Sky+ new box

I have had sky+ since it first came out, but my V1 box is now dying, and I
want a new one. How do I get Sky to offer me a deal? and who makes the
sky+ boxes now, is it Amstrad and Pace. which is best?

Thanks,

Mark

Mark Coppel wrote:

my V1 box is now dying, and I
want a new one

It probably only needs a new drive.


How do I get Sky to offer me a deal?

Ring. Threaten to cancel.


and who makes the
sky+ boxes now, is it Amstrad and Pace.

Yes. There is also the Thomson model with larger hard drive. You can
buy a new V2 Pace and fit a larger drive for much less money.


which is best?

Which do you think? (This isn't hard.)

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On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:58:34 +0000 (UTC), "Mark Coppel"
wrote:

I have had sky+ since it first came out, but my V1 box is now dying, and I
want a new one. How do I get Sky to offer me a deal? and who makes the
sky+ boxes now, is it Amstrad and Pace. which is best?

Thanks,

Mark


I had a similar dilema, fat chance on SKY giving you anything! I was
going to go for the 160, but then I thought with SKY HDTV round the
corner (2006 like but still in my upgrade terms its round the corner)
which is bound to be SKY+ based, I thought I'll save the cash and just
replace my 40Gb drive for £30 and hey its like new again.

If your lucky with a later v1 you could possibly upgrade to a bigger
drive anyway, check the forums mentioned here every so often first
(17min bug!)

Thing is I never saved the cash, but I have a nice new ABIT AA8 mother
board and P4 3.4 for the trouble :-)

"Mark Coppel" wrote in message
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I have had sky+ since it first came out, but my V1 box is now dying, and I
want a new one. How do I get Sky to offer me a deal? and who makes the
sky+ boxes now, is it Amstrad and Pace. which is best?

Thanks,

Mark

You could call them up and say 'i want to cancel SKy' when they ask why tell
them you dont want to spend £65 on fixing it, and hope they offer you a free
one, or if you are pretty sure its the hard disk that is dying, put another
one in.

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