Sky+ To SkyQ

brewerdave

NameWithheld said:

I kept my existing £12 of discounts, plus I got another £7 of discounts. There is a one-off additional charge of £10 next month, but that is cancelled out by getting Netflix free for 2 months.

Thanks -Hmm - my discounts are worth ~ £38 pm currently (altho the "discount" amounts on the various parts of the deal are questionable) -I've decided to carry on with my glitchy HD box at least til the end of the discounted period in December-I have got a spare HD box if it gets too bad to cope with. I suppose I still worry about the fact that all the Q equipment is loaned so reduces negotiating power and as more people swop over the ability to get a good deal will become harder and harder.

JSmithy45AD

brewerdave said:

NameWithheld said:

I kept my existing £12 of discounts, plus I got another £7 of discounts. There is a one-off additional charge of £10 next month, but that is cancelled out by getting Netflix free for 2 months.

Thanks -Hmm - my discounts are worth ~ £38 pm currently (altho the "discount" amounts on the various parts of the deal are questionable) -I've decided to carry on with my glitchy HD box at least til the end of the discounted period in December-I have got a spare HD box if it gets too bad to cope with. I suppose I still worry about the fact that all the Q equipment is loaned so reduces negotiating power and as more people swop over the ability to get a good deal will become harder and harder.

I don't understand your thinking on this, why would swapping to Q make the slightest difference in negotiations? If you don't get the deal you want, you just send it back (at their expense).

littlemissbossy

Hi

Just curious, when you swop from Sky+ to SkyQ is any of the wiring changed or is it just a case of swopping the old box for the new box?

cajef

littlemissbossy said:

Hi

Just curious, when you swop from Sky+ to SkyQ is any of the wiring changed or is it just a case of swopping the old box for the new box?

The LNB on the dish has to be changed the Sky+ one is not compatible with Sky-Q otherwise it is a straight box change.

MouldyOldDough

NameWithheld said:

I currently have Sky+, but I have received an email offering to upgrade me to SkyQ with no set-up fees and no change to my package. Is there any reason not to take them up on this?

I was planning on doing the same - but discovered that it would cost me an  extra £10 per month - because Sky failed to add a second TV port to the box - making my bedroom TV link redundant.... So sorry Sky - not interested