Sky+HD now available without HD Sub

Wizard007 · 28-01-2010 02:54PM #1

Today Sky have released an offer where you can get the Sky+HD box for €49 + €30 install without the HD Sub. The box will have all the Sky+ features, anytime TV etc.

If the Sky+HD is taken with the HD Sub, the box is free with €30 install.

Sky are pulling the sale of Sky+ and STD boxes. STD are only available as part of Multiroom.

Existing Customers upgrading to Sky+HD without the HD Sub -

Swapping out - €99 for the box & €60 for install
Upgrading to Multiroom - €49 for the box & €30 for install

Existing Customers upgrading to Sky+HD with the HD Sub -

Swapping out - €49 for the box & €60 for the install
Upgrading to Multiroom - €49 for the box & €30 for install.

Sub for HD package is €15 per month.

Existing Sky digital customers who take up the HD Pack and sign up to Sky TV for another 12 months can receive one Sky+HD box free. Same install fees as above apply.

Tony · 28-01-2010 03:10PM

This is good news. Am I right in saying its for new customers only?

Edit: Sorry just re read, for a minute there thought the HD sub was being dropped.

Wizard007 · 28-01-2010 03:16PM

Sorry Tony

I just put in the offer for Existing there now

Even just to have double the amount of space alone makes it worth it.

MiCr0 · 28-01-2010 03:16PM

sounds good - now if i could only find some sky HD content i want to watch... ;-)

Tony · 28-01-2010 03:17PM

True and unless they have disabled it BBC and ITV HD should be viewable

Wizard007 wrote: »

Sorry Tony

I just put in the offer for Existing there now Even just to have double the amount of space alone makes it worth it.

John mac · 28-01-2010 03:20PM

yes they are

( i have a hd box without hd sub)

( I wonder how much they will charge for 3D ?)

Tony · 28-01-2010 03:24PM

John mac wrote: »

yes they are

I meant just for this offer , I think it should work.

beer enigma · 28-01-2010 03:59PM

Tony wrote: »

This is good news. Am I right in saying its for new customers only?

Edit: Sorry just re read, for a minute there thought the HD sub was being dropped.

The guy from Sky was on Sky News this morning & clearly said that HD will now be available free of charge for existing HD customers - no more HD sub

kmick · 28-01-2010 04:03PM

So you get the box but not HD. The only thing stopping me is the 15 sub for HD. I mean you have to have the sports or movies to make the most of it anyway so Im not paying a HD sub on top of that.

gtg60 · 28-01-2010 04:10PM

Andip wrote: »

The guy from Sky was on Sky News this morning & clearly said that HD will now be available free of charge for existing HD customers - no more HD sub

I'll believe it when I see it (in my monthly direct debit), have heard this so many times before!

Liam Byrne · 28-01-2010 04:33PM

Wizard007 wrote: »

Today Sky have released an offer where you can get the Sky+HD box for €49 + €30 install without the HD Sub.

Sounds great at €79; quad lnb, new EPG, Sky+ recording and the option to run a new cable for the old box for Freesat use (separate from the install, obviously), but the other figures don't seem to reflect this.

Wizard007 wrote: »

Existing Customers upgrading to Sky+HD without the HD Sub -

Swapping out - €99 for the box & €60 for install

That's €159 - an €80 difference.

Four quick questions as well :

1) Does the new EPG work properly on a non-HD TV ?
2) Do existing Sky eyes and extra Sky remotes work properly ?
3) If there's a Sky eye on a 2nd TV, and you put the old Sky box onto that, will the remotes interfere ? If so, is there a way around this ?
4) Can Sky+ playback be viewed on the 2nd TV via RF2 out ?

Tony · 28-01-2010 04:54PM

Andip wrote: »

The guy from Sky was on Sky News this morning & clearly said that HD will now be available free of charge for existing HD customers - no more HD sub

Now that is good news

gtg60 · 28-01-2010 05:10PM

Tony wrote: »

Now that is good news

Just scoured the sky website and there appears to be no mention of it, even in this new offer it talks about the Sky HD sub and an extra sky HD sub if you want it on multiroom.

_Kaiser_ · 28-01-2010 05:22PM

OK.. to be clear.

I have a Sky HD box that I dropped the HD sub from.. this announcement should mean that I can call them and tell them to reenable the HD versions of channels I subscribe to,... for nothing?

Right?

Tony · 28-01-2010 05:25PM

gtg60 wrote: »

Just scoured the sky website and there appears to be no mention of it, even in this new offer it talks about the Sky HD sub and an extra sky HD sub if you want it on multiroom.

To be honest i'd be surprised if it this case but Andip did say it was a sky spokesperson.

gtg60 · 28-01-2010 05:40PM

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

I have a Sky HD box that I dropped the HD sub from.. this announcement should mean that I can call them and tell them to reenable the HD versions of channels I subscribe to,... for nothing?

Still believe this to be unlikely in the extreme, I'm sure as a HD subscriber I would have received a later stating my sub was going down.

