Sky T.V.

[borderbilly]

Just noticed I pay £51 a month for sky TV. No added extras just bog standard telly. Must be cheaper than that out there, but where?

 

[RogerL]

Just noticed I pay £51 a month for sky TV. No added extras just bog standard telly. Must be cheaper than that out there, but where?

Try comparison sites - I use Vodafone and pay £24/month for 70Mb broadband plus VOIP landline - they're £35/month including 4K TV

 

[otherclive]

I’m paying £35 pm for virgin media broadband, Virgin 360 recording box and anytime phone calls from landline. Download approx 250 mb. I’m 12 months into 18 month contract.

 

[Mr Plodd]

There is!
It's called Amazon Prime, Netflix, Paramount TV, Disney Plus etc!
Combine those subscriptions and it's probably still less than Sky. I gave up on Sky many years ago, never regretted doing so.

Keep a detailed record of what you watch on Sky per month that you couldn't get from anywhere else. Then ask yourself if what you have watched is worth the money you pay.
We find a Freesat box with recording facility is more than adequate, it cost 5 months of your Sky subscription and lasts many years

 

[Sam Vimes]

Don't forget to add the license cost to your viewing bill.

 

[andy1972]

so i had sky for 20+ years and was paying over £120 at one point. It was hard to let it go lol

But if you have good internet (like 45mb or more) get yourself now tv. Its basically sky without the contract.

I think the sky main channels (called entertainment) are £9.99 a month but every few months i login, go through a cancel process (no people to speak to) and it offers you it for 50% for the next 6 months, again no contract. Just cancel at any time.
Same with sky cinema, sky sports. I think im paying £18 a month for all the sports channels currently.

Then as others have said, netflix, amazon prime, disney. It mounts up if you get them all though

 

[Hutch]

I just use, Freeview, there is so much on there, Mrs H records programs onto a digital box, that we can take away in the caravan. The TV in the van is Freeview as well, but if there is no WiFi, we use the digital box or even end up talking to each other, rather than just listening to SWMBLO

 

[RogerL]

I just use, Freeview, there is so much on there, Mrs H records programs onto a digital box, that we can take away in the caravan. The TV in the van is Freeview as well, but if there is no WiFi, we use the digital box or even end up talking to each other, rather than just listening to SWMBLO

We do similar - but with the addition of a Freesat satellite system when there's no terrestrial Freeview signal

 

[otherclive]

I just use, Freeview, there is so much on there, Mrs H records programs onto a digital box, that we can take away in the caravan. The TV in the van is Freeview as well, but if there is no WiFi, we use the digital box or even end up talking to each other, rather than just listening to SWMBLO

Although we are on Virgin Media we rarely watch live TV. Virtually everything gets recorded as we get lots of family/friends phone calls and watching from a recording even in near real time means we can just pause it, so sometimes the News at 10 becomes the News at 11

 

[Beachball]

At present we are with Virgin Media Broadband M250 / TV Virgin V6 box Adds TNT Sport Sky Cinema collection / Phone line rental add reminder call , call waiting ,voicemail Download speeds 273.mb
Bigger Combo + Movies 18 months until September 2025 We are paying £84 a month.

 

[Hutch]

At present we are with Virgin Media Broadband M250 / TV Virgin V6 box Adds TNT Sport Sky Cinema collection / Phone line rental add reminder call , call waiting ,voicemail Download speeds 273.mb
Bigger Combo + Movies 18 months until September 2025 We are paying £84 a month.

Ouch, I couldn't stay awake to use all that.

 

[Mr Plodd]

Ouch, I couldn't stay awake to use all that.

Or be happy paying that sort of money either, which frankly I feel is madness, but each to his own.

 

[Beachball]

Or be happy paying that sort of money either, which frankly I feel is madness, but each to his own.

We use pay £150 with Sky so i think for the complete package at £84

 

[Dustydog]

We use pay £150 with Sky so i think for the complete package at £84

BB are you sure you have the best deal? Does it include your phones etc as well as TV? Perhaps you are not comparing eggs with eggs?

We stay with Sky because it comes with us in the caravan and gives us a much better reception ,quality picture, at home.
After a substantial negotiation last September we now pay £68 for everything Sky offer except TNT.
Sky is a strange animal. Don’t be scared to negotiate hard , leave if need be. They come back to you!

 

[RogerL]

BB are you sure you have the best deal? Does it include your phones etc as well as TV? Perhaps you are not comparing eggs with eggs?

We stay with Sky because it comes with us in the caravan and gives us a much better reception ,quality picture, at home.
After a substantial negotiation last September we now pay £68 for everything Sky offer except TNT.
Sky is a strange animal. Don’t be scared to negotiate hard , leave if need be. They come back to you!

You can get the high quality reception using a Freesat receiver, for zero monthly charge - of course if you particularly want the Sky channels you'd need a Sky subscription.

 

[Dustydog]

You can get the high quality reception using a Freesat receiver, for zero monthly charge - of course if you particularly want the Sky channels you'd need a Sky subscription.

Yes . Two of the TVs have Free sat connections. But the programmes available are not as good as the pay Sky, no sport etc.

 

[Buckman]

Just noticed I pay £51 a month for sky TV. No added extras just bog standard telly. Must be cheaper than that out there, but where?

We gave up Sky and now use NOWTV which is Sky streaming. You can either select monthly which is at a higher costs or agree to a minimum 6 months contract at a much reduced price i.e. Entertainment and Sky cinema for £15. We sign up for 6 months and then cancel for several months. When we sign up again we catch up on whatever we missed. No issue watching Sky stream in the caravan. £15 for unlimited data with Three.

 

[Hutch]

Just watching PBS America, about the lost Atom bombs during the cold war. All on Free view. As for Sport, I don't watch much, but will go to the pub on 22nd to watch Scotland/England rugby match.

 

[toad a caravan]

I don't watch the magic lantern much,only got Freeview I sometimes use the PVR.I don't do sports I'd rather be involved in doing something hands on.
There's no TV in caravan it's a matter up,brew and out whilst on holiday 🙂

 

[Beachball]

BB are you sure you have the best deal? Does it include your phones etc as well as TV? Perhaps you are not comparing eggs with eggs?

We stay with Sky because it comes with us in the caravan and gives us a much better reception ,quality picture, at home.
After a substantial negotiation last September we now pay £68 for everything Sky offer except TNT.
Sky is a strange animal. Don’t be scared to negotiate hard , leave if need be. They come back to you!

Yes it comes with phone line rental and tv and broadband but when this special offer finish in September they are putting up to £142 that when I will cancelled and negotiate with them but I am hoping my son can get me a deal with BT .

 

[Buckman]

Yes it comes with phone line rental and tv and broadband but when this special offer finish in September they are putting up to £142 that when I will cancelled and negotiate with them but I am hoping my son can get me a deal with BT .

Best of luck moving to BT as you will need it!

 

[Jcloughie]

On the face of it NOW is a good price. But if you want 4k and Dolby, both are extra. In fact, double the price.

John

 

[otherclive]

On the face of it NOW is a good price. But if you want 4k and Dolby, both are extra. In fact, double the price.

John

With my hearing Dolby is just a memory. I’d settle for less slurring of speech in tv and film productions, particularly drama. Plus a few more brighter scenes too, far too much filmed in gloomy sets.

 

[Buckman]

On the face of it NOW is a good price. But if you want 4k and Dolby, both are extra. In fact, double the price.

John

At our age it does not much of a difference between normal HD and UHD. LOL!