SKY HD channels Basic Package

guile4582 · 13-10-2014 1:19pm #1

do RTE 1,2, bbc 1,2 and channel 4 come HD as standard on the most basic sky tv pack? or do you have to pay €10

AndyBoBandy · 13-10-2014 1:21pm

guile4582 wrote: »

do RTE 1,2, bbc 1,2 and channel 4 come HD as standard on the most basic sky tv pack? or do you have to pay €10

They will come as SD if you just have a standard package

If you have the HD package, they will come in as HD (except for RTE 1)

guile4582 · 13-10-2014 1:22pm

No RTE 1? its on saorview but not on sky?

AndyBoBandy · 13-10-2014 1:22pm

guile4582 wrote: »

No RTE 1? its on saorview but not on sky?

not yet in HD anyway!

Citizenpain · 13-10-2014 1:23pm

I have RTE2 HD on the basic sky package and one of the BBCs

guile4582 · 13-10-2014 1:24pm

Citizenpain wrote: »

I have RTE2 HD on the basic sky package and one of the BBCs

that's the €28 a month pack?

AndyBoBandy · 13-10-2014 1:25pm

Citizenpain wrote: »

I have RTE2 HD on the basic sky package and one of the BBCs

Do you have a HD box though? i.e. even without a HD subscription, if you have a HD box, you can still get HD channels?

Citizenpain · 13-10-2014 1:25pm

guile4582 wrote: »

that's the €28 a month pack?

yeah & I assume its a HD box -- most HD Channels are blocked out but I do get some

i flick to saorview for RT1HD

guile4582 · 13-10-2014 1:34pm

according to sky advisor
me:
on the tv pack that costs €28, will i receive RTE HD, BBC HD , ITV HD and Ch.4 HD?

advisor:
Correct you get the channels that broadcast in HD as standard in HD

Citizenpain · 13-10-2014 1:36pm

dont think you'll get rte1 hd either

I have UTV HD tuned in alright

guile4582 · 13-10-2014 1:37pm

sorry yes he later said about ITV, can you tune in ITV HD? or just ITV SD?

guile4582 · 13-10-2014 1:38pm

but can someone confirm what i said about those other HD channels coming as standard, I am skeptical

runawaybishop · 13-10-2014 1:44pm

Sky are giving all the hd channels for free until April as part of a promotion, customer were automatically upgraded. After April you pop back down to SD. I guess their sales of HD must be sh1te.

mackersdublin · 13-10-2014 2:32pm

guile4582 wrote: »

but can someone confirm what i said about those other HD channels coming as standard, I am skeptical

For Sky's basic pack - €28 per month

You get the following HD channels without having to add the HD pack...

RTE2, BBC One, BBC Two, NHK World and RT

And the ability to add ITV/UTV and Channel 4 in the Other Channels option, but are not recordable

Berty44 · 13-10-2014 3:20pm

You also should have the option to view BBC 3 and BBC 4 in HD in Other Channels as well

mackersdublin · 13-10-2014 3:22pm

Berty44 wrote: »

You also should have the option to view BBC 3 and BBC 4 in HD in Other Channels as well

Sorry, forgot BBC News, CBBC and CBeebies in Other channels too

Kristopherus · 13-10-2014 3:24pm

runawaybishop wrote: »

Sky are giving all the hd channels for free until April as part of a promotion, customer were automatically upgraded. After April you pop back down to SD. I guess their sales of HD must be sh1te.

Not only is it that brown stuff, its also pure robbery with that grossly excessive charge they eke out of their customers:mad:.

Irish Steve · 13-10-2014 7:37pm

Kristopherus wrote: »

Not only is it that brown stuff, its also pure robbery with that grossly excessive charge they eke out of their customers:mad:.

What is it with this country that people want everything for nothing? Free water, free sky, free bins, they'd soon start complaining if they were told that there's no pay for the job they're doing, as people want their service for free.

Sky are doing deals on HD, we've recently had a new 2Tb HD+ box, and a 500 Gb HD+ box, with HD upgrade for next to no increase on the sum we were paying for the basic pack, the HD is half price, and I got a discount on the basic pack as well which pretty much covered the extra price of the HD upgrade. The 2 boxes cost me €49, which goes nowhere towards the total price of 2 boxes. OK, we've been with Sky for a long time, but I didn't have to push too hard to get that deal, and we're not on that big a package, 2 plus boxes on multiroom, but no sports or movies.

OK, the list price for an HD box is well above the real price, but the hardware is OK, and has to be paid for somehow, a dual channel FTA box will cost somewhere between €100 and €150, so the HD upgrade price just about covers the cost of the hardware when you take the upgrade.

The add on channels for movies and sports are a serious rip off, but I suppose the sports have to pay for the crazy prices they give to the premier league for the rubbish they churn out. (No I don't watch football, no interest at all any more, too many prima donna posers and a distinct absence of real skills compared to when I was younger) .

