Sky Tv

Chalk Downlanders · #1 (**permalink**) 12-09-2006, 10:05 PM

The big day is on Saturday, when the engineer installs SKY and hopefully wires up and tunes everything in.

Q.
Why do the require a phone line?
They state that it must be connected for 1 year. I presume it is so I can buy viewing on their films. THAT WONT HAPPEN. So what other pit falls should I look out for?

What happens if I press the RED button when they anounce it? Will I get a huge BT bill?

Help please

Kev

carlj · #2 (**permalink**) 12-09-2006, 10:41 PM

Kev, the interactive features (games, voting, etc) will request a connection to a premium rate number to allow the relevant charge - 75p, I think for BT, to be raised.

Of course, you always pay your bills, or you'll be talking to me

Mr Mag00 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-09-2006, 10:43 PM

i have mine unplugged at all times. i believe it is used for updates and certain red button interactivity but i've yet to be asked to plug it in except when i book a movie. Hope that helps. they know what you are doing plugged in or not

Boddie · #4 (**permalink**) 12-09-2006, 10:46 PM

Its so that they can monitor what you are doing. Sky loves keeping an eye on its customers and has more information on them, their viewing habits, likes, dislikes, social preferences, purchasing habits etc than you would ever imagine.

I think I am the only bloke of 35 that has never subscribed to Sky. Just not interested

carlj · #5 (**permalink**) 12-09-2006, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Boddie

I think I am the only bloke of 35 that has never subscribed to Sky. Just not interested

I was 7 years ago. Still won't subscribe. Have freeview and that does me.

Beryl · #6 (**permalink**) 12-09-2006, 10:49 PM

And they always give you a courtisy call in the middle of dinner or an epic film, either wanting you to sign up for some other deal or just are you enjoying SKY

Gaina · #7 (**permalink**) 12-09-2006, 10:51 PM

I swear I'd chew the furniture without sky. I like watching the obscure little channels from countries I'd never heard of, and of course if you're a nature lover, National Geographic and Discovery Animal Planet are spot on

I occasionally vote for bands that my friends are in on the music channels, and it informs you when you're going online and how much the call will cost.

Beryl · #8 (**permalink**) 12-09-2006, 11:10 PM

Oh yes, Couldn't be with out the nature, wildlif and all the documentries and Animal progs ,goodnes there is such a great deal of wildlife in every form on sky

DL · #9 (**permalink**) 13-09-2006, 06:57 AM

Unless they have changed things part of your contract states that you will leave the phone line connected for the first year. After that you can unplug it without breaking the contract.

Earth Hart · #10 (**permalink**) 13-09-2006, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Boddie

Its so that they can monitor what you are doing. Sky loves keeping an eye on its customers and has more information on them, their viewing habits, likes, dislikes, social preferences, purchasing habits etc than you would ever imagine.

I think I am the only bloke of 35 that has never subscribed to Sky. Just not interested

I'm 58, and for quite a time I wondered about Sky but you have to have their packages.
If I could just have Discovery, Nat. Geo. and Animal Planet then I would subscribe, but as I can't Sky can stuff it. I do have a digi box and again I wonder why, so many repeats with only the odd good prog.

Ollie · #11 (**permalink**) 13-09-2006, 07:07 PM

Although we had to have the phone line for it when signing up, we have never had it plugged in from day one, and that was several years ago.
Roger

eeyore · #12 (**permalink**) 13-09-2006, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boddie

Its so that they can monitor what you are doing. Sky loves keeping an eye on its customers and has more information on them, their viewing habits, likes, dislikes, social preferences, purchasing habits etc than you would ever imagine.

I think I am the only bloke of 35 that has never subscribed to Sky. Just not interested

Well I'm 33 and I dont even have a TV , not interested at all , trying to persuade tv licencing that i dont need a licence cos i dont have a tv was "interesting" but thats another story

RogerTheCat · #13 (**permalink**) 13-09-2006, 07:46 PM

At 40 I just got freeview. I have never had Sky

Dan Salter · #14 (**permalink**) 13-09-2006, 08:49 PM

I have telewest broadband cable tv....i dont have a telephone although its run through a cable i use the red button all the time for things, voting, extra features, camera views etc.,..and have never been charged a thing for it?....my mother has sky and used to use the red button all the time at no extra cost?.....not sure it works how it used to?...i pay a flat fixed monthly rate for telewest tv and broadband internet.

I dont rate sky as 70% of the channels are garbage or foreign or bid tv style ones...telewest seems to be more selective with less of the junk....one channel i do watch a lot ( apart from the obvious discovery, real time, animal planet, national geo etc) is a channel called Community Channel which covers a heap of uk conservation projects and world conservation and biodiversity issues...! very good. but as with ALL sky/satellite/cable channels they seem to be on a 4 hour loop....which doesnt change for days....i can watch the same episode of river cottage four times in a long day on the same channel !....i love hugh but come on......?

