Is Sky past it now?

[Simond S]

Just bought a new tv and it is Smart. Smarter than me anyway!

It seems to cover most of the things that Sky offer, apart from the pay per use sport and films.

Having had Sky since Nigel Mansell first entered the Indy car series, I am wondering if it has lost its USP. Is there any need to spend £78 per month on programmes anymore?

Or, am I missing something that I will realise with regret when i cancel?

[Simond S]

I'm discussing the options live with Sky, they want to downgrade my package to £45 and the only benefit over freeview appears to be a few live football matches.

[Simond S]

BrabusMog said:

a7x88 said:

The only issues I can see is live sporting events - but there's no reason they can't be broadcast over an IP service like Netflix as it airs, and as their revenue increases the chances to acquire the rights go up. Surely only a matter of time?

In Sweden I use a service called Viaplay and can stream all Premier League, La Liga, and Serie A football matches. Crucially, I can also get the 3pm KO's on a Saturday. The quality isn't quite as good as my Sky Sports HD in the UK, but it is still very good. As a side bonus, it also has F1, NHL and other sports, plus you get loads of catch up TV. It's price is also agreeable - 22.50gbp a month roughly roughly for it all.

I will be canning off Sky for the UK and using one of those IP location hiding services so that I can use it in the UK as soon as I can. I will miss the Sky programme menu and user interface, but that's about it.

I've spent the last few years watching live football via my laptop at 3 pm on a Saturday as it isnt aired via tv. Recently i also bought a tv box that uses broadband for this purpose, which is what initiated the concept of losing Sky. The box was £70 as a one of payment.

Sky is now cancelled. We'll see in the new year if that was a mistake, but it gives me 30 days to prep recorders and a spare IP TV box. Year one saving will be nearly £1000