Sky is a no go. After decent internet with a basic tv package was thinking something like BT.

**dembethewarrior** · 25-11-17, 09:22

I've compared as much as I can but I'm horrible at research if I'm honest.
I'm happy with Netflix and decent internet..old dear would like to **** off sky.
She was thinking talk talk, but knowing people who had the internet they said it was awful and customer care etc was non existent. I mentioned bt as I assumed their internet would be decent...anyone had either service?

Virgin could be an option too...but I'm in dispute over an unpaid bill for a SIM card and I doubt they'll offer a service until that is cleared..so they can **** off tbh.

**J R Hartley** · 25-11-17, 09:24

Just threaten to leave Sky and get a 50% discount

**Hilts** · 25-11-17, 09:25

Originally Posted by J R Hartley

Just threaten to leave Sky and get a 50% discount

This.

Thats what I got for 2 years.

**J R Hartley** · 25-11-17, 09:29

Originally Posted by Hilts

This.

Thats what I got for 2 years.

I’m on my second 18 month deal and when that expires I’ll be doing the same again.

**Fine Lines** · 25-11-17, 09:31

BT TV same as sky. Price creeps up and up. I’m stuck with it for another 6 months. Get a Now TV smart box. That will allow you to dip into sky content as and when you please and also live freeview tv. Get a fire TV box or stick to allow you Netflix and Amazon etc. Plus all your catch ups.

If you still want to record programs etc get a Freesat box.

**Badly Ironed Shirt** · 25-11-17, 13:19

Originally Posted by Fine Lines

BT TV same as sky. Price creeps up and up. I’m stuck with it for another 6 months. Get a Now TV smart box. That will allow you to dip into sky content as and when you please and also live freeview tv. Get a fire TV box or stick to allow you Netflix and Amazon etc. Plus all your catch ups.

If you still want to record programs etc get a Freesat box.

BT TV is about £15 a month on the black Friday deal. You don't get any channels starting with the word "SKY" though - unless you pay extra.

However, when I went to add the TV, they increased my broadband to £57 a month. Therefore, I'm not adding their TV service.

Netflix is worth every penny, absolutely love Netflix.

**dembethewarrior** · 25-11-17, 09:32

It's got to be changed lads. Not even a discussion 😩😂

**dembethewarrior** · 25-11-17, 09:34

Originally Posted by Fine Lines

BT TV same as sky. Price creeps up and up. I’m stuck with it for another 6 months. Get a Now TV smart box. That will allow you to dip into sky content as and when you please and also live freeview tv. Get a fire TV box or stick to allow you Netflix and Amazon etc. Plus all your catch ups.

If you still want to record programs etc get a Freesat box.

I've got an android box and Netflix etc, bothers me not one bit what she has downstairs..but sky is a no go apparently.

Deals I've seen have the price capped?

**Badly Ironed Shirt** · 25-11-17, 13:24

Originally Posted by dembethewarrior

I've got an android box and Netflix etc, bothers me not one bit what she has downstairs..but sky is a no go apparently.

Deals I've seen have the price capped?

A lot of people seem to be cottoning on to the rip off that Sky has become. Also, lots of people are rightly pissed off that they are paying more for fewer services than friends/family/neighbours. Sky is outdated anyway, as is BT TV. Streaming services are the way forward, I'd be interested in the age demographics of Sky subscribers. Even my old man has chucked it in - I told him to write down the channels he was watching as he watched them. When I saw the list, the vast majority were on free-to-air channels. Sky boast about 340 channels, but most are free to air.

**The Bob Banker Spanker** · 25-11-17, 09:39

I’m with BT got sports and got the Sky Cinema package add on for the missus.
Internet and phone as well and I’m paying 40 a month.
With a Sky Sports add on it would’ve bumped it up to near 80 a month.

**dembethewarrior** · 25-11-17, 09:44

Originally Posted by The Bob Banker Spanker

I’m with BT got sports and got the Sky Cinema package add on for the missus.
Internet and phone as well and I’m paying 40 a month.
With a Sky Sports add on it would’ve bumped it up to near 80 a month.

How is it overall? I'd just be bothered about the reliability of the internet but that would differ by area..what bt sports channels do you get? I'd watch them on the app..

That deal sounds like something she would go for..

**The Bob Banker Spanker** · 25-11-17, 09:50

Originally Posted by dembethewarrior

How is it overall? I'd just be bothered about the reliability of the internet but that would differ by area..what bt sports channels do you get? I'd watch them on the app..

That deal sounds like something she would go for..

I’ve got BT Sport 1/2/3, ESPN and Box Nation.
I have no idea if Sky Cinema is one channel or several though.
It’s been pretty good, I’ve only had it for a matter of weeks so no teething problems to report as yet.

**headlight** · 25-11-17, 10:26

I have BT phoneline, free evenings & weekend calls, caller id, unlimited fibre optic broadband, BT entertainments plus package, youview box, BT sport & BT mobile sim with 500 minutes, unlimited texts & 4gb data for £29.99 a month total, the sim is £5 per month of that so £24.99 without the sim.
I also have a £40 android box for anything else.
I have been using this set up for several years now.
Only ball ache is contract renewal time when every time I have to go through a protracted argument with them over whether I can get a better deal than they are trying to put me on or not.
A rival company contacting them to migrate my service away from BT works every time in getting a good deal though

**dembethewarrior** · 25-11-17, 10:46

Originally Posted by The Bob Banker Spanker

I’ve got BT Sport 1/2/3, ESPN and Box Nation.
I have no idea if Sky Cinema is one channel or several though.
It’s been pretty good, I’ve only had it for a matter of weeks so no teething problems to report as yet.

