Bye bye sky

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  • CricketbladeCricketblade Posts: 2,218
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    So instead of doing something legally you are not doing it illegally, with a bit of legal pub watching and you think this is worth boasting about? I'd rather watch in HD at home with no delay ta!
  • Jesse PinkmanJesse Pinkman Posts: 5,794
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    My what a clique on here were you are not allowed to post anything against Sky or else get bullied by the same people who do it on every thread to anyone who dares to dis Sky.

    This forum really is becoming a joke where the Sky fan club meet and no outsiders are allowed their say.

    And now comes the usual glib comebacks from the very people who do it and think they are right to.

    PS I've just dumped all of Sky as well. Grossly over-priced crap for so many repeats.
  • Richard1960Richard1960 Posts: 20,336
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    So instead of doing something legally you are not doing it illegally, with a bit of legal pub watching and you think this is worth boasting about? I'd rather watch in HD at home with no delay ta!

    There must be some delay as i often watch cricket on sky and have the radio five live commentary on.

    When i do the ball has been bowled on radio five live and is in the wicketkeepers glove ,before the bowler takes his run in on sky sports.;-)
  • howardlhowardl Posts: 5,120
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    So instead of doing something legally you are not doing it illegally, with a bit of legal pub watching and you think this is worth boasting about? I'd rather watch in HD at home with no delay ta!
    Yes so would I,
    Go over pub and watch the odd big game and socialise perhaps 1 time a month
    Pick and choose on google films and netflix in HD and DD. at home
    I watch 1 poss 2 films a month at most, so netflix has ample of films and pay alot less than sky
    If i dont watch any films one month I pay £6 insstead of how much for sky?
  • AmbassadorAmbassador Posts: 22,332
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    What a rather odd thread this is.

    No-one forces you to pay Sky or any other provider (aside your licence fee of course) for content

    If you aren't happy and feel you aren't getting your money then surely that's between your bank balance, yourself and Sky and not a forum

    What are people expecting?
    'Oh well done you for exercising your contractual right to leave Sky'
    'Good effort, you feel you aren't getting value for money so you've left'

    Get a grip folks
  • methodyguymethodyguy Posts: 6,044
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    My what a clique on here were you are not allowed to post anything against Sky or else get bullied by the same people who do it on every thread to anyone who dares to dis Sky.

    This forum really is becoming a joke where the Sky fan club meet and no outsiders are allowed their say.

    And now comes the usual glib comebacks from the very people who do it and think they are right to.

    PS I've just dumped all of Sky as well. Grossly over-priced crap for so many repeats.

    That is certainly your opinion but just to let you know that Digital Spy Forums are a place for public debate and I can assure that it is certainly NOT a Sky fan club as you put it.
  • DiandalScotlandDiandalScotland Posts: 2,094
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    Damn av ran out of toilet paper. :)
  • ocavocav Posts: 2,341
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    Damn av ran out of toilet paper. :)

    OH GOD NO NOT WHILE YOU WERE USING IT?!?!
  • daver34daver34 Posts: 825
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    I cancelled sky last summer after my 12 month half price deal ended(Ive had half price offers since), only ever watched sport(football/tennis) movies and documentaries, I wont re-subscribe in the future, what will tv delivery be like in 2 years time when fibre is in most of the country?.
    I had netflix for about 4 months, but unsubscribed, didn`t feel like they updated content too often, maybe my viewing habits are not of the average household the companies aim at?.
    Got Bt sport via vision box & card, even thou i cancelled vision subscription(unplugged data cable 3 weeks before sub ended).
  • steven cardwellsteven cardwell Posts: 2,117
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    Did post this in another thread about UK Channels dropping US shows in the Cult forum, but it got a bit lost there...

    Our household is maybe not a typical one as we got Sky for basically the US shows and not sport or movies.

    I used to download but last August with so many sites being blocked by ISP's, decided to get Sky fitted, after a bit of research it seemed that the only show that we were downloading that wasn't attached to a UK Broadcaster was Parenthood, so we went ahead with the thinking that we were still going to see all the other programmes that we had been previously watching.

    We got multiroom fitted as previously the torrent downloads from the PC we could watch on both the living room and bedroom TVs as both had DLNA and an ethernet connection.

