Sky Sports/Now TV
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I subscribe to Plusnet broadband and have a subscription-free You TV box. I would like to add Sky Sports, but Plusnet don't do that. The nice man in Yorkshire said I can get a Now TV box or stick and add Sky to that.
It seems my getting elderly telly has an HDMI socket, so I can plug the stick into that, pay a relatively small subscription and watch the Ashes cricket on TV. Does this all make sense?
Am I going about this the right way, or would I be better off cancelling my Plusnet contract and starting again with Sky?
It seems my getting elderly telly has an HDMI socket, so I can plug the stick into that, pay a relatively small subscription and watch the Ashes cricket on TV. Does this all make sense?
Am I going about this the right way, or would I be better off cancelling my Plusnet contract and starting again with Sky?
You could get a now tv box or stick and do it that way, or if you have some other kind of smart-device connected to your TV (or if your TV has built-in apps... although you say it's an older set so probably not) then you could simply download the NowTV app and watch stuff without needing to buy more hardware. I use the app for the F1 on my TV as Sky will never be my thing; it works really well.
I did it for a couple of years, streaming via a PC connected to the TV. I generally paid about £20 a month on one of their pay up front "deals". I eventually caved in and went back to Sky as I got a really good deal that made Now TV look relatively expensive.
The picture quality is generally OK, not great but OK. You'll also need wifi to connect the stick to and at least 2.5mbps to stream programmes. Alternatively you can install the app on a phone or laptop and watch it there.
The current pay up front deal is here. If you only want it for the Ashes you can often find cheap vouchers such as these on HotUKDeals .
The picture quality is generally OK, not great but OK. You'll also need wifi to connect the stick to and at least 2.5mbps to stream programmes. Alternatively you can install the app on a phone or laptop and watch it there.
The current pay up front deal is here. If you only want it for the Ashes you can often find cheap vouchers such as these on HotUKDeals .
The Mad Monk said:
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