On the plus side, the total Sky package works, and it's very rare that there are technical hassles, or any other issues with the total package. I just wish they'd get their act together on a good broadband service in this country, if we had Sky broadband, I'd be more tempted to use some of the web based offerings, but not on the present broadband supplier, too expensive.

What will be interesting will be to see if the change to Sky Ireland as the controlling company will mean they can change the package next year, the implication is that they will be able to offer more, as they will be operating on a different basis to the present structure.

jca · 13-10-2014 7:43pm

runawaybishop wrote: »

Sky are giving all the hd channels for free until April as part of a promotion, customer were automatically upgraded. After April you pop back down to SD. I guess their sales of HD must be sh1te.

Wha?? When did that happen? No sign of any hd channels on my epg....

Thoie · 13-10-2014 7:45pm

I'm going to have to give them a call. I'm on the basic package, and according to the site (http://www.sky.com/products/sky-tv/original-bundle/index-roi.html), I should be able to get SciFi HD and FilmFourHD, but if I flick to those I still get the "Call 0818.. to upgrade your subscription".

runawaybishop · 13-10-2014 8:05pm

Irish Steve wrote: »

What is it with this country that people want everything for nothing? Free water, free sky, free bins, they'd soon start complaining if they were told that there's no pay for the job they're doing, as people want their service for free.

Sky are doing deals on HD, we've recently had a new 2Tb HD+ box, and a 500 Gb HD+ box, with HD upgrade for next to no increase on the sum we were paying for the basic pack,

:pac::pac::pac::pac:

jca: i've had it since September.

jca · 13-10-2014 8:35pm

runawaybishop wrote: »

:pac::pac::pac::pac:

jca: i've had it since September.

You've had free HD since September:eek: How do I go about getting that?

Avada · 13-10-2014 8:38pm

runawaybishop wrote: »

Sky are giving all the hd channels for free until April as part of a promotion, customer were automatically upgraded. After April you pop back down to SD. I guess their sales of HD must be sh1te.

No they're not. Certain customers were sold Boxsets as part of their package and are currently in contract. Sky are honouring that contract by providing HD foc.

muffler · 13-10-2014 8:45pm

runawaybishop wrote: »

I guess their sales of HD must be sh1te.

Pretty much on a par with your posts in this thread.

What a load of bollix you've posted.

jca · 13-10-2014 8:48pm

Random_Name wrote: »

No they're not. Certain customers were sold Boxsets as part of their package and are currently in contract. Sky are honouring that contract by providing HD foc.

Aren't boxsets part of everyone's package? Made unviewable of course without HD. If I entered a new contract would I get free HD?

Avada · 13-10-2014 8:53pm

jca wrote: »

Aren't boxsets part of everyone's package? Made unviewable of course without HD. If I entered a new contract would I get free HD?

Boxsets are part of the HD pack

No, because it is no longer sold as part of the package and hasn't been since April

runawaybishop · 14-10-2014 7:57am

Random_Name wrote: »

No they're not. Certain customers were sold Boxsets as part of their package and are currently in contract. Sky are honouring that contract by providing HD foc.

Which customers? I just have a standard package.

muffler wrote: »

Pretty much on a par with your posts in this thread.

What a load of bollix you've posted.

What are you on about?

muffler · 14-10-2014 8:09am

runawaybishop wrote: »

What are you on about?

You said this......"Sky are giving all the hd channels for free until April".... which is a load of bollix.

runawaybishop · 14-10-2014 9:25am

muffler wrote: »

You said this......"Sky are giving all the hd channels for free until April".... which is a load of bollix.

Sky, unsolicited, have upgraded me to HD. I do not have anything beyond the standard package. The letter I received indicated sky were upgrading all customers to HD for free until April, it did not specify that the upgrade was only for certain customers.

jca · 14-10-2014 9:42am

runawaybishop wrote: »

Sky, unsolicited, have upgraded me to HD. I do not have anything beyond the standard package. The letter I received indicated sky were upgrading all customers to HD for free until April, it did not specify that the upgrade was only for certain customers.

Are you in contract with sky? If so, when does your contract end?

runawaybishop · 14-10-2014 9:47am

jca wrote: »

Are you in contract with sky? If so, when does your contract end?

I think I am about 8 months into a new contract

jca · 14-10-2014 9:50am

runawaybishop wrote: »

I think I am about 8 months into a new contract

Maybe it's customers in contract that got the free HD upgrade.

runawaybishop · 14-10-2014 9:56am

jca wrote: »

Maybe it's customers in contract that got the free HD upgrade.

I don't have the letter any more so I can't check

guile4582 · 14-10-2014 10:00am

sky is not sounding very appealing

having to add channel 4 HD as an extra channel, whats the deal !!

Horizon is just so clunky and horrible to use. torn!

Avada · 14-10-2014 11:44am

runawaybishop wrote: »

I don't have the letter any more so I can't check

It's customers who signed up between September 2013 - April 2014

SKY HD channels Basic Package

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