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Sky + boxes for £99 and £1 installation

31 replies

elena2 · 08/01/2004 11:26

Just thought I would pass on a great offer from a website called moneysaving expert.co.uk.

Have a look at this
You need to scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on page 1 for the number and code to quote.

They ran out of these but now have some more back in.
Seems like a brilliant offer (if a bit of a cheat!), would love to take advantage of it if we had any spare cash this month!

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Kayleigh · 08/01/2004 11:32

Am a bit thick about these things...so what does Sky + give you ? Is there a monthly subscription charge ?
We have freeview at the moment.

Original poster
elena2 · 08/01/2004 11:39

About Sky +

Hope that helps Kayleigh

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WSM · 08/01/2004 11:44

Elena, do you work for a marketing type company as well as being a mn'er? It's just that I've noticed that quite a high proportion of your posts are 'passing on great offers' and the like.

I do realise that you also post 'normal' chat and advice posts too, but the frequency of posts like these makes me wonder.

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elena2 · 08/01/2004 12:08

Not at all WSM, as I've mentioned in one of my past posts, I work in a nursery!

As for 'quite a high proportion of my posts',

You've just made me wonder, and I did a search for my own nickname -

2 CONVERSATIONS! One about the free PC's and this one!

So I think you are exaggerating somewhat there.

I go on the money saving website quite often though, and am a sucker for offers, so thought other MN'ers might be interested, that was all.

I have to say, I feel pretty offended by your unfounded comments WSM, you don't mince your words do you?

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saintshar · 08/01/2004 12:21

elena2, what a grear offer! I have always wanted sky+ but wouldn't pay the nearly £300 they wanted. I am going to phone my family to let them know, they will be well chuffed (as we say in this part of the wotld!!)
Please don't be put off posting any more money saving tips........you are my new favourite friend!

Kayleigh · 08/01/2004 12:36

thanks for the link elena2

Mardy · 08/01/2004 12:40

Thanks from me too elena2, I know how it feels to have your motives questioned when you're just trying to be helpful on your first or second post!

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elena2 · 08/01/2004 12:46

Thanks guys

Perhaps WSM is lucky enough not to need money saving tips or offers!

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WSM · 09/01/2004 11:42

Sincere apologies elena. It wasn't meant to be an accusation, more of a nosey question. Perhaps I am too nosey for my own good !

I have discovered where my confusion has arisen here . There IS a poster who is always banging on about promo stuff. She is always promoting elena somebody or others product. I got myself a bit confused. Again I'm sorry I put you in 'the frame'. Should do my homework before asking pertinent questions .

Apologies once more
WSM

WSM · 09/01/2004 11:45

Oh bugger, my link has failed . Poster is anniethenannie, NONE of her posts have been anything other than links to freebies for the same company over and over.

WSM · 09/01/2004 11:46

Doesn't excuse me leaping in with both feet earlier, but I wanted to explain and apologise once more.

Northerner · 09/01/2004 11:47

That's seems like a fab offer. If I didn'y have NTL I'd go for it.

Keep em coming elena!

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elena2 · 09/01/2004 13:30

No problem, WSM
Thanks for the apology.

Thought you were a bit peeved cos you'd paid full price for Sky + recently

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WSM · 09/01/2004 19:01

No, funnily enough, we got the very same offer but from a different company !

willow2 · 09/01/2004 22:50

Can anyone answer me this? Can you keep your old Sky box where it already is, and have Sky plus put in to another room?

Beccarollover · 09/01/2004 23:11

Is there a subscription to pay or do you just have your normal box + sky+ or what?

Can someone explain to me please

pie · 09/01/2004 23:15

You have to have the stupid sky+ box plus the normal subsciption plus the installation (even if you already have sky) and THEN you have to £10 a month ON TOP OF your normal subscription. Can you say rip off

pie · 09/01/2004 23:18

Yes you can willow, but you still have to pay the costs I described PLUS another subscription as one subscription only covers one box, not one house.

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elena2 · 10/01/2004 00:31

TBH Pie, I think it's a pretty good deal.

You don't have any extra subscription charges if you already subscibe for the Movies or Sports package (premium channels).

And the extra benefits of Sky + (tapeless recording of programmes etc.) seem well worth the £99 for the box. It's only £1 for installation.

Esp considering a lot of people pay over £200 for the Sky+ normally, and then inst. on top.

I don't agree that it's a 'rip off' at all.

Sorry if I seem a bit testy, but this is the second one of my threads about offers that other people have thought were pretty good, that you jumped on and slated.

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pupuce · 10/01/2004 09:05

WSM - interesting about annie..... I have also recommended a few times Elena's products (hence I thought you might be talking about me!!!). I actually know Elena but this annie character seems out of place !!!
Elena's products are excellent BTW - I do recommend it.

WSM · 10/01/2004 10:08

Pie, we had this offer (or a very similar one). All we paid was £99 for the box and £1 for the installation. They moved our existing sky box into our bedroom and sl now we have an independent sky box in our room allowing us to watch 2 different sky channels at once. We do pay £40 a month for our ordinary sky package (the works) and it costs us NOTHING per month to run Sky+. The only additional financial outlay was the initial £100 or so.

WSM · 10/01/2004 10:09

In fact Sky+ have been advertising EVERYWHERE that their subscription for Sky+ now costs nothing extra on top of your usual sky subscription.

maretta · 10/01/2004 10:10

I've got sky + and it's brill.
I can pause the tv when someone rings in the middle of eastenders - that's worth the extra subsciption.

WSM · 10/01/2004 10:11

Pupuce, fair enough if you like Elenas products then mention them every now and again but this 'annie' never posts about anything else ! Run a search and you'll see what I mean.

pie · 10/01/2004 11:32

"Sorry if I seem a bit testy, but this is the second one of my threads about offers that other people have thought were pretty good, that you jumped on and slated."

excuse me? If you're talking about the free PCs, you can hardly call me post 'slating' when in the very next post you also mention that its a lease, which is all I did:

"Its a lease as well, for 3 years but they can terminate the agreement at anytime." How was that slating? Then you wrote "The PC is lent to you for a term of 36 months, after which you will be offered a new computer and a new agreement, or you can simply return the old machine to a local collection point."??? Beacuse I said they can terminte a lease...well they can all I did was say it.

I hadn't heard about the fee waiver for the premium packages.