Go BT!!

DragonQ

BT Sport will be £12pm on Sky (£15pm for HD), with a £15 connection fee.

Free on Sky if you have BT broadband (although it's implied that HD will cost a bit more after the first year).

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ultramagnetic_commuter wrote: »

So, yes, it's only BT's football (38 games) they'll give "free" if you have their infinity broadband. You'll still have to pay extra to watch the Sky games.

It will actually be free to all BT broadband customers who can stream via a pc etc, not just infinity customers.

Plus they'll have all the Aviva rugby matches. This is just what is needed for the sports viewing market. Sky have had a monopoly for far too long.

redkenny

I think I'll be one of the BT broadband customer taking their TV package on the 1st of Aug. At £5 extra it is good value and even my wife won't complain because it includes motoGP coverage:-)

The BT site is very confusing when it comes to their TV offering though, which is why I never took it in the first place. I can't see what I would get that I don't get via freeview and internet from their TV package as it stands. Add in the sports stuff and suddenly it looks worthwhile even if I still don't fully understand what I'm paying for.

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redkenny wrote: »

I can't see what I would get that I don't get via freeview and internet from their TV package as it stands.

Very little, that's why they still have so few subscribers.

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ultramagnetic_commuter wrote: »

I guess Sky will be charging £13 a month or so for the BT channel just like they did with ESPN.

Sky won't be charging anything for BT Sports-it's being marketed and sold direct from BT.

ultramagnetic_commuter

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Sky won't be charging anything for BT Sports-it's being marketed and sold direct from BT.

Well, ok, to re-phrase, what we will have to pay for the BT sports channels if we're a Sky subscriber.

So Sky Sports with Sky is £21, plus £15 for the BT channels,I'm not paying £36 a month just for football.

I see they're also employing the old ESPN (or was it Setanta) technique of charging £15 connection charge to stop you switching it on and off during the season!

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ultramagnetic_commuter wrote: »

what we will have to pay for the BT sports channels if we're a Sky subscriber.

Nothing at all (if you get broadband from BT:p).

ultramagnetic_commuter

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Nothing at all (if you get broadband from BT:p).

If they were significantly cheaper than my current provider which after any introductory discount I doubt - Line rental/unlimited broadband/free local calls for about £21 a month with talktalk (no deal - just their standard pricing and faultless service).

DragonQ

BT's unlimited broadband is £10.75pm for 6 months, then £26.75pm for 6 months over a 12 month contract (assuming you pay line rental up front). So £18.75pm on average, minus any cashback you can get from switching. This'd include BT Sport on your Sky box.

So only a bit more than just getting BT Sport on Sky without BT broadband.

BT Infinity is of course more pricey.

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I think I'll pass on changing broadband supplier purely so that I don't have to pay for BT Sports. I cancelled ESPN because I barely watched it