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New Sky+HD EPG website launched

March 6, 2009

Sky have today launched a micro-site filled with information on the upcoming new Sky+HD EPG. The site includes a few demo’s, user guides and FAQ’s to help smooth the process of transfer. According to Sky’s release notes, the roll-out will begin within the next couple of weeks and continue for a number of months. Thomson [...]

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Pace fault discovered

March 3, 2009

Although no official word has come from a tight lipped Sky/Pace, it seems from new Pace boxes coming onto the market that the revision is a couple of cable ties holding some cables in place. It would seem, although only a assumption by the Sky community, that the potential risk resulting in a mass Pace [...]

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Rumours of a Pace Sky+HD recall

February 13, 2009

There are presently rumours surrounding the Sky forums suggesting that Sky are issuing a recall on all Pace Sky+HD Digiboxes sold since their launch in August 2008. There is expecting to be a potential 90,000 boxes requiring this recall, although details on the reason why are still unclear. A number of forum members have said [...]

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Buy New, Expect New

January 26, 2009

It has become apparent over the past few months that some of you have been receiving second hand reconditioned Sky+HD Digiboxes when you have in fact purchased new. This all stems from November 2008 when Sky somehow managed to run out of supply of new Sky+HD Digiboxes, even though they had a number of manufacturers [...]

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Amstrad Sky+HD Digibox is coming

November 3, 2008

We all thought that the acquisition from Sky of Amstrad would mean only one thing, a dominant manufacturer in the production and sale of Sky Digiboxes. That hasn’t been the case to date, with no increase in product for Amstrad’s existing Sky and Sky+ models, and no introduction of a Sky+HD Digibox. Until now! Amstrad [...]

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Further 2 HD channels on Sky in November

October 29, 2008

Following the inclusion of 7 new HD channels in October, bringing the total number of available high definition channels on Sky to 26, Sky are proud to announce a further 2 HD channels for November. These channels are Crime & Investigation HD and Biography HD. A full list of the channels can be found at [...]

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Sky HD offer ends 31st October

October 25, 2008

Sorry for the lack of posts recently, things are a little hectic at the moment, but the site will be back with more time allocation and a new look soon. In the meantime, don’t forget that if you are interested in taking up Sky’s fantastic £75 Sky+HD deal, you only have until the end of [...]

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Problems with upgrading online resolved

October 1, 2008

Since launching their £75 Sky+HD deal on 24th September, Sky have been suffering from problems when customers have tried to upgrade online. The error messages have been asking customers to call to upgrade, but have been honoring the £15 credit which is good. This error was only affecting existing customers, not new, but we’ve now [...]

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New Sky HD EPG coming soon

September 25, 2008

The new Sky EPG, which will be rolled out in batches on all Sky HD Digiboxes is coming soon, and our sources suggest this will take place early November, as testing continues. We expect that everyone will know in advance, as instruction guides are due to arrive prior to launch, so everyone knows what they [...]

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Sky HD latest deal

September 23, 2008

Sky have announced that you can now purchase Sky HD for just £75 as a new customer, with free installation and a £15 credit (on your first bill) when ordering online. The offer is also available to existing customers, with £30 installation. This deal will run from 24th September 2008 to the end of October [...]