fiza Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Does anyone have Sky TV in School? How much does it cost?
Michael Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Not Sky, but I've setup Freesat. You just need a TV license. Freesat (if you're unsure) uses the same cabling and dish setup as Sky, pointing at Astra 2 @ 28.2 degrees east. This allows you to receive all the FTA (Free to Air) channels.
fiza Posted December 12, 2013 Author Posted December 12, 2013 Not Sky, but I've setup Freesat. You just need a TV license. Freesat (if you're unsure) uses the same cabling and dish setup as Sky, pointing at Astra 2 @ 28.2 degrees east. This allows you to receive all the FTA (Free to Air) channels. Yes but we want Sky Sports hence I want to know how much sky charge.
Michael Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Yes but we want Sky Sports hence I want to know how much sky charge. No idea, but you could always phone/email them?
PeggleStar Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Yes but we want Sky Sports hence I want to know how much sky charge. Out of pure interest how does having Sky Sports in a school educate children? Is it for PE lessons or something?
Mark182 Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 We have sky. £68.00 a month. We pay a year off at a time via cheque. We show sky news every day in our student zones to keep them up to date with current affairs, we also have subtitles on sky news to help with reading and we also show sports events when they are on. 1
fiza Posted December 12, 2013 Author Posted December 12, 2013 Out of pure interest how does having Sky Sports in a school educate children? Is it for PE lessons or something? yes the request came from PE Dept
fiza Posted December 12, 2013 Author Posted December 12, 2013 We have sky. £68.00 a month. We pay a year off at a time via cheque. We show sky news every day in our student zones to keep them up to date with current affairs, we also have subtitles on sky news to help with reading and we also show sports events when they are on. What do you get for £68 per month?
fiza Posted December 12, 2013 Author Posted December 12, 2013 No idea, but you could always phone/email them? Edugeek is always my first port of call
Mark182 Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Everything but sky movies and XXX channels. We obviously cannot charge for viewing and sky go isn’t included in the package so we cannot view via web browser. 1
fiza Posted December 12, 2013 Author Posted December 12, 2013 Everything but sky movies and XXX channels. We obviously cannot charge for viewing and sky go isn’t included in the package so we cannot view via web browser. Thanks. Shame about Sky Go. Could have come in useful to show things in the main hall over the projector and screen.
DSapseid Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 could get a hdmi over ethernet adapter and run that from the sky box to the projector in the hall if its not to far?
fiza Posted December 12, 2013 Author Posted December 12, 2013 could get a hdmi over ethernet adapter and run that from the sky box to the projector in the hall if its not to far? Quite a distance. some of it covered by fibre.
PeggleStar Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Everything but sky movies and XXX channels. We obviously cannot charge for viewing and sky go isn’t included in the package so we cannot view via web browser. Do you have the HD or BT Sports channels?
john Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Thanks. Shame about Sky Go. Could have come in useful to show things in the main hall over the projector and screen. You not stick it through a Slingbox or something internally?
fiza Posted December 12, 2013 Author Posted December 12, 2013 We have sky. £68.00 a month. We pay a year off at a time via cheque. We show sky news every day in our student zones to keep them up to date with current affairs, we also have subtitles on sky news to help with reading and we also show sports events when they are on. Ok just phoned Sky. As a School we are classed as a Business Premises rather than residential. They have an Education Package for £15 per month but your only get News & Events Channels, Knowledge Channels, Culture Channels. It includes Eurosport and Sky Sports News but does NOT include any Sky Sports. To get Sky Sports you are then into Pub/Club rates which go into the hundreds of pounds!!! @Mark182 - How did you get it for £68 with Sky Sports?
PeggleStar Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) Ok just phoned Sky. As a School we are classed as a Business Premises rather than residential. They have an Education Package for £15 per month but your only get News & Events Channels, Knowledge Channels, Culture Channels. It includes Eurosport and Sky Sports News but does NOT include any Sky Sports. To get Sky Sports you are then into Pub/Club rates which go into the hundreds of pounds!!! @Mark182 - How did you get it for £68 with Sky Sports? This may or may not help but I think it comes down to which customer services rep you get at the time, I do know Sky have a load of offers on at the moment. I am not sure if they give schools offers but it may be worth calling them again and see if their give you some sort of deal. Sky have 1000's of customer service reps answering the phones every day so your never get the same one twice. I am currently on a 75% discount, ok I am a residential customer but all I did was ask if they had any offers on and they gave me 75% off for 12 months, no harm in asking. Edited December 12, 2013 by PeggleStar
fiza Posted December 12, 2013 Author Posted December 12, 2013 This may or may not help but I think it comes down to which customer services rep you get at the time, I do know Sky have a load of offers on at the moment. I am not sure if they give schools offers but it may be worth calling them again and see if their give you some sort of deal. Sky have 1000's of customer service reps answering the phones every day so your never get the same one twice. I am currently on a 75% discount, ok I am a residential customer but all I did was ask if they had any offers on and they gave me 75% off for 12 months, no harm in asking. I dont think its a matter of offers. Sky Sports is just not part of the Education Package from Sky. I think home users is different and you can haggle.
Mark182 Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Ok just phoned Sky. As a School we are classed as a Business Premises rather than residential. They have an Education Package for £15 per month but your only get News & Events Channels, Knowledge Channels, Culture Channels. It includes Eurosport and Sky Sports News but does NOT include any Sky Sports. To get Sky Sports you are then into Pub/Club rates which go into the hundreds of pounds!!! @Mark182 - How did you get it for £68 with Sky Sports? I will PM our account manager. Say you want the same deal as us. I will PM you our school name also.
Sylv3r Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 We have the £15 education package. We never really wanted the Sky Sports package but when I enquired - we were quoted ££££
soveryapt Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Quick 2p, what about a Now TV box. I've not looked into it for education, but I've been thinking about one at home as an alternative to a second sky box and such. It's powered by Sky and you can added various packages to it, including day or month passes for Sky Sports and such. Might be worth looking into it. Has a HDMI or Composite output on it. https://shop.nowtv.com/
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