Who has SKY HD+?

elroberto · 31 Jan 2009 at 17:42

No closing date, it looks like they'll be this price for the long haul, but the queue is going to get horrendous.

PS. If you have sky talk, it's a better deal to do it over the phone. you get 6 month's half price line rental which works out as £30 off as opposed to the one month's free HD sub.

Mikey · 31 Jan 2009 at 17:52

elroberto said:
No closing date, it looks like they'll be this price for the long haul, but the queue is going to get horrendous.

PS. If you have sky talk, it's a better deal to do it over the phone. you get 6 month's half price line rental which works out as £30 off as opposed to the one month's free HD sub.

Interesting, maybe I'll wait till the end of Feb

I saw that option when I looked at doing it on-line

blairw · 31 Jan 2009 at 20:20

Apparently this is the price from now on, kinda shows that they won't be dropping the hd £10 sub anytime soon

Mikey · 31 Jan 2009 at 20:22

I ordered it today online and it's turning up next Saturday. It's the install cost that bugs me.

Getting a FreeSat HD for the HD TV in the bedroom. Can you run the Sky+ just recieving freeview channels as I'll have a spare Sky + box. Failing that I may try and ebay it

BloodyL · 31 Jan 2009 at 23:03

Please note, if you already have multiroom then the installation fee is £30.
I has cost me £79 to upgrade from Sky+ with a standard multiroom to Sky+HD and Sky+ multiroom.

Not bad considering the Sky+HD box was £99 alone beforehand.

Da[]San · 1 Feb 2009 at 10:55

I'm hacked off about the drop in price of the box because its being funded by the HD sub staying - SKY's strategy is more boxes out there more subs.

Attu90 · 1 Feb 2009 at 12:06

BloodyL said:
Not bad considering the Sky+HD box was £99 alone beforehand.

Some of us paid £300

Memphis · 1 Feb 2009 at 12:13

Da[]San;13401732 said:
I'm hacked off about the drop in price of the box because its being funded by the HD sub staying - SKY's strategy is more boxes out there more subs.

Imagine that.... anyone would think they were a business trying to make money! :eek:

blairw · 1 Feb 2009 at 12:15

Great idea by sky really, they are guarenteed to have the sky hd sub coming in from each customer for at least 12 months.
Anyway, I was quoted 3 - 4 weeks for order, but i got a text telling me to order today, so its due to be installed as a multiroom box (my bedroom) a week today, £49 quid and no installation charge

Metalface Mark · 1 Feb 2009 at 14:36

F1 is not in HD this year according to ecclestone, although they do hope to have it in future years.

Mikey · 1 Feb 2009 at 14:50

Metalface Mark said:
F1 is not in HD this year according to ecclestone, although they do hope to have it in future years.

Pants

Fothsn · 1 Feb 2009 at 14:56

I’ve had it for a year now and it just gets better and better, what with new channels popping up and the new HD guide due out soon, the £10 is very good value for what you get HD sport such as football and cricket are awesome the same for movies, plus discovery HD is a good channel also

All in all couldn’t be happier just about 30+ HD channels for £10 :cool:

Phemo · 1 Feb 2009 at 15:25

Da[]San;13401732 said:
I'm hacked off about the drop in price of the box because its being funded by the HD sub staying - SKY's strategy is more boxes out there more subs.

Why is it such a big deal? It's only a tenner, a pretty tiny sum that I certainly don't even notice leaving my acconut every month.

Nymins · 1 Feb 2009 at 16:15

Phemo said:
Why is it such a big deal? It's only a tenner, a pretty tiny sum that I certainly don't even notice leaving my acconut every month.

A lot of people dont have money to throw away. £10 a month is a lot to me and a lot of other people. Could be used on much more useful things like bills.

Mikey · 1 Feb 2009 at 16:39

Phemo said:
Why is it such a big deal? It's only a tenner, a pretty tiny sum that I certainly don't even notice leaving my acconut every month.

I don't look at the monthly cost (indeed £10 a month doesn't seem much) it's when you multiply it over 12 months - £120 then it starts to feel a bit more eek

I've done my sums and we can afford it, so I've ordered it. I'll just have to cut back elsewhere if I want an R32 MK5 / Audi TT before the end of the year (cash purchase, NOT finance)

[ASSE]Hinchy · 1 Feb 2009 at 17:12

Do you really have to pay an installation cost? Surely all they are doing is coming and literally swapping a Sky+ box with a Sky HD box? How can that justify £30 when I could do it myself?

Mikey · 1 Feb 2009 at 17:21

[ASSE]Hinchy;13403882 said:
Do you really have to pay an installation cost? Surely all they are doing is coming and literally swapping a Sky+ box with a Sky HD box? How can that justify £30 when I could do it myself?

I had that lengthy discussion with them about this and they wouldn't budge. All I said is he better not bugger anything up like brick work from last time.

Either way I'll be watching him like a hawk and will be in contact with Sky if anything is breathed on in the wrong way.

pull2808 · 1 Feb 2009 at 17:24

do you have to pay for the hd package or can you just get the HD box?

Nymins · 1 Feb 2009 at 17:33

pull2808 said:
do you have to pay for the hd package or can you just get the HD box?

You need to take the 12month HD package too for this price.

Phemo · 1 Feb 2009 at 18:50

Nymins said:
A lot of people dont have money to throw away. £10 a month is a lot to me and a lot of other people. Could be used on much more useful things like bills.

Yet they can afford a standard Sky sub in the first place, an HDTV and a Sky+ HD box?

If you can afford that lot, you can afford an extra tenner a month.