Sky Broadband
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Sky Broadband speeds explained
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Your broadband speed affects how quickly information is passed to and from your computer. To do everyday online things like browsing, downloading, or streaming, you need a reliable and consistent broadband connection and internet speed - Sky Broadband Unlimited is ideal for this.
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The term 'Broadband speed' is used in different ways
Access line speed
This is the maximum speed of the data connection between your broadband router and the telephone exchange.
This speed is shown when you use the broadband checker to test your line for Sky Broadband availability. The Throughput Speed that you get when using your broadband connection will be lower than your Access Line Speed.
Throughput speed
This is the actual download speed that you experience, and can be affected by factors like the layout of your home and the number of devices using your wireless connection.
It can also be affected by external factors like the number of broadband subscribers sharing the network.
For more information about all aspects of broadband speed and the results of any broadband speed test, see the Sky Broadband speed glossary
Broadband speeds affect how fast you can download
Take a look at how long it might take to download music or movies, based on different broadband speeds.
1 Album 1 |
200 photos 2 |
1 TV show via On Demand 3 |
1 movie via On Demand 4 |
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| Download speed | Estimated time to download (minutes) | |||
| 5Mb | 6 mins | 8 mins | 12 mins | 40 mins |
| 10Mb | 3 mins | 4 mins | 6 mins | 20 mins |
| 15Mb | 2.25 mins | 3 mins | 4.5 mins | 15 mins |
| 1. Album based on MP3 song size of 5Mb per file. 2. 200 photos based on photo size of 1Mb per file. 3. Based on TV show size of 300Mb per episode. 4. Based on movie size of 1,000Mb per movie. Times shown above are estimates and are not a prediction of actual speed. | ||||
Bundles Sky Broadband and Talk with Sky TV View more bundles
Broadband Unlimited, Talk Freetime & Sky TV
Surf with confidence with Sky Broadband Unlimited, talk in the evening and weekends with Sky Talk Freetime, plus enjoy must see shows and award winning drama across 38 great channels with Sky Entertainment.
- 38 entertainment channels
- Unlimited broadband usage
- Inclusive evening & weekend calls to Republic of Ireland landlines#
- Great value rates to Irish mobiles and international numbers
- Free Sky Hub, our brand new wireless router
- Free Sky+ box with
free standard set-up
€67a month
(including Sky Talk Line Rental)
Product availability subject to location. 12 month minimum subscription. Set-up costs and router delivery charge may apply. Active Eircom compatible phone line required.
Broadband Lite, Talk Freetime & Sky TV
Enjoy comedy, drama and must-see shows from both sides of the Atlantic across 38 of our most popular channels, plus great value broadband and inclusive evening & weekend calls to landlines within the Republic of Ireland.
- 38 entertainment channels
- 2GB monthly usage allowance
- Inclusive evening & weekend calls to Republic of Ireland landlines#
- Great value rates to Irish mobiles and international numbers
- Free Sky Hub, our brand new wireless router
- Free Sky+ box with
free standard set-up
€57a month
(including Sky Talk Line Rental)
Product availability subject to location. 12 month minimum subscription. Set-up costs and router delivery charge may apply. Active Eircom compatible phone line required.
Reasons to join or switch to Sky
Here's the legal bit
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Offers
Free Sky+ box offer: Sky+ box free with free standard set-up for new customers joining Sky TV online. One free box per household. This is a new customer offer. Offer ends 28 March 2013. Minimum 12 month term applies. Non-standard set-up may cost extra.
New customer free Sky+HD box offer: Free Sky+HD box with free standard set-up for new Sky TV customers joining Sky TV online with the HD Pack. Offer ends 28 March 2013. Minimum 12 month term applies. Non-standard set-up may cost extra. HD ready TV required.
Existing customer free Sky+HD box offer: Get a free Sky+HD box when you upgrade to Sky+HD. Existing Sky+HD box households are not eligible for a discounted box. One free box per household. 12 month min term. Set-up charges apply.
