Sky Broadband Review | Review of Sky See, Speak & Surf Max 4
- Well priced 16Mb Sky broadband, phone and TV bundle
- No fair use policy!!
- Choice of 6 Sky digital TV channel packs
- Unlimited anytime calls to UK landlines and 10 other countries
- Possible to upgrade to Sky's HD TV service
- Amazing value for money
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STOP PRESS! Get £15 back when you sign up online before 2 January 2009
STOP PRESS 2! Sky has just announced that they have DROPPED their fair use policy, making this the UK's only truly unlimited broadband deal
THE original inventors of broadband, phone and TV bundles, Sky offers you a smorgasboard of options to create a bundle package that will suit both your bank balance and your taste for telly.
Best
This Sky See, Speak & Surf Max 4 broadband bundle is the best of the broadband 'Max' (ie. Up to 16Mb) packages, offering the best phone and TV packages, alongside a stupendously fast broadband connection.
The broadband part of this Sky bundle is the hair-straightening Sky Max package which gives speeds of up to 16Mb with no monthly usage limit and no fair use policy enforced, making it ideal for heavy web users or online gamers.
The Sky home phone option bundled with this package is Sky's Unlimited, which provides free unlimited calls to UK landlines any day or time of the week, as well as free calls to your friends in 10 different countries.
Line rental not included
Remember though, you'll still need to pay your line rental fee to BT, which - at £11.75 - is something you should mentally add to the cost of this package.
This is particularly important to keep in mind if you are comparing this package to, say, one of Virgin Media's equivalents which do not require line rental.
Sky TV choices
Here's the juicy bit: The 'See' part of the package is your Sky TV choice and here you get all six of Sky's 'packs', which are
- Variety
- Music
- News & Events
- Knowledge
- Kids
- Style & Culture
If the given Sky TV mix is not enough for you and you think you won't be occupying all your free time eating up the internet with your 16MB conncetion, you can also add Sky Sports and/or Sky Movies to your Sky TV package for well under a fiver a week.
Also, if you want to record and store shows to watch whenever you like, you can buy a Sky+ box when you sign up (currently £99).
One-off charge for Sky+
The Sky+ service is now subscription-free so it is just a one-off charge for the box, and is something we wholeheartedly recommend. One editor here at ChooseISP can't stop raving about it.
You can also go for the Sky HD Box which gives you HD quality TV (four times sharper than a normal TV display) as well as all the functions of the Sky+ box, but this is slightly more expensive and does incur a small monthly subscription fee.
Unbelievably good value
As a complete TV, phone and broadband bundle package this Sky broadband bundle is unbelievably good value for money, and comes with a resounding five-stars from our review team.
A little more detail
Broadband
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| Package Name: |
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Max |
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| Connection Type: |
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ADSL |
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| Max Speed: |
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16Mb |
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| Usage Limit: |
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Unlimited |
Fair usage policy applies |
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| Hardware: |
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Wireless Router |
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| Anti-virus Protection: |
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Yes |
Free McAfee Internet Security Suite for the first 12 months |
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| Firewall: |
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Yes |
Free McAfee Internet Security Suite for the first 12 months |
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| E-mail Account: |
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Yes |
Up to 10 email addresses |
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| Webspace Provided: |
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No |
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| Domain Included: |
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No |
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| Backup Dialup: |
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No |
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| Consoles Supported: |
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All major consoles supported |
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Home Phone
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Unlimited |
| UK Weekend Tariff: |
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Free to UK landlines |
| UK Evening Tariff: |
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Free to UK landlines |
| UK Peak Tariff: |
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Free to UK landlines |
| International Tariff: |
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Unlimited free calls to 20 popular countries including USA and Australia |
TV
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6 packs |
| Included Channels: |
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Over 128 digital channels, plus 200 free-to-air channels |
| Optional Channel Add-ons: |
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Add SkyMovies and/or Sky Sports for an additional monthly fee (from £17) |
| Video on Demand: |
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Yes |
| Pay Per View: |
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Movies and other pay per view events available |
| Record TV / TV Hard Drive: |
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Yes (with Sky+ box, £99 one off purchase) |
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Sky Box |
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Payment, Installation and Contract
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| Payment Method(s): |
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Direct Debit / Credit Card |
| Activation Fee: |
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Free |
| Installation: |
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£30 (TV). Free (broadband). |
| Minimum Contract: |
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12 months |
| Line Rental: |
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BT Line Rental required |
| Support: |
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0870 support line. Free email support. |
Actual User Ratings
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At a Glance
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Bundle details: |
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Phone: Unlimited anytime calls to UK landlines and 20 international destinations |
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TV: All Sky digital TV channels, plus Sky Sports and Sky Movies available for an additional cost |
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Mobile: Not included |
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It is best suited for: |
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TV-loving web users wanting an unlimited, super-fast broadband connection, a chosen mix of 128 Sky TV channels and free calls anytime to UK landlines |
Customer Reviews
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Sky See + Speak + Surf Max 4 Broadband Bundle
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