what's the best sky package
Apr 3rd 2005, 8:42 am
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what's the best sky package
Hi All
I know this is a pommy question..asking questions about Sky TV,eh what next.... but as i have to small boys... they need their "Simpsons"thats my excuse and i'm sticking to it..it have nothing to to with watching West Ham play.what's the best package to go for in the Perth area or is there only one choice...
I know this is a pommy question..asking questions about Sky TV,eh what next.... but as i have to small boys... they need their "Simpsons"thats my excuse and i'm sticking to it..it have nothing to to with watching West Ham play.what's the best package to go for in the Perth area or is there only one choice...
Apr 3rd 2005, 8:44 am
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Re: what's the best sky package
No Sky in Aus. And from my perspective, hopefully no Simpsons either 
Apr 3rd 2005, 8:45 am
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Re: what's the best sky package
Originally Posted by Steve2438
Hi All
I know this is a pommy question..asking questions about Sky TV,eh what next.... but as i have to small boys... they need their "Simpsons"thats my excuse and i'm sticking to it..it have nothing to to with watching West Ham play.what's the best package to go for in the Perth area or is there only one choice...
I know this is a pommy question..asking questions about Sky TV,eh what next.... but as i have to small boys... they need their "Simpsons"thats my excuse and i'm sticking to it..it have nothing to to with watching West Ham play.what's the best package to go for in the Perth area or is there only one choice...
R.
Apr 3rd 2005, 8:48 am
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Re: what's the best sky package
Heard mention of seeing footie on Foxtel - don't know more than that but may be something to look into.
Not a fan of Simpsons, but don't think I could stomach my 3 getting into The Wiggles!!!!! Give me bart any day!
Not a fan of Simpsons, but don't think I could stomach my 3 getting into The Wiggles!!!!! Give me bart any day!
Apr 3rd 2005, 8:50 am
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Re: what's the best sky package
Originally Posted by Carruss
Not sure about the package and I can understand about the Simpsons (as we have 3 kids) but you should feel lucky about not seeing West Ham play!
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Apr 3rd 2005, 8:53 am
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Re: what's the best sky package
Originally Posted by moneypen20
No Sky in Aus. And from my perspective, hopefully no Simpsons either
Apr 3rd 2005, 9:09 am
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You don't need sat TV for the Simpsons as they are on free to air Channel 10 every night at 18:00 and some night they are on for 2 hours. How grown up intelligent people can watch cartoons is beyond me.
Apr 3rd 2005, 9:09 am
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Re: what's the best sky package
Originally Posted by Steve2438
Sorry but there is a sky(maybe by another name) in Oz..and what do you mean no simpsons...you've never lived...heheheh
Apr 3rd 2005, 9:14 am
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Re: what's the best sky package
Originally Posted by Kiwipaul
You don't need sat TV for the Simpsons as they are on free to air Channel 10 every night at 18:00 and some night they are on for 2 hours. How grown up intelligent people can watch cartoons is beyond me.
thanks for all the info.will look on the web for details..grown up intelligent people who have kids have cartoons...
Apr 3rd 2005, 9:24 am
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Re: what's the best sky package
Originally Posted by Steve2438
thanks for all the info.will look on the web for details..grown up intelligent people who have kids have cartoons...
.....and the Simpsons seem to be on non-stop 24 hours a day if you pick your channels carefully .....arghhhhhhhhhh
Apr 3rd 2005, 10:10 am
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Re: what's the best sky package
Originally Posted by Steve2438
Hi All
I know this is a pommy question..asking questions about Sky TV,eh what next.... but as i have to small boys... they need their "Simpsons"thats my excuse and i'm sticking to it..it have nothing to to with watching West Ham play.what's the best package to go for in the Perth area or is there only one choice...
I know this is a pommy question..asking questions about Sky TV,eh what next.... but as i have to small boys... they need their "Simpsons"thats my excuse and i'm sticking to it..it have nothing to to with watching West Ham play.what's the best package to go for in the Perth area or is there only one choice...
You need Foxtel, it is the same as SKY digital in the UK they have even just brought out SKY + but it is called something else (something like personal recorder)
we have normal foxtel digital and have everything except for the movies, loads of soccer on the tele, 3 or more live premiership matches a week. Slightly less channels than sky but you still find yourself trawling through loads of crap in the vain hope that there might be somehting better on.
You cannot get all the terestrial channels on Foxtel yet only ABC and SBS but the others are to follow by the middle of this year (so I have been told)
I pay about $60 or $70 a month and got it installed for free as they were on a big promo drive prior to xmas. As with pretty much everything on OZ you need to sign up for 2 years or pay extra to have a shorter contract so you might want to wait to have it installed when you are settled in a house.
Foxtel-TV
Bigpond _internet
Telstra _telephones (land and mobile)
are all part of the same company Phone part are OK, foxtel are OK but I would avoid BIGPOND like the plague as they are crap crap crap.
Kala
Cheers
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Apr 3rd 2005, 10:11 am
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Re: what's the best sky package
Just noticed you are from Crawley, me too.
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Apr 3rd 2005, 10:21 am
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Re: what's the best sky package
Originally Posted by Steve2438
thanks for all the info.will look on the web for details..grown up intelligent people who have kids have cartoons...
Sky news is shown during the day and football is on live as well.
Not a fan of the simpsons but think it was on non stop over the Easter.
Apr 3rd 2005, 10:32 am
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Re: what's the best sky package
Originally Posted by moneypen20
No Sky in Aus. And from my perspective, hopefully no Simpsons either
Apr 3rd 2005, 10:38 am
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Re: what's the best sky package
Originally Posted by JayDeee
You need Foxtel, it is the same as SKY digital in the UK they have even just brought out SKY + but it is called something else (something like personal recorder)
we have normal foxtel digital and have everything except for the movies, loads of soccer on the tele, 3 or more live premiership matches a week. Slightly less channels than sky but you still find yourself trawling through loads of crap in the vain hope that there might be somehting better on.
You cannot get all the terestrial channels on Foxtel yet only ABC and SBS but the others are to follow by the middle of this year (so I have been told)
I pay about $60 or $70 a month and got it installed for free as they were on a big promo drive prior to xmas. As with pretty much everything on OZ you need to sign up for 2 years or pay extra to have a shorter contract so you might want to wait to have it installed when you are settled in a house.
Foxtel-TV
Bigpond _internet
Telstra _telephones (land and mobile)
are all part of the same company Phone part are OK, foxtel are OK but I would avoid BIGPOND like the plague as they are crap crap crap.
Kala
Cheers
Kala
we have normal foxtel digital and have everything except for the movies, loads of soccer on the tele, 3 or more live premiership matches a week. Slightly less channels than sky but you still find yourself trawling through loads of crap in the vain hope that there might be somehting better on.
You cannot get all the terestrial channels on Foxtel yet only ABC and SBS but the others are to follow by the middle of this year (so I have been told)
I pay about $60 or $70 a month and got it installed for free as they were on a big promo drive prior to xmas. As with pretty much everything on OZ you need to sign up for 2 years or pay extra to have a shorter contract so you might want to wait to have it installed when you are settled in a house.
Foxtel-TV
Bigpond _internet
Telstra _telephones (land and mobile)
are all part of the same company Phone part are OK, foxtel are OK but I would avoid BIGPOND like the plague as they are crap crap crap.
Kala
Cheers
Kala
just a quick question for my kids do you get Disney and nickelodeon on foxtel
hopefully when we get there tv will be the last thing in their minds but at the mo they are the things they worry about
Chris
ps where you get you internet access from then??