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Why choose Sky

Choose Sky for a world of entertainment, movies and sports, revolutionary ways to watch TV and great value broadband and calls

Great entertainment and even more value

Great things now come as standard when you choose Sky.

  • 40 of our most popular entertainment channels
  • The UK's widest range of free-to-air channels
  • Pause, rewind and record your favourite TV with Sky+
  • TV that's ready when you are with On Demand including brand new Catch Up TV
  • Great entertainment on the move with Sky Go
  • Daily internet browsing with Sky Broadband Lite
  • Inclusive weekend calls to UK landlines#
  • If you choose Sky, you don't need to retune your box for the digital switchover
 

Looking to join Sky?

Get started here

  • Call a Sky adviser on 08442 411 815
  • Store locator. Find a Sky store in your area
  • Need help? Call 08442 411 815

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Exclusive to Sky

Exclusively with Sky TV you can enjoy:

  • Six Sky Sports channels - including Sky Sports F1™ and Sky Sports News, all in high definition
  • HD channels - the widest range in the UK
  • Sky Atlantic - home to some of the best shows from the US, including The Wire, Boardwalk Empire and The Sopranos.
  • Sky Go - live sports, movies and entertainment on the move
  • Sky 3D - Europe’s first dedicated 3D TV channel
  • Sky Store - rent movies from just 99p through your Sky+ box when you connect to any broadband router
  • Unlimited internet when you're out and about with WiFi Hotspots from The Cloud at no extra cost
 

Our customers

10 million customers can't be wrong

With over 10 million customers enjoying our products, from Sky Broadband and Talk, to TV and innovative ways to watch like Sky Go, we take pride in what we do and we’re always looking to make things even better.

Our customers can also enjoy exclusive rewards. From the red carpet treatment at The O2, to free weekly cinema screenings and even the opportunity to be in the audience of Sky shows.

 

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Ways to watch Enjoy your Sky TV when, where and how you want to

Sky Go

TV from Sky on the move

  • Live TV on your laptop, iPad or selected smartphone
  • Access TV from Sky away from home on up to two additional devices
  • Watch channels from across your Sky TV subscription
 

HD TV

Experience TV's true potential

  • UK’s biggest choice of HD channels
  • Make your favourite shows even better with five times more picture detail
  • Something for the whole family in stunning HD
 

Sky Multiroom

Your favourite TV in any room you fancy

  • Keep the whole family entertained with different channels in different rooms at the same time
  • One HD Pack covers all HD ready boxes in the home
 

On Demand

Unlock a world of entertainment

  • TV that's ready to watch when you are, now including Catch Up TV with BBC iPlayer, ITV Player & Demand 5
  • Sky Movies customers can access hundreds of movies on demand
  • Rent movies online through your Sky+ box with Sky Store

At no extra cost to your Sky TV subscription*

 

Available when you connect your compatible black Sky+ box to any broadband router.

 

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Sky's awards and reviews

Best broadband and TV bundles

We won Simplifydigital's 2011 best digital TV, broadband and phone bundle award and were named Best Broadband & TV provider in the 2010 Top10.com Broadband Awards for the second year running.

 

Customer satisfaction

Ofcom has recently found Sky Broadband customers enjoy unbeatable overall satisfaction compared to those with BT, Virgin Media and Talk Talk.

 
 

Sky+HD 2TB award

Our new Sky+HD 2TB box has been named best set top box by ‘What Hi-Fi?’.

As well as pausing and rewinding live TV, the Sky+HD 2TB box allows you to record up to 350 hours of HD TV - that's enough for a fortnight's worth of HD TV viewing.

 

Award-winning shows

We have a whole host of award-winning shows on Sky1 and Sky Atlantic, including new US hit comedy, Girls. Also returning for another season is Modern Family and Boardwalk Empire.

 

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Doing our part for the environment

We are a CarbonNeutral company

  • Sky is the world’s first CarbonNeutral media company
  • Together with WWF, we aim to save one billion trees in the Amazon rainforest
  • Sky Rainforest Rescue aims to raise £2m that Sky will then match to £4m
 

Saving money and the environment

  • The new ‘Auto Standby’ feature on Sky boxes has reduced the UK carbon footprint by over 90,000 tonnes
  • All our new satellite dishes are now made from recycled car parts
 

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Reasons to join or switch to Sky

Standard contract of just
12 months

 

Standard installation usually
within two weeks

 

Switching to Sky
is easy

 

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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.

