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Overview

  • Broadband is now available on its own, or with Sky TV bundles; you can add phone services too.
  • The Sky+ box is now HD ready - you need to add the HD Viewing pack if you want to watch HD.
  • Sky Connect broadband is available outside Sky's main LLU area - use the postcode checker on Broadband Genie's comparison tables.
  • Sky's Unlimited broadband package doesn't have a fair use cap applied, but upload speeds may be resticted.

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About Sky

While the aptly named Sky television service is beamed down from above via the Astra satellites, its fixed-line broadband deals are grounded firmly in BT's phone lines. What many tend to do is put the two together, along with a phone line, to get a broadband/TV/phone bundle to rival the cable offerings of Virgin Media.

While comparable in many ways, you won't currently get the internet speeds you can expect from the top Virgin Media deals. That said, there's lots of choice and some pretty nifty internet speeds if you're in an area covered by its Sky Broadband Unlimited offering – which really is unlimited. Also, it has a good support record with fully British based 24/7 service and support teams.

The BSkyB we know today was the result of firms Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting merging in 1990, now marketed largely as Sky. Its fully digital service was launched (quite literally, with the Astra 2A satellite) in 1997, since then it has moved from strength to strength. Sky Broadband now has more than three million subscribers, putting it fourth in the UK pecking order and now within reach of rivals BT, Virgin Media and TalkTalk.

Sky has been offering some great deals on its Sky+ and Sky+HD box packages. Sky+ allows you to record programmes - even a whole series of your favourite show - into the box itself, without having to worry about video tapes or DVDs.

Customer reviews

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  • unhappy

    by Chris212 at 14:03 on 7 May 2012Report abuse

    Recently my parents decided to switch from VirginMedia to Sky as their TV package is great, along with that came Unlimited Broadband, of course i had no say in the matter and said what the hell i'll give it a try. Since it's been in i'd have nothing but problems with it, between the bad singal from the wireless router and the horrible speeds it's been a task sometimes to even get homework done. To make matters worse VirginMedia just upgraded their customers speeds to double! so with my friends having Virgin and getting download speeds of 4.5MB i gotta live with 180kb TOP SPEED! and on a side note if you have Sky Broadband and you wanna play xbox don't bother you'll just get kicked every few minutes, the speed is too stronk...

  • happy

    by carlos2000 at 21:33 on 28 Apr 2012Report abuse

    Have to say i have not had many problems with sky broadband in the 3 years i have had it. I did have a router pack up and they sent FOUR replacements in a few days. Only downside is routers have a very weak wireless signal.

  • unhappy

    by Surg35 at 18:09 on 24 Apr 2012Report abuse

    Dont touch sky with a barge pole. If you want to buy something they will respond to the call instantly. If you want technical help or downgrade the product than prepare to hold on for an hour!!! I am tied into a contract and will not be renewing it...

  • unhappy

    by dale crane at 21:43 on 4 Apr 2012Report abuse

    been with sky since 2012 on jan, but been a sky tv customer for almost 2yrs, my sky box dont work properly, and its suppose to be HD... but thats thier oppinion, anyway, first thing is when i first ordered the complete set. i only had the had tv and phone, NO INTERNET.. after loads of phone calls, i gave up! anyway the box the sky hd was in was ripped and sealed with brown tape, "alarms bells" i asked the engineer like you do, "is this a new box" yes he replied.. but i cant recored i cant get anytime, anyway i went with "TALK TALK, where i had no problems for 18months and it turned out quite expensive way of doing internet and tv and phone! cos sky never put in a phone line so i was just having so called hd! i decided to give them one more chance, so i ordered sky phone and internet, and start a new package, for finacial reasons! the accepted without any problems, remember i DID NOT CALL TALK TALK once for ANY HELP!!! within all the time i was with them, they called me once to tell me my phone wil be off for 15mins! something you dont get with sky! i have had this package now since jan, and been nothing but HASSLE, they dont listen to you, the cut you off keep you hanging on the phone for a very long time!
    fed up with sky i want TALK TALK back....... we all make bad choices in life SKY IS ONE OF THEM, please please dont waste your money

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