Sky HD / HD TV options - Page 2

Pickers · 29-12-2007, 23:40

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Originally Posted by FakeSnake

I love my sky HD

Pickers, I got mine from Comet for £99! as long as I signed up to the free sky talk basic package!
had it installed about 3 weeks ago.. and it rocks!

interesting.. but cant get sky talk as it'd bugger up the orange phone contract dad has.

leowyatt · 30-12-2007, 00:31

We're rather happy with our V+ box and were shocked to see how much it would cost to swap back to sky to get the HD channels

He could always threaten to leave so he can get the box cheaper

petemc · 30-12-2007, 00:46

We've been with Sky for over 10 years. A free HD box would be nice.

Belmit · 30-12-2007, 01:21

Turns out it wasn't free, but he did get a substantial discount. There was a special offer on just before December. Not sure what the actual amount was though.

Feek · 30-12-2007, 01:21

Heh heh Pete, I've been with them since long before I lived in this house, and I've been here nearly 16 years!

petemc · 30-12-2007, 01:22

Ah well. Free would have been nice

Pickers · 30-12-2007, 09:40

What about if I got a box through Ebay - would our existing card work (obviously without HD content) ?

edit: ah - it would appear it would after re-pairing the card, but to record Sky+ stuff you need two cables from sky dish... hence sky engineer to come round and do that.

FakeSnake · 30-12-2007, 10:02

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Originally Posted by Pickers

What about if I got a box through Ebay - would our existing card work (obviously without HD content) ?

edit: ah - it would appear it would after re-pairing the card, but to record Sky+ stuff you need two cables from sky dish... hence sky engineer to come round and do that.

I can do the cabling for you!

Pickers · 30-12-2007, 11:27

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Originally Posted by FakeSnake

I can do the cabling for you!

Ta but...In Truro?

I reckon I'll get Pheebs on the phone to sky and see what she can get out of them. If thats no good, we'll opt for ebay route.

FakeSnake · 30-12-2007, 11:35

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Originally Posted by Pickers

Ta but...In Truro?

I reckon I'll get Pheebs on the phone to sky and see what she can get out of them. If thats no good, we'll opt for ebay route.

er...... no

its probably more worthwhile getting a local ariel man out to run the second cable then. if its a sky+ box you are after, I have one here

Its now spare since I upgraded to HD

30-12-2007, 00:31	#12
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	We're rather happy with our V+ box and were shocked to see how much it would cost to swap back to sky to get the HD channels He could always threaten to leave so he can get the box cheaper __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

30-12-2007, 00:46	#13
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	We've been with Sky for over 10 years. A free HD box would be nice. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

30-12-2007, 01:21	#14
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Turns out it wasn't free, but he did get a substantial discount. There was a special offer on just before December. Not sure what the actual amount was though. __________________

30-12-2007, 01:21	#15
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Heh heh Pete, I've been with them since long before I lived in this house, and I've been here nearly 16 years! __________________

30-12-2007, 01:22	#16
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Ah well. Free would have been nice __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

30-12-2007, 09:40	#17
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	What about if I got a box through Ebay - would our existing card work (obviously without HD content) ? edit: ah - it would appear it would after re-pairing the card, but to record Sky+ stuff you need two cables from sky dish... hence sky engineer to come round and do that. __________________ Pictures Last edited by Pickers; 30-12-2007 at 09:47.