BT Sports & SKY Sports query

gino76ph

Hi there.

I currently have Plusnet and paying around £35 for both their super-fast fibre broadband & an excellent landline service. I' also currently renting a flat and have a normal Freeview aerial.

I like sports especially watching football (Premier League, european football, UEFA Champions League/Europe League) and WWE wrestling.

I have inquired with Plusnet and from what is shown in their website that the only way one can access sports is you need to have a Sky box and a dish. Can't have a dish in my flat as i'm obligated to the landlord's policy. I would like to go to BT but i feel their prices are too high and i can't afford it. I have NowTV on my PS3 but their new weekly SkySports access of £10.99 is way too expensive.

Do i have any other options? Is there such a thing as setting up your own free satellite dish & box for a one-off fee where i can install the dish inside my flat?

Please advice. Thanks.

Heinz

gino76ph wrote: »

I have NowTV on my PS3 but their new weekly SkySports access of £10.99 is way too expensive.

That's their new rate - 7 times better than before. Until a week or so ago, it was £10.99/day!

gino76ph

I am fully aware its their new rate but the £10.99 is only for a "limited offer". So, i want to ask...How did it became 7x better? Any other options i have?

mije1983

gino76ph wrote: »

Any other options i have?

Virgin?

If you can't have a dish, and don't want BT or NowTV, then you don't really have any (legal) options for the sports you mentioned, other than going to the pub to watch them!

macman

People have been know to set up dishes on their apartment balconies, if the direction is suitable?

marcarm

You can get a sky go monthly ticket, without having sky tv in your home

http://www.sky.com/shop/tv/sky-go/

Not looked into this too much, but appears you can have sky streaming to a compatible device. Not sure if you can get bt on it though.

mije1983

marcarm wrote: »

You can get a sky go monthly ticket, without having sky tv in your home

http://www.sky.com/shop/tv/sky-go/

Not looked into this too much, but appears you can have sky streaming to a compatible device. Not sure if you can get bt on it though.

The one above seems to be just for Sky TV customers at first glance but actually isn't!

This is the link that explains it for the OP:

http://help.sky.com/articles/watch-sky-online-without-a-subscription


Edit: Just seen it would be £35 a month for sports and it doesn't include BT Sport

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mije1983 wrote: »

Just seen it would be £35 a month for sports and it doesn't include BT Sport

Sky can't sell BT Sport with any of their packages, even SkyGo. Despite Sky's best efforts, BT Sport is a completely separate subscription.
Op's only likely option is Virgin cable, as you originally suggested.

mije1983

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Sky can't sell BT Sport with any of their packages

Yeah, it was more a reply to marcarm who said they were unsure if Sky Go included BT Sport.

VisionMan

I can confirm the only platform to get both Sky Sports and BT Sport is Virgin Media. And that includes on-the-go as well. BT Vision also offers them, but not Sky mobile apps.

gino76ph

Made my own research on Virgin Media and even if VM is available on my area again i can't buy because they say they have to drill into the property which again is against the landlord's policy.

SkyGo seems an option. £35 monthly seems quite steep though. But if it has all Sky Sports channels all on HD and the possibility to stream/cast it from my Mac to my PS3 (to watch on my TV) then the £35 can be justifiable.

I'm also interested in setting up dishes inside my flat. Where can i start looking for this? And what is the term for this please?