FREE SKY SPORTS

NATLOR

All Sky Sports channels are free to view from 6 am tomorrow 16th for 24 hours

This was announced on Sky Sports News, presuming it includes Irish Sky subscribers.

Football on:
Celtic v Dundee (SS3 12.15)
Leeds v Middlesbrough (SS1 12.00)
Arsenal v Palace (SS1 4.45)
PSV v NAC Breda (SS5 5.20)

Big Nelly

I heard this and thought it was for UPC customers as well but mate says it is for Sky customers only.....

former legend

This is available on UPC too.

Edit: they tweeted it:
https://twitter.com/UPCIreland/status/500198700967530496
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Big Nelly

former legend wrote: »

This is available on UPC too.

Edit: they tweeted it:
https://twitter.com/UPCIreland/status/500198700967530496
.

Thanks....my mate was wrong so :eek:

former legend

Big Nelly wrote: »

Thanks....my mate was wrong so :eek:

This changes everything.

Dudda

More info on it here confirming it's for Sky and UPC. I asked and it's not for Eircom's evision

http://www.uswitch.ie/broadband/news/2014/08/15/free-sky-sports-for-full-day-on-august-16th/

chrislad

Dudda wrote: »

More info on it here confirming it's for Sky and UPC. I asked and it's not for Eircom's evision

http://www.uswitch.ie/broadband/news/2014/08/15/free-sky-sports-for-full-day-on-august-16th/

Which would suck if I didn't just get a text from eircom giving me it for a month!

beglee

Thats nice, but my main question is does this include the HD sky sports channels?

former legend

beglee wrote: »

Thats nice, but my main question is does this include the HD sky sports channels?

I think so (on UPC anyway)

beglee

former legend wrote: »

I think so (on UPC anyway)

Just seen that they've confirmed on twitter that the HD channels will be available for free on HD boxes

LowOdour

Well these be free on NowTV by any chance?

Muahahaha

Will try to remember to flick it on tomorrow. Pity it's not Sunday the offer is on for

aquane69

Just tried sky sports on my ipad via Sky Go. Still getting the message about needing the relevant pack to watch the channel. Pity.

Deedsie

I am only getting Sky Sports 4... Anyone else having the same with UPC?

Black_Knight

Deedsie wrote: »

I am only getting Sky Sports 4... Anyone else having the same with UPC?

Same here. Upc horizon, and only getting ss4.

onform

Black_Knight wrote: »

Same here. Upc horizon, and only getting ss4.

Yes, same here. Rang upc and they are aware of the problem. The rep. on Facebook is asking for account details of affected users.

Black_Knight

onform wrote: »

Yes, same here. Rang upc and they are aware of the problem. The rep. on Facebook is asking for account details of affected users.

Everyone I guess? I'll be on the road all day anyways, no sky sports me.

Black_Knight

My upc just went a bit funny there. Now all the sky sports channels are just black screens, but it doesn't say I'm not subscribed to them. Could be something on the way

Absoluvely

Am I right to think that those of us on UPC are getting 7 free channels today?

Sky Sports 1
Sky Sports 2
Sky Sports 3
Sky Sports 4
Sky Sports 5
Sky Sports 1 HD
Sky Sports 2 HD

So we can't watch the rugby in HD?

AMKC

I have Sky just the basic package and when I seen this yesterday I ws quiet looking forward to it. Was looking forward to watching some off Skys F1 notably the British and German GP but all the Sky sports channels still say that you need to subscibe to the Sky Sports package.This was supposed to happen at 6am so they are now over 4 ours late with it. If they want to leave it till Sunday of next weekend I would have no problem with that.

AMKC

I have Sky just the basic package and when I seen this yesterday I ws quiet looking forward to it. Was looking forward to watching some off Skys F1 notably the British and German GP but all the Sky sports channels still say that you need to subscibe to the Sky Sports package.This was supposed to happen at 6am so they are now over 4 hours late with it. If they want to leave it till Sunday of next weekend I would have no problem with that.

gipi

Just checked, and I've got all the sky sports channels loud and clear.

(Sky HD customer, don't currently subscribe to sports/movies)

Black_Knight

I've got sky sports 1-5 now.and at the races.
No HD though

former legend

Absoluvely wrote: »

Am I right to think that those of us on UPC are getting 7 free channels today?

Sky Sports 1
Sky Sports 2
Sky Sports 3
Sky Sports 4
Sky Sports 5
Sky Sports 1 HD
Sky Sports 2 HD

So we can't watch the rugby in HD?

Upc don't carry SS4 in HD yet.

AirGuitarist

1 free month of sky sports 1 and 2 with evision at the moment!

Charlie19

So If I dont turn the TV off and leave Sky sports 1 on, will I still have it for Super Sunday;)

Charlie19

Charlie19 wrote: »

So If I dont turn the TV off and leave Sky sports 1 on, will I still have it for Super Sunday;)

Don't be daft..

Fresh Pots

Charlie19 wrote: »

So If I dont turn the TV off and leave Sky sports 1 on, will I still have it for Super Sunday;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btOXcc2Ex50

antodeco

Charlie19 wrote: »

Don't be daft..

