What is the best alternative to Sky TV & broadband package?

Steven_Rasberry

I currently pay £160 a month for sky tv and BB and I would like to reduce if possible.

The only tv I ever watch is boxing, so I want to still be able to watch sky sports action/ TNT sports & Dazn. I can't always watch every fight card live, so I still want to have the ability to record. I'm not interested in a jailbroken firestick.

I currently have the Ultra fast 1 BB and I need similar speeds for my work.

Can any one suggest an alternative?
NB. Virgin media is not available in my area.

p00hsticks

How frequent is the boxing on TV? 
Now TV would let you buy Sky Sports for just a day (standard price £14.99) or a month (£34.99) when you wanted it. 

Steven_Rasberry

Hello p00hsticks, thanks for the suggestion.

Nowadays, there tends to be 2-4 boxing events I want to watch every weekend spread over the various channels.

I had Now TV a few years ago but unfortunately it works out more expensive than my sky package. I also tried a BT package with their box before moving to Sky but they cost me even more.

Neil_Jones

Steven_Rasberry said:

I had Now TV a few years ago but unfortunately it works out more expensive than my sky package. I also tried a BT package with their box before moving to Sky but they cost me even more.

Then you're doing something wrong because for most people it should be cheaper than Sky+HD/Q/Glass/Stream monthly expense wise, even if you had everything on offer.

One of the requirements for Sky TV is the requirement for a base package; ie you can't have Sports on its own you have to have Sky Entertainment which automatically gives you a minimum price of £26 plus whatever else on top and you're stuck with it for most likely 18 months.

With Now if you just want Sport you just buy Sport (there is no obligation to have anything else), though on a month to month it is more expensive, however you can cancel when you don't need it as its just a rolling month contract.  On occasion there are deals that will bring this down to a more decent level but often require a six month committent or whatever.

Steven_Rasberry

Neil_Jones said:

Steven_Rasberry said:

I had Now TV a few years ago but unfortunately it works out more expensive than my sky package. I also tried a BT package with their box before moving to Sky but they cost me even more.

Then you're doing something wrong because for most people it should be cheaper than Sky+HD/Q/Glass/Stream monthly expense wise, even if you had everything on offer.

One of the requirements for Sky TV is the requirement for a base package; ie you can't have Sports on its own you have to have Sky Entertainment which automatically gives you a minimum price of £26 plus whatever else on top and you're stuck with it for most likely 18 months.

With Now if you just want Sport you just buy Sport (there is no obligation to have anything else), though on a month to month it is more expensive, however you can cancel when you don't need it as its just a rolling month contract.  On occasion there are deals that will bring this down to a more decent level but often require a six month committent or whatever.

I don't know why you would ever tell someone "you're doing something wrong" when I was simply asking for advise. Apart from your comment being unhelpful, it's actually you who are wrong. 

I watch boxing on sky sports most weekends (at least once a month). I currently pay £23 per month for sky sports + £2 for HD upgrade, so that's already cheaper than Now TV. Plus with my current sky package gives me a discount on my monthly TNT sports, which I would loose if I went with NowTV.

So as I correctly stated above, NowTv works out more expensive in my situation.

Alpha_5

I think the point that was being made is that Sky works out more expensive because you have to buy the entertainment channles (that you don't seem to want) on top of the Sports channels. You can subscribe to the standalone elements you do watch for cheaper than you are currently paying Sky.

Sky Ultra fast 1 :£28.00 (possibly cheaper from other providers for the same speed.
https://www.moneysupermarket.com/broadband/providers/sky-digital/ultrafast-broadband/

TNT (Discovery+) £30.99 per month 
https://auth.discoveryplus.com/gb/product?flow=purchase&videoAssetId=6947211

Sky Sports (Now TV) £34.99 or £26.00 on a 6 month contract.
https://www.nowtv.com/sports-purchase

Dazn £24.99 or £14 99 per month on a 12 month contract
https://www.dazn.com/en-GB/account/payment-plan

So, at worst, you could be paying around £120 per month, versus your current £160. As you'll see though, offers are available.

You wouldn't have recording capability,  so it's worth checking out what their on demand services are like as an alternative. 

Neil_Jones

Steven_Rasberry said:

Neil_Jones said:

Steven_Rasberry said:

I had Now TV a few years ago but unfortunately it works out more expensive than my sky package. I also tried a BT package with their box before moving to Sky but they cost me even more.

Then you're doing something wrong because for most people it should be cheaper than Sky+HD/Q/Glass/Stream monthly expense wise, even if you had everything on offer.

One of the requirements for Sky TV is the requirement for a base package; ie you can't have Sports on its own you have to have Sky Entertainment which automatically gives you a minimum price of £26 plus whatever else on top and you're stuck with it for most likely 18 months.