Upfront payment: If you are joining Sky TV with a free Sky+ or Sky+HD box with free standard set-up, all you need to pay at the time of joining is €25 towards your on-going subscription, which will be refunded in your first two bills.
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Sky Broadband
Broadband product availability is subject to location. Sky Talk (including line rental) required. Speeds vary with location and line quality. External factors such as internet congestion can affect speed.
12 month minimum subscription. Set-up costs and router delivery charge may apply. See sky.ie for more details and our Usage Policies. Active compatible Eircom phone line required.
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#**Sky Talk
#Sky Talk Freetime: Inclusive evening and weekend calls of up to an hour to the Republic of Ireland local and national landline numbers only (excludes calls to Directory Enquiries, indirect access, dial-up Internet numbers, mobile, and 0700 numbers) and then calls are charged at rate of 6.90c per minute (evening) and 1.40c per minute (weekend) . Evening – Monday to Friday, after 7pm and before 7am. Weekend - between midnight on Friday and midnight on Sunday. Fair Use Policy applies (see contracts for details). Eircom compatible phone line required. 12 month minimum subscription. Set up costs may apply. Sky Talk Line Rental required.
**Sky Talk Anytime: Anytime calls of up to an hour to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland local and national landline numbers only (excludes calls to Directory Enquiries, indirect access, dial-up Internet numbers and 0700 numbers) and then charged at 6.90c per minute (daytime & evening) and 1.40c per minute (weekend). Anytime international geographic landline calls of up to an hour to 20 countries (Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA (also includes calls to mobiles in Canada and USA). Fair Use Policy applies (see contracts for details). Eircom compatible phone line required. 12 month minimum subscription. Set up costs may apply. Sky Talk Line Rental required.
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‡*Sky TV
‡ HD channels received depend on your Sky TV subscription. UTV is available without subscription.
Sky TV Subscription: Packages €27-€79 per month (pm). Sky Movies Box Office costs extra. UTV available without subscription. It is not provided by Sky; its availability is outside Sky’s control. Manual tuning of your box required. Sky box and set-up required.
Sky 3D: 3DTV and Sky World HD (€91) subscription required. Pay per view content may cost extra.
Dolby Digital 5.1: Available on many programmes. Compatible home cinema system required.
ESPN: ESPN at no extra cost for Sky TV customers taking Sky Sports 1&2 (otherwise €12pm with Sky Sports 1 or 2 or €16pm for Sky TV customers).
Sky Multiroom: €15 pm per box. Provides same Sky TV channels as main Sky TV subscription on another box. To receive HD Pack channels on your Multiroom box you need a Sky HD box an HD Pack subscription (only one HD Pack subscription required per household).
Sky Box Office: Sky Box Office content costs extra. Pay per view charges apply. SBO 3D requires a 3DTV and Sky World HD subscription. Cable service may vary.
Remote Record: Use sky.com or a compatible device. Requests require up to 30 minutes notice before start of programme.
*On Demand: Available to Sky TV customers with compatible black Sky box. Downloading content requires broadband connection (minimum recommended speed 2 Mbps) and self set-up using own cable or wireless connector (€12.99 - limits apply). Downloads count towards any usage caps. Content depends on your Sky TV/HD subscription. Sky Store costs extra. Sky Movies 1&2 or Sky Sports 1&2 required for Sky Movies or Sky Sports. Sky+ subscribers without Sky TV can access BBC iPlayer only. Downloadable HD content takes longer to start viewing. Entertainment / Entertainment Extra SD customers joining after 13 November will have access to boxsets on demand until May 2013.