    I was under no illusion that the UK networks have heart attacks when it comes to showing stuff at the US pace, due to the people that grump about the various breaks/weeks where there is no new episode, so had come to accept to go "legit" we would have to now wait a couple of months later for new seasons of US stuff to appear.

    However i really didn't appreciate just how badly the UK networks can treat US/overseas shows, the other half watches Parenthood that we already knew that 5 had dropped, but she also watched a Canadian show called Heartland, that E4 was showing, but hasn't been in their schedule since we got Sky fitted, the likes of American Dad is a whole season behind on FOX and the likes of Scandal and CSI are nearly finished their season in the States, yet we are still waiting for episode 1, yet alone just being a couple of months behind.

    Then coming onto Digital Spy and going into the US Shows and Cult forums, seeing new shows that have no UK broadcaster pick up, such as Salem, Crisis, The 100, Chicago PD, the latter is a real head scratcher, after watching the latest episode of Chicago Fire on Sky Living, you just couldn't help feeling that you were watching a incomplete story with part of it having already been told on Chicago PD.

    I have to admit i like the Sky On Demand which downloads to the box, as that means for users like myself who only get a 3.5mb speed, there is no fear of any buffering, but recently i've found shows that don't randomly appear on it, as in one week the latest episode never appears, but last weeks and the weeks after does, i've seen it with quite a few shows, while others appear days after broadcast, of which they are only available for 7 days that by the time they appear only gives a couple of days to then watch them.

    My partner has lost her job due to the shop she worked in closing, so between only living on one wage (my job is only a 38 week contract as well!) and the likes of working tax credit always wanting to work on last years figures, money is very tight and we are looking at having to get rid of Sky once our 12 months are up.

    I have liked the idea of going "legit", the sky box downloading on demand stuff rather than streaming, but hate the way the US and Overseas shows are treated, with many not just being months behind, but seasons and often just not shown at all, one example was how long the 1st season of Revenge took to get shown in the UK even though it was getting good ratings in the US, another example was a Australian show called City Homicide, that was pretty decent, but to my knowledge never got a UK pick up.

    Just seems incredible with the amount of UK channels there are that the likes of Chicago PD, Supernatural and Parenthood are left on the scrap heap.

    What ever you think about downloading/torrents, i can totally see why people do it, from a personal perspective, i just wish there was a paid option to watch US stuff bang on its air date, such as a UK version of Hulu or a premium add on for the likes of Netflix.

    I was using a Private site before Sky was fitted and the one thing i started to notice was that there seem to be less people downloading so it was starting effect share ratios, i also noticed recently in the download site's forum someone complaining about the same thing and it would seem these power users are now using something called a seedbox that downloads stuff quicker but then makes it harder for us users who don't have fibre and a slower ADSL2+ connection to seed/share after finishing downloading.

    It does make me laugh though when these various organisations go to court to shut down websites when in many cases there still isn't a viable option to get the material being downloaded at a reasonable cost, without watching a Xmas episode in the middle of April in the sunshine, let alone if what you are downloading even gets a UK broadcast!

    Sorry for the long post!


    I totally see both sides of the pro and against Sky/Pay TV, but from a personal view point, there was a post in the Cult Forum that mentioned Glee and Sky showing it at the same time as the States, complete with viewers moaning because of the breaks where some weeks there was no new episode, i do have to wonder if the likes of Sky had just continued with this, would viewers now be used to the US style of 22/24 episodes stretched over from September to April/May with various weeks there were no new episodes, i know after years of downloading US shows, that it became second nature to me that the likes of Thanksgiving, Christmas combined with the likes of American Football, Oscars etc etc that a show wasn't on week after week like UK shows tend to be.

    I wonder as well how many download US shows purely because of how UK TV treats them and if the likes of Sky, Watch, Universal etc all stuck to the US air dates would people be more inclined to subscribe to the likes of Sky, or is it just a case that people download purely because it is free.

    I know before i had Sky fitted last August i had Netflix with Unblock US, that gave quite a lot of new movies that was on the likes of Sky and having a subscription to Xbox Music at £8.99 a month, with loads of albums and music videos to stream i never looked at downloading music at all and having access to Netflix Canada, US etc, i never downloaded movies either.

