Getting More for Your Money with the Sky TV Starter Bundle
Value. The one thing that every customer wants when it comes to buying
any product is value and given the current economic climate it’s a
likely to be a more pressing concern right now than ever. Regardless of
whether you're looking for a home entertainment package or a new fridge,
perceived value is going to be an important factor.
Of course,
value is a difficult thing to define; it varies from person to person,
as with many things the key is finding a package or a system that you
can adapt perfectly to your needs, making sure that every penny you
shell out feels like a worthwhile expense.
As customers search
for greater flexibility, so companies have developed their offerings to
offer this flexibility. One perfect example is Sky, the satellite
broadcaster, for a long time the sole player in the market, has recently
faced stiffer competition, and has responded with a range of offers
that make now a great time to sign up to Sky.
First of all there
is the versatility of the package. You can settle for a basic option –
like a sports package – but you can also add additional channels like
ESPN, or you can cut out the sport altogether if you want. On top of all
that, certain new channels are provided for free. Sky Atlantic, the
result of the headline grabbing agreement between HBO in the US and Sky,
is one eye catching example, giving the British broadcaster unique
access to HBO's critically lauded stable of blockbuster shows. The likes
of Boardwalk Empire and Mildred Pierce have certainly added a dash of
TV snob cred to the Sky offering.
As impressive as the basic
variety pack undoubtedly is, there’s plenty of opportunity to add a few
bells and whistles. Sky is really pushing HD and 3D technology at the
moment so it’s well worth considering a slightly upgraded package.
You’ll have to get a Sky HD box (and a 3D TV set if you’re won’t accept
anything short of the bleeding edge from your home entertainment set up)
but, given that Sky now offers over 50 HDTV channels and Europe’s first dedicated 3DTV channel, you’re unlikely to find yourself struggling to take full advantage of it.
On
top of being able to choose what you want to watch, you also have
additional technology to make your life that little bit easier. Sky has
taken the decision to offer the Sky box and all its services for no
extra charge. Which means that as well as getting all the additional
television channels, you can enjoy the novel (and genuinely handy)
thrill of pausing, rewinding (and then later fast forwarding) live TV.
You can even use Sky to record an entire series of your favourite show
for you. It’s one of those life changing (in a small but significant
way, TV isn’t that important to me... honest) evolutionary leaps in home
technology that makes you wonder how on earth you managed before.
On
top of all this, the internet era has seen broadcasters, internet
service providers, and telephone service providers moving closer
together. The advantages of this for customers are obvious, if you pay
one monthly fee, you can get a whole range of services in one go, and
make savings on the lot because you don’t have to set up loads of
different accounts.
Accordingly, when you subscribe to Sky not
only do you get the satellite connection, the channels, and Sky with all
its technological brilliance, you also get a phone line (with free
weekend UK landline calls) and a broadband connection
that offers truly unlimited downloads.. Finally, unlike some contracts
(particularly mobile phones at the moment) with Sky you can sign up for
as little as twelve months, meaning you're not tied in forever.
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