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Digital Switchover

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What is Digital Switchover?

What is Digital Switchover?

To create better quality television for the whole nation, TV in the UK is going completely digital. It's started already and will happen TV region by TV region, right up until 2012.
What Sky offers

Get set for digital with Sky TV

If you currently only receive the five terrestrial channels, then you need to go digital in time for the switchover. The good news is that once you've got Sky, you've gone digital.
Professional installation

Professional installation

With Sky TV, you're all set for switchover. Our professional engineers will install all the digital equipment you need, at a time to suit you, and show you how it works.

Please note:

Standard set-up for new customers: Standard set-up for £49 Sky+HD box is free for new customers. Standard set-up for free Sky+ box is £30 for new customers. Standard set-up for a Sky box is £60. Standard set-up £117.45 without Sky TV. Non-standard set-up may cost extra.

Sky TV Subscription and VAT changes: Packages currently £16.50 - £46 per month. From 1/9/09 most prices will increase by up to £1.50 a month and from 1/1/10 by no more than £1 a month due to VAT change.

General: Prices shown apply to customers paying by Direct Debit. An additional 50p per month is payable by customers paying by continuous credit card. Your Sky box(es) must be connected to a fixed telephone line for 12 months. Sky+/Sky+HD box prices may vary if you live in a flat. You must get any consents required (e.g. landlord's). Minimum Sky TV/Sky+/HD Pack/Multiroom subscriptions 12 months. You must be 18 years or over. Prices subject to change. Information only applies to residential customers in UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Further terms apply. Calls cost 5p per minute (plus up to 8p connection fee) for BT customers. Calls from other providers may vary. Correct at 1 July 2009.