Digital TV Cost Cutting Article - Discuss What You've Been Offered

bluetimone97

I phoned sky and told them I had been offered the sky plus upgrade for free last week but had to consider it and now I would like to take it up (also wanted 2 multirooms installed), today I expected to get the 40gb box that others have had for free but the chap installed a brand new 80gb one!!

SurfBowlSC

lkalka wrote:

This sounds good to me but I'd have to do it myself.

I had Sky + installed a few weeks back but I still have the old sky box.

If I was to put the sky box in another room by the sounds of it I could then just lead another cable from the satellite to the old box. Is that correct?

Is it straight forward were I would need to connect the cable to the satellite and also is would I be up and running straight away with 'Freesat' or would I need to ring and activate it.

Cheers for the help.

It's dead easy to install it yourself.
We self installed multiroom into our bedroom.
Drilled a hole in the wall, bought cable and attachments from Homebase.
Then climbed the ladder to the dish and simply connected it to one of the spare sockets.

Took less than 20 mins to do.

I seem to think it picks up most Freesat channels straight away, but to get them all you have to phone and activate with a new card. Sky charged £10 for the card when we did it.

We swiftly updated it to full Sky Multiroom, though Sky got a bit !!!!ed off that we self installed....

C_Ronaldo

djkarl wrote:

is there BT line rental to be added on to these Virgin Media phone/broadband deals?

we're moving to virgin for tv, phone and the interent for £35 a month, b4 we paid £11 a month 2 bt for line rental or whatever it is and virgin take that part over as well

Shrimp_Stu

I'm thinking of cancelling my SKY as we have now finished the 6 months half price SKY SPORTS package, which I got when I threatened to cancel 6 months ago.

The only problem is that at XMAS I got the PREM PLUS season ticket -so if I cancel SKY will I lose my PREM PLUS subscription?

By reading the threads on here I dont think threating to Cancel, will lead to any short terms for existing SKY+ customers - might switch to VIRGIN though, after the footie season has finished.

We cant get the SKY TV/BB/Phone package as our telephone exchange isnt LLU enabled which would have meant free BB from our SKY SPORTS subscription.

lkalka

SurfBowlSC wrote:

It's dead easy to install it yourself.
We self installed multiroom into our bedroom.
Drilled a hole in the wall, bought cable and attachments from Homebase.
Then climbed the ladder to the dish and simply connected it to one of the spare sockets.

Took less than 20 mins to do.

I seem to think it picks up most Freesat channels straight away, but to get them all you have to phone and activate with a new card. Sky charged £10 for the card when we did it.

We swiftly updated it to full Sky Multiroom, though Sky got a bit !!!!ed off that we self installed....

Is it just 'noraml' arial wire that I will need?

sloth

lkalka wrote:

Is it just 'noraml' arial wire that I will need?

people will tell you that you can't use normal co-ax but you can, just picture will not be so good. i would use this though if you are going to do the job properly

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=A331869&ts=16147&id=16624

by the way, freesat cards are £20

humanfish

MSE newb here

Just got off the phone from VM, spoken to them a few times over the last couple of days and even in the evening i talked to someone within 15 mins and they've quite helpful.

I was on an old ntl package paying £47.00 per month consisting of the following i think (converted to VM)

BB L
TV XL
Phone M

Spoken to nice lad called Sunny and have changed to

BB L
TV XL
Phone L
V +
for £50.00 per month

I've got 30 days to try out the V+, if i don't think it is worh having at the moment i can get the above without V+ for £35.00.

I'm happy

SurfBowlSC

sloth wrote:

people will tell you that you can't use normal co-ax but you can, just picture will not be so good. i would use this though if you are going to do the job properly

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=A331869&ts=16147&id=16624

by the way, freesat cards are £20

Yep, we used satellite cable - available by the metre from Homebase.....
Freesat has gone up since we enquired then!!

Magenta_Wolves

Hi, I have virgin media 3 for £30 at present and Sky 6 package for £21.
I've been offered from Virgin Media

Keep old box upstairs and have new box downstairs both with L tv package and free installation for £34.00 OR Keep old box upstairs and have V+ box downstairs both with L tv package for £39.00.

Excellent deal, as before I read this post I was paying £35 for basic tv package. Thankyou all

denise110

bluetimone97 wrote:

I phoned sky and told them I had been offered the sky plus upgrade for free last week but had to consider it and now I would like to take it up (also wanted 2 multirooms installed), today I expected to get the 40gb box that others have had for free but the chap installed a brand new 80gb one!!

how did you manage to get a free sky + upgrade