Boddie · #15 (**permalink**) 13-09-2006, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by eeyore

Well I'm 33 and I dont even have a TV , not interested at all , trying to persuade tv licencing that i dont need a licence cos i dont have a tv was "interesting" but thats another story

Please let me know as I am sick of their letters

Garden Carpet · #16 (**permalink**) 13-09-2006, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by eeyore

Well I'm 33 and I dont even have a TV , not interested at all , trying to persuade tv licencing that i dont need a licence cos i dont have a tv was "interesting" but thats another story

I know all about that eeyore... I dont have a tv either.. and I am just embarking on another round of.. 'why dont you listen to me when I tell you I dont have a TV/Take me to your leader' type conversations with them. They say the way to do it is to write to them and tell them... but that doesnt work either... I have tried it. I have sent their threatening envelopes back to them with I DONT HAVE A TV in huge red letters on the top. That didnt work either. I am going to try the 'dont get back to me again or I will instruct my solicitors ' trick. Will that work I wonder.

One of their recent arguements was that they were working off a Post Office database that has my old house name. I changed the name three years ago!!! The post office send monthly updates to tv licencing and they still cant get it right

Rant over.. still loving this place.. Earth Hart.. what a wonderful avatar!

eeyore · #17 (**permalink**) 14-09-2006, 09:31 PM

I eventually went the if you want to take me to court - fine please do so , as I can prove i dont have a tv , I will win the case and will then counter sue for damages - this was met with meek silence followed by an apologetic letter acknowledging that as i dont have a tv i dont need a licence.

Garden Carpet · #18 (**permalink**) 14-09-2006, 09:56 PM

you can own a tv and not have a licence.. it actualy says a licence to INSTALL a tv.. so if it is sitting on the floor under a pile of junk in the spare room you dont need one... in theory

Paul mabbott · #19 (**permalink**) 14-09-2006, 10:01 PM

I don't see why anyone would want one of those ugly satellite dishes or watch some of Sky's ugly programmes - far better to have cable on which all the programmes mentioned are available without having Sky programmes forced on you (if you're so demented as to want them then you can pay separately). Telewest (now with NTL soon to be Virgin) does quite nice bundles of television/unlimited broadband/cheap telephone calls [and soon to incorporate mobiles?] which make the alternatives, bought as separate items, seem incredibly expensive .....

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Originally Posted by Dan Salter

I have telewest broadband cable tv....i dont have a telephone although its run through a cable i use the red button all the time for things, voting, extra features, camera views etc.,..and have never been charged a thing for it?....my mother has sky and used to use the red button all the time at no extra cost?.....not sure it works how it used to?...i pay a flat fixed monthly rate for telewest tv and broadband internet.
I dont rate sky as 70% of the channels are garbage or foreign or bid tv style ones...telewest seems to be more selective with less of the junk....one channel i do watch a lot ( apart from the obvious discovery, real time, animal planet, national geo etc) is a channel called Community Channel which covers a heap of uk conservation projects and world conservation and biodiversity issues...! very good. but as with ALL sky/satellite/cable channels they seem to be on a 4 hour loop....which doesnt change for days....i can watch the same episode of river cottage four times in a long day on the same channel !....i love hugh but come on......?

honeybee · #20 (**permalink**) 15-09-2006, 12:50 AM

Also Telewest don't charge to come and do repairs if something goes wrong (unless it's obviously your fault). Sky charge for a lot more things like repairs and stuff. Is worth getting their packages, broadband, phone and TV, works out a lot cheaper.

Wild-Woman · #21 (**permalink**) 15-09-2006, 05:07 AM

Who needs Sky when you've got WAB?
Not at all interested. 99% of TV is rubbish in any case. Jules

Chalk Downlanders · #22 (**permalink**) 15-09-2006, 06:41 AM

[quote=Paul mabbott]I don't see why anyone would want one of those ugly satellite dishes or watch some of Sky's ugly programmes - far better to have cable on which all the programmes mentioned are available without having Sky programmes forced on you (if you're so demented as to want them then you can pay separately).QUOTE]

Unfortunately some of us DEMENTED people do not have cable facilities in our area or full coverage of std TV channels and no digital signal. The ones we can get are of a poor reception quality. So we have to put our demented hands in our demented pockets to pay for the television programs that the non-demented people get for free

eeyore · #23 (**permalink**) 18-09-2006, 10:24 PM

give it a few years and you will be able to get all your TV over tinternet , then we'll be able to watch tv whilst logged onto wab , result

Airehead · #24 (**permalink**) 19-09-2006, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by eeyore

trying to persuade tv licencing that i dont need a licence cos i dont have a tv was "interesting" but thats another story

Yes, I had a taste of that once. Unfortunately, I was eventually persuaded to get a telly. I hardly ever watch it, but in spite of that I must have seen that footage of wildebeest running the gauntlet of the crocs at a river crossing about 5 times in supposedly new wild-life programmes. There are some on this forum who think that telly is educational. I still say it is shallow.

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