Sky + now cheaper

John R

In the new issue of the sky magazine they are advertising Sky + for €300 with €75 installation. Still €15 a month subscription though.

Tony

They have had a very low take up from what I hear. If they got rid of the monthly charge then this would sell.

Tony

Creamy Goodness

in all fairness they are not going to get rid of the monthly charge.


it is sky were talking about here isn't it?

daveg

Did I not read (on boards) recently that sky were dropping the €15 subscription from October? Had a look but couldn't find the thread...

DaithiSurfer

i think it was just a rumour.
Seems that some people have called sky and they said they will not be dropping the subs charge.
Why not wait til end october anyway to see if they do.

Tarabuses

in all fairness they are not going to get rid of the monthly charge.

Then hopefully no one will sign up for the service.

John R

The rumour came from this site:
http://skydigital.mediabullet.co.uk/

Cloud

I'd sign up again if they dropped the monthly charge, not otherwise.

DMC

Well, I'd get it even if they had the box priced at €600, and no monthly charge.

Mossy Monk

it seems the monthly recording sub is keeping lots of people away. myself included. it is pure cheek for them to ask for it IMO

watty

Echostar have the equivalent of a Sky+ (won't take a Sky viewing card, but will receive BBC).

No monthly rental. You buy it and it is bought.

A bit tricky to upgrade Hard Disk on I hear.

Expect lots more before Christmas.

With DVD burners built in now they are heading for < 100 Euro OEM price.

( I paid 3 times more for my 1st CD writer than a DVD writer is now).

LFCFan

Originally posted by watty
( I paid 3 times more for my 1st CD writer than a DVD writer is now).

Tell me about it. I paid £125 for a 2X CD Writer way back. You can get 52X for €50 now. Wish the price of a Pint went the same way.

Tony

Originally posted by Cr3m0
in all fairness they are not going to get rid of the monthly charge.


it is sky were talking about here isn't it?

Well then the product will not sell, what makes you think that commerciality reality will not force them to drop it.

Tony

dmeehan

dvd recorders are coming down too..
seen one in argos for €499

wont belong before it drops a good bit more, but still i think i would prefer sky+

i have to weigh up keeping sky sports or getting sky+ (Note: for the purposes of this comparisson I am ignoring the cost of a new sky+ box)

ShaneOC

Sky+ is excellent. Well worth the initial outlay and €15 per month is not too bad.

The fact that you can watch one thing while recording another is priceless. Using Live pause you can record two things at once (sort of), and the full dual recording functionality is coming later this year.

Couch Potato

Originally posted by Tony
Well then the product will not sell, what makes you think that commerciality reality will not force them to drop it.

Tony

Tony - Have you any Sky+ boxes left - don't see them on your site ????

Tony

Originally posted by Couch Potato
Tony - Have you any Sky+ boxes left - don't see them on your site ????

Unfortunately not, I was importing directly from Uk but sky put pressure on the distributor and "asked" him to stop my supply. I do have one which i kept for a customer but he has not been in touch in weeks! (i know i should have asked for a deposit).

Sorry i do not have better news

Tony

Ro

Originally posted by watty
Echostar have the equivalent of a Sky+ (won't take a Sky viewing card, but will receive BBC).

You can also get one from Humax with an 80GB HD for £420.

http://www.humaxdigital.com/products/pvr-8000.htm

Lukin Black

Originally posted by ShaneOC
Using Live pause you can record two things at once (sort of), and the full dual recording functionality is coming later this year.

With the dual recording, will it make a difference to the amount of ordinary digiboxes (with an FTA/FTV/Mirror sub, or whatever) you can hook up at the same time to a quad LNB? Two and a Sky+? I presume that the dual recording means that you have to watch one of the channels that's recording?

ShaneOC

Originally posted by Lukin Black
I presume that the dual recording means that you have to watch one of the channels that's recording?

Or something that you have already recorded.

The Sky+ requires two inputs from the dish. This is not changing, so there are two free outputs available for other boxes.

Lukin Black

Yeah, that's what I thought it would be. Cheers!