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Sky HD Boxes

  • 29-11-2007 3:29pm
    #1
    bigpoppa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 462 ✭✭


    Hi , thinking og u/g to sky HD but the official price from sky of the box is somewhat scary :) a work colleague says you dont have to get the box from them and they can be sourced cheaper? anyone point me to a decent non official sky supplier?

    cheers


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  • #2
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,340 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    No such thing, all sky boxes are sourced via sky's distribution channels to Authorised sky agents

    bigpoppa wrote: »
    anyone point me to a decent non official sky supplier?

    cheers

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  • #3
    scout353
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,170 ✭✭✭scout353


    If you are an existing customer of a few years standing then you can get free installation and a HD box for about €299.

    Got mine a few weeks ago.


  • #4
    uncle_sam_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,191 ✭✭✭uncle_sam_ie


    You could get a SkyHD box off of e-bay.


  • #5
    center15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭center15


    Tony wrote: »
    No such thing, all sky boxes are sourced via sky's distribution channels to Authorised sky agents

    I got mine's off ebay. Very easy to do self install if you got sky+ already pretty much just swap the boxes out and phone sky to activate the box.


  • #6
    hewlett
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭hewlett


    scout353 wrote: »
    If you are an existing customer of a few years standing then you can get free installation and a HD box for about €299.

    Got mine a few weeks ago.

    How long do you have to be with them to qualify for the €299 price?


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  • #7
    scout353
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,170 ✭✭✭scout353


    hewlett wrote: »
    How long do you have to be with them to qualify for the €299 price?

    No idea Hewlett but I have been with Sky for a long time - nearly since the beginning.


  • #8
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,340 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    center15 wrote: »
    I got mine's off ebay. Very easy to do self install if you got sky+ already pretty much just swap the boxes out and phone sky to activate the box.

    May I ask what they charge on ebay? I agree self install is very easy if you already have sky +

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  • #9
    mwrf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 523 ✭✭✭mwrf


    Tony wrote: »
    May I ask what they charge on ebay? I agree self install is very easy if you already have sky +


    I got one for around 290 delivered about six months ago.

    seller was sky-hdmi


  • #10
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,340 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    stebishop wrote: »
    I got one for around 290 delivered about six months ago.

    seller was sky-hdmi

    Thats an excellent deal, well done

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  • #11
    hewlett
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭hewlett


    scout353 wrote: »
    No idea Hewlett but I have been with Sky for a long time - nearly since the beginning.

    I am with them for a bit over 5 years. I wonder does that qualify me for a discount.

    I have Sky+ with the full sports and movies package plus multi-room (I even have setanta) and I would be prepared to pay the monthly HD fee on top of this. So while Sky down 'owe' me anything, I do feel I have been a good (i.e. profitable) customer for them.

    I have set myself a limit of €300 for Sky HD (including installation). If it's any more than that, I would probably wait in the hope of a future offer.

    I don't really want to ge down the ebay route because I wouldn't like to have to sent the box back to the UK for a warranty repair.


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  • #12
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,340 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    hewlett wrote: »
    I am with them for a bit over 5 years. I wonder does that qualify me for a discount.

    .

    I would think you are a top candidate

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  • #13
    horseflesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 379 ✭✭horseflesh


    I've sorted out free Sky+ with the "introduce a friend" thing, installation due on Tuesday week.

    I've been thinking about HD though. I'm thinking about giving them a call and asking if I can "upgrade" my installation to Sky HD and pay the difference (about €300 I think)
    Would I be wasting my time, or are Sky generally accommodating about that sort of thing???


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