Sky+ Starter

Free Sky+ Box plus free broadband & calls

This basic satellite TV bundle includes a choice of one channel pack and a free Sky+ set top box to record programs and give you more control.

Enjoy a £50 M&S voucher when you join Sky TV online

You can pick out a pack of channels from the six on offer from Sky, letting you craft your own line-up of stations and ensuring that the package is what you actually want.

Included in this bundle is the Sky+ box which has an internal hard drive that can record TV programs, pause whatever you're viewing and rewind to let you re-watch the bits you may have missed.

Although this is a starter package, you get a lot of choice and you can always add more channels later if you don't mind paying a little more each month.

For more details on how to order this package click here or visit www.sky.com

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Package Overview

Choose one TV pack from six. 240 free-to-air digital TV channels. For more details visit www.sky.com

Monthly Fee		£18.00
Set-up & Equipment Costs		£30.00 Free Sky+ box and £30 standard set up fee.
First Year Costs		£257.00 Includes discounts, set-up fees, equipment costs and connection fees but doesn't include monthly line rental.
Minimum Contract		12 months
Line Rental		Not Included Sky requires an active BT line connection for 12 months.
Line Type		Satellite

Digital TV Details

Choose from one of six entertainment packs plus get over 240 free-to-air digital TV channels including BBC One, Two, Three & Four, Film 4 and more. Free standard Sky Box for new customers. For more details visit www.sky.com

Digital TV Channels		Over 40 subscription channels
Premium Channels		No
Digital Replay		Yes
On-Demand TV		Yes
Viewing Box		Sky+ HD Box
High-Definition (HD)		No Upgrade available to Sky HD Pack Box for additional £10 per month.

Home Broadband Details

Sky Everyday Lite Broadband gives you up to 20Mb download speeds and a 2GB monthly download limit. Perfect for browsing the internet and checking e-mail. There's also free 12 months’ online protection with McAfee® Internet Security Suite, a free Sky Broadband Wireless Router worth £50 and 24/7 online support. For more details visit www.sky.com

Download Speed		20Mb
Upload Speed		1.3Mb
Download Limit		2GB
Modem/Router		Free Wireless Router Sky Broadband Wireless Router worth £50 which enables you to share broadband without wires.
Contention Ratio		50:1
IP Addressing		Dynamic

Home Phone Details

Free to all Sky TV customers. Free evening and weekend UK landline calls. International call rates 5% lower than BT's 'Unlimited Weekend Plan' call rates. No minimum term and no need to change your BT line or number. For more details visit www.sky.com

Daytime Calls		4
Evening Calls		Free Mon-Fri after 6pm and before 6am.
Weekend Calls		Free All day Saturday and Sunday.
International Calls		5% lower than BT
Mobile Calls		5% lower than BT

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More about Sky+ Starter

If you're thinking about starting a Sky TV service but you don't want to commit to one of the costlier deals then the Sky+ Starter pack is a good pick. It lets you sample what Sky has to offer without a hefty price tag and there's enough choice to make sure everyone's got something to please them.

The Starter pack can include any one of the six Entertainment Packs which have been specially put together with simple names that let you know the kind of channels they'll include. For example, the Knowledge Pack is ideal if you want to watch the best documentaries about human history and the natural world.

A good all-round choice is the Variety Pack, which mixes in family entertainment, specific TV genres and channels for the kids, while people who want to keep up with the world of music the Music Pack is a worthwhile choice.

The choice of pack is not permanent, as you'll always have the option to add other packs once your service has started, but you'll have to pay extra if you're adding further channels of packs.

The Sky+ box is a clever piece of kit: it doesn't restrict you to just watching what's on the schedules. If you know that you're going to miss a show that you want to watch, you can find it using the TV guide system that you control from the remote and then set the Sky+ box to record if for you when you're out.

If you're in the middle of watching something and you need to take a break, or you miss something by looking away for a second, you can use your remote to pause and rewind the live TV broadcast so you'll always be able to enjoy whatever you're watching in its entirety.

There's enough space for hundreds of hours of TV on the Sky+ box and because there's no need for tapes or discs you'll be able to keep your living room free from clutter and easily manage your recordings. Sky won't charge you for the Sky+ box that comes with this package, but there may be a charge for setup and installation, so make sure you check.

The Sky+ Starter bundle is a good option for people who are trying to get a digital TV package that's full of channels but doesn't cost the earth. You'll be able to sign up for more channels if you like the service and Sky customers can get good deals on other products such as home broadband.

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