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New Sky Offer from Sept 1st 2009

  • 31-08-2009 04:56PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭


    New Offer:

    Sky+HD box now €24.50 with Free installation when a new customer takes two or more premiums

    New Sky+HD customers taking a minimum of two premium channels i.e. Sports/Movies
    Standard installation is free for both standalone and Multiroom subscribers. Half Price Sky+HD offer will run from 1 September to 29 September 2009.

    Offers continuing to run:
    Sky+HD box at €49 for new customers without premiums, plus a free install:
    New Sky Digital customers taking up a Sky+HD subscription without two or more premium channels can get a Sky+HD box for only €49.
    Standard installation is free for both Standalone and Multiroom subscribers. Additional Sky+ HD boxes €199.


    Sky+ box at €49 for new customers:
    New Sky Digital customers can now get a Sky+ box for €49. Standard installation is €50 for
    Standalone and free for Multiroom subscribers. Additional Sky+ boxes €199.


    New Sky digital customers taking both Sky+ and Sky+ HD can now avail of one discounted box only. i.e one box at €24.50/€49. The other box is should be charged at €99.


    Existing customers:
    Existing customers swapping to or adding a Sky+HD box:
    Existing Sky digital customers who take up a Sky+HD subscription to the HD Pack and sign up to Sky TV for another 12 months can receive one Sky+HD box for just €49. Standard installation is free for Multiroom subscribers and €50 for Standalone subscribers.

    Existing FDB customers swapping to Sky+: (Standalone)
    Existing Sky digital customers who sign up to Sky TV for another 12 months can receive a Sky+ box for €149 and €199 for subsequent boxes. Standard installation is €100.

    Existing customers taking Sky+ as an additional box: (Multiroom)
    Existing Sky+/Sky+HD customers adding a Sky+ box are now charged at €199. Standard install charge of €100 applies.


    Multiroom Offers
    Multiroom offers for new Sky digital customers continue to run until 29 September 2009.

    1. New Sky digital customers taking Multiroom (one additional subscription per household) at €7.37 per month for 12 months.
    2. New Sky digital customers can take Multiroom Whole Home (more than one additional subscription and up to 8 additional subscriptions per household) at €14.75 per month for 12 months.


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  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    Sky are still showing no loyality to existing customers looking to upgrade from standard sky to sky +


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭von Smallhausen


    scaller wrote: »
    Sky are still showing no loyality to existing customers looking to upgrade from standard sky to sky +

    And I doubt thats gonna change for a while yet...quite silly tho...I mean why not give some sort of reduction when you have been with them for years...lot of ppl come up to me saying that they have been with them for well over 10 yrs...they deserve some discount:confused::confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,395 ✭✭✭stesaurus


    'Whole home'???

    So you can have hd and get 3 additonal +boxes for only 14.75/month? Or have 8 normal boxes?
    Presuming the 8 connections is directly related to an Octo lnb limit.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭von Smallhausen


    s.welstead wrote: »
    'Whole home'???

    So you can have hd and get 3 additonal +boxes for only 14.75/month? Or have 8 normal boxes?
    Presuming the 8 connections is directly related to an Octo lnb limit.

    would be correct...far as i know...havent had anyone going that far price would be monsterous...box wise


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 679 ✭✭✭Wizard007


    Sky are trying to push HD big time. In a short while a STD box will not be an option on it's own, only as part of a Multiroom. And some time after that the STD will be gone completely and only Sky+ used as additional boxes if a customer does not go for multiple HD boxes.

    Also, Sky are going to allow customers have HD Multiroom installed without need of having a landline. I don't know exactly how this works ( yet ), something to do with all boxes connected to the HD box which will have something or other in their make up ( I just can't remember the right term :rolleyes: ) that sends the signals back that multiple boxes are connected. They're talking about some time in late October.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭von Smallhausen


    Wizard007 wrote: »
    Sky are trying to push HD big time. In a short while a STD box will not be an option on it's own, only as part of a Multiroom. And some time after that the STD will be gone completely and only Sky+ used as additional boxes if a customer does not go for multiple HD boxes.

    Also, Sky are going to allow customers have HD Multiroom installed without need of having a landline. I don't know exactly how this works ( yet ), something to do with all boxes connected to the HD box which will have something or other in their make up ( I just can't remember the right term :rolleyes: ) that sends the signals back that multiple boxes are connected. They're talking about some time in late October.

    Ahh Wizard007...I havent seen you in a long time...where have you been hiding?:D:D Yea the Free Standard Box are slowly been shown the door to the satellite heaven in the sky. But the HD multiroom without a landline will be interesting to say the least...I look forward to hearing more about this:)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 679 ✭✭✭Wizard007


    Hi there Danny :)

    Well at least it gives people more options. Less and less homes are using land lines at the moment. And the HD box is theee bestest :)


  • Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,587 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    Wizard007 wrote: »
    Also, Sky are going to allow customers have HD Multiroom installed without need of having a landline. I don't know exactly how this works ( yet ), something to do with all boxes connected to the HD box which will have something or other in their make up ( I just can't remember the right term :rolleyes: ) that sends the signals back that multiple boxes are connected. They're talking about some time in late October.

