Sky TV hikes

[ColinJ]

Harvard and Cambridge have just completed a 2 year, in depth, experiment, and have proved that if you stop watching television or turn your mobile off, you won't die!

In 200 years time, scientists will revise those findings!

 

[SD1]

Now TV cheap and cheerfully. First time I have used a subscription TV. Love the fact if you find a series you like you can watch episode after episode every night till you have had your fill. Brilliant!!!

 

[SD1]

In 200 years time, scientists will revise those findings!

Seriously? More like next week. That will be the first of many revision and many more till you get back to the original view.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I don't watch much but the kids watch quite a bit. It's the sky plus we'd miss.

Something I'm considering is a combo of Amazon prime and Netflix which would work out at around £190 for the year And would cater for 4 mobile devices. Would just have to work out the best broadband deal as we don't get virgin in my village

I kicked sky into touch a couple of years ago and it is one of the best things I ever did I hardly watch any TV now compared to when I had it. I have Youview and Netflix now & if there is a new film out I want to watch I sometimes use Blinkbox, I also have Amazon Prime but Amazon video is a load of crap I hardly ever find anything worth watching on it but I got prime for the delivery so no loss there really.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Harvard and Cambridge have just completed a 2 year, in depth, experiment, and have proved that if you stop watching television or turn your mobile off, you won't die!

Yeah but why take the risk...?

 

[ColinJ]

Seriously? More like next week. That will be the first of many revision and many more till you get back to the original view.

I meant that every single one of the former viewers who would not die after stopping watching TV definitely WOULD have at some point in the following couple of centuries!

 

[Milkfloat]

I was with sky for 5 years, I never paid more than 50% of the normal package price. Last year was my best deal £90 worth of package for £26 a month. This is all done by cancelling my package every year and then negotiating withe the retention teams. However, you need to be willing to go through with the cancellation. I have just moved to BT because the deal I negotiated was far better when including cash back than Sky offered.

 

[Saluki]

We have a combo of Netflixand Now TV. £12 a month for the pair. Hubster uses Netflix at dialysis so it has duel use. Broadband, when it goes live on Tuesday, is £15 a month for line rental and free internet until next 1st November (2016).
Sky charge too much for all the repeats.

 

[SquareDaff]

Got Now TV (£6.99 for entertainment) and Movies (£4.99). I cancel the movies from time to time when there aren't many new releases I want to watch and then restart 2-3 months later. The films are still there and I've saved the subscriptions. The Now TV entertainment package covers all the new American series I want to watch. Also have Prime which is improving a lot with it's offerings - especially now you can stream music too. Got rid of Netflix as the film selection was poor. Subscription costs for Prime over Netflix are more of less the same.

 

[jayonabike]

Worth having a word with sky, my Mrs did. We ended up with a free new 1TB Sky box and broadband free for 18 months. We pay £70 a month for every channel (except sports),and phone line

 

[shouldbeinbed]

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Selling the kids would save you some money, might even end up with a few extra quid once the subs are paid

You'd probably get more if you broke them down for parts

Never had any sort of subscription TV, When I go up to my mum's theres just more camels of the same stuff as poor mans telly give me and the internet or pub is fine for the odd football match that really peaks my interest

 

[numbnuts]

Ditch the telly and get a life and save money as well

 

[MontyVeda]

Ditch the telly and get a life and save money as well

I tried that in 2002.... it lasted until about 2009 when my internet speed got quick enough for the iPlayer to not stall and buffer all the time. I still don't have a TV but I'm back spending X amount of hours of an evening watching anything that looks half interesting. At least i'm now watching what i want, when i want instead of just sitting in front of the telly waiting for something decent to appear.

 

[Kevoffthetee]

[QUOTE 3955165, member: 9609"]good grief, when I read the OP I thought £100 per year for SKY was a bit steep - it then transpires it is a £100 a month LOL anyone paying that to watch TV must be bonkers LOL[/QUOTE]
And that's just for the family HD TVs pack, line rental and broadband.

No multiroom, additional premium channels, Sky store, no fibre bb. I'm going to call Sky once my son is in bed. I want a HUGE reduction and new equipment and I'm ready to leave if I don't get it. I'll be nice and calm and without attitude as I know the person on the end of the phone is just a minion, not the leader of spectre

 

[EltonFrog]

Each to their own and all that but £1200 a year for TV channels seams a bit bonkers to me. You could buy a really nice bike for that sort of cash.