Sky deals anyone?
Discussion
Semmelweiss said:
Are you saying that the new Sky Stream has no ability to record? Seems like a backwards move not having PVR facilities...
I get what you’re saying, but for ‘stream’ it does seem to actually work. on sky Q, say you wanted to record ‘match of the day’ on a saturday night, your sky Q box in the background recorded that show as it was broadcast and saved it to a hard drive and you watch it from there when you want too.
now on stream, you add match of the day to your ‘playlist’ and when you then go to watch it, your stream box just goes off to the sky server/ bbc iplayer/ where ever it needs, and you get to watch it whenever you want too.
I get being sceptical/ thinkings a backwards step (i was after leaving sky Q) but so far to me, i’ve not noticed any change in how i watch tv. instead of recording to the box, it just creates a link to where i can stream a show
We had a call with them this morning. Removed Sky Cinema as most films are on Prime or Netflix anyway, changed sports package to just 1 channel (F1) and were offer a new price of £107 per month. Told them we wanted to cancel so were transferred from Indian call centre to Scotland and they got it down to £83.50 for 18 months which is saving £44 a month.
malks222 said:
Semmelweiss said:
Are you saying that the new Sky Stream has no ability to record? Seems like a backwards move not having PVR facilities...
I get what you’re saying, but for ‘stream’ it does seem to actually work. on sky Q, say you wanted to record ‘match of the day’ on a saturday night, your sky Q box in the background recorded that show as it was broadcast and saved it to a hard drive and you watch it from there when you want too.
now on stream, you add match of the day to your ‘playlist’ and when you then go to watch it, your stream box just goes off to the sky server/ bbc iplayer/ where ever it needs, and you get to watch it whenever you want too.
I get being sceptical/ thinkings a backwards step (i was after leaving sky Q) but so far to me, i’ve not noticed any change in how i watch tv. instead of recording to the box, it just creates a link to where i can stream a show
I've just caught up with a TV series that has been sitting on the hard drive after been recorded around early 2023. Mrs F had seen it, recorded and it's sat there waiting for an opportunity to catch up. The other streamers also have stuff that's available and then is removed, or moves from free to view to chargeable.
Everyone is different but Q just works for us.
eliot said:
are you out of contract? The £74 sky stream deal for everything inc uhd will revert to a higher price in 18 months time and the bloke on the phone said give us a call before it expires to renegotiate.
Main reason I've never upgraded for a very very long time is because I was still on the sky f1 legacy deal if you paid for HD (as i dont watch any other sports) - but i seemed to have got a full upgrade for essentially what i was paying before for far less.
Went from SKY+ with multiroom, family pack with HD (which included F1) for £71 to sky stream everything(cinema, sports) ,multiroom, uhd for £74.
I don’t think that’s a particularly good deal to be honest. Once I take off my sky broadband I’m getting the same as you but with sky q for only £9 more a month. Main reason I've never upgraded for a very very long time is because I was still on the sky f1 legacy deal if you paid for HD (as i dont watch any other sports) - but i seemed to have got a full upgrade for essentially what i was paying before for far less.
Went from SKY+ with multiroom, family pack with HD (which included F1) for £71 to sky stream everything(cinema, sports) ,multiroom, uhd for £74.
My understanding of sky stream is it’s a cheaper product designed to sit between now tv and sky q and for those who live in flats/can’t access a dish. For only £9 a month more I think sky q is a much better product with record and other functions. While I also get what is basically sky stream free as sky player on multiple devices included with sky q.
However I can see having all the pucks able to deliver uhd is a step forward. But for most people with sky q, switching to sky stream would be a big step backwards just to save £9 and for lesser packages they would only be saving about £4 a month.
Not sure you can compare sky stream as ‘everything’ when functionality wise it’s sky q ‘light’.
I'm with Sky Q and have been with sky for over 10 years
My current 18 month deal is due to come to an end in march.
Usually I would be getting ready for the almost annual call to argue about the prices and get them down from retail to generally approximately 50% off
But this year i have received an email saying they have automatically added new offers to my account for 13 months that brings the total bill to within 10% of my current price!
Got to say im glad as its saved me the hassle of the long drawn out im going to cancel call that i usually have to have
My current 18 month deal is due to come to an end in march.
Usually I would be getting ready for the almost annual call to argue about the prices and get them down from retail to generally approximately 50% off
But this year i have received an email saying they have automatically added new offers to my account for 13 months that brings the total bill to within 10% of my current price!
Got to say im glad as its saved me the hassle of the long drawn out im going to cancel call that i usually have to have
gmaz said:
We had a call with them this morning. Removed Sky Cinema as most films are on Prime or Netflix anyway, changed sports package to just 1 channel (F1) and were offer a new price of £107 per month. Told them we wanted to cancel so were transferred from Indian call centre to Scotland and they got it down to £83.50 for 18 months which is saving £44 a month.
Give it a couple of months and it'll be back where you started.I'm giving it up due to the incessant price rises throughout the contract
number2 said:
eliot said:
wasn’t aware you could just have f1 sports and not the full sports package?
Don't think you can unless you're on a legacy package from before they bundled it. I think its a con to have additional cost for HD as most people have a massive telly these days, so it should be the default.
gmaz said:
number2 said:
eliot said:
wasn’t aware you could just have f1 sports and not the full sports package?
Don't think you can unless you're on a legacy package from before they bundled it. I think its a con to have additional cost for HD as most people have a massive telly these days, so it should be the default.
dickymint said:
gmaz said:
number2 said:
eliot said:
wasn’t aware you could just have f1 sports and not the full sports package?
Don't think you can unless you're on a legacy package from before they bundled it. I think its a con to have additional cost for HD as most people have a massive telly these days, so it should be the default.
Mark-ri571 said:
dickymint said:
gmaz said:
number2 said:
eliot said:
wasn’t aware you could just have f1 sports and not the full sports package?
Don't think you can unless you're on a legacy package from before they bundled it. I think its a con to have additional cost for HD as most people have a massive telly these days, so it should be the default.
then 4K UHD as an 'add on' :barstewards:hmmm, guess i wont be getting Virgin at the excellent price i mentioned a page back - they cancelled the install (didnt tell me until i'd called about something else) due to it being too expensive as there are no Virgin ducts in our cul-de-sac and being a block paved road and driveway its blows their budget.
Back to the drawing board although i may still let the cancellation run and see what life is life without Sky
Back to the drawing board although i may still let the cancellation run and see what life is life without Sky
Sky rang me today to ask if I want to extend my contract by 18 months if there’s any deals, I said yes please, there was then a pause and they then said there isn’t any offers on at the moment so I’d be paying more!?! I then asked why did you ring, the girl on the phone said she didn’t know. Bunch of clowns!
I’m paying £85 a month for all tv channels and multi room. I’m going to cancel the movies soon as it’s s
t (I’ve been saying that for months now!)
I’m paying £85 a month for all tv channels and multi room. I’m going to cancel the movies soon as it’s s
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