Sky See + Surf Mid 2 Broadband Bundle

Review of Sky See & Surf Mid 2

STOP PRESS! Save £30 off the activation fee if you take a Sky+ box or Sky+HD box

WHILE See, Speak & Surf has such a nice ring to it, sometimes you don't really want to speak, do you?

Saves a bundle

This Sky See & Surf Base 2 broadband bundle offers free fast broadband and fantastic TV, but drops the home phone option, saving you a bundle, but unfortunately also nudging the setup cost to £60 instead of £30 if you take broadband, TV and phone.

Since the Sky broadband is free, you are actually only paying for the TV part of the package.

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

Unless you really need unlimited downloads (in which case, opt for Sky's 'Max' version of this package) this should be more than enough.

Excellent TV choice

The 'See' part of this two-part Sky free broadband package is your TV choice, and here you get all six of Sky's 'mixes':
- Variety
- News & Events
- Music
- Knowledge
- Kids
- Style & Culture

Being the flexible package that this is, you can drop any of these mixes and save a pound a month for each one you lose. But at such a low rate, it hardly seems worth dropping any of them.

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

Optional Sky+ box

Other optional extras include a Sky+ Box, or the more expensive Sky HD Box which works just like the Sky+ but also delivers your TV picture in crisp high definition.

There is a small monthly charge the HD service though and it'll only work on HD ready TV sets, but if you want to count the blades of grass on a football pitch, or see Cameron Diaz's pock-mark cover-up, it's a price well worth paying.

Value for money

As a TV and broadband-only bundle package this offering from Sky is great value for money, but keep in mind the need for line rental in order to receive it, especially when comparing the price to Virgin Media's equivalent offering.

	Sky See + Surf Mid 2 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:		Mid	-
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:		6 mixes
Included Channels:		Over 128 digital channels, plus 200 free-to-air 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	£26.00
Set Up Cost	£30.00
Min. Contract	12 months

	Bundle details:
	Phone: Not included
	TV: All Sky digital TV channels, plus Sky Sports and Sky Movies available 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 and a chosen mix of 128 Sky TV channels

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