With Now if you just want Sport you just buy Sport (there is no obligation to have anything else), though on a month to month it is more expensive, however you can cancel when you don't need it as its just a rolling month contract.  On occasion there are deals that will bring this down to a more decent level but often require a six month committent or whatever.

I don't know why you would ever tell someone "you're doing something wrong" when I was simply asking for advise. Apart from your comment being unhelpful, it's actually you who are wrong. 

I watch boxing on sky sports most weekends (at least once a month). I currently pay £23 per month for sky sports + £2 for HD upgrade, so that's already cheaper than Now TV. Plus with my current sky package gives me a discount on my monthly TNT sports, which I would loose if I went with NowTV.

So as I correctly stated above, NowTv works out more expensive in my situation.

But you don't pay £23 for Sky Sports on its own.

You have to buy Sky Entertainment as well.  Which is easily another £20 at least, so that's £43 at minimum.  For Now you can just buy Sky Sports at various discount rates on its one, which often is available at a discount.

As for TNT, the Now equivalent for this  is through Discovery+ at the top rate tier.

Steven_Rasberry

Alpha_5 said:

I think the point that was being made is that Sky works out more expensive because you have to buy the entertainment channles (that you don't seem to want) on top of the Sports channels. You can subscribe to the standalone elements you do watch for cheaper than you are currently paying Sky.

Sky Ultra fast 1 :£28.00 (possibly cheaper from other providers for the same speed.
https://www.moneysupermarket.com/broadband/providers/sky-digital/ultrafast-broadband/

TNT (Discovery+) £30.99 per month 
https://auth.discoveryplus.com/gb/product?flow=purchase&videoAssetId=6947211

Sky Sports (Now TV) £34.99 or £26.00 on a 6 month contract.
https://www.nowtv.com/sports-purchase

Dazn £24.99 or £14 99 per month on a 12 month contract
https://www.dazn.com/en-GB/account/payment-plan

So, at worst, you could be paying around £120 per month, versus your current £160. As you'll see though, offers are available.

You wouldn't have recording capability,  so it's worth checking out what their on demand services are like as an alternative. 

Thanks for that advice Alpha 5. Do you know if there is a recording facility I can use with that?

Because of my long working hours, I can't always watch live, so I'm only interested if I can record.

Steven_Rasberry

Neil_Jones said:

Steven_Rasberry said:

Neil_Jones said:

Steven_Rasberry said:

I had Now TV a few years ago but unfortunately it works out more expensive than my sky package. I also tried a BT package with their box before moving to Sky but they cost me even more.

Then you're doing something wrong because for most people it should be cheaper than Sky+HD/Q/Glass/Stream monthly expense wise, even if you had everything on offer.

One of the requirements for Sky TV is the requirement for a base package; ie you can't have Sports on its own you have to have Sky Entertainment which automatically gives you a minimum price of £26 plus whatever else on top and you're stuck with it for most likely 18 months.

With Now if you just want Sport you just buy Sport (there is no obligation to have anything else), though on a month to month it is more expensive, however you can cancel when you don't need it as its just a rolling month contract.  On occasion there are deals that will bring this down to a more decent level but often require a six month committent or whatever.

I don't know why you would ever tell someone "you're doing something wrong" when I was simply asking for advise. Apart from your comment being unhelpful, it's actually you who are wrong. 

I watch boxing on sky sports most weekends (at least once a month). I currently pay £23 per month for sky sports + £2 for HD upgrade, so that's already cheaper than Now TV. Plus with my current sky package gives me a discount on my monthly TNT sports, which I would loose if I went with NowTV.

So as I correctly stated above, NowTv works out more expensive in my situation.

But you don't pay £23 for Sky Sports on its own.

You have to buy Sky Entertainment as well.  Which is easily another £20 at least, so that's £43 at minimum.  For Now you can just buy Sky Sports at various discount rates on its one, which often is available at a discount.

As for TNT, the Now equivalent for this  is through Discovery+ at the top rate tier.

Is there is a recording facility I can use with that?

Because of my long working hours, I can't always watch live, so I'm only interested if I can record.

flaneurs_lobster

OP hasn't mentioned if they watch Sky Sports in UHD, that's only available from full-fat Sky, not their NOW offering. 

Not sure if TNT Sports UHD is available via the Discovery+ app (mine comes via a BT Box/Contract).

WillPS

flaneurs_lobster said:

OP hasn't mentioned if they watch Sky Sports in UHD, that's only available from full-fat Sky, not their NOW offering. 

You're correct, but it is coming, or rather they were trialling it at some point relatively recently. Of course, like HD, it'll be an upcharge.