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How do you come to the conclusion that Sky UK is cheaper???? 6 mixes with Sports and Movies costs me €69.50 pm.
Calcio channels are football ppv channels but also come as an extra package on their own for around €15 extra pm.
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Well, the world package for Sky Digital is £46 in the UK. I didnt know anything about the Calcio channels, hence the question. Today £46 is €53.9605 according to the yahoo currency converter.
 
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That's a very misleading article full of errors you've linked to there my friend.
These are the facts.
The top tier package of Mondo + Cinema + Sport + Calcio which currently costs €68.72 pm is rising to €69pm, a 28 cent rise, far from the €97 quoted.
The 'mid-point tier', example Mondo + Cinema, which currently costs €42.54 pm is rising to €43 pm, a 46 cent rise, far from the 8.7% and €35 quoted.
The base package which your link quotes as rising from €23 to €28 pm is actually rising from the current €28.37 pm to €29.90 pm, a rise of €1.53 pm.
The 'misura' package of any 2 mixes plus news is going up from €16.37 to €19.90 and is the only package that comes remotely near the percentages quoted in the linked article.
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Waqas Ahmed said:
Well, the world package for Sky Digital is £46 in the UK. I didnt know anything about the Calcio channels, hence the question. Today £46 is €53.9605 according to the yahoo currency converter.
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Well for the extra €1.04 per month one gets 3pm premiership football on saturday afternoons plus all of the games previously shown by setanta sports, now of course going to ESPN as PPV. So if you're a sports fan then Sky Italia is good value. Also no monthly charge for HD.
 
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denis1501 said:
That's a very misleading article full of errors you've linked to there my friend.
These are the facts.
The top tier package of Mondo + Cinema + Sport + Calcio which currently costs €68.72 pm is rising to €69pm, a 28 cent rise, far from the €97 quoted.
The 'mid-point tier', example Mondo + Cinema, which currently costs €42.54 pm is rising to €43 pm, a 46 cent rise, far from the 8.7% and €35 quoted.
The base package which your link quotes as rising from €23 to €28 pm is actually rising from the current €28.37 pm to €29.90 pm, a rise of €1.53 pm.
The 'misura' package of any 2 mixes plus news is going up from €16.37 to €19.90 and is the only package that comes remotely near the percentages quoted in the linked article.
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Thank you denis1501 for clearing this up to us.
I am not concerned about the cost in Italy, subscribers can take it or leave it (regarding subscription), but the problem would be with the middle men who will take advantage of this increase and offer a more ridiculous prices in the UK and other countries in Europe. Just wait and see.
 
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HB13DISH said:
Thank you denis1501 for clearing this up to us.
I am not concerned about the cost in Italy, subscribers can take it or leave it (regarding subscription), but the problem would be with the middle men who will take advantage of this increase and offer a more ridiculous prices in the UK and other countries in Europe. Just wait and see.
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The most that any dealer should charge in my opinion is around 1000 euros for the top package, that would be €828 in subscription fees (69 x12), say 70 euros for the decoder and 100 euros dealers fee. Would you agree?
 
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The most that any dealer should charge in my opinion is around 1000 euros for the top package, that would be €828 in subscription fees (69 x12), say 70 euros for the decoder and 100 euros dealers fee. Would you agree?
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Yes denis, this sounds about right.
As the increase is not that high according to your calculations, then perhaps the shops would be content with their current prices.
 
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Official Sky Italia prices from August 1st:

2 mixes (+ news) - €19.90 per month
3 mixes (+ news) - €24.90 per month
Mondo Sky (all 5 mixes) - €29.90 per month

Mondo + Cinema - €43 per month
Mondo + Sport - €43 per month
Mondo + Calcio - €43 per month

Mondo + Cinema + Sport - €56 per month
Mondo + Cinema + Calcio - €56 per month
Mondo + Sport + Calcio - €56 per month
Mondo + Cinema + Sport + Calcio - €69 per month

These prices are all in euro and include VAT. There is no monthly fee for the HD channels.
 
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Hello!
one question,in the meantime,when the card swap,of sky italy is finish?
and the old card swtiched off?
i dont have any information about it at the moment,but i know,that the card change is running like on uk-sky,will it also be finish until end of august 09?
how the new sky italy card looks?
also white?
thanks for information!
the ppv channels on sky italy are defently to expensice in my optinion!
 