Did you just reply to your own message?

Me thinks you thought you were logged in as someone else...!

Charlie19

antodeco wrote: »

Did you just reply to your own message? Yes

Me thinks you thought you were logged in as someone else...!

No

Ilyushin76

antodeco wrote: »

Did you just reply to your own message?

Me thinks you thought you were logged in as someone else...!

Or someone who after a few pints thought they had a great idea and after reading it the next morning realized it wasn't

Leslie91

Just saw a tweet from UPC saying only yesterday was a freebie!..... off to the pub so.

antodeco

Charlie19 wrote: »

No

Eh, you might want to double check!

Absoluvely

Charlie posted about his theory that Sky Sports might not disconnect while it was running. So he left it on overnight and came back in the morning to check if it was still running. It wasn't and he felt like he shouldn't have expected any different - "Don't be daft".

Antodeco then rhetorically asked if he had just replied to his own message and suggested that he had intended to sign in to a different account for one of the two posts. Charlie responded "No" - he hadn't intended to use a second account for one of the posts.

Ilyushin then suggested that Charlie had been drunk last night when he had come up with the idea of leaving the box running on Sky Sports.

Antodeco, thinking that Charlie meant "No, I didn't just reply to my own message", suggested that Charlie double-check whether he had just replied to his own message.

Absoluvely then posted his own interpretation of events as they had unfolded, in an attempt to clear up some of the confusion that he believed had become apparent. And the incident was never spoken of again.

Absoluvely

Absoluvely wrote: »

Charlie posted about his theory that Sky Sports might not disconnect while it was running. So he left it on overnight and came back in the morning to check if it was still running. It wasn't and he felt like he shouldn't have expected any different - "Don't be daft".

Antodeco then rhetorically asked if he had just replied to his own message and suggested that he had intended to sign in to a different account for one of the two posts. Charlie responded "No" - he hadn't intended to use a second account for one of the posts.

Ilyushin then suggested that Charlie had been drunk last night when he had come up with the idea of leaving the box running on Sky Sports.

Antodeco, thinking that Charlie meant "No, I didn't just reply to my own message", suggested that Charlie double-check whether he had just replied to his own message.

Absoluvely then posted his own interpretation of events as they had unfolded, in an attempt to clear up some of the confusion that he believed had become apparent. And the incident was never spoken of again.

The end.

NATLOR

Absoluvely wrote: »

Charlie posted about his theory that Sky Sports might not disconnect while it was running. So he left it on overnight and came back in the morning to check if it was still running. It wasn't and he felt like he shouldn't have expected any different - "Don't be daft".

Antodeco then rhetorically asked if he had just replied to his own message and suggested that he had intended to sign in to a different account for one of the two posts. Charlie responded "No" - he hadn't intended to use a second account for one of the posts.

Ilyushin then suggested that Charlie had been drunk last night when he had come up with the idea of leaving the box running on Sky Sports.

Antodeco, thinking that Charlie meant "No, I didn't just reply to my own message", suggested that Charlie double-check whether he had just replied to his own message.

Absoluvely then posted his own interpretation of events as they had unfolded, in an attempt to clear up some of the confusion that he believed had become apparent. And the incident was never spoken of again.

You must be VERY bored!

Absoluvely

NATLOR wrote: »

You must be VERY bored!

I'm watching the Ireland-France third place play-off in the women's rugby world cup on TG4 HD.

And I'm keeping an eye on the Cork-Tipp hurling semi-final on RTÉ2 HD. Would you believe it's the first time they've met in the All-Ireland SHC semi-final?

Also checking on the European athletics championships on BBC2 HD.

You don't need Sky Sports to avoid boredom on a summer Sunday

NATLOR

Absoluvely wrote: »

I'm watching the Ireland-France third place play-off in the women's rugby world cup on TG4 HD.

And I'm keeping an eye on the Cork-Tipp hurling semi-final on RTÉ2 HD. Would you believe it's the first time they've met in the All-Ireland SHC semi-final?

Also checking on the European athletics championships on BBC2 HD.

You don't need Sky Sports to avoid boredom on a summer Sunday

Two kids under 13 manage to keep me from being bored! Wouldnt mind a day in front of the box with that line up, how are the rugby girls getting on?

Absoluvely

NATLOR wrote: »

Two kids under 13 manage to keep me from being bored! Wouldnt mind a day in front of the box with that line up, how are the rugby girls getting on?

IRE 10 - 12 FRA [41st minute, first half]

EDIT: Úd!!

IRE 15 - 12 FRA (conversion off the post and wide)
Nice chip and chase with a very lucky bounce.

NATLOR

Absoluvely wrote: »

IRE 10 - 12 FRA [41st minute, first half]

EDIT: Úd!!

IRE 15 - 12 FRA (conversion to come)
Nice chip and chase with a very lucky bounce.

Nice one! Thanks

_Kaiser_

I checked this out on Saturday myself (Sky box, non-sports, no HD customer) and while they all (SD & HD) were working, the HD versions had no sound?

Anyone else have the same problem?