    I wonder how something like this could work multiroom boxes connected to main skyHD box while none of them are connected to a phone line and all of them will still be able to Phone home {SKY} Anyone else have any ideas how this can work.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,366 ✭✭✭Star Bingo


    had installers out today. but the phoneline hitch, for 3 boxes - wires will have to go under floorboards manually downstairs and another point in the attic too

    .. if this landline system scrappage is true, i wish it were late october.


    EDIT: i second scaller's post


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,535 ✭✭✭Zonda999


    Here's a question lads,

    Currently have sky multiroom with two bog standard sky boxes. I want to swap one of these boxes for a sky+ box. However based on these horrible upgrade prices, what i'd like to do is just buy a sky+ box off ebay and install it myself, just an extra coax from the lnb as i understand. If i ring sky up, will they allow me to do this and just update one of my subscriptions to a sky+ subscription, free of charge?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭von Smallhausen


    Zonda999 wrote: »
    Here's a question lads,

    Currently have sky multiroom with two bog standard sky boxes. I want to swap one of these boxes for a sky+ box. However based on these horrible upgrade prices, what i'd like to do is just buy a sky+ box off ebay and install it myself, just an extra coax from the lnb as i understand. If i ring sky up, will they allow me to do this and just update one of my subscriptions to a sky+ subscription, free of charge?

    Yea just give them the viewing card number...or do a new install on the new box which does the call back...if they ask...it was given to you as a present or something like that...did it for the brother...he has my fathers old sky+box in his own house...just added the extra cable and i did the rest.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,535 ✭✭✭Zonda999


    Danny_B wrote: »
    Yea just give them the viewing card number...or do a new install on the new box which does the call back...if they ask...it was given to you as a present or something like that...did it for the brother...he has my fathers old sky+box in his own house...just added the extra cable and i did the rest.
    Cool, might just do that, theres a latest gen sky+ box on adverts for 55€ so might go for that. Would make both my boxes sky+ boxes but aint gonna go for an octo lnb just yet! The fourth outlet on the lnb is reserved for my Mvision HD200Combo!:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭von Smallhausen


    Basically you got a hold of a sky+box...and you want to upgrade your card to enable the recording...you will have to give them the viewing card number and the version and serial number of the sky+ box...all will be given in the services - system setup - system details (but you already knew that :D:D)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,535 ✭✭✭Zonda999


    Danny_B wrote: »
    Basically you got a hold of a sky+box...and you want to upgrade your card to enable the recording...you will have to give them the viewing card number and the version and serial number of the sky+ box...all will be given in the services - system setup - system details (but you already knew that :D:D)

    Thanks man,

    That sounds like the thing to do then. €200 for me to buy a sky+ through sky themselves? I dont think so. I was considering doing it a few months back and IIRC, an extra sky+ box would only have been €99 euro then so Sky are clearly proving to be immune to to the recession. this is the first i've ever heard of sky boxes being €200, since the HD boxes were around that price anyway!:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭von Smallhausen


    Zonda999 wrote: »
    Thanks man,

    That sounds like the thing to do then. €200 for me to buy a sky+ through sky themselves? I dont think so. I was considering doing it a few months back and IIRC, an extra sky+ box would only have been €99 euro then so Sky are clearly proving to be immune to to the recession. this is the first i've ever heard of sky boxes being €200, since the HD boxes were around that price anyway!:)

    The prices are a bit wacky alright...immune to the recession...dont think they believe in it!


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 23,540 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    Wizard007 wrote: »
    Also, Sky are going to allow customers have HD Multiroom installed without need of having a landline. I don't know exactly how this works ( yet ), something to do with all boxes connected to the HD box which will have something or other in their make up ( I just can't remember the right term :rolleyes: ) that sends the signals back that multiple boxes are connected. They're talking about some time in late October.

    There is a couple of ways they could do this:

    1) Using the ethernet port

    Directly connect the two boxes over an ethernet connection, the least likely option as it would be easy for techies to abuse.

    2) Using wifi/bluetooth/dect or some other proprietary wireless technology to have the two boxes talk to one another.

    3) Using homeplug (ethernet over powerlines) for the boxes to talk to one another.

    The interesting thing about all these options is that it creates a network between the multiroom devices, which leads to some interesting possibilities like:

    1) Streaming recordings from one box to another, so you could watch shows recorded in the living from the box in your bedroom.

    2) If you add a recording/series link to one box, but it clashes with an already scheduled recording, then it can order other boxes in the home to make the recording instead.

