sky vs BT infinity

[clipperjay]

I'm in the same boat
02=£15.00 4.5-5.5Mbps used to get 7.5, but have a long ADSL cable from master socket to router. Unlimited downloads
BT line £20.00 (rapes me) thats just line rental
Sky £44.00 standard chanels with sport.
So I pay about £79.00 per month what package would be good I was thinking Virgin

My mobile phone is about £15.00 per month, but I get 1000m landline, 1000m cross network & 100 texts on vodafone.

[Ninja]

I'm in the same boat
02=£15.00 4.5-5.5Mbps used to get 7.5, but have a long ADSL cable from master socket to router. Unlimited downloads
BT line £20.00 (rapes me) thats just line rental
Sky £44.00 standard chanels with sport.
So I pay about £79.00 per month what package would be good I was thinking Virgin

My mobile phone is about £15.00 per month, but I get 1000m landline, 1000m cross network & 100 texts on vodafone.

Sky TV with sports - £45.00
Sky Line rental - £12.25
Sky Broadband Ulimited - £7.50

£64.75   

[Ninja]

which is why I am asking whether FTTC (fibre to the cabinet) will benefit me if I am with sky when it is implemented by BT

Yes and no.

No, in the sense that having your cab fibre enabled will not likely enhance your ADSL connection speeds.
Yes, in the sense that, if Sky take advantage of the fibre, you could change your ADSL presentation to FTTC (assuming they let you switch mid contract).

The FTTC delivery dates are fairly vague at best. BT Openreach have a definitive document that has confirmed dates for the next exchanges rolled out, everything else just has a far-future date as an estimate.

cheers Ben - thank you for your input... what you say about FTTC dates actually makes a lot of sense... just because its at the exchange don't mean its at the cabinet!! doh!

Sky it is.. thanks for your help everyone!

No probs. Did you manage to get your MALS from Sky?

[clipperjay]

I'm in the same boat
02=£15.00 4.5-5.5Mbps used to get 7.5, but have a long ADSL cable from master socket to router. Unlimited downloads
BT line £20.00 (rapes me) thats just line rental
Sky £44.00 standard chanels with sport.
So I pay about £79.00 per month what package would be good I was thinking Virgin

My mobile phone is about £15.00 per month, but I get 1000m landline, 1000m cross network & 100 texts on vodafone.

Does Sky still charge for 0845 0870 numbers thats why I was reluctant to switch?
Plus I heard Sky had stoppages on fair use policy i.e it was capped even though you had more speed?


Sky TV with sports - £45.00
Sky Line rental - £12.25
Sky Broadband Ulimited - £7.50

£64.75   

[Ninja]

I'm in the same boat
02=£15.00 4.5-5.5Mbps used to get 7.5, but have a long ADSL cable from master socket to router. Unlimited downloads
BT line £20.00 (rapes me) thats just line rental
Sky £44.00 standard chanels with sport.
So I pay about £79.00 per month what package would be good I was thinking Virgin

My mobile phone is about £15.00 per month, but I get 1000m landline, 1000m cross network & 100 texts on vodafone.

Does Sky still charge for 0845 0870 numbers thats why I was reluctant to switch?
Plus I heard Sky had stoppages on fair use policy i.e it was capped even though you had more speed?


Sky TV with sports - £45.00
Sky Line rental - £12.25
Sky Broadband Ulimited - £7.50

£64.75   

Yeah, but not if you're calling Sky. So, Sky's 0844 no is free from a Sky Line. 0845 costs, however.

[clipperjay]

Thats the issue with Virgin I only run BT line because I use alot of the 0845 numbers and some of Virgin and Sky charge upto 1.50+ per minutes if I add all those calls it would be more than my £20.00 per month?
My broadband is actually £9.00 if I top up my wifes PAYGO £10 per every three months sometimes I forget and have to pay £15.00.
Have you had any breakages or cutting out experience on the sky broadband?
 

[Ninja]

Have you had any breakages or cutting out experience on the sky broadband?
 

Sky BB is the most stable i've ever used.

[Guy]

I'm in the same boat
02=£15.00 4.5-5.5Mbps used to get 7.5, but have a long ADSL cable from master socket to router. Unlimited downloads
BT line £20.00 (rapes me) thats just line rental
Sky £44.00 standard chanels with sport.
So I pay about £79.00 per month what package would be good I was thinking Virgin

My mobile phone is about £15.00 per month, but I get 1000m landline, 1000m cross network & 100 texts on vodafone.

Sky TV with sports - £45.00
Sky Line rental - £12.25
Sky Broadband Ulimited - £7.50

£64.75   

my costs work out just about as follows

BT line & broadband £40/month
Sky £20/month

or

Sky broadband lite & TV £20/month
Sky line rental £12.25/month

total saving - £27.75/month - whats not to like! 

[damien010685]

Bt line and broadband cant be £40 mate i have line with Bt and broadband and i have the max package and i am £26 a mth with line rental.... Phone them and say your going to sky they will price match on there lower tarriff ie £7.50

[Guy]

Bt line and broadband cant be £40 mate i have line with Bt and broadband and i have the max package and i am £26 a mth with line rental.... Phone them and say your going to sky they will price match on there lower tarriff ie £7.50

it can be if you haven't changed it for years!