can you buy a sky box on it's own???

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  1. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    can you buy a sky box on it's own and then order primetime?

    i've never realised sky is so expensive. 17.50 per month plus 33.50 for the sky sports channels.
     
  2. ConcretePete

    ConcretePete Active Member Full Member

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    You can buy sky boxes separately in currys and places like that or even second hand off e bay. Its 17.50 for the basic package then, but if you wants sports too it goes up to 33.50. You should not have to pay anymore than 33.50 per month unless you want the movie channels aswell.
     
  3. sky is a ****ing rip off

    all their "sports" channels are nothing put wrestling and other garbage

    if you're not a football fanatic

    then save your money
     
  4. threethirteen

    threethirteen Boxing Addict Full Member

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  5. Exorbitant :tong
     
  6. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    If you don't subscribe to Sky I think you'll need a Sky card with a number on it to get Primetime, thats how Setanta worked.

    Sky sells cards for the 'free' channels for a one off payment of £10 IIRC.

    I'm in the same boat as you (except I already have the box and card) and will be trying to order the fight tomorrow, I'll let you know how I get on.
     
  7. 2tall2slow2

    2tall2slow2 Guest

    Errrrrrrm.
    What about the dish????
     
  8. 2tall2slow2

    2tall2slow2 Guest

    Just noticed you can get Sky on the Xbox 360 :happy:happy:happy




























    From Oct 27th :-:)-:)-(
     
  9. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    maybe I'm taking too much for granted but I assumed that he'd already have the dish....;)
     
  10. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    You can never be sure. This guy I know found out UFC100 was only on Sky and not Virgin so he got his grandparents Sky box and plugged it in at home only to be met with the 'no satellite signal is being received' warning. He didn't have a Sky dish at home :rofl:patsch
     
  11. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Achilles.......?

    ;O)
     
  12. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    it goes up to 33.50 but does that INCLUDE the 17.50???

    i want to know if i can buy a box seperately and tune in primetime.
     
  13. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    do i have to have the dish? don't they channel it through the box now?

    i've got literally no knowledge of sky. i've always watched it at other peoples house etc
     
  14. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    I've just tried to pay and they've said I can't because my Sky box isn't connected to a phone line. I'm pretty sure theres no technical reason for this, I joined Setanta with no phone line.

    Well **** 'em, I've tried to do it the honest way.......;O)
     
  15. 2tall2slow2

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    They need to send a code to your box to unscramble the channel.