sky plus upgrade help?

mcw92

i have had sky for aroun 20 months now.
i have the 31€ a month package and just have the normal sky boc.
i would like to get sky +, whats the cheapest way to go about this?
how much do sky charge to upgrade the box?

Sam Radford

mcw92 wrote: »

i would like to get sky +, whats the cheapest way to go about this?

Buy a used Sky+ Digibox.
Connect it then phone Sky to get your card activated in it.
You'll need a quad-output LNB and two cables connected.
http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/page10.htm

von Smallhausen

mcw92 wrote: »

i have had sky for aroun 20 months now.
i have the 31€ a month package and just have the normal sky boc.
i would like to get sky +, whats the cheapest way to go about this?
how much do sky charge to upgrade the box?

Sky charges €199 (99E for box and 100E installation)

if you want to go for the cheaper option, go for Sam's option

JimmyFloyd

mcw92 wrote: »

i have had sky for aroun 20 months now.
i have the 31€ a month package and just have the normal sky boc.
i would like to get sky +, whats the cheapest way to go about this?
how much do sky charge to upgrade the box?

Ring them and say you think it's too expensive and you're going to switch to NTL.

I did it last week and they're upgrading me to Sky+ for free. I said my friend got it for free as a new customer and i've been paying them X euros a month for X months blah blah................

Kenno90

JimmyFloyd wrote: »

Ring them and say you think it's too expensive and you're going to switch to NTL.

I did it last week and they're upgrading me to Sky+ for free. I said my friend got it for free as a new customer and i've been paying them X euros a month for X months blah blah................

do that and they'll give you a sky plus box for free

we'llallhavetea_old

Hi, i've no phone line (i'm a talker and can't be trusted with one) whats the story with gettin sky plus without one?

johnnyc

hi i have a question for this knowlegable group, i was thinking about getting the sky hd + off ebay, i am a exisiting sky customer would it work out cheaper?

dlambirl

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

Hi, i've no phone line (i'm a talker and can't be trusted with one) whats the story with gettin sky plus without one?

No phone line needed for 1 box..

we'llallhavetea_old

dlambirl wrote: »

No phone line needed for 1 box..

thanks! Does it cost more because its a non-standard installation, if so, how much?

norbert64

johnnyc wrote: »

hi i have a question for this knowlegable group, i was thinking about getting the sky hd + off ebay, i am a exisiting sky customer would it work out cheaper?

depends how much the ebay option is.
current sky upgrade is €49, + €50 install I think, and then there is the 12 month contract bit, as well as the extra €15/month HD sub.

there might be a 3rd option though. Call sky up, bluff a cancellation, and see what they offer you.