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Off Topic Sky TV Rip Off Cancelled

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by look_back_in_amber, Apr 22, 2015.

  1. SuitedandBooted

    SuitedandBooted Well-Known Member

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    They are trying to crack down on them but with most of them being sold from China there's not much they can do at the moment.
     
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  2. Plum

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    Having cancelled Sky Sports when we went down I'm now watching the Ashes on TVMC for nowt. I feel v.smug and self-satisfied!
     
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  3. hullcitykid

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    Iv just thought F"'k it , iv just bought an Openbox with free 24th gift for £69

    Cancelled Sky, given 1mth notice, took me 30 mins for them to get the message no i dont want half price sky for 9mths
     
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  4. Plum

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    I cancelled on-line, no discussion with anyone.
     
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  5. hullcitykid

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    I didnt know you could cancel online

    I really wanted to say im not leaving, im just getting every channel you have for free!!
     
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  6. look_back_in_amber

    look_back_in_amber Well-Known Member

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    £69, was that from Amazon? It's almost worth having for a couple of years viewing at £69!
     
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  7. PattyNchips2

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    I will stick to my illegal streams which allow me to watch TV for **** all.
     
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  8. hullcitykid

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    Streams are crap quality and rely on a good internet connection

    This works off your current sky dish, and quality is 720p or 1080p HD
     
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  9. SuitedandBooted

    SuitedandBooted Well-Known Member

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    I think you'll find its 1080i maximum, they cant broadcast in 1080p yet.
     
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  10. hullcitykid

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    BT Sport and ESPN HD are in 1080P , im sure , and BT Europe will broadcast in 4K
     
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  11. SuitedandBooted

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    Nope, they're 1080i
     
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  12. SuitedandBooted

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    or 720p but not 1080p
     
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  13. Anal Frank Fingers

    Anal Frank Fingers Well-Known Member

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    I've been using an Openbox v8s for 6 months now. No grumbles. It works.

    The Openbox itself is a bit basic in functionality though, apart from watching channels. Think of it like a cheap computer with cheap software on it. You can plug a harddrive into it, but the recording software leaves a lot to be desired, mainly due to the epg options being poor.

    For £120 you can get far better hardware which works exactly the same way, but with better software. The sky feeds are the same ones you use for the Openbox.

    The Openbox did the job though of getting me familiar with how it all works. I'm probably upgrading to a dreambox next.
     
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  14. newlandcasual

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    as Suited said its 1080i for the hd channels and also its 576i for all the sly channels
     
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  15. hullcitykid

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    Im gonna put this Openbox up in the kids room, they had Sky multi room up there, so they got everything they need

    So tell me more about the dreambox, is that the same sort of deal, plug and play, and free 24 mth gift again?
     
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  16. hullcitykid

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    I get Setanta Ireland and Setanta Sports 1 now ... interestingly just read this

    the Setanta Sports pack will offer Irish Sports fans 71 Barclays Premier League games for the 15/16 season.

    33 of these games will be Saturday 3pm kick offs

    while 26 games will be on Saturdays at 12:45 on our BT Sports channels.

    These 12:45 games will include 18 first pick games. This means the biggest games featuring top of the table clashes will be part of the Setanta pack. The other 12 games are midweek and bank holiday games.

    Setanta Sports Pack Fixtures for 2015/16: TBC

    33!! Live games on Sat, wish id had this last season!!
     
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  17. newlandcasual

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    Never seen City on Setanta yet...being Irish channela you tend to get a lot of Liverpool n Manure matches on there but yes you get 3pm kick offs.

    I would recommend a Technomate 5402 hd box....far better than theese openboxes.. skybox f5's etc...
     
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  18. hullcitykid

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    Ta, ill be looking at that tonight, are all card sharing the same, ie get Setanta, dont want to buy of another dealer and not get as many channels that i have now
     
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  19. SuitedandBooted

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    Don't like any of these free sat style boxes, not enough selection.
     
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  20. hullcitykid

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    Had a look at the Technomate 5402 hd looks a good piece of kit, cant see any with the "Free 24mth Gift" so how do you get all the channels?
     
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