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No need for Eir/BT sub anymore if you have Sky sub....

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  • #2
    Cookiemunster
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,467 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    In the UK. There's no guarantee that it will have any affect in Ireland as BT don't broadcast in Ireland and the deal has nothing to do with Eir.
    We already don't get the option of choosing individual Sky Sports channels like the do in the UK.


  • #3
    Mr.H
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,861 ✭✭✭Mr.H


    They better not screw us


  • #4
    Oat23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,472 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    Mr.H wrote: »
    They better not screw us

    Because Sky customers aren't being screwed already or anything.


  • #5
    Dr. Nick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,434 ✭✭✭Dr. Nick


    Not available in Ireland - typical. I happen to get BT free as i'm with Eir broadband.


  • #6
    Shanotheslayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,191 ✭✭✭✭Shanotheslayer


    Dr. Nick wrote: »
    i'm with Eir broadband.

    That's unfortunate:pac:


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  • #7
    Mr.H
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,861 ✭✭✭Mr.H


    Dr. Nick wrote: »
    Not available in Ireland - typical. I happen to get BT free as i'm with Eir broadband.

    Id rather pay the 25 quid a month


  • #8
    Dr. Nick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,434 ✭✭✭Dr. Nick


    Mr.H wrote: »
    Id rather pay the 25 quid a month

    Would you?
    We pay €50 a month for line rental, broadband, BT/Eir TV and all calls at any time including mobiles.

    No brainer.


  • #9
    citytillidie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,490 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    You still need to pay for both all that is happening is that if you are a sky sub you will get access to all of BT channels in HD and instead of paying BT you are paying Sky so that price will be added on.

    If you have BT you will get access to the full Now TV app on the BT box at the moment it is only the movies you can get on the BT box

    ******



  • #10
    Ragnar Lothbrok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,860 ✭✭✭Ragnar Lothbrok


    Dr. Nick wrote: »
    Would you?
    We pay €50 a month for line rental, broadband, BT/Eir TV and all calls at any time including mobiles.

    No brainer.

    100% agree with you.

    We had the full Sky package of TV, phone and broadband for years. The broadband was atrocious and after dozens of phone calls and unkept promises, we changed to Eir for the phone and broadband a couple of years ago. Not had a single problem with the broadband since then.

    Bonus is that I get BT Sports for free now instead of stumping up an extra €21.99 per month or whatever it was.


  • #11
    Mr.H
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,861 ✭✭✭Mr.H


    Dr. Nick wrote:
    Would you? We pay €50 a month for line rental, broadband, BT/Eir TV and all calls at any time including mobiles.


    50 a month is really good. I assume though it's an offer price?

    When I compared eir and virgin with sky there was little to no saving when offers run out. Having the offer for 6 months is obviously great but quality of service taken into consideration I'd rather be with sky.

    I now out of contract (that reminds me to ring and get a new deal) pay 140 for sky Q2TB. I have multiroom box sets cinema and sports along with 100MB actual unlimited broadband. I refuse to pay a company for broadband that claim to be unlimited but have a fair usage policy. I also have phone with calls to Irish landmines but this is unplugged and unused. Mobile phone is for calls. On top of that I pay 16 a month for the bt package (offer that has to be renewed every 2 months).

    With all the above I can watch it all anywhere I want on my laptop or phone.

    Virgin and eir where about 130 to 140 a month for all the above. Eir give free by sports pack but heir TV service is awful and their broadband is mediocre. As for their customer support...... I'd rather pay the 25 quid a month (if I didn't have the offer) for bt


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  • #12
    Mr.H
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,861 ✭✭✭Mr.H


    Ragnar Lothbrok wrote:
    We had the full Sky package of TV, phone and broadband for years. The broadband was atrocious and after dozens of phone calls and unkept promises, we changed to Eir for the phone and broadband a couple of years ago. Not had a single problem with the broadband since then.


    Had the opposite experience myself. eir where awful to deal with and wouldn't fix my broadband connection for free (it was an issue with their lines) without upgrading my service and paying more. Have had no issues at all with sky's broadband and in fact I've never had such great download speeds. Utorrent downloading at about 7-10mbs which eir would probably throttle me for using in the first place


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