    You do have to wonder about Sky's pricing though, for us to get Movies it is £16 then £5.25 if you want HD, yet Now TV is £8.99 or Netflix combined with Unblock Us is just under £10 a month that thanks to gaining access to all the various regions gets quite a bit of what is on Sky Movies as well as the various TV box sets.

    Perhaps it is things like this that question peoples belief in Pay TV, we pay £42 a month for 2 boxes, that gets a Christmas episode of Hawaii Five-0 in April, maybe when you look at the price of a football ticket then Sky Sports looks value for money by comparison, but sitting where we are trying to work out finances, £42 a month to watch months old, or with some shows it can be a season behind suddenly starts questioning my belief in going legit.
  • THOMOTHOMO Posts: 7,446
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    daver34 wrote: »
    I cancelled sky last summer after my 12 month half price deal ended(Ive had half price offers since), only ever watched sport(football/tennis) movies and documentaries, I wont re-subscribe in the future, what will tv delivery be like in 2 years time when fibre is in most of the country?.
    I had netflix for about 4 months, but unsubscribed, didn`t feel like they updated content too often, maybe my viewing habits are not of the average household the companies aim at?.
    Got Bt sport via vision box & card, even thou i cancelled vision subscription(unplugged data cable 3 weeks before sub ended).
    Well there's no plans for fibre where I live in the foreseeable future and I live in an urban area.
    Ian.
  • steven cardwellsteven cardwell Posts: 2,117
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    THOMO wrote: »
    Well there's no plans for fibre where I live in the foreseeable future and I live in an urban area.
    Ian.
    It is the same here, our exchange has "under evaluation" for fibre, I've no idea how they are working out who gets fibre 1st as our exchange has ADLS2+ LLU from Talk Talk, Sky and 02/BE listed yet there are rural exchanges (who only resell BT) getting fibre before our town one yet the likes of Sky, & Talk Talk haven't been interested in LLU services to these exchanges due to the small population total they have, yet these same areas seem to be more important to get fibre before a town does, certainly makes me wonder how much politics are involved in it all.
  • ktla5ktla5 Posts: 1,683
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    THOMO wrote: »
    Well there's no plans for fibre where I live in the foreseeable future and I live in an urban area.
    Ian.

    Nor here, (outskirts Colchester), and no doubt many, many other places will miss out on fibre as it will be "unviable" to put it in :(
  • Pink KnightPink Knight Posts: 24,773
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    I have decided again since Sky started to not subscribe. Never been in a pub for years.
    Been to one football match in 20 years.
    Don't go to the cinema.

    I save roughly £250 a month not doing things I wouldn't do anyway.
  • Jimmy_CarterJimmy_Carter Posts: 1,244
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    Netflix UK is sh!t. Sky is getting too costly for the content it offers. I will be going back to Freeview when my contract expires in 2 months. I don't think I could be swayed by 50% off deal either this time. Even at half price it is expensive.
    I have a Chromecast for Youtube and streaming plus a DVD player as well as other things to do with my time.
  • missbtsportmissbtsport Posts: 346
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    My what a clique on here were you are not allowed to post anything against Sky or else get bullied by the same people who do it on every thread to anyone who dares to dis Sky.

    This forum really is becoming a joke where the Sky fan club meet and no outsiders are allowed their say.

    And now comes the usual glib comebacks from the very people who do it and think they are right to.

    PS I've just dumped all of Sky as well. Grossly over-priced crap for so many repeats.

    so true, I wish more people like you would come here and say it how it is, as their are so many sky can do no wrong, waving the Sky banner on here, and if you dare question their reply they all gather round and go for the kill.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 48
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    Sky's coverage of football is abysmal anyway. I have Sky and obviously the picture is better but when I watch the matches that aren't on Sky on streams at least the commentary makes more sense from abroad. It is like Sky go out of their way to employ complete biased idiots to pass comment.

    I emailed them recently about their permanent on screen Sky Sports HD graphics ruining my plasma screen and their response was breathtakingly arrogant and nonsensical. For next season I am seriously considering getting an Android based streaming box. I'd sooner watch in HD and pay the going rate but more and more I find myself hating Sky.
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    so true, I wish more people like you would come here and say it how it is, as their are so many sky can do no wrong, waving the Sky banner on here, and if you dare question their reply they all gather round and go for the kill.

