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Free Sky Sports Open Day - Sunday 26th September

absolutegroove · 2010-09-21 14:51:56

Free for one day. "We are opening up all 4 Sky Sports channels on Sunday the 26th of September so that you can experience Sky Sports for yourself. To enjoy the day all you need to do is tune in!" What time does the FREE Sky Sports Open Day start and end? It's on from 6am on Sunday 26th to 6am on Monday 27th September. Who…

21-09-2010 2:51pm

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Free for one day.

"We are opening up all 4 Sky Sports channels on Sunday the 26th of September so that you can experience Sky Sports for yourself. To enjoy the day all you need to do is tune in!"

What time does the FREE Sky Sports Open Day start and end?
It's on from 6am on Sunday 26th to 6am on Monday 27th September.

Who can watch the Sky Sports Open Day?

All Sky TV, Virgin Media and UPC customers that do not subscribe to a Sky Sports package. Freeview, BT Vision and TUTV customers will not be able to watch.

All Praise Sky.

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#2 21-09-2010 2:54pm

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Guaranteed to have at least a Ryder Cup preview or three to try hook people in for the following weekend...

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#3 21-09-2010 2:57pm

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absolutegroove wrote: »

Free for one day.

"We are opening up all 4 Sky Sports channels on Sunday the 26th of September so that you can experience Sky Sports for yourself. To enjoy the day all you need to do is tune in!"

What time does the FREE Sky Sports Open Day start and end?
It's on from 6am on Sunday 26th to 6am on Monday 27th September.

All Praise Sky.

Does this apply to FTA viewers i.e i got rid of Sky a few months ago and just have FTA

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#4 21-09-2010 2:59pm

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billyhead wrote: »

Does this apply to FTA viewers i.e i got rid of Sky a few months ago and just have FTA

Not sure.

This from the Sky Website:

Who can watch the Sky Sports Open Day?

All Sky TV, Virgin Media and UPC customers that do not subscribe to a Sky Sports package. Freeview, BT Vision and TUTV customers will not be able to watch.

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#5 21-09-2010 3:41pm

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billyhead wrote: »

Does this apply to FTA viewers i.e i got rid of Sky a few months ago and just have FTA

absolutegroove wrote: »

Not sure.

This from the Sky Website:

Who can watch the Sky Sports Open Day?

All Sky TV, Virgin Media and UPC customers that do not subscribe to a Sky Sports package. Freeview, BT Vision and TUTV customers will not be able to watch.

Freeview = free to air= no sky sports for you billy!

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#6 21-09-2010 3:49pm

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phill106 wrote: »

Freeview = free to air= no sky sports for you billy!

Exactly - if you're not paying Sky any money any more then you won't get it.

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#7 26-09-2010 7:29am

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Ive got UPC Digital and have just checked and Sky Sports is not available. Anybody else getting it

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#8 26-09-2010 7:40am

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Drummerboy2 wrote: »

Ive got UPC Digital and have just checked and Sky Sports is not available. Anybody else getting it

maybe just the uk?

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#9 26-09-2010 7:42am

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I have a Sky basic package and all 4 SKY Sports channels are now available..... Not that i'm that interested in it, would have rather had free movie s.... :-P

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#10 26-09-2010 8:11am

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Free here, but the lineup is pretty crap!

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#11 26-09-2010 8:25am

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I posted this in another forum
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2056043244

Drummerboy, It is advertised on the Upc website home page that it is free, but im not getting it either

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#12 26-09-2010 9:07am

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Free but wont tempt me to buy, paying enough to them - even more now since they put the price up along with their UK tax rates!!!!!!!

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#13 26-09-2010 10:35am

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UPC - not getting it, useless *****.

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#14 26-09-2010 10:45am

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The-Rigger wrote: »

UPC - not getting it, useless *****.

UPC automated message now: They are opening up the free sports from 12.00pm today. 15 mins to go :rolleyes:

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#15 26-09-2010 11:22am

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Yeah I rang them too and got the automated message... only Sky Sports 2 working so far!! bloody shite!! Was suposed to be working from 6am!!

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#16 26-09-2010 11:36am

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M450 wrote: »

Yeah I rang them too and got the automated message... only Sky Sports 2 working so far!! bloody shite!! Was suposed to be working from 6am!!

same here

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#17 26-09-2010 11:42am

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Only Sky Sports 2 for me to so far.....

