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Old 19-05-2010, 7:00 AM   #1
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Sky hd 1tb box offer
Hi got a letter yesterday from sky offering me a new 1tb sky box for £149 with free own install. Offer ends 30 June.
 
Old 19-05-2010, 8:13 AM   #2
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Was that from Sky?
 
Old 19-05-2010, 8:49 AM   #3
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What is the number on your letter to call?.

Are you an existing HD subscriber?.
 
Old 19-05-2010, 8:54 AM   #4
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Yes it was from sky. The letter said. as you were one of the first of our customers to get sky hd box, we thought youd like to be one of the first to get get the new sky+hd 1tb box. Phone 08442411206.
 
Old 19-05-2010, 9:15 AM   #5
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got mine this morning shall i or shant i mmmmmmmmmmmmi think so
 
Old 19-05-2010, 9:33 AM   #6
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Yeah I got this today and am seriously thinking about it as my Thomson box is giving me problems. Its says I can get free install if I use the new self setup option, whats this?
 
Old 19-05-2010, 9:38 AM   #7
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Is it pot luck on which type of 1Tb box you get, ie Samsung or Amstrad etc?
 
Old 19-05-2010, 9:42 AM   #8
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Only Amstrad make the 1tb boxes.
 
Old 19-05-2010, 9:43 AM   #9
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Yeah I got this today and am seriously thinking about it as my Thomson box is giving me problems. Its says I can get free install if I use the new self setup option, whats this?
They send you the box and you swap it over yourself and then ring them up to get your viewing card paired to the new box.
 
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Received my mailshot this morning too. I was one of the pay up front for a box pre-HD launchers.
 
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They send you the box and you swap it over yourself and then ring them up to get your viewing card paired to the new box.
Do you know how long it takes to get the box sent to you after ordering?
 
Old 19-05-2010, 9:49 AM   #12
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Got mine this morning also, I've had Sky HD since May 2007 and currently have a Thomson 4e3700.
 
Old 19-05-2010, 9:51 AM   #13
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Nope as I am one of the "lucky" ones that got it when it first came out at the end of Feb and had the pleasure of paying £249 + £60 install as this was the only option. It was bought to replace my Thompson one that completley packed up.

It will be interesting to see if I still get this offer as if I do I will be asking for the differnce back as a credit/refund.
 
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Think ill go for this as i nearly fill my hdd now and had a thomson replaced with a ****ing thomson thats starting to do the same as the old box. £149 not bad i suppose and a full new warrenty will help.
 
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Nope as I am one of the "lucky" ones that got it when it first came out at the end of Feb and had the pleasure of paying £249 + £60 install as this was the only option. It was bought to replace my Thompson one that completley packed up.

It will be interesting to see if I still get this offer as if I do I will be asking for the differnce back as a credit/refund.
Yep got the letter this morning! Not happy!

After spending days emailing sky saying that the 249 + 60 was too much money and being told under no circumstances would sky be offering the 1Tb for less then or in the future, I reluctantly paid the money to replace an aging and faulty thomson early hd box.

Now with this special invite in my hands asking me that as an early HD customer I can now have the box for £149 plus self install (again I put forward my case about I could do a self install but sky would have none of it), I have now written to sky asking for the difference. From the emails I have from sky at the time of my long debate with them, they have shot themselves in the foot and what is contained in my emails has now been contradicted by sky with this special invite!
 
Old 19-05-2010, 10:22 AM   #16
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If I take up this offer I assume I will have to pair my current viewing card to the new box. If so, can I still watch the recorded HD programmes (SKY1HD) on my old box somehow? Or do I need to watch everything I have recorded before getting the new box?

Thanks
 
Old 19-05-2010, 10:26 AM   #17
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Yep got the letter this morning! Not happy!

After spending days emailing sky saying that the 249 + 60 was too much money and being told under no circumstances would sky be offering the 1Tb for less then or in the future, I reluctantly paid the money to replace an aging and faulty thomson early hd box.

Now with this special invite in my hands asking me that as an early HD customer I can now have the box for £149 plus self install (again I put forward my case about I could do a self install but sky would have none of it), I have now written to sky asking for the difference. From the emails I have from sky at the time of my long debate with them, they have shot themselves in the foot and what is contained in my emails has now been contradicted by sky with this special invite!
It would be good if you could let me know if you get anywhere with this. Now that you have the letter have you tried ringing Customer Services to say how about crediting me the difference then?

Did you email Jerermy Darroch or the general email address?
 
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If I take up this offer I assume I will have to pair my current viewing card to the new box. If so, can I still watch the recorded HD programmes (SKY1HD) on my old box somehow? Or do I need to watch everything I have recorded before getting the new box?

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I think once you've paired your card with the new box you will not be able to watch the old recordings.
 
Old 19-05-2010, 10:40 AM   #19
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I had my thompson fixed by one of the guys on the satcure list. When I had the box back I was able to put the card that had been paired with my new 1tb box in and watch what was on the hard drive.

I think the recordings are linked to the viewing card that was in the box when they where recoreded.
 
Old 19-05-2010, 10:47 AM   #20
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Ordered mine just now on the phone and have got a delivery date of one week from now.
 
Old 19-05-2010, 11:00 AM   #21
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Hmm, this is tempting - got my offer in the post this morning. Is there a market for the old boxes given they have component and HDMI outputs?
 
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i also got the offer, now i have stacks still to watch on my old box and if i get the new box can i wait untill i watch most of my stuff before i swop the boxes over
 
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Are you all day one subscribers receiving this offer? I wouldn't mind shifting my existing HD box to replace a multi room Sky+ and getting a new 1TB box for the main TV. I have only been a HD subscriber since mid 2008 though.
 
Old 19-05-2010, 11:33 AM   #24
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Just got the same offer. I was an original HD subscriber but cancelled when I moved abroad for 2 years. The current contract is in my wife's name and has been so since Dec 08 and the offer is also in her name.

Tempted as my current box is playing up!!!
 
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I got the letter this morning.

I am tempted not coz I need the extra space but coz my box keeps crashing etc.

In addition, my epg is dead slow.

Are these new boxes any faster as I read they have a faster processor.
 
Old 19-05-2010, 11:38 AM   #26
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Tried to order last night, but they couldn't process the free self set up option, waiting for a call today.
 
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Got my mailshot this morning. I will be taking this offer up as my old box is playing up abit and I had been thinking about having it checked over and the HDD upgraded. I have multiroom with a very old sky+ box still going strong but would like to have the old HD box for the capacity without the HD sub as I don't have a HDTV in the bedroom. Has anyone out there done this? Can it be done?

Cheers.
 
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Got the offer in the post this morning.

Tempted as others say as my crappy thompson box is full of faults:
HDD is seriously noisy
EPG slow
Sometimes fails to record
Red button on sky news causes box to crash
The list goes on....

The more I think about it the more I realize I need A NEW BOX!
 
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I have ordered it

Delivery 2nd June
 
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Just got it today for £149 with self install

Box not due till 2 June
 
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