Sky See + Speak + Surf Max 1 Broadband Bundle

Review of Sky See, Speak & Surf Max 1

THE beauty of the Sky See, Speak & Surf bundle packages is that you can mix and match the various components of the bundle to create a Sky package that suits your tastes and your budget perfectly.

This Sky See, Speak & Surf Max 1 broadband bundle is feature packed and especially suited to heavy web users.

Blistering speeds

Your broadband part of the bundle is the Sky Max package which gives blistering speeds of up to 16Mb with no download limits.

This makes it one of the fastest broadband packages available.

Free off-peak calls

Sky will also give you free evening and weekend calls to all UK landlines as part of the Sky Freetime homephone package. Call costs at other times are reasonable (see details in table below) and are on a par with BT.

Remember that you will still need to pay your £11 line rental fee to BT, which is worth keeping in mind if you are comparing this to, say, one of Virgin's bundle packages where line rental is not needed.

The exciting 'See' part of the package is your Sky TV choice, and here you get to choose 2 of the total 6 Sky 'mixes':
- Variety
- News & Events
- Kids
- Music
- Knowledge
- Style & Culture

You can - for an additional fee - add Sky Sports and/or Sky Movies to your TV package. Starting at around just 50p a day, this is well worth considering.

Sky+

Something we'd recommend is for you to buy a Sky+ box (currently £99) when you sign up for this package. The Sky+ box lets you record and store shows to watch whenever you like, as well as rewind or pause live TV.

Good news is that Sky no longer charge a monthly fee for the Sky+ service, so there's never been a better time to grab it.

	Sky See + Speak + Surf Max 1 is currently offering £30 signup fee instead of usual £70 fee.

A little more detail

Broadband

			Special Note..	Any good?
Package Name:		Max	-
Connection Type:		ADSL	-
Max Speed:		16Mb	-
Usage Limit:		Unlimited	Fair usage policy applies
Hardware:		Wireless Router	-
Anti-virus Protection:		Yes	Free McAfee Internet Security Suite for the first 12 months
Firewall:		Yes	Free McAfee Internet Security Suite for the first 12 months
E-mail Account:		Yes	Up to 10 email addresses
Webspace Provided:		No	-
Domain Included:		No	-
Backup Dialup:		No	-
Consoles Supported:		All major consoles supported	-

Home Phone

Package Name:		FreeTime
UK Weekend Tariff:		Free to UK landlines
UK Evening Tariff:		Free to UK landlines
UK Peak Tariff:		4p per minute (same as BT)
International Tariff:		International rates 5% lower than BT

TV

Package Name:		2 mixes
Included Channels:		Over 59 digital channels
Optional Channel Add-ons:		Add SkyMovies and/or Sky Sports for an additional monthly fee (from £17)
Video on Demand:		Yes
Pay Per View:		Movies and other pay per view events available
Record TV / TV Hard Drive:		Yes (with Sky+ box, £99 one off purchase)
Hardware:		Sky Box
Extras:

Payment, Installation and Contract

Payment Method(s):		Direct Debit / Credit Card
Activation Fee:		Free
Installation:		£30 (TV). Free (broadband).
Minimum Contract:		12 months
Line Rental:		BT Line Rental required
Support:		0870 support line. Free email support.

Actual User Ratings

At a Glance

Our Rating
Max Speed	16Mb
Usage Limit	Unlimited
Monthly Price	£27.00
Set Up Cost	£30.00
Min. Contract	12 months

	Bundle details:
	Phone: Evening and weekend calls to UK landlines
	TV: Choice of 2 Sky digital TV channel mixes, plus Sky Sports and Sky Movies for an additional cost
	Mobile: Not included

	It is best suited for:
	TV-loving web users wanting a good value, super-fast broadband connection with high usage allowance, a chosen mix of 128 Sky TV channels and free calls anytime to UK landlines

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