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How long did it take for Sky to drop the £10 for Sky+?

It took them a shameful six years, IIRC Sky+ launched in 2001/2 with TiVo
being their only competition, and the fee was reduced (for subscription
customers only) in late 2007. In the intervening period Freeview was
formed, took off in a big way, and now there are a lot of very good
Freeview PVRs with features that knock Sky+ into touch, for free. Sky
didn't really have a choice - if they did, rest assured they would NOT
have done it!

No, I think that is completely wrong. I only took up Sky + when the £10
subs was dropped and I have had it for quite a while now (must be at
least 2-3 years)

Martin
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Martin Carroll

they dropped it 2007 for all subscribers. before that it was free if you had
2 major premium subs like movies or sports.
they still charge if you don't have any sub i.e. freesat.



Yes, I was forgetting that I had got the free Sky+ sub because I had the
full package.

Cheers

Martin
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Mike Henry wrote:
In , Martin Carroll
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In article , Gary
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In article , Mike Henry
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In , Martin Carroll
wrote:

How long did it take for Sky to drop the £10 for Sky+?

It took them a shameful six years, IIRC Sky+ launched in 2001/2
with TiVo being their only competition, and the fee was reduced
(for subscription customers only) in late 2007. In the
intervening period Freeview was formed, took off in a big way,
and now there are a lot of very good Freeview PVRs with features
that knock Sky+ into touch, for free. Sky didn't really have a
choice - if they did, rest assured they would NOT have done it!

No, I think that is completely wrong. I only took up Sky + when
the £10 subs was dropped and I have had it for quite a while now
(must be at least 2-3 years)

No, it's completely right. The fee being waived for premium
subscribers deal managed to make enough people wrongly think that it
had been "dropped" that it became increasingly common to have to
correct this.

Quite right. In fact, doesn't the monthly bill show a £10 Sky+ fee and then
a -£10 discount?
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"Martin Carroll" wrote in message
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How long did it take for Sky to drop the £10 for Sky+?

I guess there will be a similar timescale before the HD addition is
dropped.

Martin
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Quite honestly it's a rip off....

Don't pay it then.

Sky will charge whatever the market will stand. I bet you do the same next
time you come to sell your house. If not let me know as I might want to buy
it cheap. :-)

LSR wrote:

: Quite right. In fact, doesn't the monthly bill show a ?10 Sky+ fee and then
: a -?10 discount?

No! It shows Sky+ itemised but at a cost of £0.00