Sky See + Surf Connect 1 Broadband Bundle

Review of Sky See & Surf Connect 1

SO you live outside Sky's broadband area, but you want a broadband bundle offering web access and TV?

Slightly pricey

This Sky See & Surf Connect 1 broadband bundle which uses BT's broadband network rather than Sky's own is slightly pricey as a result, but offers fast broadband and TV as a single package and opens up Sky's brilliant broadband bundles to anyone, no matter where they are in the UK.

The Sky broadband part of this bundle is the fast Sky Connect package which gives speeds of up to 8Mb with a generous monthly usage allowance of 40Gb.

That's enough to download 10,000 songs - or a pile of CD's two and a half stories high!

2 TV mixes

The 'See' part of this two-part package is your TV choice, and here you get to choose 2 of Sky's 6 programme 'mixes', ranging from Variety to Music to News & Events.

Because of the flexible nature of Sky's bundle packages, you can freely add up to 6 mixes to your bundle, at only £1 extra per month, per mix.

Sky Sports for 50p a day

There is always the option to add Sky Sports and/or Sky Movies to your TV package, but there is a small extra cost (from 50p per day) for this.

You can also pay a bit more to upgrade the standard Sky Box which comes free to a Sky+ box which lets you record and store TV shows to watch back at your leisure.

You can even plump for a Sky HD Box instead which works just like a Sky+ Box but also delivers your television in crystal clear high definition (that's four times sharper than a standard tv picture - certainly crisp enough to see Cameron Diaz's acne scars no matter how much foundation she pastes on!).

Keep in mind that while Sky+ is now subscription free, there is a monthly charge for Sky HD.

This is the answer

As a TV and broadband-only bundle package this is expensive, but if you live outside Sky's broadband area and definitely want a Sky package, this is the answer.

	Sky See + Surf Connect 1 is currently offering £30 off the setup fee if you take Sky+ or Sky+ HD box.

A little more detail

Broadband

			Special Note..	Any good?
Package Name:		Connect	-
Connection Type:		ADSL	-
Max Speed:		8Mb	-
Usage Limit:		40Gb	-
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	-

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:		£60 (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	8Mb
Usage Limit	40Gb
Monthly Price	£34.00
Set Up Cost	£60.00
Min. Contract	12 months

	Bundle details:
	Phone: Not included
	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 living outside Sky's broadband network wanting a good value, super-fast broadband connection with high usage allowance and a chosen mix of 59 Sky TV channels

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