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Moving House - What is the best service

Have been a sky+ HD customer for years and are out of contract. We pay £61.50 a month and would like to reduce this and also the HD box probably needs replacing as on HD films it occassionaly stutters.

We are moving in Jan to a new house and wondered who now offers the best service. The only features we like about Sky is the Sky+ feature and will want to retain HD. The new house has a dish but I am pretty sure it is not an HD one.

What is the best way to go as I really haven't a clue about alternatives.

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  • Pugliese wrote: »
    Have been a sky+ HD customer for years and are out of contract. We pay £61.50 a month and would like to reduce this and also the HD box probably needs replacing as on HD films it occassionaly stutters.

    We are moving in Jan to a new house and wondered who now offers the best service. The only features we like about Sky is the Sky+ feature and will want to retain HD. The new house has a dish but I am pretty sure it is not an HD one.

    What is the best way to go as I really haven't a clue about alternatives.

    There is no such thing as a digital dish in the same way as there is no such thing as a digital aerial. Both just need aligning to receive digital signals.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    If you want Sky+ at the new property then you just need an LNB with at least a twin output. If there are two incoming cables from the LNB at the point where the TV is currently positioned then nothing else needs to be done-you don't need an 'HD dish'.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • dizziblonde
    dizziblonde Posts: 4,276 Forumite
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    We're switching from Virgin TO Sky when we move. Have had to have cable the last few years because of rented houses and it being what was fitted into the property, but it's got more and more expensive as the years have gone on - and Sky on like-for-like was looking much cheaper for us. Plus the model of V+ box we've got is dire, absolutely unresponsive and sluggish as hell.
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