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You can/could get GoT on NowTV with the basic £6 entertainment package. The sport package (no clue how much it is) has Sky Sports News, 5 Sky sports channels and Sky F1.
There is no contract so when F1 season ends, drop the sport package and save some money. I planned to do the same when GoT ended, but I am still sifting through the box sets seeing if there is anything worth sticking around for.
There is no contract so when F1 season ends, drop the sport package and save some money. I planned to do the same when GoT ended, but I am still sifting through the box sets seeing if there is anything worth sticking around for.
Halb said:
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Bin Sky now, GoT has gone for a year, you might be offered a whizzbang return offer in 6 months plus in time for series 6.
I did this^. Prompted by the last round of increases, I cancelled citing it was just too expensive. A few days into the notice period I was contacted by retentions, politely declined their initial offers. A few calls later, I ended up with ~50% off TV for 10months with no contract extension, free line rental and a £50 credit to my account. Wish I'd done it much sooner!Bin Sky now, GoT has gone for a year, you might be offered a whizzbang return offer in 6 months plus in time for series 6.
If you want to keep the F1 in HD (which is my requirement) I believe this is the best option. I shall be repeating the process again in 10 months.
Game of Thrones is on Coke & Popcorn for free. Every episode instantly. Likewise Sopranos, Suits, Breaking Bad etc etc.
I did have Netflix but watched most of what I wanted. Nearly got it for OITNB 3 which released a week or two ago but again it's all up on C&P the day after release. I've watched them all (pretty crap as it goes) for free.
I appreciate I'm in a minority as I watch on the laptop, don't have a TV and also don't have to share the screen with anyone else but I understand there are other options to get online stuff on an actual telly.
Questionable legalities mean it'll not last forever but as it stands I can't understand anyone paying out £50-100/m for TV licence and Sky when they don't have to.
I did have Netflix but watched most of what I wanted. Nearly got it for OITNB 3 which released a week or two ago but again it's all up on C&P the day after release. I've watched them all (pretty crap as it goes) for free.
I appreciate I'm in a minority as I watch on the laptop, don't have a TV and also don't have to share the screen with anyone else but I understand there are other options to get online stuff on an actual telly.
Questionable legalities mean it'll not last forever but as it stands I can't understand anyone paying out £50-100/m for TV licence and Sky when they don't have to.
Having cancelled Sky at the end of the year. They currently phone every couple of weeks offering a new deal. The current deal is 12 months free and no contract.
What they can't seem to grasp is that I get everything I want to watch on freeview. So...why setup sky to have to cancel it in 12 months, to watch what I can watch without Sky. Seems entirely pointless. They really need to learn that the format/model is dead.
What they can't seem to grasp is that I get everything I want to watch on freeview. So...why setup sky to have to cancel it in 12 months, to watch what I can watch without Sky. Seems entirely pointless. They really need to learn that the format/model is dead.
Moonhawk said:
I also hate the way they totally ignore the inbuilt ad-break cuts (also known as "double takes") in TV series. Why do the TV show makers go to all the trouble of putting them in - if broadcasters are going to totally ignore then and therefore f
k up the continuity.
We have more continuity in the UK than they do in the US. Ever watched a cable series over there? It's 8-10 minutes of show followed by 3 minutes of ads!k up the continuity.I think in an hour long show they usually have 2 more breaks than we do with Sky.
zygalski said:
Moonhawk said:
I also hate the way they totally ignore the inbuilt ad-break cuts (also known as "double takes") in TV series. Why do the TV show makers go to all the trouble of putting them in - if broadcasters are going to totally ignore then and therefore fk up the continuity.
We have more continuity in the UK than they do in the US. Ever watched a cable series over there? It's 8-10 minutes of show followed by 3 minutes of ads!k up the continuity.I think in an hour long show they usually have 2 more breaks than we do with Sky.
tangerine_sedge said:
technodup said:
Questionable legalities mean it'll not last forever but as it stands I can't understand anyone paying out £50-100/m for TV licence and Sky when they don't have to.
Perhaps because it's questionable legalities?
I do wonder if the people who pay from an ethics pov are also ethically paying for porn, or do they use xHamster like everyone else (allegedly) does?
zygalski said:
We have more continuity in the UK than they do in the US. Ever watched a cable series over there? It's 8-10 minutes of show followed by 3 minutes of ads!
I think in an hour long show they usually have 2 more breaks than we do with Sky.
Yeah, it's always amusing watching those link shots in a UK broadcast....especially the BBC. I think in an hour long show they usually have 2 more breaks than we do with Sky.
I binned Sky 4 years ago,I only kept it going that long for my old man as he enjoyed the football and cricket . When he died I binned it because
A. I wasn't home most of the time .
B. Most of what I watched was available free .
I also binned home broadband and the phoneline for the reason that I was only home for a couple of days at a time .
A. I wasn't home most of the time .
B. Most of what I watched was available free .
I also binned home broadband and the phoneline for the reason that I was only home for a couple of days at a time .
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