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Think this is the best offer i have seen for people who have lost faith in UPC

  • 17-04-2011 12:48am
    #1
    clln
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭


    New customers as usual get a better deal,but existing customers also make a good saving.don't forget to read the t&c's!

    http://www.sky.com/ireland/boxes/sky-hd-box/

    further savings of up to Euro 165 can be found at this link posted by Eonite,
    their are some complaining about not having received the Sky Cheque yet, but as both are legally accountable,and fatcheese.ie have an excellant reputation check it out!

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056241195

    *may'be more suited to the Satellite forum,but so many UPC customers are so ticked off at their TV service ,i thought this might be the best place?*

    Have to join or upgrade Sky online before the 26th of April.


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  • #2
    MrSneeg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 104 ✭✭MrSneeg


    clln wrote: »
    New customers as usual get a better deal,but existing customers also make a good saving.don't forget to read the t&c's!

    http://www.sky.com/ireland/boxes/sky-hd-box/

    further savings of up to Euro 165 can be found at this link posted by Eonite,
    their are some complaining about not having received the Sky Cheque yet, but as both are legally accountable,and fatcheese.ie have an excellant reputation check it out!

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056241195

    *may'be more suited to the Satellite forum,but so many UPC customers are so ticked off at their TV service ,i thought this might be the best place?*

    Have to join or upgrade Sky online before the 26th of April.

    DO NOT BE SUCKED IN by paying for TV that is FREE,

    for approx €200 you can buy all the TV you need to watch TV FOR EVER,

    YOU DO NOT NEED sky or upc to see RTE or the UK channels

    all YOU ARE PAYING FOR IS FOOTBALL ( association )

    & PROPAGANDA FROM SKY NEWS etc,

    YOU PAY FOR A TV LICENCE SO YOUR 'GOVERMENT' HAS A MEANS OF SENDING THEIR MESSAGE INTO YOUR FACE,

    save even more by not watching TV & use the internet to your advantage,

    if nobody watches TV & we all use the internet for entertainment the advertisments & taxes will follow us,

    wake up & beware of savings!!


  • #3
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    MrSneeg wrote: »
    save even more by not watching TV & use the internet to your advantage,

    if nobody watches TV & we all use the internet for entertainment the advertisments & taxes will follow us,

    wake up & beware of savings!!

    Wait don't I have to pay for an internet connection? Which pays for no content, it just goes to the service provider's profits which go to some Multinational, just so I can have some blogger go on a RANT WITH CAPS!

    There are plenty of options open to people.

    1. FTA Terrestial TV (Saorview)
    2. FTA Spillover Terrestial TV (Freeview)
    3. FTA Satellite
    4. The Interweb (Though you do have to pay for connection)
    5. Various combinations of all of the above

    BTW we all pay for advertising at some stage.


  • #4
    evilivor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,613 ✭✭✭evilivor


    MrSneeg wrote: »
    wake up & beware of savings!!

    Why should people beware of savings?


  • #5
    clln
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭clln


    evilivor wrote: »
    Why should people beware of savings?
    :D

    Phew!, i am glad i did not tell MRSneeg the method of receiving a 500 euro cheque per year for watching Freesat!:pac:


  • #6
    paulcdub85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87 ✭✭paulcdub85


    clln wrote: »
    :D

    Phew!, i am glad i did not tell MRSneeg the method of receiving a 500 euro cheque per year for watching Freesat!:pac:
    You can tell me!!!!


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  • #7
    philahern
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭philahern


    This is cheaper than an install of freesat. Can these boxes be used to get freesat channels once the contract is up with sky?


  • #8
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    philahern wrote: »
    This is cheaper than an install of freesat. Can these boxes be used to get freesat channels once the contract is up with sky?

    Yes-about a gazillion threads here about it.Even a sticky on tuning the fta channels in.


  • #9
    philahern
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭philahern


    zerks wrote: »
    Yes-about a gazillion threads here about it.Even a sticky on tuning the fta channels in.

    I read though these new boxes (since last firmware) don't allow freesat mode once card is removed in Ireland. I have an old box at the mo and it works fine.


  • #10
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Correct. You have to use tune them in using the "other channels" feature, which is a pain.


  • #11
    philahern
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭philahern


    Thanks JDXtra. Do you know if it still works with a freesat from sky card? If I thought I could revert back to freesat after a year I would get this for my parents as it seems cheaper than getting someone to install a freesat system.


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  • #12
    Ranicand
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Ranicand


    JDxtra wrote: »
    Correct. You have to use tune them in using the "other channels" feature, which is a pain.

    The more expensive extra rooms the call out charges and the other channels mess is what turns me off Sky.

    However UPC has lost 7 channels with the hole in the EPG not being filled.

    Unless UPC start getting things right I may go back to Sky.


  • #13
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Ranicand wrote: »
    The more expensive extra rooms the call out charges and the other channels mess is what turns me off Sky.

    However UPC has lost 7 channels with the hole in the EPG not being filled.

    Unless UPC start getting things right I may go back to Sky.

    Sky on main tv and fta on other tv's and away you go.


  • #14
    Ranicand
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭Ranicand


    zerks wrote: »
    Sky on main tv and fta on other tv's and away you go.

    That is not a bad idea you know.


  • #15
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    Ranicand wrote: »
    That is not a bad idea you know.

    How is this done? What do I need to do?


  • #16
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Blakely Inexpensive Chauffeur wrote: »
    How is this done? What do I need to do?

    Check the thread you started,reply posted there;)

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056246579

    Youtube has lots of videos of how to connect boxes to sky dishes.Once the dish is up and has spare connections on the lnb it's 90% of the job done-just run the cables from the dish to wherever you want and hook up the boxes.


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