Package 1G STOPPED!

Just a quick note to inform you all that Sky have wised up to the free Films
(Sky Movies 2) with Sky Sports World - the famous 1G package, and have
pulled it!!

Anyone on it can keep it, but the free ride is over!

GITS!

Simon

If they have stopped it, it's not reflected by what is STILL shown as being
available on their website (have a look at
http://www.sky.com/skycom/upgradeinfo and check out Column 1, Row 7 [which
equates to co-ordinates 1G]).

That is the '1G' package people have changed to and is Sky Sports 1 & 2 and
Sky Movies 2, 4, 6 & 8 for £33 a month. However, you get Sky Sports as a
free bonus channel (because you are subscribing to Sky Sports 1 OR 2) and
Sky Sports Extra as a free bonus channel (because you are subscribing to Sky
Sports 1 AND 2).

That has NOT BEEN REMOVED from the website and so it's probably just an
awkward Sky operator. Ask for Sky Sports 1 & 2 and Sky Movies 2 instead of
calling the package 1G and see what happens - if they argue you can say,
"It's on the Upgrade Info page on the Sky.com website - 7th one down in the
first column."

GOM



"Simon Ough" wrote in message
...
Just a quick note to inform you all that Sky have wised up to the free
Films
(Sky Movies 2) with Sky Sports World - the famous 1G package, and have
pulled it!!

Anyone on it can keep it, but the free ride is over!

GITS!

Simon

If they have stopped it, it's not reflected by what is STILL shown as being
available on their website (have a look at
http://www.sky.com/skycom/upgradeinfo and check out Column 1, Row 7 [which
equates to co-ordinates 1G]).

That is the '1G' package people have changed to and is Sky Sports 1 & 2 and
Sky Movies 2, 4, 6 & 8 for £33 a month. However, you get Sky Sports as a
free bonus channel (because you are subscribing to Sky Sports 1 OR 2) and
Sky Sports Extra as a free bonus channel (because you are subscribing to Sky
Sports 1 AND 2).

That has NOT BEEN REMOVED from the website and so it's probably just an
awkward Sky operator. Ask for Sky Sports 1 & 2 and Sky Movies 2 instead of
calling the package 1G and see what happens - if they argue you can say,
"It's on the Upgrade Info page on the Sky.com website - 7th one down in the
first column."

GOM



"Simon Ough" wrote in message
...
Just a quick note to inform you all that Sky have wised up to the free
Films
(Sky Movies 2) with Sky Sports World - the famous 1G package, and have
pulled it!!

Anyone on it can keep it, but the free ride is over!

GITS!

Simon

Simon Ough wrote in message

Just a quick note to inform you all that Sky have wised up to the
free Films (Sky Movies 2) with Sky Sports World - the famous 1G
package, and have pulled it!!

Anyone on it can keep it, but the free ride is over!

Excuse my ignorance, but why is this package so good?

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Simon Ough wrote in message

Just a quick note to inform you all that Sky have wised up to the
free Films (Sky Movies 2) with Sky Sports World - the famous 1G
package, and have pulled it!!

Anyone on it can keep it, but the free ride is over!

Excuse my ignorance, but why is this package so good?

--
Ian McMillan

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scotrail - Scotland's online railway group
http://www.railpic.co.uk - updated 08/03/2004 314 in new SPT livery

"Ian McMillan" wrote in message
...
Simon Ough wrote in message

Just a quick note to inform you all that Sky have wised up to the
free Films (Sky Movies 2) with Sky Sports World - the famous 1G
package, and have pulled it!!

Anyone on it can keep it, but the free ride is over!

Excuse my ignorance, but why is this package so good?

--


It was good because people who were only SKY Sportsworld subscribers
got access to half the movie channels at no extra cost.
While they chose not to pay for movie subscriptions they weren't going to
turn down the channels when offered for free

Mike C

"Ian McMillan" wrote in message
...
Simon Ough wrote in message

Just a quick note to inform you all that Sky have wised up to the
free Films (Sky Movies 2) with Sky Sports World - the famous 1G
package, and have pulled it!!

Anyone on it can keep it, but the free ride is over!

Excuse my ignorance, but why is this package so good?

--


It was good because people who were only SKY Sportsworld subscribers
got access to half the movie channels at no extra cost.
While they chose not to pay for movie subscriptions they weren't going to
turn down the channels when offered for free

Mike C

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:18:44 -0000, "Sarge \(remove both guard dogs to
reply\)" wrote:

If they have stopped it, it's not reflected by what is STILL shown as being
available on their website (have a look at
http://www.sky.com/skycom/upgradeinfo and check out Column 1, Row 7 [which
equates to co-ordinates 1G]).

That is the '1G' package people have changed to and is Sky Sports 1 & 2 and
Sky Movies 2, 4, 6 & 8 for £33 a month. However, you get Sky Sports as a
free bonus channel (because you are subscribing to Sky Sports 1 OR 2) and
Sky Sports Extra as a free bonus channel (because you are subscribing to Sky
Sports 1 AND 2).

That has NOT BEEN REMOVED from the website and so it's probably just an
awkward Sky operator. Ask for Sky Sports 1 & 2 and Sky Movies 2 instead of
calling the package 1G and see what happens - if they argue you can say,
"It's on the Upgrade Info page on the Sky.com website - 7th one down in the
first column."

Digital Spy has more on this:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds14062.html

Charlie

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Please send no unsolicited email or foodstuffs

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:18:44 -0000, "Sarge \(remove both guard dogs to
reply\)" wrote:

If they have stopped it, it's not reflected by what is STILL shown as being
available on their website (have a look at
http://www.sky.com/skycom/upgradeinfo and check out Column 1, Row 7 [which
equates to co-ordinates 1G]).

That is the '1G' package people have changed to and is Sky Sports 1 & 2 and
Sky Movies 2, 4, 6 & 8 for £33 a month. However, you get Sky Sports as a
free bonus channel (because you are subscribing to Sky Sports 1 OR 2) and
Sky Sports Extra as a free bonus channel (because you are subscribing to Sky
Sports 1 AND 2).

That has NOT BEEN REMOVED from the website and so it's probably just an
awkward Sky operator. Ask for Sky Sports 1 & 2 and Sky Movies 2 instead of
calling the package 1G and see what happens - if they argue you can say,
"It's on the Upgrade Info page on the Sky.com website - 7th one down in the
first column."

Digital Spy has more on this:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds14062.html

Charlie

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On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:43:52 GMT, Charlie Pearce wrote:

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:18:44 -0000, "Sarge \(remove both guard dogs to
reply\)" wrote:

Digital Spy has more on this:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds14062.html

The Digital Spy article states that "subscribers concerned will be
mailed a letter in the coming months informing them of the situtation".
Has anyone as yet been contacted?

Many TIA
Mike

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