Frost Posted 5 August 2015 Share Posted 5 August 2015 Think people who pay full price (get ripped off) for this stuff these days is missing a trick. Yep. Got the entire Sky package for £25 a month (all HD, movies, sports etc) for 12 months. Blagged as a new customer after cancelling about 6 months ago. Absolute disgrace the way they disrespect existing customers for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs Fox Posted 5 August 2015 Share Posted 5 August 2015 Yep. Got the entire Sky package for £25 a month (all HD, movies, sports etc) for 12 months. Blagged as a new customer after cancelling about 6 months ago. Absolute disgrace the way they disrespect existing customers for years. Is really is, Me and the missus takes turns every 9 months or so to ring and threaten to cancel, we usually get 30% off or so but we shouldn't really need to do that. We've been with them 8 years but that means nothing to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frost Posted 5 August 2015 Share Posted 5 August 2015 Is really is, Me and the missus takes turns every 9 months or so to ring and threaten to cancel, we usually get 30% off or so but we shouldn't really need to do that. We've been with them 8 years but that means nothing to them They offered me 60% off in the end but couldn't give me a new box, so cancelled and signed up again later on. In other news, looks like Sky have actually kept La Liga coverage for the next three seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC FOX Posted 5 August 2015 Share Posted 5 August 2015 If you do it for now TV, it's £6.99 for 24 hours, it's a solid 24 hours from when you activate (ie start watching) you are meant to now be able to get a months pass, but not seen it on my PS3 yet. You can buy as many as you want as far as I know. a day pass is something I'd be interested in, can anyone just buy one or do you have to have something? Say if Leicester are on sky I could buy the day pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted 5 August 2015 Share Posted 5 August 2015 As a general sports fan I think BT is better. Has a much greater variety. Although I couldn't last on just BT, Sky is brilliant with the footy. Quite glad I have them both really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 5 August 2015 Share Posted 5 August 2015 Sky by an absolute country mile purely because of the absolutely wank "AHHHHHHH TOGETHER AS ONE" that BT play every 5 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayfox Posted 5 August 2015 Share Posted 5 August 2015 a day pass is something I'd be interested in, can anyone just buy one or do you have to have something? Say if Leicester are on sky I could buy the day pass Not sure what you can get now tv via but ps3 works. Maybe smart tv etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blur Posted 5 August 2015 Share Posted 5 August 2015 BT Sport for a fiver a month you can't complain. I'm not paying all that money for sky when I barely even watch TV. How did you get that for £5 a month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC FOX Posted 5 August 2015 Share Posted 5 August 2015 How did you get that for £5 a month? don't know, I'm with BT and have been for quite a few years now. That's all they charge me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayfox Posted 5 August 2015 Share Posted 5 August 2015 don't know, I'm with BT and have been for quite a few years now. That's all they charge me Should be free for bt customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 5 August 2015 Share Posted 5 August 2015 But it's not competition well at least not one that benefits the consumer which is what it's meant to do. There's no choice involved as they show different games you can't choose to watch one or the other. It's certainly not driving the price down another aspect of a real competitive set up if anything it's driving the cost up even to the extent of getting less for more. Fair points.. One I suppose just hopes that over time, services improve or pick up.Sky is smoother imo, but they are slowly losing the bigger events, and some reporting and info screen ticketing has always been pss poor. It might be what I have gotten use to, but I prefer Sky and BBC commentators. Cricket at all levels Sky do a great job, if they lose that,wkend PL football and the Champions league nights, they have nothing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankieADZ Posted 6 August 2015 Share Posted 6 August 2015 Does BT have anything like Match choice extended highlights? That is the best thing about Sky for me 60 minutes of highlights from every Leicester game, that and cricket coverage, and the fact it is half price for me. not as I know of, they do of the matches they show & i think they have a premier league review show that shows highlights & stuff, but not match choice like Sky has, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC FOX Posted 6 August 2015 Share Posted 6 August 2015 Should be free for bt customers. nope it isn't, it was at first but not now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad. Posted 6 August 2015 Share Posted 6 August 2015 I'm with Sky, suits me better. When BT show their Premier League Football (Saturday 12:45) I'm usually working or going to watch football so don't really see the point in paying £20 a month for BT Sport, plus Liverpool aren't in the Champions League so that really isn't much of an interest for me. Sky is absolutely fantastic though with their technology and analysts, MNF is the best without a doubt for Premier League football talking points nobody can debate that, Also don't forget how good Sky is with their cricket coverage as well, truly brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vossen Posted 6 August 2015 Share Posted 6 August 2015 Fox sports Netherlands has 3 pm kickoffs live & only €13:50 a month +. 