Advice on getting Sky.

[BenWall]

Hey,

I've got the keys for our new house we've just purchased, but haven't moved in yet.

Looking to jump the gun on getting the TV and broadband setup.

Looking to getting Sky HD with broadband etc, when setting it up it's asking whether I have a BT socket, to which I say yes. But this isn't activated with BT yet - Is this a problem?

Thanks

 

[Phil_hill]

Yes! You will need to get a BT to reconnect it.

I think its about £125 BUT there is a "sale" on at the moment where if you take BT's braodband they refund you the 125 quid.

Personally, i'd go with Virgin. But thats only if your in a virgin cable area.

 

[@Spoonie]

Personally, i'd go with Virgin

Why?

 

[Phil_hill]

You don't need a BT line.

Faster Braodband as they use fibre optics not Phone line + you can get all the Sky channels.

 

[VeinAST]

Virgin for Broadband and Sky+HD for TV in an ideal world

 

[BenWall]

Can I have Sky installed without having a phone line in place?

Can't get Virgin services

 

[jenic]

Virgin for Broadband and Sky+HD for TV in an ideal world

This, wish i could get virgin tbh

Can I have Sky installed without having a phone line in place?

Can't get Virgin services

Sky installers may kick up a fuss but if an independent fits it they may let you get away with it.

 

[beij]

u can have sky hd without a phone line as long as u only have 1 box!! no multiroom!
why dont you get bb and phone through sky aswell?

 

[*Clare*]

I moved into a new build property this year. Had a BT phone socket but was not connected. BT wanted £140 to connect the phone line. Sky did it for £25! So have the phone and TV with sky, and the broadband with Orange (works out cheaper!)

 

[Josh]

I moved into a new build property this year. Had a BT phone socket but was not connected. BT wanted £140 to connect the phone line. Sky did it for £25! So have the phone and TV with sky, and the broadband with Orange (works out cheaper!)

yea, im looking into getting sky and bb for my room in camp. Sure they do their own line rental so you don't have to do anything with BT.

Edit:

As i understand it if you choose this option there is no need for a BT line you can have a sky one

 

[*Clare*]

Thats right... I pay my line rental to sky, have nothing to do with BT... Think the line rental is £11 a month, with the Tv its about £26 I think.

Thing that made me laugh is it was a Bt Openreach engineer that came to do the phone connection.

 

[Alfonz]

We have sky plus HD which is ace, we had broadband from them but changed it as it was pish, wireless cutting out all the time. Was running about 6/7GB, now with O2 running 20/21gb.

So have a sky box but dont use there broadband.