    This is called whole home DVR and it is very popular in the US with AT&T U-Verse service and others.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13 KnowsHisStuff


    Are these for the south of Ireland only?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭von Smallhausen


    Are these for the south of Ireland only?

    For the ROI...the south...yes...wouldnt know the northern offers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,023 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Danny_B wrote: »
    Existing FDB customers swapping to Sky+: (Standalone)
    Existing Sky digital customers who sign up to Sky TV for another 12 months can receive a Sky+ box for €149 and €199 for subsequent boxes. Standard installation is €100.

    So €249 for a new Sky+ box.
    Thats outrageous ,those boxes are old technology,dinosaurs in todays electronic era.
    They are being manufactured for buttons .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭von Smallhausen


    So €249 for a new Sky+ box.
    Thats outrageous ,those boxes are old technology,dinosaurs in todays electronic era.
    They are being manufactured for buttons .

    Same with the standard box...as Wizard007 stated earlier in the thread...they will become obsolete after a while. they will be made into paper weights..or other sky remotes lol


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,135 ✭✭✭Widescreen


    The only downside of having two hd boxes for me would be that as I have both my digiboxes under the main tv and use magic eyes for the other two tellys, I would be back to the old "covering up the sensor on the box trick" when you are changing channel on one of the digiboxes when watching on the main tv. You might say whats the point of watching hd pictures through RF cables.In my case its the convenience of not having the kitchen/bedroom cluttered with digiboxes(big in the case of HD box)and the atmospheric conditions in a kitchen at times also may not be conducive to the longevity of certain electrical appliances.But the pricing is enticing to go for a second Sky plus box and the HD one would be the best to buy.

    Sky should make it an option whereby you can set your remote to operate just the one hd box and not the lot!

    I am happy with my current set up of 1 std box and 1 hd box , separate independent remotes, no hassle!

    BTW I assume a standard sky plus remote can't operate a hd box as well?


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 23,540 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    Widescreen wrote: »
    The only downside of having two hd boxes for me would be that as I have both my digiboxes under the main tv and use magic eyes for the other two tellys, I would be back to the old "covering up the sensor on the box trick" when you are changing channel on one of the digiboxes when watching on the main tv. You might say whats the point of watching hd pictures through RF cables.In my case its the convenience of not having the kitchen/bedroom cluttered with digiboxes(big in the case of HD box)and the atmospheric conditions in a kitchen at times also may not be conducive to the longevity of certain electrical appliances.But the pricing is enticing to go for a second Sky plus box and the HD one would be the best to buy.

    You know you can get long HDMI cables or run HDMI over Cat5 so that you get a HD picture on your other TV's?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,553 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    Widescreen wrote: »

    BTW I assume a standard sky plus remote can't operate a hd box as well?

    Yes it can. I got HD in recently and the remote from my previous Sky+ box works perfectly with the new box, without changing any settings or resetting it or anything!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,135 ✭✭✭Widescreen


    JoeA3 wrote: »
    Yes it can. I got HD in recently and the remote from my previous Sky+ box works perfectly with the new box, without changing any settings or resetting it or anything!

    Pity,suit my set up better if it didn't! thanks..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,553 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    Widescreen wrote: »
    Pity,suit my set up better if it didn't! thanks..

    In my bedroom, I have 2 remotes. One, a Sky+ remote controls the HD box in the living room via a magic eye. The other remote is for an old card-less Sky box which I use for the FTA channels in the bedroom (rarely use it to be honest). Neither of those remotes interfere with one another, they work independently. Perhaps because the FTA box is an old (non-Sky+) box.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49 atticus


    Any idea how long it takes to get a SKY HD upgrade, rang them yesterday and got the "we will register your interest" guff.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,553 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    atticus wrote: »
    Any idea how long it takes to get a SKY HD upgrade, rang them yesterday and got the "we will register your interest" guff.

    Last month - I ordered on a Tuesday and it was installed on the following Saturday. Upgraded from Sky+.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 679 ✭✭✭Wizard007


    A customer I was speaking to this morning was told by Sky Direct, it could take them up three months. Has anyone else been told this? We ended up taking their order and their install is lunch time tomorrow ( direct swap out STD to HD )

    Go to a local Agent - it's faster, plus better back up if anything goes wrong / need a service call.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭von Smallhausen


    Wizard007 wrote: »
    A customer I was speaking to this morning was told by Sky Direct, it could take them up three months. Has anyone else been told this? We ended up taking their order and their install is lunch time tomorrow ( direct swap out STD to HD )

    Go to a local Agent - it's faster, plus better back up if anything goes wrong / need a service call.

    Yes independent retailers are generally quicker...think you register first if you go with sky directly...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49 atticus


    Know of any independents in the Wicklow Town area?, the sticky has one based in Gorey, any others? Thanks.


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