Time to cancel Sky Sports
Discussion
So, after getting a £135 Virgin bill (internet, landline, Big Kahuna bundle and Sky Sports) I've realised that although I love watching sport I can't justify the £35 a month it costs. I am a Palace season ticket holder so I see most of my football live and lately although it's free on the BEEB I really can't bring myself to watch MOTD! Although it would be nice to see the Lions tour this year I really don't think I'm going to miss it. Channel 4 have got enough F1 races live (I sleep through most of them anyway and I can think of better things to do on a Sunday afternoon that watch a precession of hairdryer sounding cars go round a track) and the 6 nations are still 'terrestrial' so time to bin it!
By the way, I don't pay that much every month, we just had a couple of long distance calls in December but our bill is usually around £110.
By the way, I don't pay that much every month, we just had a couple of long distance calls in December but our bill is usually around £110.
Lordbenny said:
So, after getting a £135 Virgin bill (internet, landline, Big Kahuna bundle and Sky Sports) I've realised that although I love watching sport I can't justify the £35 a month it costs. I am a Palace season ticket holder so I see most of my football live and lately although it's free on the BEEB I really can't bring myself to watch MOTD! Although it would be nice to see the Lions tour this year I really don't think I'm going to miss it. Channel 4 have got enough F1 races live (I sleep through most of them anyway and I can think of better things to do on a Sunday afternoon that watch a precession of hairdryer sounding cars go round a track) and the 6 nations are still 'terrestrial' so time to bin it!
By the way, I don't pay that much every month, we just had a couple of long distance calls in December but our bill is usually around £110.
If you start to miss it, and have a smart tv or other device you can buy NowTV Sports packages for day / week / month without contract - they're even cheaper on eBay etc. By the way, I don't pay that much every month, we just had a couple of long distance calls in December but our bill is usually around £110.
To me it sounds like the problem isn't Sky Sports per se, but the ridiculous cost Virgin charge for it. We're with Sky direct, and it costs us £35 a month - but that includes Sky Movies as well.
Our bill is just under £100 per month for what you're getting plus Movies.
I could live without the movies, but Sky Sports is getting cancelled over my dead body. The F1 and Footie coverage are excellent, however I end up watching Golf on it the most, as nowhere else really shows it these days - especially from the PGA Tour.
Our bill is just under £100 per month for what you're getting plus Movies.
I could live without the movies, but Sky Sports is getting cancelled over my dead body. The F1 and Footie coverage are excellent, however I end up watching Golf on it the most, as nowhere else really shows it these days - especially from the PGA Tour.
We were only paying £25 per month for the full Sky package (Sports, Movies, HD), but now our 12 months has come to an end we've been told it will increase to £80 per month in March.
So we cancelled and did the following:
- Freeview/Freesat = Free
- 6 months Now TV Entertainment and Movies = £50.94 (special offer on Now TV site, half price)
- Netflix = £7.49 per month
So for the next 6 months we're paying the equivalent of £15.98 per month for Sky Entertainment, Box Sets and Cinema + Netflix. I'll happily also pay the £6.99 via Now TV for the F1 races that I'm at home for that are not live on C4 (so probably one per month on average) and still be massively better off.
So we cancelled and did the following:
- Freeview/Freesat = Free
- 6 months Now TV Entertainment and Movies = £50.94 (special offer on Now TV site, half price)
- Netflix = £7.49 per month
So for the next 6 months we're paying the equivalent of £15.98 per month for Sky Entertainment, Box Sets and Cinema + Netflix. I'll happily also pay the £6.99 via Now TV for the F1 races that I'm at home for that are not live on C4 (so probably one per month on average) and still be massively better off.
Tuvra said:
Sports Mania via Kodi is excellent, think it costs me £17 for 3 months, thats every sports event you you can think of including all the 3pm PL kick offs.
Are you signed up directly with Sports Mania? I had half decent feeds but no I cannot connect to any sports streams at all. Challo said:
Are you signed up directly with Sports Mania? I had half decent feeds but no I cannot connect to any sports streams at all.
Yeah I am signed up with them directly, just tested it through my browser and on my phone (via Matrix TV Browser) and everything seems to be working fine. I am not in the house to test it via Kodi.Hilts said:
Tuvra said:
Sports Mania via Kodi is excellent, think it costs me £17 for 3 months, thats every sports event you you can think of including all the 3pm PL kick offs.
What's the stream quality like, is HD available?On the phone, its absolutely flawless. For £4 a month (£50 a year) its worth it for the mobile app alone IMO.
Edit to add, I have only attempted to watch Football in HD so the "jitteryness" might be more apparent because of the way you focus on the ball
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