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Hi all I am from Malta.Whoever had the doubt of illegal subscriptions...I confirm that it is illegal.
I am searching for a subscription to sky Italia Mondo + Cinema + Sport + Calcio + 6 channels (optional)
The prices I found till now cost more than 2000Eur.
It's really madness to buy at such a price.
I was considering of travelling to Sicily for that price and arrange something there.Unless in here there is nobody who can sort this out for me.
Se ci sono Italiani in questo forum posso parlare anche in Italiano.
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Hi all I am from Malta.Whoever had the doubt of illegal subscriptions...I confirm that it is illegal.
I am searching for a subscription to sky Italia Mondo + Cinema + Sport + Calcio + 6 channels (optional)
The prices I found till now cost more than 2000Eur.
It's really madness to buy at such a price.
I was considering of travelling to Sicily for that price and arrange something there.Unless in here there is nobody who can sort this out for me.
Se ci sono Italiani in questo forum posso parlare anche in Italiano.
Grazie
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Hi eager28wow,
I lost interest in Sky Italia subscription, as there is a limit to how much I can pay extra for the overhead.
The problem now is that the Cinema option is not offered anymore (unless this is a valid sub inside Italy).
Another problem is that getting the options is even harder, as you need a valid Italian certificate, perhaps a VAT or something.
So your best choice is to have Mondo+sport+calcio ONLY for about 900 euro including receiver (to keep, not on lease), or 800 euro just for the card.
If you are interested, send me a PM and I will give you a link to website that offers this. But you probably know all the offers on the net by now.
No idea about what can happen if you go to Cicily. You would need to arrange that someone would let you have valid sub before you travel.
I would imagine that satellite shops there are probably obliged not to do any monkey business with tourists, as they might lose their Sky Italia license.
Apart from that, enjoy your holiday.
 
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Hello HB13DISH,
I want to get the card for Mondo+sport+calcio and I'm very interested in a link to the website that offers this.
Thank you.
 
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Hello HB13DISH,
I want to get the card for Mondo+sport+calcio and I'm very interested in a link to the website that offers this.
Thank you.
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Use Google, type:

Abonnements Sky Italia

You should get few shops in France.
 
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Do You know does that pre-paid card mondo+sport+calcio includic new sport HD channels like sky sport HD1, sky sport hd2....
 
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Do You know does that pre-paid card mondo+sport+calcio includic new sport HD channels like sky sport HD1, sky sport hd2....
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They are NOT included.
You will need to pay more and also for the HD receiver.
 
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For information purposes:

RAI UNO, RAI DUE AND RAI TRE are no longer fully visible with a Sky Italia subscription. When a programme is scrambled due to rights issues it is no longer viewable!
There is even talk of RAI leaving the Sky Italia package completely at the end of the year.
You will need the tivu'sat card and decoder to view Rai 24/7.
 
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denis1501 said:
For information purposes:

RAI UNO, RAI DUE AND RAI TRE are no longer fully visible with a Sky Italia subscription. When a programme is scrambled due to rights issues it is no longer viewable!
There is even talk of RAI leaving the Sky Italia package completely at the end of the year.
You will need the tivu'sat card and decoder to view Rai 24/7.
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I shall nip over and get one in the Autumn :)
 
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Tivù said:
I shall nip over and get one in the Autumn :)
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Make sure you wait a bit, there are no decoders in the shops here yet!!
First 2 will be a Humax combo 9000 and an I-CAN 1110SH, the latter not expected to hit the shops till september. Cards will only be sold with decoders for the time being (A CAM is expected in 2010) and it will be impossible to activate the card without having an Italian TV Licence!
 
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HB13DISH said:
They are NOT included.
You will need to pay more and also for the HD receiver.
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Thanks for answer.
 
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denis1501 said:
Make sure you wait a bit, there are no decoders in the shops here yet!!
First 2 will be a Humax combo 9000 and an I-CAN 1110SH, the latter not expected to hit the shops till september. Cards will only be sold with decoders for the time being (A CAM is expected in 2010) and it will be impossible to activate the card without having an Italian TV Licence!
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....... not a problem ;)
 
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