3 xtra Sports channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will1981 Posted 6 August 2015 Share Posted 6 August 2015 have had sky for the last 10 years and BT for the last 3 as I was getting it free with my BT broadband but they now want to charge me £5 a month for it so I have cancelled as the communtary and punditary is a joke on BT and I have only watched about 10 games in 3 years on it cant stand Owen or Savage. Sky is 10x better for football and their cricket and F1 coverage is top notch aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 6 August 2015 Share Posted 6 August 2015 But it's not competition well at least not one that benefits the consumer which is what it's meant to do. There's no choice involved as they show different games you can't choose to watch one or the other. It's certainly not driving the price down another aspect of a real competitive set up if anything it's driving the cost up even to the extent of getting less for more. It's competition that benefits the clubs though and they have a stake in this as well. Giving one company a monopoly wouldn't do anyone any good either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 6 August 2015 Share Posted 6 August 2015 It's competition that benefits the clubs though and they have a stake in this as well. Giving one company a monopoly wouldn't do anyone any good either. Quite but what about letting multiple companies show the same games then you'd have some real competition and the ones that charge too much or offered a crap product would need to improve to survive. I'm sure there are other options to the current one that would benefit the fans and still provide a lucrative income for clubs. For me the only area where there should be any manipulation is to ensure that all tv income os shared between the clubs in an equitable way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 6 August 2015 Share Posted 6 August 2015 It's competition that benefits the clubs though and they have a stake in this as well. Giving one company a monopoly wouldn't do anyone any good either. I think competition is fine, as long as that competition is between services that provide it in a different way. I'd have no problem with BT or Sky sharing the football with the BBC or ITV. When the idea to allow competition into the market (or should I say force it, because I think one of the 6 packages has to go to a different broadcaster than the other 5) it should have been stipulated that that broadcaster couldn't charge a subscription. The competition between BT and Sky is like that between Amazon Prime Instant Video and Netflix, both offer a similar service, but with different product, so a consumer who wants to watch both Better Call Saul and the new Top Gear type program has to fork out double. It only really works with things like Spotify and Apple Music where it's the same service and by and large the same product. I have choice in that market, and I don't miss out by having one and not the other, and I don't have to pay double. This will force these two to compete on price, something in the other instance they don't have to worry about, because they aren't really competing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 6 August 2015 Share Posted 6 August 2015 I think competition is fine, as long as that competition is between services that provide it in a different way. I'd have no problem with BT or Sky sharing the football with the BBC or ITV. When the idea to allow competition into the market (or should I say force it, because I think one of the 6 packages has to go to a different broadcaster than the other 5) it should have been stipulated that that broadcaster couldn't charge a subscription. The competition between BT and Sky is like that between Amazon Prime Instant Video and Netflix, both offer a similar service, but with different product, so a consumer who wants to watch both Better Call Saul and the new Top Gear type program has to fork out double. It only really works with things like Spotify and Apple Music where it's the same service and by and large the same product. I have choice in that market, and I don't miss out by having one and not the other, and I don't have to pay double. This will force these two to compete on price, something in the other instance they don't have to worry about, because they aren't really competing. But if you have only one provider they can charge what they want and serve up a crap service in the process. If we assume that most people can only afford one service it's in the interest of each provider to make sure it's their service you choose meaning they have to have better coverage at a competitive price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 6 August 2015 Share Posted 6 August 2015 Sky have just won the rights for La Liga for the next 3 seasons, glad they have, there La Liga cover is brilliant imo That official? Glad about that. Really got into La Liga last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Walsh5 Posted 6 August 2015 Share Posted 6 August 2015 Bt sport charge £30 for an activation fee How can they justify charging that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 6 August 2015 Share Posted 6 August 2015 But if you have only one provider they can charge what they want and serve up a crap service in the process. If we assume that most people can only afford one service it's in the interest of each provider to make sure it's their service you choose meaning they have to have better coverage at a competitive price. But when said services aren't providing the same product, they aren't really competing. So Sky and BT don't really have much incentive to compete on price because they offer a totally different product just with the same platform. As I said Spotify and Apple have reason to compete on price because they have exactly the same product and platform. It's in their interest to entice me in by making it cheaper because what else can they offer me. I can stream my Lionel Ritchie to my hearts content on both services. Only one of Sky and BT is showing Man Utd Spurs on Saturday and only one is showing WBA Man City on Monday, so they are in no way in competition with each other. They don't have to compete on price, it doesn't force it down (as shown already) because they know they are the only ones providing that particular service. They are the Service Stations of the Broadcast world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 6 August 2015 Share Posted 6 August 2015 I don't care really, I'm just in an argumentative mood If there's anything I want to watch, I watch it for free on the internet anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 6 August 2015 Share Posted 6 August 2015 I don't care really, I'm just in an argumentative mood If there's anything I want to watch, I watch it for free on the internet anyway. Thief! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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