Box Office Price Increase?

irishgeo

Not sure if it applies to Ireland or not but the price of ordering a film in the UK is going up to £3.75.

This is the killer bit if you order by phone instead of through the EPG you have to pay a extra £1. If they bring that in here movies willbe close to €10.

Taken from Sky Digi Online

From the 1st of July, the price of films on Sky Box Office will increase to £3.75. Viewers who order films over the phone rather than through the EPG, will also have to pay a £1 admin charge - meaning a total price of £4.75.

ShaneOC

According to www.xe.com 3.75 is €5.42 so if it will be very hard for Sky to justify raising the price again (I think it's already €5.50) over here.

Mossy Monk

July's Sky magazine has the price that is there now. no change at all

Giblet

They can't justify the price they charge now, so how are they gonna get any business by raising the price any further.
Any one who pays more than a fiver for the convience of not having to go rent a video is mad.

robert muldoon

Originally posted by irishgeo
Not sure if it applies to Ireland or not but the price of ordering a film in the UK is going up to £3.75.

This is the killer bit if you order by phone instead of through the EPG you have to pay a extra £1. If they bring that in here movies willbe close to €10.

Taken from Sky Digi Online

Just a matter of interest, I thought you had to order an event or movie with using your pin Nr on the EPG why would you need to phone if your supposed to have your phone line connected?

DMC

You can manually order a Box Office event over the phone, like Premiership Plus game, a film and a sports event. Always could, and always will.

Ring 1800 535 767 and hear that one of the options to order a box office event.

Ozzie

Didi I not see it somewhere that it's an extra €1 to order a box office movie by phone in ROI, bringing it up to €6.50.

Doesn't really bother me. Rent a DVD. It's cheaper, they're out earlier, and it's more of an "event" to watch one (in my sad live anyhow).

sceptre

Originally posted by robert muldoon
why would you need to phone if your supposed to have your phone line connected?

Don't forget mandatory phone connection only applies for the first 12 months. After that, people are entirely free to move their box and dish to a place with no phone and stay entirely within the contract terms.