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<blockquote data-quote="2old4this" data-source="post: 1736" data-attributes="member: 174998"><p>I certainly would agree with many of these sentiments, particularly the cynical way Sky hoodwinks the layman into believing there are no other choices, and the insidiousness with which through blatent refusal to adopt open standards or even abide by European free-trade & monopolies legeslation they have now effectively locked-in the UK viewers (how would a competitor ever realistically hope to gain a foothold?)</p><p></p><p>But I can't entirely agree that they are ripping people off. At least, not in immediate terms. The value of their package (how many hundreds of channels available??) is astounding - even without the almost free installation and equipment. And the switch-over to digital has been the most customer-friendly of any I can think of across Europe. They've done it over a hugely drawn-out timetable (3 years overlap of analogue and digital) AND they've offered financial incentives.</p><p></p><p>In some countries, the equivalent provider offers only a tiny range of channels - many not even in the respective mother-tongue - for typically a much higher price. And all the equipment and installation is unsubsidised. In Holland, you can add to those woes the fact that Canal+ has three times switched platforms, each time requiring their entire customer base to go out and purchase new expensive receivers and cards OVERNIGHT and at FULL COST!! Hardly surprising that many Dutch viewers have simply grown weary of funding the random nonsense dreampt up during potty-training by the brain-dead two-year olds running that enterprise. At least piracy (of whatever pathetic little bit of service Canal+ ever do manage by accident to cobble together) offers the hope that some grown-ups can step-in once they've been bankrupted.</p><p>Oops. Almost slipped into a rant there...</p><p></p><p>2old</p><p>PS: this idea that the UK is being ripped-off seems to be a recurring theme - see recent discussions on car-prices. So how come half of Europe's refugees are trying to sneak in every night? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite69" alt=":-ohmy" title="Oh My :-ohmy" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":-ohmy" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2old4this, post: 1736, member: 174998"] I certainly would agree with many of these sentiments, particularly the cynical way Sky hoodwinks the layman into believing there are no other choices, and the insidiousness with which through blatent refusal to adopt open standards or even abide by European free-trade & monopolies legeslation they have now effectively locked-in the UK viewers (how would a competitor ever realistically hope to gain a foothold?) But I can't entirely agree that they are ripping people off. At least, not in immediate terms. The value of their package (how many hundreds of channels available??) is astounding - even without the almost free installation and equipment. And the switch-over to digital has been the most customer-friendly of any I can think of across Europe. They've done it over a hugely drawn-out timetable (3 years overlap of analogue and digital) AND they've offered financial incentives. In some countries, the equivalent provider offers only a tiny range of channels - many not even in the respective mother-tongue - for typically a much higher price. And all the equipment and installation is unsubsidised. In Holland, you can add to those woes the fact that Canal+ has three times switched platforms, each time requiring their entire customer base to go out and purchase new expensive receivers and cards OVERNIGHT and at FULL COST!! Hardly surprising that many Dutch viewers have simply grown weary of funding the random nonsense dreampt up during potty-training by the brain-dead two-year olds running that enterprise. At least piracy (of whatever pathetic little bit of service Canal+ ever do manage by accident to cobble together) offers the hope that some grown-ups can step-in once they've been bankrupted. Oops. Almost slipped into a rant there... 2old PS: this idea that the UK is being ripped-off seems to be a recurring theme - see recent discussions on car-prices. So how come half of Europe's refugees are trying to sneak in every night? :o [/QUOTE]
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