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earsjohn wrote:

leforge wrote:

earsjohn wrote:Anyone got any idea how the 6 months for the price of 5 for Sky customers works? Do I get December free? Or maybe May 2012? It's not very clear.

I have, however, signed up. So long as you've got all of your details in front of you, it's pretty straight forward, but I can see a number of people being put off by having to set up a Paywizard account (in effect another Paypal type of service).

Ts and Cs state a minimum 6 month contract after which it automatically becomes a monthly rolling contract (which is a lot better than an automatic 6 month contract).

So your having to commit to 6 months without knowing the schedule. Lucklily its month by month from word go on Virgin. Don't see how this is going to get the numbers required to make it work.

If it starts falling apart after Jan / Feb, I'll just cancel my payment and let them chase me for their £10. If I'm in that position (ie that I want to cancel), Allegedly channel will have more pressing concerns than recouping my £10!

leforge wrote:

earsjohn wrote:

leforge wrote: So your having to commit to 6 months without knowing the schedule. Lucklily its month by month from word go on Virgin. Don't see how this is going to get the numbers required to make it work.

If it starts falling apart after Jan / Feb, I'll just cancel my payment and let them chase me for their £10. If I'm in that position (ie that I want to cancel), Allegedly channel will have more pressing concerns than recouping my £10!

Don;t think you cancel thing you are committed for 6 months! Why not use direct debit mandate.

earsjohn wrote:

leforge wrote:

earsjohn wrote: If it starts falling apart after Jan / Feb, I'll just cancel my payment and let them chase me for their £10. If I'm in that position (ie that I want to cancel), Allegedly channel will have more pressing concerns than recouping my £10!

Don;t think you cancel thing you are committed for 6 months! Why not use direct debit mandate.

No option for DD. I can cancel any payment that is instigated from my bank account.

GaryG wrote:I was going to subscribe but it looks like £50 upfront for Sky customers I cant justify paying that this time of year.
I thought the £10 s month seemed reasonable enough no wonder they didn't mention it was 6 months upfront.

earsjohn wrote:

GaryG wrote:I was going to subscribe but it looks like £50 upfront for Sky customers I cant justify paying that this time of year.
I thought the £10 s month seemed reasonable enough no wonder they didn't mention it was 6 months upfront.

I can confirm, as a Sky customer, that it is NOT £50 up front. I have signed up and £10 will be collected each month.

Exact wording from confirmation email:

"Account Summary

You have subscribed to our Allegedly channel Monthly Subscription package.
Your monthly payment of £10 will be taken from your account on the 28th of each month.
To manage your payment details please log-in to your PayWizard account"

Dioufy wrote:You'll all be whinging in a few months. Friday mismatches, then a AM fight from the USA, probably of the same standard of Chavez/Manfredo and Cintron/Alvarez.

Good luck.

earsjohn wrote:

Dioufy wrote:You'll all be whinging in a few months. Friday mismatches, then a AM fight from the USA, probably of the same standard of Chavez/Manfredo and Cintron/Alvarez.

Good luck.

I reasoned that I'd rather be in a position to whinge about potentially crap fights I can see than be annoyed about potentially good fights I'm not seeing. At a maximum outlay of £50 over 6 months, it is an amount I can justify spending. I remain sceptical about whether the whole venture can be remotely successful, but I'll be along for the ride until we find out.

earsjohn wrote:

leforge wrote:

earsjohn wrote:Anyone got any idea how the 6 months for the price of 5 for Sky customers works? Do I get December free? Or maybe May 2012? It's not very clear.

I have, however, signed up. So long as you've got all of your details in front of you, it's pretty straight forward, but I can see a number of people being put off by having to set up a Paywizard account (in effect another Paypal type of service).

Ts and Cs state a minimum 6 month contract after which it automatically becomes a monthly rolling contract (which is a lot better than an automatic 6 month contract).

So your having to commit to 6 months without knowing the schedule. Lucklily its month by month from word go on Virgin. Don't see how this is going to get the numbers required to make it work.

If it starts falling apart after Jan / Feb, I'll just cancel my payment and let them chase me for their £10. If I'm in that position (ie that I want to cancel), Allegedly channel will have more pressing concerns than recouping my £10!

EJW wrote:Unfortunately, it's more BoxVillage than Allegedly channel at the moment. Yes, us lot know about it - and a few of us may even do the good thing and pay for it - but who else does? Each time I tell somebody 'so and so is fighting on Allegedly channel' it's as if I've asked them to explain the meaning of 2001 in 12 words. That doesn't exactly bode well

Final round wrote:60 quid? for six months, I pay more for Sky for one month than that.

iamasadlittleboy wrote:

Final round wrote:60 quid? for six months, I pay more for Sky for one month than that.

Are casuals going to pay £60 for just boxing?...No, are they going to pay for Premier League Football, Super League, Darts, Snooker, some boxing etc etc...yes. (Though I'm guessing your getting a fair bit more than just sports for £60)

Whats this crap paywizard thing as well? Why not just add it to sky packages?

Dioufy wrote:So, according to Buncey, because I ain't paying for this am I not a "real boxing-fan"?

I took great exception to that.

fizzjambo wrote:

Dioufy wrote:So, according to Buncey, because I ain't paying for this am I not a "real boxing-fan"?

I took great exception to that.

So you take great exception an vague slight from someone you don't know and yet in your previous post claim to feel like a 'gang rape' victim at the hands of someone else you've never met before?

I can only presume that you've never known (or knownly known) a victim of rape as I know which remark most people would take exception to.

I know your a regular poster here but that's out of order

BIGMARK wrote:Well i have been trying to look into booking the channel today (boxing whore i am) but seeing I have no phone line attached to my sky box or telephone number registered with Sky I can't. There is also the business of having to use something call Paywizard to pay which I'm not happy with. I don't get why i can't phone a number to have it booked like a did primetime.

I was never happy about the channel taking boxing even further away from the fans/ casual fans but would of paid for it but can't.

Final round wrote:
If you don't have your phone line in do you get Sky Anytime updated?

BIGMARK wrote:

Final round wrote:

BIGMARK wrote:Well i have been trying to look into booking the channel today (boxing whore i am) but seeing I have no phone line attached to my sky box or telephone number registered with Sky I can't. There is also the business of having to use something call Paywizard to pay which I'm not happy with. I don't get why i can't phone a number to have it booked like a did primetime.

I was never happy about the channel taking boxing even further away from the fans/ casual fans but would of paid for it but can't.

If you don't have your phone line in do you get Sky Anytime updated?

YES

BIGMARK wrote:

gobbles wrote:

BIGMARK wrote: YES

I never have my phone line plugged in, but mine went through OK

yes. It was very simple. Took 5 mins
Really, maybe I will give it a go. Did you pay with the Paywizard ?

G0mez wrote:

Final round wrote:
If you don't have your phone line in do you get Sky Anytime updated?

All sky content is updated via satellite.

It's only if you have 2 boxes, they want phone lines connected to them. So they can dial in and check they are both on same line.

Sometimes 2 apartments get a box each and split the bill, pretending it's one dwelling. Also pubs who need a special (and expensive) public licence for the system that's behind the bar.

You can always tell if a pub is illegally showing stuff on sky, because there should be a little pint pot in the corner of the screen.