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ADC wrote:

Am I imagining this, or was there an option for a one-off, quite expensive
"lifetime payment" for Sky+.

There has never been such an option. I might have taken it had there
been.

--
Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these.
The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/guiv
How to get UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73
Fed up with logos / red buttons? : http://logofreetv.org/
BBC gone? : http://www.astra2d.cjb.net/
----
Only the truth as I see it.
No monies return'd. ;-)

There is an option on the Sky systems for a lifetime subscription. Not sure
if its available to the general public.

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:23:08 +0000 (UTC), "NO LOGO"
wrote:

Does anyone have any figures on how Sky and its increasing prices encourages
crime in society?

I suspec the real problem is further down the ladder than that. Look
at how many people are in jail for not paying their TV licence.
(Mainly poor people and women.)

Considering that Sky is something you can either afford or not, and a
product just like anything else, I think you're barking up the wrong
tree.