Alternatives to Sky?

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Chucklehead

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2,738 posts

209 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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I've had Sky for years now. I like the planner (the new updates less so) and feel there's a good range of channels. I don'd particularly like the download stuff because I can't get fibre broadband and downloading any catch up tv is a no go. I've got Netflix which seems to work fine and I will probably keep it.

I'm moving to a new place this weekend and I don't think it has a satellite dish, and for the first time ever I'm thinking about jacking in Sky.

I want:
Landline, but it's hardly used and when it is it's for calling the Isle of Man so not covered by most offers of free calls.
Broadband, fibre and unlimited (checked the major providers and this is fine at my new address)
TV.. this is where it gets difficult. I need HD, not interested in 3D. Really would like the Discovery channel and the usual Sky and Freeview channels. Essentially, I must be able to get SkyF1HD. I'm not interested in any other sports channels. Would like SkyMovies.

I can't get Virgin Media, already checked.. the main reasons for leaving sky are the £60-70 bills before calls and avoiding installation of a Sky dish.

What are my options? BT? Talk talk? Any others? What do you recommend and other than quidco are there any offers to be had?

Thanks

Chucklehead

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2,738 posts

209 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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Talktalk seems to do all of the above, albeit the price after all the offers run out will get back to the same kind of cost as sky.

Does anyone use BT or Talktalk for all three phone, tv and broadband have any opinion? I don't have a problem going back to sky but it'd be good to get an indication of better ways to do it

Chucklehead

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2,738 posts

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Saturday 30th August 2014
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I like the packages BT offer, but no Sky F1 is a deal breaker for me. Only talktalk can do that for me, and apparently they have no engineers or you view boxes in my area?!! I could get sky go for £15/month and play it through my Xbox but I won't be getting up or staying awake for the early races coming up.... Decisions, decisions.