Kid Dynamite 7335 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I signed up for sky with the 5 variety packs for £20 and mid broadband for £5 two months ago. All in all a fairly affordable £25 a month. I got a letter today saying they are putting the price up to £36. . . . just cos How the fuck can they justify an £11 a month increase!!! Anyone else got a letter today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6975 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Nearly 50% increase. Thats a bit low. Sitck to Freeview mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I signed up for sky with the 5 variety packs for £20 and mid broadband for £5 two months ago. All in all a fairly affordable £25 a month. I got a letter today saying they are putting the price up to £36. . . . just cos How the fuck can they justify an £11 a month increase!!! Anyone else got a letter today? Food and oil costs, you know how many sheep they have to transport in huge lorries and keep fed to get that signal to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey 0 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I signed up for sky with the 5 variety packs for £20 and mid broadband for £5 two months ago. All in all a fairly affordable £25 a month. I got a letter today saying they are putting the price up to £36. . . . just cos How the fuck can they justify an £11 a month increase!!! Anyone else got a letter today? doing the £19 deal. Last week it went up a quid. Not much of a jump but still..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I've not had any satellite/cable in for years. Haven't missed it a bit. I visited a mates for the weekend a few weeks back and we must have watched 6 hours of a show about how stuff is made. I was impressed by how they make paintballs, but it's not something I really needed to know. I'd much rather the £400+ a year went on a holiday or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11098 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 to be honest I'd expect Sky to be the first thing people get shot of during this tighter time, seems counter intuitive to raise prices. If you cast your eyes around it seems many vendors are pumping out the message that their products aren't going to price you out of house and home. From DFS to ASDA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Be funny if loads of people cancelled Sky as a result like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) Be funny if loads of people cancelled Sky as a result like. Do you hate Rupert Murdoch? to be honest I'd expect Sky to be the first thing people get shot of during this tighter time, seems counter intuitive to raise prices. If you cast your eyes around it seems many vendors are pumping out the message that their products aren't going to price you out of house and home. From DFS to ASDA Go to a really run down council estate, then count the number of Sky dishes...... having said that with freeview (and certainly the new HD satellite freeview) they maybe running a risk. Edited July 22, 2008 by Fop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 My mate 'acquired' a box for a £75 one-off payment that gave you every single channel going. Including all the PPV events and even the Frankie Vaughan (which is apparently shite anyway). I was thinking about getting one. I think you need to have cable btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11098 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 oh I know that they're everywhere, but as you say, with the freeview system I could see a lot of them giving up the full package. After all, you can still get a stack of chav channels on freeview. Jeremy Kyle-a-go-go! isn't there a freesat system on the cards, which will up the amount of channels yet again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7335 Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Rang up and they ballsed the letter up. Its only going up £1 not £11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Be funny if loads of people cancelled Sky as a result like. Do you hate Rupert Murdoch? Don't like the way Sky have way too much influence over English football. I'm not a Luddite and I don't think everything about the PL or Sky's coverage and the money they've contributed to it etc. is all bad by any means but I wouldn't mind seeing their influence and financial clout diminished somewhat. I also think there's far too much football on the box. Live Conference matches man, wtf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Rang up and they ballsed the letter up. Its only going up £1 not £11 Scratch all I said then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Be funny if loads of people cancelled Sky as a result like. Do you hate Rupert Murdoch? Don't like the way Sky have way too much influence over English football. I'm not a Luddite and I don't think everything about the PL or Sky's coverage and the money they've contributed to it etc. is all bad by any means but I wouldn't mind seeing their influence and financial clout diminished somewhat. I also think there's far too much football on the box. Live Conference matches man, wtf? If Happy face reads that....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7335 Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Whats wrong with live conference matches I saw Blyth for the first time ever on TV last year in Setanta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11098 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I don't mind football 24/7 on the box, but I can't think of a way of having that without it having a ruinous effect on attendances and the Americanisation of the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Whats wrong with live conference matches I saw Blyth for the first time ever on TV last year in Setanta! Aye, but you support Blyth I'd rather people went and watched local football though tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Be funny if loads of people cancelled Sky as a result like. Do you hate Rupert Murdoch? Don't like the way Sky have way too much influence over English football. I'm not a Luddite and I don't think everything about the PL or Sky's coverage and the money they've contributed to it etc. is all bad by any means but I wouldn't mind seeing their influence and financial clout diminished somewhat. I also think there's far too much football on the box. Live Conference matches man, wtf? If Happy face reads that....... I pretty much agree with all that. Not fussed how much football is on telly like. All games should be on a Saturday at 3PM or a Wednesday at 7.45PM though, which is the only qualm I have with Sky/Setanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) I think Fop was hoping I would say 'yes' so he could draw parallels with Bill Gates. Edited July 22, 2008 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7335 Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Whats wrong with live conference matches I saw Blyth for the first time ever on TV last year in Setanta! Aye, but you support Blyth I'd rather people went and watched local football though tbh. It was an away game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Whats wrong with live conference matches I saw Blyth for the first time ever on TV last year in Setanta! Aye, but you support Blyth I'd rather people went and watched local football though tbh. It was an away game Not really the point I was making like Be honest though, I bet you like going on occasion for the banter and you appreciate how quick the game is, the lack of time and space etc when you're there too. But fuck me, it looks shit on the telly man. It's nearly as bad as Matt watching MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7335 Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 True. I watch conference football on tv and think I could easily play for any of those teams. Then I watch a live game and realise I would get about 3 touches of the ball in 90 mins!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15873 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I'm on the same package as J69 but without the broadband. Quietly relieved that the panic is over now. I'm not sure Sky will be the first thing people get rid of in the recession, to be honest. If you're having to stay at home more because you can't afford to travel/eat out/go to the pub as much, you'll at least want something on the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11098 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I'm on the same package as J69 but without the broadband. Quietly relieved that the panic is over now. I'm not sure Sky will be the first thing people get rid of in the recession, to be honest. If you're having to stay at home more because you can't afford to travel/eat out/go to the pub as much, you'll at least want something on the box. Fair point, but if the cost for Sky is £400 a year, compared to £30 for freeview? The type of people who would benefit most from ditching Sky are the people who are want to watch the itv channels, E4 and the like. I don't predict it being the History channel buffs missing out on turkey trwizzlers so they can catch their favourite show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey 0 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Rang up and they ballsed the letter up. Its only going up £1 not £11 There ya go. Same as me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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