Sky Go: UK / Ireland only. Streamed via broadband/3G (charges may apply). Available on two registered compatible devices (content may vary). Some live TV programmes will be unavailable (go to - go.sky.com). iPhone (3GS or above), iPad, iPod touch (4th generation or above) require iOS 5.1 or later, and available on selected Android devices with OS2.2x to OS4.2.1 (excluding 3.x). Sky on your Xbox 360 requires Xbox Gold Live subscription. Sky TV Customers: Selected live channels and on demand content available in line with your Sky TV subscription at no extra cost. You’ll need Sky Movies 1&2 or Sky Sports 1&2 Packs for on demand Sky Movies or Sky Sports. Non-Sky TV Customers: Subscriptions €18-55 per month. ESPN €12-16 p/m extra (or standalone at €20 p/m). Monthly subscriptions renew automatically until you unsubscribe.
Sky Go Extra: Sky TV customers only. €6 extra a month. 31 days’ notice to cancel. Register up to 4 Sky Go devices, concurrent viewing on two devices. Download selected Sky Go content via WiFi (Unavailable on Xbox 360). Content depends on your Sky TV package. Movies Pack required to download movies. Max 2 downloads per programme. Content deleted from device 48 hours after viewing starts or no later than 7 or 30 days after download depending on content. -
Sky boxes and set-up
Sky+HD box: Existing Sky+ box households are not eligible for a discounted box unless taking the HD Pack. Existing customers must agree to new 12 month minimum term for Sky TV. One free/discounted box per household. Sky+HD box up to €149 if you are not eligible for discounted price (Sky TV subscription required). A Sky+HD box can store an average of 60 hours of HD or 185 hours of standard definition programmes. HD ready TV required. Standard set-up is free for new Sky TV customers joining online. Standard set-up for customers is €30 for a Sky+HD box taken with the HD Pack. Non-standard set-up may cost extra.
Sky+ box: Existing Sky+ box households are not eligible for a discounted box. Existing customers must agree to new 12 month minimum term for Sky TV. One free/discounted box per household. Sky+ box up to €149 if you are not eligible for discounted price (Sky TV subscription required). You will receive a Sky+HD box which has all the features of Sky+ and can store an average of 185 hours of standard definition programmes. To view free-to-air HD content you need an HD ready TV. To view Sky HD content you will also need the HD Pack (€15 a month). Standard set-up is free for new Sky TV customers joining online. Standard set-up for existing customers is €60. Non-standard set-up may cost extra.
Sky+HD 2TB box: €49 for existing Sky TV customers taking their first HD package (€15pm) or existing Sky+HD customers adding Sky Multiroom (€15pm per box). Existing Sky+HD customers are entitled to one €149 box, additional 2TB boxes €249. €249 for any existing customer who received a discounted 1TB box. New customers joining Sky TV with the HD Pack are entitled to one €149 box. Any additional 2TB boxes thereafter or when taking without the HD Pack are €249. Standard set-up €30 for new customers and €60 for existing Sky TV customers. Non-standard set-up may cost extra. Sky+HD 2TB box provides 1.5TB of personal storage and 0.5TB of storage for On Demand Showcase content.
Sky HD Multiroom Box: [Only available with multiroom subscriptions]. Sky HD Multiroom Box is the SkyHD standard Digibox (No PVR functionality) which along with a Sky TV and Sky Multiroom subscription (€15 extra a month) gives your Sky TV subscription in another room. First box free for new and existing customers when taken with a new Sky Multiroom subscription and paying for set-up. Limited to one free box per household (and not available to customers who have already received a free standard box) otherwise €69. Replacement boxes are €99. Set-up is included as part of the box installation for new Sky TV customers, and €100 for existing customers. Non-standard set-up may cost extra.
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General
Subject to status. Upfront payment may be required. 12 month minimum subscriptions. Non-standard set-up may cost extra. Boxes must be connected to a fixed telephone line and prices may vary if you live in a flat. Sky functionality requires two satellite feeds.
You must get any consents required (e.g. landlord's). Prices for Direct Debit payments only. Continuous debit/credit card mandate costs €0.75 pm. Republic of Ireland residential customers only. These offers are not available with any other offers. Further terms apply. Correct at 22 January 2013.