    New Sky TV customer online Marks and Spencer voucher offer: £25 M&S vouchers for new customers joining Sky TV. Only available at sky.com. Not available in conjunction with any other offer. One voucher per household. Voucher sent, within 45 days of activating your service, to the email address provided when joining Sky. M&S terms apply.

    Sky Broadband Unlimited Marks and Spencer voucher offer: £25 M&S voucher for new and existing customers in sky network areas, switching their broadband, calls# and line rental to Sky. Only available at sky.com. Not available in conjunction with any other offer. One voucher per household. Voucher sent, within 45 days of activating your service, to the email address provided when joining Sky. M&S terms apply.

    6 months free unlimited broadband offer: Available for new and existing Sky TV customers switching their broadband, calls and line rental to Sky. Only available in Sky network areas. Excludes Fibre products. Discount applied following activation of both Broadband & Talk services. Sky line rental £14.50 a month. £2.18 router delivery charge. After 6 months Broadband Unlimited £10 a month with Talk Weekends for new customers without Sky TV,  £29 a month for new customers with Sky TV and £7.50 extra a month for existing Sky TV customers. Speeds vary with location and line quality. No traffic management policy for Sky Broadband Unlimited. External factors such as internet congestion can affect speed. Offer ends 14 February 2013 for new customers joining with Sky TV. Offer extended until 28 March 2013 for new customers joining without Sky TV and existing Sky TV customers.

     

    Sky Go Extra Offer: Sky Go Extra available free for Sky TV customers for the first two months. After two months you will continue to receive Sky Go Extra at £5pm extra unless you call us to cancel at least 31 days before the end of the two month period. Offer ends 31 March 2013.

    3 months half price Fibre Unlimited offer: Only available to recipients online who are new UK residential customers joining Sky TV for a minimum term of 12 months. After 3 months your package will revert to the regular monthly price. This offer is only available to 14 February 2013.

    Upfront line rental offer: Available to new and existing customers taking Sky Broadband, Talk and line rental. Line rental is charged as an upfront cost of £119.40 for the entire 12 months. Equivalent to £9.95 per month - a saving of £54.60 over 12 months. Standard monthly price £14.50. After the 12 months has ended, you will automatically be moved on to the standard monthly price, unless you specify otherwise. Offer ends 29 June 2013.

    Introduce a Friend  voucher offer: Only available by following the steps set out on this website and not by any other means e.g. via a retail outlet. New customer introduced cannot be in same household. Existing Sky TV customer must remain an active subscriber to qualify. Existing customer will be sent an email with details of how to claim their voucher within 24 hours of Sky’s receipt of new customer's first subscription payment. Vouchers must be claimed within 90 days of the date of this email and will be sent within 45 days of the claim being made. Vouchers subject to separate terms and conditions. Not available in conjunction with any other offer. Offer excludes Sky group employees and agents and cannot be offered commercially.

  • ‡*Sky TV

    ‡ HD channels received depend on your Sky TV subscription. BBC HD Channels, ITV HD (England & Wales only), Channel 4 HD, Channel 5 HD, NHK World HD and RT HD are available without subscription. Channel 5 HD requires a viewing card.

    Sky TV Subscription: Packages £21.50-£55.50 per month (pm). Sky Movies Box Office and Sky Store costs extra. Sky News and Pick TV are available without subscription; Pick TV, Channel 4, Channel 5, 5 USA and 5* require a viewing card. Sky box and set-up required.

    Sky 3D: 3DTV and Sky World HD (£65.75 pm) subscription required. Pay per view content may cost extra.

    Dolby Digital 5.1: Available on many programmes. Compatible home cinema system required.

    ESPN: £10 extra pm if you are a Sky Sports Pack customer, otherwise £13 extra pm.

    Sky Multiroom: 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).

    Money back guarantee: If you cancel Sky HD within one calendar month of activation, we will refund the cost of your box (but not any subscription or set up charges).

    Remote Record:
    Use sky.com or a compatible device. Requests require up to 30 minutes notice before start of programme.

    WWF Sky Rainforest Rescue: All money raised through Sky Rainforest Rescue will be donated to WWF-UK, charity registered in England and Wales number 1081247 and in Scotland number SC039593. Sky will donate a further £1 to WWF-UK to match each £1 raised through Sky Rainforest Rescue. Sky will match donations to help reach the project target of £4million.