    At the end of the day NO-ONE forces you to take up Sky in the same way no-one forces you to shop at Sainsburys. Its a personal choice. Many are happy with Sky, many aren't happy and the rest couldn't care.

    But the unhappy folk need the world to know, they cannot comprehend people are quite satisfied with something that another individual isn't.

    Some folk are Android, others ioS. Some drive Volvo's, others Ford.

    The above poster yakking on about plasma. I'm sure Sky would happily change their entire on screen presentation for one person. All businesses would ^_^^_^

    Most of the unhappy folk just come across intensely and sadly bitter.
  • missbtsportmissbtsport Posts: 346
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    Ambassador wrote: »
    At the end of the day NO-ONE forces you to take up Sky in the same way no-one forces you to shop at Sainsburys. Its a personal choice. Many are happy with Sky, many aren't happy and the rest couldn't care.

    But the unhappy folk need the world to know, they cannot comprehend people are quite satisfied with something that another individual isn't.

    Some folk are Android, others ioS. Some drive Volvo's, others Ford.

    The above poster yakking on about plasma. I'm sure Sky would happily change their entire on screen presentation for one person. All businesses would ^_^^_^

    Most of the unhappy folk just come across intensely and sadly bitter.

    you forget that Sky " believe in better" that's the statement they have made, so yes they do have to keep everyone happy to keep them . so they should change just one thing to keep one person happy as that person is a customer which they will lose if unhappy
  • THOMOTHOMO Posts: 7,446
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    you forget that Sky " believe in better" that's the statement they have made, so yes they do have to keep everyone happy to keep them . so they should change just one thing to keep one person happy as that person is a customer which they will lose if unhappy

    Why are you so cheerful when people leave Sky?
    Ian.
  • ocavocav Posts: 2,341
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    so true, I wish more people like you would come here and say it how it is, as their are so many sky can do no wrong, waving the Sky banner on here, and if you dare question their reply they all gather round and go for the kill.

    You do only ever come on here to rant about why you hate Sky and how you love BT Sport yet still keep your Sky subscription...
  • THOMOTHOMO Posts: 7,446
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    ocav wrote: »
    You do only ever come on here to rant about why you hate Sky and how you love BT Sport yet still keep your Sky subscription...

    That's why she has that username!!
    Ian.
  • AmbassadorAmbassador Posts: 22,332
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    you forget that Sky " believe in better" that's the statement they have made, so yes they do have to keep everyone happy to keep them . so they should change just one thing to keep one person happy as that person is a customer which they will lose if unhappy

    You genuinely think 'believe in better' means that a company with 10m plus customers should change their entire on screen presentation for one customer?

    You are clearly a troll or of questionable mind
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 48
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    If they don't want to change it then that is their choice but at least give a reasonable and consistent response. And when the inconsistencies in their answers are pointed out they should have the decency to reply.

    Example

    They say
    'It is the case that in a multi-channel world, many channel providers are choosing to use an on screen logo in order to make sure that viewers know which channel they are watching and to build a clear brand identity with those viewers. They are intended to be used to help inform or navigate customers through their viewing, not to distract from viewers' enjoyment of any broadcast.

    Unfortunately, it is not possible to remove these logos, however, your comments have been noted and passed to the relevant department for their information.'

    Truth is
    They have made their logos far more transparent on some channels and they only show for a fraction of the time programmes are on (eg. Sky Atlantic). I pointed this out to them, courteously, and they didn't even bother to reply again probably because they realised their answer above was total bs.
  • Mark AMark A Posts: 7,687
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    I've come to some momentous decisions and I don't want anyone trying to talk me out of them.

    I've decided I'm not going to learn to speak Mandarin. While I'm at it, I've also decided I'm not going to learn how to play the harpsichord, nor how to juggle chainsaws. In fact now I come to think about it there are shed loads of things I'm not going to do.

    Thought I'd mention it just in case anyone else on the planet was remotely interested.

    I thank you.

    Regards

    Mark
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