Sky+HD FAQs

You will find Sky TV in almost most of UK households. Sky offers you six well defined variety packs to choose from.

SKY Faqs

Why Sky TV is preferred by millions of customers?
What are the Sky Entertainment Packs and Premium Packs ?
How can I become a Sky TV customer?
What is Sky Broadband? How many packages does Sky Broadband offer?
What are the terms of Sky Broadband packages?
What is Sky Talk ?
Does the Sky TV installation take up lot of time?
When should I expect the Sky Engineers to arrive for installation?
How soon will I be able to watch Sky TV after installation?
I live in a flat, how will I receive Sky TV ?
What does the Sky TV minidish look like?
What if the Sky TV equipment breaks or gets damaged ?
What is Sky Protect ?

Why Sky TV is preferred by millions of customers?

Depending upon your preference and choices, Sky offers you the very latest in dramas, comedy, entertainment, reality & talk shows, news, style & fashion updates while not missing out on the latest sports action taking place across the globe.

Moving over to customer services and enhancements, a Sky customer gets to enjoy

Choice of programmes
Enjoy Remote Record and Never miss services which ensure programmes are recorded even when you are away from home.
Take advantage of Sky Anytime and Sky Player for catching up on missed quality and interesting programmes

The Sky Box contains super accessibility features such as

Audio description
Sign language
Subtitling
Mobility

These features are designed keeping in mind special requirements of people with the intention of enhancing their TV watching viewing experiences.

What are the Sky Entertainment Packs and Premium Packs ?

Sky Entertainment Packs are well organized packs of television programmes which are

Sky Entertainment Pack
Variety Pack	Style & Culture Pack	Children's Pack
Knowledge Pack	News & Events Pack	Music Pack

part from these Entertainment Packs, you can enjoy watching special channels which air old as well as new Movies and almost every sports action taking place across the world. You can imagine what Sky+HD Box offers you….
11 channels of Sky Movies Pack

Sky Movies Pack
Sky Movies Premiere	Sky Movies Comedy	Sky Movies Family
Sky Movies Action &Thriller	Sky Movies Modern Greats	Sky Movies Sci Fi & Horror
Sky Movies Drama	Sky Movies Classics	Sky Movies Indie
Sky Movies Screen 1	Sky Movies Screen 2	Sky Movies Box Office (pay per view)
Disney Cinemagic* (available with the Movies Pack or as an additional individual channel)

The 4 Sky Sports channels to enjoy watching the top most sports action across the world - Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2, Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports 4. You could enjoy watching the latest sporting action taking place across the world in the most popular games such as

Sky Sports
Football	Cricket	Rugby
Golf	Snooker	Darts
NFL	Boxing	Tennis
Wrestling

How can I become a Sky TV customer?

Extremely simple and easy, just log on to the www.sky.com and choose your preferred Sky TV box and Sky TV packs. In all, you need to follow these steps to become a Sky TV customer

Choose what you want to watch – you need to go for at least 1 Entertainment Pack or more while all you could always choose all of them. Also you could add Premium Packs - Sports Pack and Movies Pack
Choose a Sky+HD Pack in order to receive the TV programmes and view them in exceptional high definition. In case you wish to go for an additional box, you could always go for Sky Multiroom subscription and enjoy Sky TV in more than one room.
Sky offers the choice of adding Sky Broadband and Sky Talk to your Sky TV subscription. You could also add in Sky Talk Line Rental if you so wish.
Decide upon the installation date from the list of available dates offered to you when you book your Sky package. At the same time, you do need to confirm the date through email once your order has been processed.

What is Sky Broadband? How many packages does Sky Broadband offer?

Sky Broadband is an exclusive service which offers quick, convenient and secure internet access to Sky TV customers only. For those residing in Sky Broadband network area, you can choose from 3 broadband packages viz. Sky Broadband Base, Everyday or Unlimited. If you live outside Sky's broadband network, you can get Sky Broadband Connect as an alternative.

All Sky Broadband packages come with a wireless router, 10 sky.com email addresses, and 12 months' free McAfee security, to help protect you and your family from spam, identity theft and other online risks. All Sky Broadband customers can enjoy using 10 email addresses, a digital photo service and 24/7 technical support.

