[Cricket] Ashes Stream

[Shropshire Seagull]

The Ashes kicks off at midnight tonight [coverage starts @ 11pm] and is ONLY being "broadcast" live on BT Sports 1 with 90 minutes of highlights in the morning 9-10:30

I've had variable success with different streams but BT are doing a deal just now.

For a Sky-only [not using BT for broadband] they are doing the BT Sports pack in HD for free for 3 months and then £5 per month [well, it'll be £6.50 as the price goes up in Jan-18] - it's normally £30.99 - there's no contract, just 30 days notice.

So, if it's just the Ashes you want, give 30 days notice after 2 months and all it will have cost you is the £20 activation - Sky HD bound to be better than any stream quality wise?

 

[BensGrandad]

will you still be able to use the usual BT log in to use a laptop or pc to access BT Sport.

 

[vegster]

Sorry, TMS for me. That's how we did it in the old days, sat on the kitchen step at midnight drinking a Holsten Pils or two then shuffling off to bed at 1.30 am and waking for brekkie and catching the last 45 minutes play.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Where is that deal available? It seems too cheap to be true.

BT.com - see URL below

https://www.productsandservices.bt.com/products/get-bt-sport-on-sky/

Scroll down past the "Already have BT Broadband?" option to "Get BT Sport on Sky only"

I've now had all the conformation emails from BT - £20 connection fee paid and now nothing until Feb-18 when it will be £6.50 per month - unless I cancel.
BT Sports HD now available on my Sky-Q - started working about 15 mins after payment made.

Its true ....

 

[Bozza]

BT.com - see URL below

https://www.productsandservices.bt.com/products/get-bt-sport-on-sky/

Scroll down past the "Already have BT Broadband?" option to "Get BT Sport on Sky only"

I've now had all the conformation emails from BT - £20 connection fee paid and now nothing until Feb-18 when it will be £6.50 per month - unless I cancel.
BT Sports HD now available on my Sky-Q - started working about 15 mins after payment made.

Its true ....

It says: "Get BT Sport in HD Free for 3 months Then £30.99/mth from month 4 £20 activation"

The £6/month thing seems to apply to a second box: "PLUS add BT Sport on a second Sky box FREE for 3 months then £6 a month"

 

[Official Old Man]

Very misleading. The headline grabbing "3 months FREE HD then £5 month relates to BT Sport being free for three months then you only pay an EXTRA £5 above the £25.99 for HD. The £6 month is for a second box. And it doesn't state a contract length but I think it's 12 months.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Very misleading. The headline grabbing "3 months FREE HD then £5 month relates to BT Sport being free for three months then you only pay an EXTRA £5 above the £25.99 for HD. The £6 month is for a second box. And it doesn't state a contract length but I think it's 12 months.

Now you've got me reading it 3 times - defo no mention of a contract, just 30 days notice to cancel.

Here's the extract from the contract BT sent me that I think clarifies:
Your BT Sport HD Pack special offer
You'll get the BT Sport HD Pack free for three months, then it's £5 (changing to £6.50 from 7 January 2018) a month after that.


And here's the BT sales page:

 

[Triggaaar]

You'll get the BT Sport HD Pack free for three months, then it's £5 (changing to £6.50 from 7 January 2018) a month after that.

You get it free for 3 months, then it's £25.99 for SD, or £30.99 for HD. So you're getting HD for £5/month (on top of the £25.99)

 

[Moshe Gariani]

You get it free for 3 months, then it's £25.99 for SD, or £30.99 for HD. So you're getting HD for £5/month (on top of the £25.99)

This. I was looking at this at 11.30pm last night and decided against it as being too expensive. Glad I did as two things happened subsequently... 1. I remembered I'm rubbish at staying up to watch sport on telly and 2. In the morning I discovered I can get a very decent stream for free on my laptop...

 

[Triggaaar]

In the morning I discovered I can get a very decent stream for free on my laptop...

I definitely don't want you to pm me details of this. Definitely not.

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

I spoke to BT last night about getting BT on Sky.

There are two options - One is a rolling contract. £35 activation free which includes your first month. £25.99 thereafter.

The other option is cheaper, I can't remember exactly how much. I think £25 set up and £20 a month but that's a 12 month contract.

If you're just after BT for the Ashes, you could get away with paying £60. Not cheap but depends how you feel about watching their free highlights package on a laptop I guess.

 

[Technohead]

As an EE mobile phone user last night I took up their offer of 3 months free usage of the BT Sports App (ee.co.uk/why-ee/bt-sport), and then Miracast it through to my TV. Worked a treat.

After 3 months, £5 per month, cancel at any time.

 

[Jello]

As an EE mobile phone user last night I took up their offer of 3 months free usage of the BT Sports App (ee.co.uk/why-ee/bt-sport), and then Miracast it through to my TV. Worked a treat.

After 3 months, £5 per month, cancel at any time.

I have broadband with BT (Infinity 2) called BT to add sport to my Sky Tuesday night. I mentioned the Black Friday offers for new customers and ended up getting BTsport in HD for £10 less than I was paying.
Added bonus is being able to login to app and watch on phone or laptop.