Sky - cheapest option?

My only interest in getting a Sky satellite dish and digibox is to be
able to select which local channel I wish to receive (I currently live
in Wales so cannot get C4 or BBC West for example, instead I get the
Welsh equivalenta, ie S4C, BBC Wales, etc).

What is currently the cheapest Sky installation I can go for achieve
my aim?

Maybe the £1 installation of Sky World and Family?

Can I still then cancel after only the one month meaning that I only
then pay a months' subscription charge of £40 and that's it?

Or am I missing something?

Do I then get to keep the equipment free 'for life'?



thanks

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 15:36:39 GMT, (phil)
wrote:

My only interest in getting a Sky satellite dish and digibox is to be
able to select which local channel I wish to receive (I currently live
in Wales so cannot get C4 or BBC West for example, instead I get the
Welsh equivalenta, ie S4C, BBC Wales, etc).

What is currently the cheapest Sky installation I can go for achieve
my aim?

Maybe the £1 installation of Sky World and Family?

Can I still then cancel after only the one month meaning that I only
then pay a months' subscription charge of £40 and that's it?

Or am I missing something?

You're missing the fact that there's a 12 month minimum subscription.
You can downgrade after the first month to the cheapest package, but
you'll still have to pay that for 11 months

Do I then get to keep the equipment free 'for life'?

Experience suggests you'll be lucky to get more than a few years out
of the box anyyway

Brian

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 15:51:54 +0000, bigbrian
wrote:


You're missing the fact that there's a 12 month minimum subscription.
You can downgrade after the first month to the cheapest package, but
you'll still have to pay that for 11 months

I see. So I can downgrade to the Sky Entertainment Package (Value
Pack) for £13.50 then for the remaining 11 months.

If I did that, how long do I need to keep the digibox connected to the
phone line - just one year?

Do I then get to keep the equipment free 'for life'?

Experience suggests you'll be lucky to get more than a few years out
of the box anyyway

Just as long as they don't try and take it away.


cheers

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 16:06:02 GMT, (phil)
wrote:

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 15:51:54 +0000, bigbrian
wrote:


You're missing the fact that there's a 12 month minimum subscription.
You can downgrade after the first month to the cheapest package, but
you'll still have to pay that for 11 months

I see. So I can downgrade to the Sky Entertainment Package (Value
Pack) for £13.50 then for the remaining 11 months.

If I did that, how long do I need to keep the digibox connected to the
phone line - just one year?

So I believe. I don't know that they police that connection very
strongly even in that year (they do for a second mirror sub, though)

Do I then get to keep the equipment free 'for life'?

Experience suggests you'll be lucky to get more than a few years out
of the box anyyway

Just as long as they don't try and take it away.


cheers

Brian

phil wrote:

My only interest in getting a Sky satellite dish and digibox is to be
able to select which local channel I wish to receive

See the FAQ. All your questions are covered there.

--
Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these.
The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/tez5
How to get UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73
Fed up with logos / red buttons? : http://logofreetv.org/
BBC gone? : http://www.astra2d.co.uk/
----
Only the truth as I see it.
No monies return'd. ;-)

] Experience suggests you'll be lucky to get more than a few years out
of the box anyyway

Brian

Yup, mine is almost dead. It usually chooses to go off ten minutes before
the end of Eastenders or something else I love to watch. Then they bring out
Sky Plus just as I need a new digibox (mine is four years old). So of course
I order Sky Plus. They win.

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 16:06:02 GMT, (phil)
wrote:

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 15:51:54 +0000, bigbrian
wrote:


You're missing the fact that there's a 12 month minimum subscription.
You can downgrade after the first month to the cheapest package, but
you'll still have to pay that for 11 months

I see. So I can downgrade to the Sky Entertainment Package (Value
Pack) for £13.50 then for the remaining 11 months.

If I did that, how long do I need to keep the digibox connected to the
phone line - just one year?

Do I then get to keep the equipment free 'for life'?

Experience suggests you'll be lucky to get more than a few years out
of the box anyyway

Just as long as they don't try and take it away.


cheers


Why don't you just get a FTA box and self install?

My local DIY store has a box and dish package for 100 euros (under 70
pounds). Must be similar deals in the UK somewhere

bigbrian wrote:

Experience suggests you'll be lucky to get more than a few years out
of the box anyyway

I am still using one of the very first Sky digiboxes ever made. It is
a Grundig that was activated during the first week of service and
bought used by me from the original owner after a few months when he
had to move into a listed building where dishes weren't allowed. It
works perfectly though it is a little slow.

--
Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these.
The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/tez5
How to get UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73
Fed up with logos / red buttons? : http://logofreetv.org/
BBC gone? : http://www.astra2d.co.uk/
----
Only the truth as I see it.
No monies return'd. ;-)