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CrazyHorse on 24 November 2009
selnor said:
CrazyHorse said:

It's a good deal if you already own Sky but a little dissapointing if you don't. This looked like a promising service (for me personally) when it was first mentioned as I can't have a Sky dish at my flat and so this would be the perfect way to get the Sky Sports package (I miss cricket and football ). Unfortunately the subscription price and channel availability put my off. I'm sure they will develop it in the future and if more channels get added then I might be pursuaded to go for it.


Subscription cost is identical to normal Sky. Channels are upgraded daily not futurely. :)

Just been looking at some of the options and £25 for Sky Sports 1 (which I think covers all football and cricket except the ESPN games I think) and the entertainment package isn't too bad. Has Sky One been added yet? I think that and a couple of the comedy channels are the only things missing I would really want.



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zuvuyeay on 24 November 2009

yes thank you,i understand it now,

basically,if you already have everything,then it's a nice little bonus,

or good for a multi-room equivalent....



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selnor on 24 November 2009
CrazyHorse said:
selnor said:
CrazyHorse said:

It's a good deal if you already own Sky but a little dissapointing if you don't. This looked like a promising service (for me personally) when it was first mentioned as I can't have a Sky dish at my flat and so this would be the perfect way to get the Sky Sports package (I miss cricket and football ). Unfortunately the subscription price and channel availability put my off. I'm sure they will develop it in the future and if more channels get added then I might be pursuaded to go for it.


Subscription cost is identical to normal Sky. Channels are upgraded daily not futurely. :)

Just been looking at some of the options and £25 for Sky Sports 1 (which I think covers all football and cricket except the ESPN games I think) and the entertainment package isn't too bad. Has Sky One been added yet? I think that and a couple of the comedy channels are the only things missing I would really want.


I posted the links in my previous post. Dont be fooled. You can watch everything on Sky Player. You just have to follow the correct deal you want. If you have Sky already £5 would get you all the channels on your 360. Otherwise you just get 21 with just using your Sky ID. Have a look. The menu system on 360 sky is awesome. And you can watch with your friends like you can with HD films off Live. Awesome.

selnor on 24 November 2009
zuvuyeay said:
yes thank you,i understand it now,

basically,if you already have everything,then it's a nice little bonus,

or good for a multi-room equivalent....


Or if you dont have Sky at all, you can get everything Sky offers normal boxes but with no dish and no wires. You can record, and also a few bonuses that M$ provide like watching with friends like you can with HD films from Live.



TheThunder on 24 November 2009
JaggedSac said:
TheThunder said:
JaggedSac said:

MS hyperbole, or real success?

Why would Microsoft lie ?

Hyperbole != lie

misinformation = lie



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slowmo on 25 November 2009
TheThunder said:
JaggedSac said:
TheThunder said:
JaggedSac said:

MS hyperbole, or real success?

Why would Microsoft lie ?

Hyperbole != lie

misinformation = lie


Only if the misinformation is intentional, otherwise its a mistake.  The mistake then becomes a lie when said person refuses to conceed they're wrong when provided with the proof.



TheThunder on 25 November 2009
slowmo said:
TheThunder said:
JaggedSac said:
TheThunder said:
JaggedSac said:

MS hyperbole, or real success?

Why would Microsoft lie ?

Hyperbole != lie

misinformation = lie


Only if the misinformation is intentional, otherwise its a mistake.  The mistake then becomes a lie when said person refuses to conceed they're wrong when provided with the proof.

So you think MS spokesperson was mistaken to think the numbers are good when they are actually bad ?

Unless you are speaking in general then I agree.



slowmo on 25 November 2009
TheThunder said:
slowmo said:
TheThunder said:
JaggedSac said:
TheThunder said:
JaggedSac said:

MS hyperbole, or real success?

Why would Microsoft lie ?

Hyperbole != lie

misinformation = lie


Only if the misinformation is intentional, otherwise its a mistake.  The mistake then becomes a lie when said person refuses to conceed they're wrong when provided with the proof.

So you think MS spokesperson was mistaken to think the numbers are good when they are actually bad ?

Unless you are speaking in general then I agree.

I was speaking generally, sorry for the confusion.  I don't like to enter others arguments but I honestly felt it was unfair to say someone is telling a lie when they're honestly unaware of perhaps all the facts. 

I don't really have an opinion on PR statements like these as they really don't give us any solid information other than Sky and Microsoft are satisfied with the numbers.  Given the way the service went down at launch I thought we all pretty much knew the demand outstripped their expected supply so it had to be a success in terms of number of users really.



sinha on 29 December 2010
TheThunder said:
 

So you think MS spokesperson was mistaken to think the numbers are good when they are actually bad ?


Can you provide a source for the 360-Sky numbers being "actually bad"?

 

I see based on your profile that you're not a 360 owner, that explains why you continually post unsubstantial yet consistently negative comments on this board...



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huaxiong90 on 29 December 2010
sinha said:

Can you provide a source for the 360-Sky numbers being "actually bad"?

 

I see based on your profile that you're not a 360 owner, that explains why you continually post unsubstantial yet consistently negative comments on this board...

Why did you necro-bump this thread, exactly?



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