If i can get a few sport channels out of her dislike for sky I'll certainly up sell the idea..thanks for the reply

**dembethewarrior** · 25-11-17, 10:48

Originally Posted by headlight

I have BT phoneline, free evenings & weekend calls, caller id, unlimited fibre optic broadband, BT entertainments plus package, youview box, BT sport & BT mobile sim with 500 minutes, unlimited texts & 4gb data for £29.99 a month total, the sim is £5 per month of that so £24.99 without the sim.
I also have a £40 android box for anything else.
I have been using this set up for several years now.
Only ball ache is contract renewal time when every time I have to go through a protracted argument with them over whether I can get a better deal than they are trying to put me on or not.
A rival company contacting them to migrate my service away from BT works every time in getting a good deal though

What speed is the internet? They have a 30 quid deal now but it definitely isn't all that lot you have..is the entertainment selection of channels any good?

**Badly Ironed Shirt** · 25-11-17, 13:28

Originally Posted by dembethewarrior

What speed is the internet? They have a 30 quid deal now but it definitely isn't all that lot you have..is the entertainment selection of channels any good?

With BT you get all the channels that you pay for with Sky, except the ones starting with "SKY". However, you may lose a lot of free to air satellite channels, but with most of those having a top viewing audience that is less than a Cardiff City home gate, I doubt you'd even miss them.

**headlight** · 26-11-17, 12:54

Originally Posted by dembethewarrior

What speed is the internet? They have a 30 quid deal now but it definitely isn't all that lot you have..is the entertainment selection of channels any good?

Just did 2 speed tests using wireless broadband.
One gave 48.5mbps download & 18.4mbps upload & the other (Which?) gave 51.1 & 18.8.
Don"t know if those figures are any good for you but the performance seems fine to me.
I think that my BT superfast fibre optic broadband advertises speeds of up to 76mbps but that is obviously dependant on certain factors.
Yes I watch a few of the entertainment plus package channels.

**Eric the Half a Bee** · 25-11-17, 11:10

I've been with TalkTalk for about 6 years and never had a problem. Don't watch much TV so having an all singing and dancing TV package would be wasted. Managed to bag Sky Sports for £11 a month for 18 months back in the summer. Again, never had an issue with being able to watch it even though it's streamed over the internet.

**Badly Ironed Shirt** · 25-11-17, 13:26

Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

I've been with TalkTalk for about 6 years and never had a problem. Don't watch much TV so having an all singing and dancing TV package would be wasted. Managed to bag Sky Sports for £11 a month for 18 months back in the summer. Again, never had an issue with being able to watch it even though it's streamed over the internet.

How many e-mails have you got about your personal details being compromised. I had 3 in the space of 6 months, and the ****s still refused to see it as a breach of contract. Which it was.

**dembethewarrior** · 25-11-17, 11:14

Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

I've been with TalkTalk for about 6 years and never had a problem. Don't watch much TV so having an all singing and dancing TV package would be wasted. Managed to bag Sky Sports for £11 a month for 18 months back in the summer. Again, never had an issue with being able to watch it even though it's streamed over the internet.

From a selfish pov I'd want decent internet and 2 people I know that had TT one never got a Wi-Fi signal ever.. and the other was constantly on the phone moaning. This was a couple of years ago mind so they may have improved.

**CardiffIrish2** · 25-11-17, 11:22

Get a decent internet signal and NOW tv.
I’ve got 40mgb with utility warehouse (gas and ele cheaper because of this) and NOW tv works perfectly with it
28 quid fibre optic B.B. 👍👍

**TDA** · 25-11-17, 11:30

IPTV well worth investigating. Just Google it.

**dembethewarrior** · 25-11-17, 11:30

Originally Posted by CardiffIrish2

Get a decent internet signal and NOW tv.
I’ve got 40mgb with utility warehouse (gas and ele cheaper because of this) and NOW tv works perfectly with it
28 quid fibre optic B.B. 👍👍

I'll look into it thanks

**Arfur Europe** · 25-11-17, 11:35

Plusnet and Netflix linked to a smart TV has been absolutely perfect for me. Been with both for years now and not a single problem.

Plusnet also offer BT Sport for £2.50pm for 6 mths then just a 5'er (streaming but can be beamed to TV).

Once you've got decent internet you can then look at the other options in this thread such as IPTV etc but I have no experience of this.

**dembethewarrior** · 25-11-17, 11:42

Originally Posted by Arfur Europe

Plusnet and Netflix linked to a smart TV has been absolutely perfect for me. Been with both for years now and not a single problem.

Plusnet also offer BT Sport for £2.50pm for 6 mths then just a 5'er (streaming but can be beamed to TV).

Once you've got decent internet you can then look at the other options in this thread such as IPTV etc but I have no experience of this.

Been looking at Plusnet broadband.
No smart t.v. as I jumped on the kodi hype when getting new tv so was no need for the smart tv with the box..

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