Stick with Sky or Check out Alternatives?

I'm currently in the same boat. Don't watch sports, just films, normal tv and the kids enjoy their cartoons.

Monthly sky bill = £89-95

Phone and broadband = £19 line rental, £20 broadband, £2 for 1571 and £4 for some call package = £45 plus calls on top not covered by the package.
Sky TV = £44

I was looking 3 days ago at new broadband packages and they all seem to include line rental for £20 and getting the same speeds I am with Sky, 30 down and 10 up. less than 24 hours later I get an email from Sky thanking us for being a loyal customer and they've doubled the broadband speed for free to 60 down and 20 up... coincidence of fishy?

I am thinking of switching the lot. Dropping the Sky TV for free sky packages + Netflix + Amazon + Kodi. Getting a new broadband supplier up to £30 a month. I've some spare i5 PC's to convert to a media centre for my hundreds of films and tv shows/cartoons. Can also look at creating a PVR system with it.

I think it'll drop me down from £1068 a year to £575.76

Amazon Prime = £95.88
Netflix Premium = £119.88
Broadband = £360

Saving me £492.24 :o
 
AHarvey said:
I'm currently in the same boat. Don't watch sports, just films, normal tv and the kids enjoy their cartoons.

Monthly sky bill = £89-95

Phone and broadband = £19 line rental, £20 broadband, £2 for 1571 and £4 for some call package = £45 plus calls on top not covered by the package.
Sky TV = £44

I was looking 3 days ago at new broadband packages and they all seem to include line rental for £20 and getting the same speeds I am with Sky, 30 down and 10 up. less than 24 hours later I get an email from Sky thanking us for being a loyal customer and they've doubled the broadband speed for free to 60 down and 20 up... coincidence of fishy?

I am thinking of switching the lot. Dropping the Sky TV for free sky packages + Netflix + Amazon + Kodi. Getting a new broadband supplier up to £30 a month. I've some spare i5 PC's to convert to a media centre for my hundreds of films and tv shows/cartoons. Can also look at creating a PVR system with it.

I think it'll drop me down from £1068 a year to £575.76

Amazon Prime = £95.88
Netflix Premium = £119.88
Broadband = £360

Saving me £492.24 :o
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We did the same thing last year

Went from £85 a month to £20

Now TV black friday for line rental and fibre broadband £20
Freeview (I'm looking at freesat/freeview pvr boxes but waiting till the new 2019 ones launch)

Now TV Entertainment,Movies,Kids (thanks dad)
Netflix (thanks dad)
Amazon (thanks work)

Sky Sports & BT Sports (no comment)

as I get older, I seem to be getting a lot tighter with my money
 
picnic said:
Interesting, I don't suppose any will support the Sky Q LNB (the non hybrid one)?
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You know what. You may have saved me some money. We still have the skyq dish up and I was unable to get a Freesat signal. Using Freeview instead.

Do you think that's why? The dish is 18 months old.
 
Oxide™ said:
We tend to watch series and me war documentaries, reality shows like police custody, 24 hours in a&e etc
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I'd not want to pay £75 a month for that, especially if that is the discount rate! (granted that is your phone and broadband included but still)

I'd seriously consider just trialling Netflix + Freeview when your contract period/discount whatever... runs out. I've got Amazon prime + Netflix as I do a lot of shopping online anyway so Prime TV is just a free bonus.

There are a few threads in the TV sub forum with show recommendations for both Netflix and Amazon which might be worth a browse, I think there are a few reality shows available too.

If you're a fan of a show like Game of Thrones or something like that, available only on Sky then check out NowTV - you can just sign up for a short time period, plenty of offers out there for say a one month pass etc..etc..
 
Just an update - As I'm within the 30 days of my contract renewing I called Sky and cancelled the TV package and also got a new offer of half price broadband for 12 months

So now bill from sky = £29/month (plus any extra for calls) from £70

Will use 'Freesat from Sky' and a £8/month Netflix sub

Will keep my eye out if cancellations call me within the month for an offer on the Sky pvr functionality (extra £10/month)
 
Oxide™ said:
Just an update - As I'm within the 30 days of my contract renewing I called Sky and cancelled the TV package and also got a new offer of half price broadband for 12 months

So now bill from sky = £29/month (plus any extra for calls) from £70

Will use 'Freesat from Sky' and a £8/month Netflix sub

Will keep my eye out if cancellations call me within the month for an offer on the Sky pvr functionality (extra £10/month)
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Not sure if Ive misread your post but £29 pm is not half price broadband, its just broadband and not a particularly good price either if thats all thats included? Sky Fibre Max is only £27 pm on their website now.
 
Columbo said:
Not sure if Ive misread your post but £29 pm is not half price broadband, its just broadband and not a particularly good price either if thats all thats included? Sky Fibre Max is only £27 pm on their website now.
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It also includes £19 phone line rental
 
Oxide™ said:
Will use 'Freesat from Sky' and a £8/month Netflix sub
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not sure if netflix prices can be locked-in with sky but seems they may soon increase here too
Premium plan with 4K is now $16
The SD plan is increasing from $8 to $9 dollars, the HD plan from $11 to $13 dollars, and the 4K plan from $14 to $16 dollars. This is the largest increase since the streaming service launched in 2012 but Netflix’s standard plan (with HD) is still cheaper than HBO Now.
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.. given netflix debts https://seekingalpha.com/article/4232398-fearful-netflix-others-greedy

I would like to watch the USA HBO streaming service .... has anyone done that on a monthly basis via a VPN. https://www.hbo.com/ways-to-get
 
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