Sky Broadband

AnthonyS · 10-12-2006, 11:26

Anyone use Sky Broadband? What's your opinionof it if you do?

Sara · 11-12-2006, 20:27

As yet can't get it, should be around March sometime. But i have wondered the same, what's it like?

entwisi · 12-12-2006, 06:47

You can 'get it' but you have to pay at the minute as they haven't unbundled teh Accrington exchange yet. At teh minute its just Tiscali, Be unlimited and Bulldog(who are owned by Pipex but I don't think Pipex customers have been migrated as yet).
I reckon they will be swamped as soon as they do unbundle it by all those who have Sky but still pay for BB. I'm now on orange as its free due to my mobile contract.

Neil · 12-12-2006, 07:02

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Originally Posted by entwisi

I'm now on orange as its free due to my mobile contract.

So how much is your mobile contract to get broadband free? What service do you get free?

entwisi · 12-12-2006, 07:16

My contract is £30 (Canary 30, 200 X net mins + 50 orange 2 Orange, 575 texts, 15 picture messages, 30 mins video calling, 4 Meg data, 1 magic number (free calls to it))) which I received 5 months 1/2 price line rental as well as a Nokia N80 smartphone (top end Nokia kit with pretty much everything you could want on a mobile and a lot more).

I get the up to 8M(2 M at min, upgraded free when they LLU the exchange) with a 2 gig cap although I sometimes go oiver this they have never bothered about it up to now (occasionally up to 3 gig use)

entwisi · 13-12-2006, 10:07

Just found out that Accrington exchange is now enabled for free broadband through Sky(although SAMKNOWS says different I've rung sky to check using my number and they tell me its available).

So any of you who are currently paying for it and have sky you may want to consider your options.

***Mr D*** · 13-12-2006, 11:04

I just hope its as reliable as there Sat TV.

entwisi · 13-12-2006, 11:27

For nowt I guess you can put up with a few indescretions.

I don't have any problems with Sky (except they could be a bit cheaper

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Neil · 13-12-2006, 12:17

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Originally Posted by entwisi

I don't have any problems with Sky (except they could be a bit cheaper

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It would be nice if you could actually watch more than one of the hundreds of channels you pay for at the same time without being ripped off for Sky+.

***Mr D*** · 13-12-2006, 12:20

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Originally Posted by Neil

It would be nice if you could actually watch more than one of the hundreds of channels you pay for at the same time without being ripped off for Sky+.

A lot of the channels are free.

I think my main gripe is I pay for sky, I dont have an aerial, and still pay a TV licence aswell so its like £30+ a month for TV and 70% of it is adverts.

entwisi · 13-12-2006, 12:57

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Originally Posted by Neil

It would be nice if you could actually watch more than one of the hundreds of channels you pay for at the same time without being ripped off for Sky+.

I don't really se it as a rip off? I got a free box as long as I had multiroom which is really useful for watching sports etc on the projector in the back room whilst Julie watches something on the main set or via the wireless sender to upstairs.

Now if only I could be bothered to set up all the cahnnels we watch into a favourites set so I don't have to trawl through hundreds of channels of rubbish

andrewb · 13-12-2006, 14:43

On a side note, my mum joined pipex expecting to be online in 2weeks, 2weeks later they said it'd be 10 more days, then 10days later they said it'll be January because BT have to update the exchange..

AnthonyS · 14-12-2006, 19:56

SO there is nobody actually using Sky Broadband now? I tried emailing them to enquire if there box supported several wireless connections and just got a strange email back asking for my account details so that didn't do a whole lot of good.

entwisi · 14-12-2006, 20:09

Any wireless router will support multiple connections (up to a certain amount but think 20-30 not 2-3)

wozaup · 16-12-2006, 16:21

I joined Sky back in August when it became available in Blackburn. All was fine the engeineer fitted everything all i was waiting for was my activation date, this soon arrived 11th september it was! I was away on a cruise at the time but when i got back i was quite excited to use my new skybroadband max pack. I switched it on nothing i rang sky they told me the exchange wasnt set upit would b 10 days those days went i was then told it would be begining of october that went now they had fobbed me off until november when i lost my rag and sent the box back, now with no box and £54.76 phone bill to sky and hours on the phone i got billed this month, so again i phoned them up to find out my line went active on december the 8th, considering my line was suppose to be active on the 11th september i told them that this was a farce and that i would never go to them again for sky....

One of my friends has it fitted they say it the slowest connection ever! and hes ready to jump ship back to his previous company

So you judge for yourself wat the service etc is like!