But why don't you ring them and put this rumour to bed?

slegs · 28-01-2010 05:40PM

It is clearly not true that the 15eur has been dropped for the HD pack. It is still all over the Sky website even with the new updated offers...

Reganovski · 28-01-2010 05:40PM

The HD pack is still €15 a month.
http://www.sky.com/portal/site/ireland/products/equipment/hd

snaps · 28-01-2010 06:02PM

thought it was to good to be true, so what exactly is the offer????? If sky is ever dropped the HD sub i would consider getting sky HD in, but at the moment its to over priced.

3D is being released in April so perhaps then the HD sub will be dropped?

Wizard007 · 28-01-2010 06:03PM

No, Sky are not dropping the HD Sub - What they are dropping is the need to Sub to the HD pack on ordering a new Sky+HD. A cutomer has a choice.

gtg60 · 28-01-2010 06:05PM

Look guys, they're never going to drop it completely in one go, what we'll see first is free HD subs for those with Premium channels and then maybe a year or two later free for all, this is the way Sky+ was priced a few years back, remember?

Wizard007 · 28-01-2010 06:17PM

gtg60 wrote: »

Look guys, they're never going to drop it completely in one go

I agree. Maybe when 3D comes in. It's very hard to know what they're going to do next.

Gonzo · 28-01-2010 06:20PM

The rip-off HD sub is keeping me from getting Sky HD too.
not paying an extra 15 euro a month for the same channels just slightly clearer.

beer enigma · 28-01-2010 06:34PM

Tony wrote: »

To be honest i'd be surprised if it this case but Andip did say it was a sky spokesperson.

BSkyb, the owner of Sky News, has announced it made £401m profit in the six months to December - up 3% on the previous six months. Sky's chief executive Jeremy Darroch gave an insight into how the company plans continue growing in the future.

Ok Mea Culpa - Having rattled on about the new all in one standardised box, what he actually says is "and if you take an HD box from us you'll get that free" - meaning the box not the service.....

Well it was early !

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/BSkyB-Announces-Operating-Profits-Of-401-In-The-Six-Months-To-December---Chief-Executive-Jeremy-Darroch-Reveals-Skys-Plans-For-The-Future/Video/201001415537334?lpos=video_Article_Related_Content_Region_1&lid=VIDEO_15537334_BSkyB_Announces_Operating_Profits_Of_%3F401_In_The_Six_Months_To_December_-_Chief_Executive_Jeremy_Darroch_Reveals_Skys_Plans_For_The_Future

Wizard007 · 28-01-2010 06:51PM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Sounds great at €79; quad lnb, new EPG, Sky+ recording and the option to run a new cable for the old box for Freesat use (separate from the install, obviously), but the other figures don't seem to reflect this.

That's €159 - an €80 difference.

Four quick questions as well :

1) Does the new EPG work properly on a non-HD TV ?
2) Do existing Sky eyes and extra Sky remotes work properly ?
3) If there's a Sky eye on a 2nd TV, and you put the old Sky box onto that, will the remotes interfere ? If so, is there a way around this ?
4) Can Sky+ playback be viewed on the 2nd TV via RF2 out ?

Upgrades are always more expensive Liam, now that they won't get it out of the €209 they were getting for Sky+ upgrade anymore so they've shoved up the HD upgrade without the Sub.

1 - Yes, the EPG works perfectly on a non HD TV.

2 - Yes, existing eyes work fine but you need a HD remote control ( but you do not get HD reception through a magic eye )

3 - I don't really understand this one. What do you want to do, replace the eye with the sky box? You can do this but the cable will have to come directly from the dish, not rf2.

4 - Yeah, if the magic eye is comming from rf2 then all Sky+ functions will work on the second TV.

If I've misunderstood what you're asking, apologies in advance

redout · 28-01-2010 06:54PM

Sky have said that the 3D channel launching in april will be initially free of charge to existing HD customers. That obviously sounds like there will be a charge brought in for 3D at some time.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11096_5889013,00.html

Wizard007 · 28-01-2010 06:55PM

That's 40 lashes for you Andip

John mac · 28-01-2010 07:31PM

redout wrote: »

Sky have said that the 3D channel launching in april will be initially free of charge to existing HD customers. That obviously sounds like there will be a charge brought in for 3D at some time.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11096_5889013,00.html

"

The good news is that all Sky+HD customers already have the set-top box they need to enjoy 3D, meaning they simply need to buy any new 3D TV,:eek::eek::eek: all of which will work seamlessly with Sky's ground breaking new service.

"

how many will be getting a new €2000 tv just to watch 3D ??

bryaner · 28-01-2010 08:05PM

Anyone have an idea when all stations will be broadcast in hd and

no hd sub required?

gtg60 · 28-01-2010 08:20PM

bryaner wrote: »

Anyone have an idea when all stations will be broadcast in hd and

no hd sub required?

2020

Minstrel27 · 28-01-2010 08:24PM

bryaner wrote: »

Anyone have an idea when all stations will be broadcast in hd and

You will be a long time waiting.

Sky+HD now available without HD Sub

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