Sky Packages

eirebhoy

I have Sky digital over 2 years now and have the main package with all channels. I was just looking on the Sky website and I noticed that you can get Sky Family package for £19.50 (€30). All that you lose out on is Sky Movies and Sky Sports. Is this true? If so I can't believe I've been paying and extra €30 a month to get a few movie and sports channels.

So can anyone confirm the Irish price for Sky family and if I still get to keep the music channels, Sky Sports News and everything else but Sky Sports and Movies?

Cheers.

Glipmac

http://www.sky.com/ordersky/channelpackages/familypack

go to full listings on this page

eirebhoy

Glipmac wrote:

http://www.sky.com/ordersky/channelpackages/familypack

go to full listings on this page

Cheers for that. Do you know does it get switched to family pack instantly if I ring up?

dmeehan

maybe not instantly, but it is quite quick

byte

Yeah, usually within an hour.

chorus techy

byte wrote:

Yeah, usually within an hour.

And thats pushing it. When I called up to cancel the movies, they were switched off before I had even got off the phone from sky.

Family Pack currently is €28.50, but will be increasing to €30.50 from September 1st of this year. This will be with the entry of Artsworld and Music Choice Extra into the "6 mix" package.

eirebhoy

I got the Sky magazine today and in the letter provided with it it says I'm paying in advance. Does this mean I get Movies and Sport cut off straight away even though I've already paid for it?

Mossy Monk

chorus techy wrote:

Family Pack currently is €28.50, but will be increasing to €30.50 from September 1st of this year. This will be with the entry of Artsworld and Music Choice Extra into the "6 mix" package.

an extra 2 euro a month for those 2?

good new i suppose for the current subscribers

m_stan

eirebhoy wrote:

I got the Sky magazine today and in the letter provided with it it says I'm paying in advance. Does this mean I get Movies and Sport cut off straight away even though I've already paid for it?

open to correction on this one, but I think they may refund you for what you then no longer get. either that or it doesn't get switched off until the end of month. either way, you won't be ripped off. to be sure, just call them on their freephone number.

dmeehan

they only charge you for up until it is switched off, the remainder is refunded

The Recliner

Does anyone know what the story with Setanta is on Sky

Just switched from NTL to Sky and would like to have Setanta for the Premiership games

It was free on NTL but doesn't seem to come with Sky, how much is it?

eirebhoy

The Recliner wrote:

Does anyone know what the story with Setanta is on Sky

Just switched from NTL to Sky and would like to have Setanta for the Premiership games

It was free on NTL but doesn't seem to come with Sky, how much is it?

Sky subscribers in the Republic of Ireland can access the service on Channel 429 for a monthly subscription fee of €12.99 or an annual subscription fee of €150. The telephone number for ROI subscribers is 0818 719999 lines now open.

The Recliner

eirebhoy wrote:

Sky subscribers in the Republic of Ireland can access the service on Channel 429 for a monthly subscription fee of €12.99 or an annual subscription fee of €150. The telephone number for ROI subscribers is 0818 719999 lines now open.

Wow that is a bit steep

Don't think it is worth it for the 15 or so games I would watch on it a season, I guess that is one thing I will have to sacrafice for a better quality service

eirebhoy

The Recliner wrote:

Wow that is a bit steep

Don't think it is worth it for the 15 or so games I would watch on it a season, I guess that is one thing I will have to sacrafice for a better quality service

Is premiership football all you watch? This is there schedule for the next week:
http://www.setanta.com/content/setanta/website.nsf/tvscheduleie?open&count=1000&expandview&pageid=60352b99ec847a4b80256e860013872f&parentpageid=6b8c2e174528a4e680256e74006a3432&

The Recliner

eirebhoy wrote:

Is premiership football all you watch? This is there schedule for the next week:
http://www.setanta.com/content/setanta/website.nsf/tvscheduleie?open&count=1000&expandview&pageid=60352b99ec847a4b80256e860013872f&parentpageid=6b8c2e174528a4e680256e74006a3432&

You are right, there is plenty on there that I would watch

I just find it difficult to pay for a channel that I was getting for free. It is just me being cheap I suppose but I can't really afford it on top of what I already pay