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See dealSky TV provides a wealth of entertainment, with brand new movies, thrilling sport and drama premieres all on offer. Take HD to watch in glorious high definition, and you can record more than ever before with Sky Q.
Sky's Entertainment pack gives you a broad range of channels, covering drama, comedy, documentaries, music and lifestyle. This is the base pack, and then customers can tailor their viewing by adding premium content or service enhancements.
Sky offers the most comprehensive sports packages available, with customers able to pick and choose from a variety of sports channels, such as Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Golf. You can mix and match any of these or take them all and get the best price.
With Sky Cinema you can enjoy the latest action blockbusters, award-winning drama, family films, indie flicks and kids’ favourites, all shown on a range of genre themed channels. Throughout the day you’ll find a mix of classics and new releases, with premieres shown weekly.
Take the HD add-on and enjoy your favourite shows in stunning high definition. Any HD channels that are in line with your subscription will be available to watch, as long as you have an HD-ready TV.
If you want the complete home package, then you can combine Sky TV with Sky Talk for home calls, and Sky Fibre Max for superfast fibre-optic broadband. With fibre you'll enjoy much quicker streaming, downloading and general web browsing, as well as unlimited monthly usage. You can also take standard Sky broadband instead of fibre, giving you ultra low-cost home internet with unlimited downloads, and you can still include calls and Sky TV.
Sky Q is the next-generation box included with every Sky TV package, and the 2TB version lets you record six shows whilst watching seventh. With multiple Sky Q mini boxes you can enjoy Sky Q Multiscreen, allowing different channels on at the same time in your home, and you can store over 1000 hours of content, or 500 hours with the 1TB box.
Sky Q also opens up Ultra HD content, as well as Voice Control for your TV, and one of the best features is being able to take your Sky TV recordings away with you. Send a recorded show or movie to one of your portable devices and watch on the go, even without a web connection.
Sky Broadband Superfast uses the fibre-optic network to deliver quicker, more reliable speeds to your home. There’s no cap on usage which makes it ideal for heavy internet users as you can download as much as you like without worrying about a monthly limit. There are some other impressive benefits included, such as the Sky Hub, and you can take it as a bundle with other services like Sky TV.
Sky Broadband Essential is provided using copper wire, and this is much slower than the fibre-optic network. However, it is still quick enough for those who do not demand too much from their internet, and with Sky you could expect 11Mbps on average. It may be slower than this in practice, because the amount of other users in the area, the time of day and your distance from the exchange.
With Sky Broadband Superfast you can enjoy much faster connectivity, and the advanced technology used allows for a more consistent download speed as well. You’ll still see varying speeds advertised from different providers offering fibre, but with Sky Broadband Superfast the average is 59Mbps.
Unlimited broadband means uncapped usage throughout the month. If there is a cap, such as 2GB, then you can download that amount in total, and that includes loading web pages and streaming video. It all contributes to your usage, so if you choose unlimited then you don’t have to worry about watching how much you browse and download from the web. With Sky you can get the Essential or Superfast broadband with unlimited usage, and you can bundle this with other Sky services.
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