I think if you did a survey of Sports pack customers and asked what the which sport was the main reason they subscribed, I would be very surprised if the results were less than 99% for football.
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I think if you did a survey of Sports pack customers and asked what the which sport was the main reason they subscribed, I would be very surprised if the results were less than 99% for football.
I've been trying to work out what I would lose by doing that, it's not very clear on the Sky web site. Apparently there is no subscription cost for Sky+ now, so I wouldn't lose that (they may have made a mistake there, to me Sky+ is easily worth the £10 a month extra on its own). However Eurosport is now not in the £21 a month package, it's in the £26 "extra" package, so if I wanted to keep that it looks like I would have to downgrade to extra and only save £5 a month. I'd rate HD generally worth £5 a month so right now I wouldn't downgrade even if they killed Sky Sports F1 tomorrow. Of course things will probably be different again in a year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Do Sky customers who don't pay for the HD pack receive any of the FTA HD channels like freeview customers do? I think I already know the answer to the question, but why are free channels not available on their own when other provides don't lump them in with a premium package? I can understand Sky HD channels being on a premium but not free ones.
I'm not entirely sure, if you look up this question you get a range of answers, and Sky want to make it as difficult as possible to find out.
tbh on my TV while the HD pictures look slightly better most of the time you can't tell the difference so I'd happily save the £120 a year I'm paying and just have SD, as long as I kept all the other features.
As of yet no one from Sky has confirmed this, in fact Sky are still advertising it being available via the HD package with no need to subscribe to the Sports package.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
If I'm proven wrong then so be it, but I have yet to see a single reliable source for this story.
Quite easy to find out, click the link HD Pack - Watch Sky TV Channels in high definition - Join Sky todayQuote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Some (the main ones) but possibly not all. Sky's info seems to suggest the HD versions of E4, More4 and ITV2/3/4 are not FTA on Sky.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Yes just looking on the Sky web site, they are still advertising that you will get Sky Sports F1 if you take out the Entertainment Extra pack plus HD. Sky Sports not required.Quote:
Originally Posted by yodasarmpit
Sky have confirmed that as of April 9th 2013 the F1 channel will move to the Sky Sports package for new customers only. Those who have the HD and have the channel already will not be affected. What they haven't confirmed is how long the channel will be available to HD customers who don't pay for the Sports Package.Quote:
Originally Posted by yodasarmpit
There is plenty of info on this, here is one example:
Sky combines HD and 3D in new basic TV package: UPDATED - Recombu
That link does not answer the question I asked. The advert shows what you get when you take out the HD pack, it does not explain if you get FTA HD channels that other providers provide free of charge. If you don't have the HD pack can you watch BBC 1 HD, no you can't as they restrict you to a SD broadcast. I've just tried this on my father in-laws Sky box. When you click on BBC 1 HD it asks you to upgrade. I think for the money you are paying, you should get free HD channels as paid for in your license fee as standard.Quote:
Originally Posted by yodasarmpit
I should add that of course you need a Sky HD box, which you would either have to pay full price for, or you would have got "free" or cheap if you were previously a Sky HD subscriber for a year.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyL
And I was thinking of someone who is no longer a Sky subscriber (making their box and card effectively a "Freesat from Sky" box), rather than someone who is still a Sky subscriber but not on HD.