Market share counts for a lot

[kingandy]

Got Sky?

Considering switching to Freeview?

Sky will give you 200 channels for a one-off £20 fee. (£150 if you don't have a dish and box already.)

The channel selection basically amounts to Freeview plus a bunch of public access, special interest and home shopping channels - all the dross that you never wanted to begin with. Oh, and Sky 1/2/3/News. Whether or that's a factor in your decision-making process, it's still cheaper than Freeview...

ETA: Oh, not Sky 1 or Sky 2. Just 3 and News.

Still.

Comments

[kingandy]

Which is more than £20!

I guess eventually (before 2012) TVs will come with the digital decoder (Freeview) as standard, but until then, if you've already got Sky this does look like a very good deal.

"(£150 if you don't have a dish and box already.)"

[anne-l-davies.livejournal.com]

So, if you don't have a dish and box already, it is more expensive. If you do have a dish and box already you have either had to pay to have them installed, or pay to buy them, or pay a subscriptoion for at least 12 months before you went down to the free channels only. So dearer, IMHO

Re: "(£150 if you don't have a dish and box already.)"

[stsquad.livejournal.com]

But an option for me should I get bored of watching Futurama on Sky. Sky One is about the only channel I'd miss (and maybe a bit of Sci-Fi and Discovery...)

Re: "(£150 if you don't have a dish and box already.)"

[anne-l-davies.livejournal.com]

Episodes of Futurama screen on Sky 3, which I get on my Freeview. Have I pointed out how w@nkingly fantastic my PVR box is?

Re: "(£150 if you don't have a dish and box already.)"

[kingandy]

I have every episode of Futurama on DVD.

Re: "(£150 if you don't have a dish and box already.)"

[stsquad.livejournal.com]

It's a running joke that we watch Futurama on Sky despite Andy owning every single episode on DVD.

Re: "(£150 if you don't have a dish and box already.)"

[anne-l-davies.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, I can hear the laugh track in the background now......


You know, one day, Andy might move out!!!!!

Re: "(£150 if you don't have a dish and box already.)"

[stsquad.livejournal.com]

"You know, one day, Andy might move out!!!!!"

That will involve saving some money for that house he wants to buy.

You can turn off the laughter track now :-)

Re: "(£150 if you don't have a dish and box already.)"

[kingandy]

I could always move in with my man.

Re: "(£150 if you don't have a dish and box already.)"

[kingandy]

Yes, all of this presupposes already having Sky.

q.v. first line of post: "Got Sky?"

Re: "(£150 if you don't have a dish and box already.)"

[anne-l-davies.livejournal.com]

Ah. I had not implied that inference. But my cohesion is currently screwed, as I am getting through this week on the combined artificial stimulants of tea and Red Bull.