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#18 26-09-2010 11:48am

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This was posted in the xbox forum already but it's worthwhile for anyone looking to get sky sports cheap:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=68198362&postcount=734

€30 for a 3 month subscription to sky player. It's fairly good value compared to sky/upc charge of €33 per month.

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#19 26-09-2010 11:57am

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None of the skysports channels open on my UPC:(

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#20 26-09-2010 11:59am

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Typical of Sky.
They have a free day when there's no decent football on (English or Spanish)
and a week before Ryder Cup.
Why didn't they have it next week - Chelsea/Arsenal & Ryder Cup?

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#21 26-09-2010 11:59am

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But I have saved a copy of the open day terms of agreement and seems like on the one hand UPC customer can view then on the other they cant, very confusing altogether...

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#22 26-09-2010 12:03pm

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john Hedman wrote: »

But I have saved a copy of the open day terms of agreement and seems like on the one hand UPC customer can view then on the other they cant, very confusing altogether...

It says on their site that UPC viewers get it, and when I rang up UPC there was an automated message saying it'll work from 12, but still not working...

even on the UPC site there's an ad for the open day yet the link doesn't work (it just takes you to the TV packages)

bloody awful altogether!

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#23 26-09-2010 12:08pm

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I have only Skysports 2 & 4 working on UPC . I wanna watch the united game

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#24 26-09-2010 12:16pm

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WIZE wrote: »

I have only Skysports 2 & 4 working on UPC . I wanna watch the united game

the Utd game is on ESPN, not on Sky

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#25 26-09-2010 12:25pm

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Yay...all channels working for me now!

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#26 26-09-2010 12:46pm

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The one weekend the builders at my house break the sky dish!

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#27 26-09-2010 1:02pm

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it wont work, just go to normal viewing and press in 402 for sky sports, same should work for other sky sports channels

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#28 26-09-2010 1:28pm

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okidoki987 wrote: »

Typical of Sky.
They have a free day when there's no decent football on (English or Spanish)
and a week before Ryder Cup.
Why didn't they have it next week - Chelsea/Arsenal & Ryder Cup?

You expect them to give you their top programming for free? Be grateful for what they have given you for free. You are not paying for it.

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#29 26-09-2010 1:35pm

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I have all 4 Sky Sports channels now, although SP1 has the "I'm sorry you have not subscribed to this channel" message splashed across the middle of the screen. UPC couldn't find their own arse with both hands.

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#30 26-09-2010 1:42pm

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all sky sports channels working on mine with upc. no msgs across the screen...

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#31 26-09-2010 1:55pm

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I've got 2 UPC decoders - so I checked the one upstairs.

Model No. DC221KN decoder - all 4 channels, no splash screens, all good.
(Older) Model No. Di300-N - splash message on SP1, other SP2/3/4 are ok.

I've powered on/off the older decoder, but it makes no difference.

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#32 26-09-2010 2:04pm

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okidoki987 wrote: »

Typical of Sky.
They have a free day when there's no decent football on (English or Spanish)
and a week before Ryder Cup.
Why didn't they have it next week - Chelsea/Arsenal & Ryder Cup?

Sky are no mugs.

Do you seriously expect them to give you one of their biggest Sundays of the year for free?

They let you see a free Sunday when they have very little to show, then they hit you with adverts to entice you to subscribe.

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#33 26-09-2010 11:37pm

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SkidMark wrote: »

Sky are no mugs.

Do you seriously expect them to give you one of their biggest Sundays of the year for free?

They let you see a free Sunday when they have very little to show, then they hit you with adverts to entice you to subscribe.

Obviously, but at the same time it made me think No way I'm paying for this when 9 out of 10 Sundays there's only this **** on. "Super Sunday" my Arse.

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#34 26-09-2010 11:54pm

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I tuned in for a few minutes and the guide said it was goals on sunday, but it looked like soft porn.
Some red-faced old guy was topless for some reason...
Switched off then.

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#35 27-09-2010 12:23am

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/\/ollog wrote: »

I tuned in for a few minutes and the guide said it was goals on sunday, but it looked like soft porn.
Some red-faced old guy was topless for some reason...
Switched off then.

That was David Ginola. Former Spurs and Newcastle player. Kammy showed it to take the piss out of him.

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#36 29-09-2010 5:15pm

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Just a heads up for you all that sky are also doing a free movies weekend last wkend in October - from 6pm Friday 29 to 6am Monday on 'sky movies showcase' 303 / 314hd

Advertised in sky mag.

Edit - sorry, not this wkend - October

New thread including link to more info... http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056046829

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