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Originally Posted by entwisi
Personally I think extended guarantees are a rip off. I will never take one out. I'm still using my original SKY digi box which is now 7 years old. I've got a new SKY+ one as well but won't bother with repair plan on that either.
If you want a 'extended guarantee, stick the money in a savings account. the odds are heavily in your favour that if it reaches the end of its manufacturers guarantee it will be fine for years to come.
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I agree with you entirely about extended guarantees, thye really are a rip off, and if you put the same amount into a savings account, you would have more than enough to buy a new item when anything goes wrong with the orginal.
I have also had my Sky box for 7 years - at one time Sky used to keep pestering me to take out their service plan, pointing out that I would not get another sky box (+ fitting) for the same cheap price as my exssiting box. My answer to this was I would just buy a Freeview Box and then I wouldn't even have to pay the monthly subscription. I now have Freeview box for my portable (which is in the bedroom), and am finding that most of the programmes we like to watch are on freeview anyway, so I am seriously considering cancelling my sky package, which will save me £216 a year.