    *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 (£21.95 - 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 Box Office: Sky Box Office content costs extra. Pay per view charges apply. SBO 3D requires a 3DTV and Sky World HD subscription.

    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 £15-£40 pm. ESPN £10-£13 pm extra (or standalone at £16 pm). Monthly subscriptions renew automatically until you unsubscribe.

    Sky Go Extra: Sky TV customers only. £5 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

    Box set-up times currently average 7-10 days for new customers and may be longer for existing customers upgrading to Sky+HD (excludes Highlands & Islands, Channel Islands, Scottish Islands, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, ROI).

    Standard set-up of Sky+HD box with the HD Pack is free when you join Sky TV online (otherwise £30); free for existing customers with a new Multiroom subscription (otherwise £60 or £15 for Sky+ customers selecting self set-up).

    Existing Sky TV customer:  Sky Broadband set-up fees for existing Sky TV customers £60 for Lite, £30 for Connect or free for Unlimited. £30 set-up fee for Connect for customers without Sky TV.

    Self set-up: Available to Sky+ customers for £15. Self set-up must be completed within 31 days of receipt.

    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 £199 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.

    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 £199 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 (£10.25 a month).

    Sky+HD 2TB box: £49 for existing Sky TV customers taking their first HD package (£10.25pm) or existing Sky+HD customers adding Sky Multiroom (£10.25pm 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: Sky HD Multiroom box is the SkyHD standard Digibox (No PVR functionality) which along with a Sky TV and Sky Multiroom subscription (£10.25 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 £49. Replacement boxes are £99.

    You do not have to subscribe to Sky TV - available directly from Sky call centre (standard set up £120) - limited to one per household.

  • Sky Broadband

    Sky Broadband in Sky Network Area: Existing customer set-up £60 for Lite or free for Unlimited. Monthly usage caps: Lite - 2GB. Maximum upload speed: Lite and Unlimited –1.3Mb.

    Sky Broadband outside Network area: Connect at £17pm. Existing customer set-up £30. Monthly usage caps: Connect – 40GB & subject to Network Management Policy. Maximum upload speed: Connect – 448Kb.

    Sky Fibre Unlimited & Unlimited Pro: Availability subject to location and survey. £50 standard set-up. Not available to existing fibre customers except cable. Maximum download speeds: Sky Fibre Unlimited - up to 38Mb; Sky Fibre Unlimited Pro - up to 76Mb. Speeds vary by location.

    WiFi Hotspots from The Cloud: For Sky Broadband Unlimited/Connect/Unlimited Fibre customers. Available on 6 registered devices. Experience varies by location and number of users. App available for Apple devices with iOS 4.2.1 or later and compatible Android devices with OS2.1-2.x and 4.x.

    Sky Broadband general: £2.18 router delivery charge applies for existing customers only. Speeds vary significantly by location. No traffic management policy for Sky Broadband Unlimited and Sky Fibre Unlimited. External factors such as internet congestion can affect speed. See sky.com for more details and our Usage Policies. MAC users receive 12 months free McAfee VirusScan worth £19.99. McAfee Free Trial: Sky Broadband Lite-3 months, Unlimited and Fibre Unlimited -12 months, then £3 pm unless you contact us to unsubscribe.

    30 day Broadband and Talk Satisfaction Guarantee: Available within the first 30 days of all your services being activated. Refund applies to subscription charges only (not set-up charges or non-inclusive call charges) and is pro-rated. Statutory rights are not affected. Not applicable if you change your package.

  • #Sky Talk

    #UK calls of up to an hour to 01, 02, 03 & 0870 numbers only (excludes Channel Islands, indirect access & dial-up internet numbers) with Sky Talk Weekends. Unlimited calls of up to an hour to geographic landlines in 20 popular international destinations with Sky Talk Anytime. Acceptable Use Policy applies. See the Sky Talk Tariff Guide for more detail.

    Sky Talk: Sky Talk only available to customers paying by Direct Debit/continuous credit card mandate. Compatible line required otherwise connection charge from £39 may apply. Codes of Practice for sales and marketing and premium rate/NTS services can be found at sky.com/skytalk

  • General and further terms

    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 50p pm.

    UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man residential customers only.  These offers are not available with any other offers.  Further terms apply. Calls to Sky cost 5.1p per minute (plus 13.1p connection fee) for BT customers.  Calls from other providers may vary. Correct at 8 February 2013. The full text of our customer contracts can be found here