Sky+ box

vdh

Any ideas how to get the latest sky+ box for cheap?

It sells for £99 on sky's website with an additional £30 installation charge, £70 on ebay and until Christmas eve, Currys had a special in-store offer selling it for £29.00. Any idea if it is available in deals periodically? If yes, where to hunt for it? Thanks!

orchid-96

I called Sky last week to cancel my subscription and ended up with sky+ installed for £49...I took on a special deal with broadband and home phone (works out cheaper than I am paying though so pleased with it)

If you want any further info, pm me...

vdh

orchid-96 wrote: »

I called Sky last week to cancel my subscription and ended up with sky+ installed for £49...I took on a special deal with broadband and home phone (works out cheaper than I am paying though so pleased with it)

If you want any further info, pm me...

Thanks very much for sharing your experience. Yes, Sky does offer a deal like that; unfortunately, I can't switch over everything as my BT contract is still valid for the next year or so. There is another complication - we can't get Virgin where we live as it is a non cabled area and therefore this cancellation threat to sky may not work as well. Another complication of living close to the city in London.;)

jay_cee_2

is it possible to use a sky+ box with a FTV card?

kahlquist

If you use a Freesat by Sky card in a Sky+ box, it will work like a normal box. Some people have reported that Sky+ features can be enabled for a charge of £10 a month but unclear how to order this. Sky+ features are free with any package and a single mix costs £16 a month.

vdh

Thanks people - back to my original question:

Any ideas how to get the latest sky+ box for cheap?

It sells for £99 on sky's website with an additional £30 installation charge, £70 on ebay and until Christmas eve, Currys had a special in-store offer selling it for £29.00. Any idea if it is available in deals periodically? If yes, where to hunt for it? Thanks!

cuffie

There seem to be deals anywhere and everywhere, although most of the good ones seem to be through sky direct, playing one provider off another, or as poster above says - threatening to leave if you already have it.