So regular Sky and Sky+ subscribers have to stick with the shitty EPG that has been used for at least 9 years. That's really annoying, especially as they charge so much for HD.
The box is £200 ($400) and then you have to pay an extra £10 ($20) a month for about 10 HD channels. If they just lowered the price, I'm sure many people would get Sky HD.
What has the cost of Sky HD got to do with whether 'ordinary' Sky & Sky+ use the old EPG?
If anything surely the extra costs of Sky HD mean those of us with it ought to be getting a better 'premium' service (first if nothing else)?
My box wasn't £200+ btw. I got it on a deal 1 year ago for £149 (new not a refurb) with no installation charges (which, if you have Sky+ already, as I had, merely involves unplugging & reconnecting existing wiring to the new HD box, an outrageous £60 con in anyone's book I reckon) or requirement to take out a multi-room sub.
If you are observant you can find the deals that make the usual standard terms laughable (I think they will try & charge up to £249 on their website, it used to be £299).
No way was I paying £200+ for it but £149 all-in was too good to miss; you can wait too long and miss out.
I've been enjoying a year's HD service and think it's well worth it. The service is improving, we get more channels coming regularly & the quality is good and sometimes genuinely outstanding.
The £10 per mth additional charge to your regular Sky TV service charge is annoyingly petty (they used to do the same thing with the 'plus' service - live pause, rewind & recording) but with a little luch they'll ditch that soon too.
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So regular Sky and Sky+ subscribers have to stick with the shitty EPG that has been used for at least 9 years. That's really annoying, especially as they charge so much for HD.
The box is £200 ($400) and then you have to pay an extra £10 ($20) a month for about 10 HD channels. If they just lowered the price, I'm sure many people would get Sky HD.
@ benny boy
What has the cost of Sky HD got to do with whether 'ordinary' Sky & Sky+ use the old EPG?
If anything surely the extra costs of Sky HD mean those of us with it ought to be getting a better 'premium' service (first if nothing else)?
My box wasn't £200+ btw.
I got it on a deal 1 year ago for £149 (new not a refurb) with no installation charges
(which, if you have Sky+ already, as I had, merely involves unplugging & reconnecting existing wiring to the new HD box, an outrageous £60 con in anyone's book I reckon)
or requirement to take out a multi-room sub.
If you are observant you can find the deals that make the usual standard terms laughable
(I think they will try & charge up to £249 on their website, it used to be £299).
No way was I paying £200+ for it but £149 all-in was too good to miss; you can wait too long and miss out.
I've been enjoying a year's HD service and think it's well worth it.
The service is improving, we get more channels coming regularly & the quality is good and sometimes genuinely outstanding.
The £10 per mth additional charge to your regular Sky TV service charge is annoyingly petty (they used to do the same thing with the 'plus' service - live pause, rewind & recording) but with a little luch they'll ditch that soon too.