Sky Broadband Base	Sky Broadband Everyday	Sky Broadband Unlimited
For everyday browsing, Up to 2Mb download speed * 2GB per month usage allowance.	For regular internet usage Ideal for music and short video clips download Up to 10Mb download speed* 10GB monthly usage allowance.	For unlimited internet usage Ideal for whole family & music, movies and sports clips downloads up to 14Mb download speed* Unlimited usage allowance.
* download speed subject to your location and line quality

Sky Broadband Connect is for customers outside Sky's broadband network. It offers up to 8Mb and a 40GB monthly usage allowance.

What are the terms of Sky Broadband packages?

Well, you need to be a Sky TV customer and you have to sign a contract of minimum of 12 months

What is Sky Talk ?

Sky Talk is the telephone service offered by Sky TV. You can choose and pick from 2 call packages viz Sky Talk Freetime and Sky Talk Unlimited. You could also go for Sky Talk Line Rental which provides you with a phone line against your BT compatible line. Sky Talk Freetime allows you to make free evening and weekend calls to UK landline numbers and you do need to pay for Sky talk line rental. On the other hand with Sky Talk Unlimited you can make unlimited calls to UK landlines, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Thus, Sky TV customers can enjoy managing their line rental and calls along with their Sky TV subscription which makes managing 2 or more services very easy and convenient for them.

Installation

Does the Sky TV installation take up lot of time?

A standard Sky TV set up does not take up much time, maximum time needed could be 60 mins. Sky trained engineers do function efficiently and ensure you enjoy a fuss free installation.

When should I expect the Sky Engineers to arrive for installation?

Sky engineers will arrive at a time chosen by you. You could go for a morning or afternoon installation time, either between 8am and 1pm, or between 12pm and 5pm, depending upon your residence location. In case you reside in a non timed area, you could go for 'all-day call' policy wherein the engineer will call well in advance before arriving at your place for installation.

The Sky engineers will be carrying the Sky Digital TV box and the minidish when they arrive for your installation while the viewing card will be sent in advance through mail.

How soon will I be able to watch Sky TV after installation?

You will be able to watch Sky TV on the very same day of the installation. Make sure the visiting Sky engineer activates your viewing card and demonstrates the entire functioning pattern of Sky TV box. You will need to activate your PIN which is present on the reverse of the viewing card. Also, ensure that you reset your PIN to avoid its misuse.

I live in a flat, how will I receive Sky TV ?

In your case, you do require a special installation procedure which Sky undertakes as it requires additional work.

What does the Sky TV minidish look like?

The Sky TV mini dish carries a matt black finish and is just 60 cm across in width.

What if the Sky TV equipment breaks or gets damaged ?

The Sky TV equipment enjoys a 12 month warranty. In case of problems during that period, you could enjoy a free service call to solve the issue. After that period you can enjoy Sky service against payment or opt for Sky Protect which can be called as an extension of warranty

What is Sky Protect ?

Sky Protect is a special service from Sky through which you could protect your digital satellite system from breakdown or damage. In case of damage, Sky Protect will cover any repair or replacement costs which means you do not need to pay anything

A Few Important Points to take care of on the eve of your Sky TV Installation

You have a free electrical socket near your TV plug.
You could keep the place free of furniture and ornaments in the area where Sky Box is to be placed
The working plug in telephone sockets which are used for making and receiving calls is within 10 metres of your Sky Box.
Ensure that an adult person is available in the house for guiding the Sky Engineeer through the dish and the cable installation procedure
In case the installation site is blocks of flats, listed building or conservation areas, make sure you have the requisite planning permission handy which ensures a smooth installation procedure.
Any access or parking restrictions if applicable should be intimated in advance to the Sky Team in order to avoid confusion during the installation day.

A Few Important Points to take care of after your Sky TV Installation is complete

Change your PIN as soon as you receive and activate your viewing card. In case you need a reminder of your PIN, you could do so through your Sky Remote Control and accessing the Sky Active feature
Set up parental controls by using the Sky remote control. You could turn off or on the PIN restrictions as per your preferences.

Sky is replacing viewing cards? Am I going to receive one?

Sky wishes to provide you with latest and up to date TV services and hence Sky is replacing viewing cards. Sky TV subscribers and Pay TV provider’s viewing cards will be received by Post. Those on Pay Pay Once Watch Forever and Digital Switchover (DSO) Help Scheme customers will be receiving the viewing cards through mail.

For those of you have watch Sky TV free-to-air channels using a viewing card are not eligible to receive a replacement card. For further details, they need to visit sky.com/replacecard