Moved house: No freeview/cable coverage at all! Sky a ripp off!

underlay_guru

Hi,

Well I have just moved house, and knew the area was not 'cabled up' for Virgin TV, so though I'd just use the freeview for a few months. Unfortunately, I have found out I can't pick up any digital signal in the area:eek:!!!!! (no DAB either:eek:!!!) It must be one of the very few areas of Britain where no digital TV or radio is available yet!!:eek:

...Leaving me with channels 1 to 4, and a fuzzy channel 5. the freeview website says I cant pick up ANY digital TV until 2011:eek:!!!!

I never envisaged I would have to buy Sky TV, but thats all thats available, but the equivalent package to my £43 per month Virgin package from Sky is over £60 per month :eek:!!!

Ive had a little look AT Freesat, but the channel lineup is a load of rubbish. Anyone got any tips as to how I can get a good deal from Sky?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

What package are you after? I presume from the Sky price that it's phone, broadband and TV?

underlay_guru

Hi,

Looking for the lot, but because there are no other services available in the area (Not even freeview), I'm wary in case they will not offer any deals, as I really have no choice but to get Sky.....

I thought that everywhere except the Scottish highlands could pick up a freeview signal........im in the middle of the country in between 2 major cities!! (I have checked my postcode on the freeview website and it confirms no digital signal at all until 2011!)

underlay_guru

I have just rang Sky who tell me that I will also have to pay an additional setup fee of £69 for the SkyTalk. I tolld them that there was already a BT line set up, but they said that would not make a difference.

There is nothing in Sky's terms which say the additional setup fee is chargable...Im spinning round in bloody circles now!

juliescot

It is not just remote parts of the country that can't get freeview.

My local aerial only re broadcasts BBC 1 & 2 ITV1 and CH4 and I am in a city

Will all be fine in a few years - allegedly.

mluton

What About FreeSat ?

juliescot

mluton wrote: »

What About FreeSat ?

From the OPs original post Ive had a little look AT Freesat, but the channel lineup is a load of rubbish

mluton

juliescot wrote: »

From the OPs original post Ive had a little look AT Freesat, but the channel lineup is a load of rubbish

My error, not reading it all. Doh!

malky39

They only way i could suggest that you save a bit more is buy ordering online and going through a cashback site like quidco, as i called sky to ask some questions about getting there services in my new flat and was told there was a £30 installation charge but this is free if you sign up on line, i have taken out a new sky phone line but the cost for that was £39 so my quidco cashback covers the cost of this and my HD box also you get a £50 tesco voucher free if you sign up on line

underlay_guru

Hi,

Well I have just bought the Sky: they are charging me £69 for installation of both the TV system and the phoneline (I checked with BT, and they wanted to charge £125 just to install the phone line), but....

I managed to get the HD+ box reduced from £49 to free;
...and £11 per month line rental waived for 6 months. Plus the £50 tesco voucher. Not bad for 200 channels full of adverts I suppose....

ioscorpio

You can get the BT line for free

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/free-BT-line-installation