HD Channels

[Questions]

Virgin have had no further charge for HD since I've been with them (just over a year)

My guess is that Sky will introduce a charge for 3DTV and make HD free.

Thats a lot of tenners a month they`ll be giving up if they do.

 

[surrey jim]

Thats a lot of tenners a month they`ll be giving up if they do.

could also tempt people over from Virgin?

 

[RM-Taylor]

Sky 3D is channel 217. Don't know who can get it but it's on there.

 

[empire]

expect a anouncement in the latter months of summer that will blow sky apart, from virgin

 

[keaton]

Thats a lot of tenners a month they`ll be giving up if they do.

But they did the same thing with Sky+ not so long ago

 

[surrey jim]

expect a anouncement in the latter months of summer that will blow sky apart, from virgin

go on....

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

expect a anouncement in the latter months of summer that will blow sky apart, from virgin

Will only blow them apart when people in all areas of the country can actually choose between both. For example, I don't have Virgin available to me so it doesn't matter what offers they do.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Thats a lot of tenners a month they`ll be giving up if they do.

But they're losing more if they don't. On current quotes Virgin would beat my Sky package by about £20 a month. As I've said elsewhere, I really dislike the thought of paying extra monthly for getting HD.

 

[surrey jim]

expect a anouncement in the latter months of summer that will blow sky apart, from virgin

Do you mean this : http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=503598&in_page_id=2

Rivals to get Sky's sports this summer -30 April 2010, 8:33am
Satellite giant BSkyB has suffered a major setback in its battle to maintain a dominant position in Britain's pay-TV market

After cutting a compromise with the regulatory authorities yesterday, Sky will be forced to make its coveted sports content available to its biggest rivals for a set price.

The move heralds the biggest shake-out in the 20-year history of subscription TV.
It also raises the prospect of lower monthly bills for armchair sports fans by the start of the next Premier League season as BT and Virgin Media look to knock the satellite broadcaster off its perch.
The impending price war is a massive blow to Sky, whose pay-TV supremacy is built on the stranglehold it enjoys over football broadcast rights.
The group's lawyers have spent the past four days in a London appeal court, arguing for a 'stay of execution' on last month's ground-breaking decision from Britain's media watchdog.
Under Ofcom's ruling, Sky would wholesale its Sky Sports 1 and 2 channels to competitors for as much as 23% less than it currently charges.
But in a dramatic development before the appeals judge laid down his judgement, Sky and Ofcom struck a deal that will see the watchdog's ruling implemented immediately. Sky, which is planning a vigorous challenge to the ruling, did manage to win some significant concessions. While it pursues its appeal, rivals will have to pay the current price for Sky Sports 1 & 2.



The difference between this and Ofcom's lower, regulated charges will be kept in an escrow account. If Sky loses its appeal, this money will be returned to rivals.
Only BT (up 1.4p to 126.4p) Virgin Media and pay-TV minnow Top-up TV will be able to get its hands on Sky's sports channels while the group appeals the Ofcom ruling.
The appeals court ruling took some of the shine off better-than-expected financial results from Sky (up 29p to 625p).
Its customer base increased by 62,000 to 9.8m between January and March, helping drive a 5% rise in its operating profits to £618m.
Behind the headline figures was a 428,000 jump in the number of customers taking its more expensive High-Definition service.
Because Sky incurs an upfront cost for installing the HD set-top boxes, its marketing budget ballooned by £165m to £826m. After an investment of several hundred million pounds, the broadband service is close to making a profit on a standalone basis, Sky said.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Stoopid question more than likely, but I have a Sky+ box downstairs, and 1 upstairs in the bedroom. If I just wanted to get Sky+ HD on just the upstairs box, could I? Or would I have to get two boxes and pay twice? I would only want to pay £10 extra each month

 

[clippedgull]

Stoopid question more than likely, but I have a Sky+ box downstairs, and 1 upstairs in the bedroom. If I just wanted to get Sky+ HD on just the upstairs box, could I? Or would I have to get two boxes and pay twice? I would only want to pay £10 extra each month

No! You are able to get just the one HD box if that is all you need. I have one of each the Sky+ and Sky HD

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

No! You are able to get just the one HD box if that is all you need. I have one of each the Sky+ and Sky HD

Cool, thanks. And it just adds £10 to the montly bill?

 

[clippedgull]

Cool, thanks. And it just adds £10 to the montly bill?

I'm sure that's all it adds, although I got my HD box at the beginning of the last World Cup (2006), prices have altered since then!

Go on the SKY site, there may be special offers on the box, there was just before this World Cup.

Sky Buy Online

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

I'm sure that's all it adds, although I got my HD box at the beginning of the last World Cup (2006), prices have altered since then!

Go on the SKY site, there may be special offers on the box, there was just before this World Cup.

That's what led me to asking the question on here. I couldn't find a way of only adding one box and it was telling me my monthly fee would rise £30! Will give them a call methinks.

Ta

 

[vulture]

think sky will have to scrap the ten pound a month charge for hd soon

 

[drew]

I hope none of you sky subscribers ever go on other threads complaining about what the premier league is doing to football or banging on about over paid footballers!!!!

 

[surrey jim]

expect a anouncement in the latter months of summer that will blow sky apart, from virgin

any update to this??

 

[Biscuit]

I find the whole thing quite amusing. Having to boast about being HD when in reality not much of it is true HD at all.

I wonder if people will look back at these times and smile in the same way people look back at old 'BBC COLOUR' logos.