Sky Magazine.....€3 p/m

Skyuser · 26-08-2005 9:27pm #1

Is it just me or are Sky actually trying to make a fool out of subscribers? I read the 'new' terms and conditions that came with this months Sky magazine and it mentioned in a few places about the magazine being £2 uk and €3 roi.
Can anyone tell me if this is true before I ring them up and cancel the most exspensive junk mail.

Creamy Goodness · 26-08-2005 9:38pm

they can shove it if they think i'm paying for that, it's not even fit for use as toilet paper.

Round Cable · 26-08-2005 9:59pm

It also says you pay the same subscription whether you receive the magazine or not.

Mossy Monk · 26-08-2005 11:13pm

i believe the magazine exists for tax reasons in the UK

Charles Bronson · 27-08-2005 12:04am

Mossy Monk wrote:

i believe the magazine exists for tax reasons in the UK

That's the way I heard it. +7 million subs @ £2 a month = +14 Million. :eek: Mags do not pay any VAT in the UK. +14 Million a month and no Vat overheads. It's a SKY SCAM.

marksi · 27-08-2005 9:50am

Exactly. They save 17.5% on £2 of each subscription per month. It's worth almost £30M a year to them.

byte · 28-08-2005 8:11pm

marksi wrote:

Exactly. They save 17.5% on £2 of each subscription per month. It's worth almost £30M a year to them.

Wow!

Funny I was gonna mention this too, after having a look at the brand new Sky contracts for use from beginning of September (Family Pack is no more). It's mentioned at the bottom of the contract about the mag costing €3.

Bummer · 31-08-2005 11:40pm

Sky is becoming a joke now with the rise in price on its packages and now the mag....Does anyone know if ntl digital is any good???

monkeyfudge · 31-08-2005 11:45pm

I'd almost pay them €3 a month not to send it to me...

I hate the idea of that celebrity fetishist magazine being present in my household each month.

parasite · 31-08-2005 11:46pm

so, can you cancel it or not ?

Mimikyu · 31-08-2005 11:56pm

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L1011 · 01-09-2005 12:04am

marksi wrote:

Exactly. They save 17.5% on £2 of each subscription per month. It's worth almost £30M a year to them.

That loophole was forcibly closed in 2001, IIRC. Either way, they no longer save a single cent on tax by doing the magazine.

m_stan · 01-09-2005 12:09am

parasite wrote:

so, can you cancel it or not ?

yeah - can you ? coz I will given half the chance.

fecks sake. that's a joke. I give the trash to my 2 year old to pull apart. and then there's all the "Congratulations, you've won a spectacular holiday" crap that comes with it. Pure tripe.

Mossy Monk · 01-09-2005 12:12am

you can cancel the rag but you wont get a reduction in your subscription

Charles Bronson · 06-09-2005 12:01am

MYOB wrote:

That loophole was forcibly closed in 2001, IIRC. Either way, they no longer save a single cent on tax by doing the magazine.

I did not know that. :eek:

But still, I am sure they make a healthy profit out of it, or they would not inflict us with it.

Our man in Havana · 06-09-2005 1:23am

That vat fraud ahem! avoidance scheme is still alive and well at least in Ireland.

rlogue · 06-09-2005 8:59am

It was some use when it used to carry a month's listings for the non FTA channels but it's utterly useless now.

legend99 · 06-09-2005 9:06am

Hang on so...does that mean that the subs on a 6 mix will actually be the 30.50 + 3.00...aka €33.30????

L1011 · 06-09-2005 9:08am

legend99 wrote:

Hang on so...does that mean that the subs on a 6 mix will actually be the 30.50 + 3.00...aka €33.30????

No.

BrianD · 06-09-2005 9:25am

The Sky Mag even has a bigger circulation then the hallowed RTE Guide. I wonder is the charge required for some sort of ABC auditing (for advertising reasons)?

€3.00 whether you want it or not is a classic example of what our friend Mr. Hobbs is on about in 'Rip of Ireland'

Brian017 · 06-09-2005 5:04pm

BrianD wrote:

€3.00 whether you want it or not is a classic example of what our friend Mr. Hobbs is on about in 'Rip of Ireland'

Actually it's 'Rip of Republic'.

Velcrow · 06-09-2005 5:09pm

Brian017 wrote:

Actually it's 'Rip of Republic'.

Get a feeview box and enjoy BBC for free - There is damn all else worth watching on the other channels anyway!

Except 'Rip of Republic' - that hobbs he's so handsome

Mossy Monk · 06-09-2005 5:20pm

i am sure the whole country would get Freeview if the signal was available. besides Freeview wont give me Premiership football and Super League

parsi · 08-09-2005 4:36pm

BrianD wrote:

The Sky Mag even has a bigger circulation then the hallowed RTE Guide. I wonder is the charge required for some sort of ABC auditing (for advertising reasons)?

€3.00 whether you want it or not is a classic example of what our friend Mr. Hobbs is on about in 'Rip of Ireland'

Or indeed Rip-off Britain seeing as it applies to the UK as well...

Velcrow · 14-09-2005 5:16pm

Mossy Monk wrote:

i am sure the whole country would get Freeview if the signal was available. besides Freeview wont give me Premiership football and Super League

The signal? Do you mean if your dish is obstructed?

L1011 · 14-09-2005 6:59pm

Velcrow wrote:

The signal? Do you mean if your dish is obstructed?

Freeview is digital terrestrial, not satellite.

Velcrow · 14-09-2005 9:59pm

MYOB wrote:

Freeview is digital terrestrial, not satellite.

So when i use my Lidl satellite dish to view BBC its "digital terrestrial" - correct?

L1011 · 14-09-2005 10:06pm

Velcrow wrote:

So when i use my Lidl satellite dish to view BBC its "digital terrestrial" - correct?

No, satellite and terrestrial television are utterly, utterly different

What you're getting there is free to air satellite television. The terminology confuses a lot of people, although I can't see why at all. Freeview is a UK-only brand name for digital TV you get with an aerial (not a satellite system). Totally different.

Sky Magazine.....€3 p/m

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