The Sky+ £10 fee letter hath arrived

And as I said a while ago, the £10 fee is dropped for any sky package
from 1 July. It will remain for anyone with NO sky digital
subscription unfortunately, so basically a two mix package for £15 a
month is now the most financially sensible way to be able to use the
recording features of the box as at least you get some channels for
your money!

On 26 May 2007 00:22:39 -0700, Ed wrote:

And as I said a while ago, the £10 fee is dropped for any sky package
from 1 July. It will remain for anyone with NO sky digital
subscription unfortunately, so basically a two mix package for £15 a
month is now the most financially sensible way to be able to use the
recording features of the box as at least you get some channels for
your money!

That may be Sky's marketing spin but it still looks like spending an extra 5 pounds per month for
channels you didn't want in the first place.
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Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

"Ed" wrote in message
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And as I said a while ago, the £10 fee is dropped for any sky package
from 1 July. It will remain for anyone with NO sky digital
subscription unfortunately, so basically a two mix package for £15 a
month is now the most financially sensible way to be able to use the
recording features of the box as at least you get some channels for
your money!





Yeeesss. My Topfield has a monthly fee of £0 and doesn't come with ****
channels.

On Sat, 26 May 2007 17:19:40 +0100, "Light of Aria" wrote:


"Ed" wrote in message
oups.com...
And as I said a while ago, the £10 fee is dropped for any sky package
from 1 July. It will remain for anyone with NO sky digital
subscription unfortunately, so basically a two mix package for £15 a
month is now the most financially sensible way to be able to use the
recording features of the box as at least you get some channels for
your money!





Yeeesss. My Topfield has a monthly fee of £0 and doesn't come with ****
channels.

Sadly not an option for 30% of the population.
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Cheers

Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

"Light of Aria" wrote in message
...

"Ed" wrote in message
ups.com...
And as I said a while ago, the £10 fee is dropped for any sky package
from 1 July. It will remain for anyone with NO sky digital
subscription unfortunately, so basically a two mix package for £15 a
month is now the most financially sensible way to be able to use the
recording features of the box as at least you get some channels for
your money!





Yeeesss. My Topfield has a monthly fee of £0 and doesn't come with ****
channels.





and doesnt receive satellite tv either - i didnt realise a cock waving
contest had started.



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On Sat, 26 May 2007 17:59:15 +0100, "the dog from that film you saw"
wrote:


"Light of Aria" wrote in message
...

"Ed" wrote in message
ups.com...
And as I said a while ago, the £10 fee is dropped for any sky package
from 1 July. It will remain for anyone with NO sky digital
subscription unfortunately, so basically a two mix package for £15 a
month is now the most financially sensible way to be able to use the
recording features of the box as at least you get some channels for
your money!





Yeeesss. My Topfield has a monthly fee of £0 and doesn't come with ****
channels.





and doesnt receive satellite tv either - i didnt realise a cock waving
contest had started.

To be fair there are equivalent FTA digital satellite dual tuner PVRs that can be bought for around
the same price e.g. http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...=14&doy=search
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Cheers

Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

"Nigel Barker" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 26 May 2007 17:59:15 +0100, "the dog from that film you saw"
wrote:


"Light of Aria" wrote in message
...

"Ed" wrote in message
ups.com...
And as I said a while ago, the £10 fee is dropped for any sky package
from 1 July. It will remain for anyone with NO sky digital
subscription unfortunately, so basically a two mix package for £15 a
month is now the most financially sensible way to be able to use the
recording features of the box as at least you get some channels for
your money!





Yeeesss. My Topfield has a monthly fee of £0 and doesn't come with ****
channels.





and doesnt receive satellite tv either - i didnt realise a cock waving
contest had started.

To be fair there are equivalent FTA digital satellite dual tuner PVRs that
can be bought for around
the same price e.g.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...=14&doy=search
--

Exactly. The SKY+ is designed for those who want SKY channels. One minute
posters condemn SKY's kit for being crap, the next they can't find anything
as good as the SKY+ elsewhere and blame SKY for that as well.

Nigel Barker wrote:
On Sat, 26 May 2007 17:59:15 +0100, "the dog from that film you saw"
wrote:


"Light of Aria" wrote in message
...

"Ed" wrote in message
ups.com...
And as I said a while ago, the £10 fee is dropped for any sky
package from 1 July. It will remain for anyone with NO sky digital
subscription unfortunately, so basically a two mix package for £15 a
month is now the most financially sensible way to be able to use the
recording features of the box as at least you get some channels for
your money!





Yeeesss. My Topfield has a monthly fee of £0 and doesn't come with
**** channels.





and doesnt receive satellite tv either - i didnt realise a cock
waving contest had started.

To be fair there are equivalent FTA digital satellite dual tuner PVRs
that can be bought for around the same price e.g.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...=14&doy=search

What kind of epg would such a device have? If it's just 'now/next' it
wouldn't be much use to most people. Perhaps there's a way of using it with
a third party epg?

In article , says....
On 26 May 2007 00:22:39 -0700, Ed wrote:

And as I said a while ago, the £10 fee is dropped for any sky package
from 1 July. It will remain for anyone with NO sky digital
subscription unfortunately, so basically a two mix package for £15 a
month is now the most financially sensible way to be able to use the
recording features of the box as at least you get some channels for
your money!

That may be Sky's marketing spin but it still looks like spending an extra 5 pounds per month for
channels you didn't want in the first place.

Then why would you get a Sky+, or any PVR for that matter, if you hardly watch
any TV?
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"John Russell" wrote in message
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Exactly. The SKY+ is designed for those who want SKY channels. One
minute posters condemn SKY's kit for being crap, the next they can't
find anything as good as the SKY+ elsewhere and blame SKY for that as
well.

You'll find that a lot here (umtm) - if something or someone is
successful, profitable and high-profile, it is subjected to a raft of
vitriol.

Ian