If you
are live outside the
Sky connection area and
cannot receive any of
the Sky broadband
packages all is not
lost. They also offer a
package called Sky
Broadband Connect.
First, check on the
Sky.com to see if you
are in the connection
area. Sky are expanding
into other areas all of
the time so if you
checked a while ago it
will be worth taking a
look again, you may be
surprised.
In any case, leave
your email address and
you will be notified if
and when the situation
changes but in the mean
time you can sign up
for Sky Broadband
Connect.
Certain terms apply
before you can take out
this package you must
be a Sky TV subscriber
and the cost is £17
per month with a
connection fee of
£40.
As with the other
sky broadband packages you also get a wireless router along with a free trial
of McAfee Internet
Security suite. The
router is a Netgear
DG834GT which really is
first class and has
brilliant reviews all
over the internet. If
you take a trip to PC
World you will see that
it retails at around
£25.
When you have
completed the order the
router and welcome pack
will be sent to you and
will arrive in around
three days.
You will have the
option of setting up
the broadband offers
yourself or instructing
a sky engineer to do it
for you. It really is
very straightforward
but if you are not that
way inclined it will
cost you around £25
and it is usually
possible to book an
appointment within the
week.
With regards to the
features that are
included in this
package, there is a
40GB monthly usage
allowance which is
ideal for everyday use
and also 448Kb upload
speeds which will
enable you to share
photographs and files
etc online.
As usual the support
comes in the form of a
24/7 support line where
you have access to
Sky's knowledgeable and
extremely helpful
support staff. This is
available on the
telephone and online
and it is often
mentioned in the press
and on forums that
customers have been
extremely impressed
with the help and
support that they have
received.
You also get the 10
sky.com email addresses
which come with 10GB of
storage which means
that you never have to
erase any emails. It
should not be under
estimated what a
valuable resource this
is. How many times have
you tried to find a
very important email
that is a few months
old only to realise
that you had to delete
it because of memory
issues. With these Sky
email addresses it is
just a case of using
the search facility and
even if the email is a
few months old (or
older) it will still be
there waiting for you.
So,all in all the
Sky Broadband Connect
package is an excellent
alternative if you are
outside a Sky network
area.
Other sky broadband options:
Sky Broadband Base - Great for daily browsing & online shopping. Up to 14Mb download speeds, 2GB monthly usage allowance, Up to 1.3Mb upload speeds, Sky Wireless Router (worth £25), 24/7 technical support, Free 3 month trial of McAfee Internet Security Suite
Sky Broadband Everyday - from 1 September, Sky Broadband Everyday customers moving to Sky Broadband Unlimited with up to 14Mb downloads (depending on location) and unlimited usage – at our new lower price of £7.50 a month for Sky TV customers with Sky Talk (or £12.50 a month with Sky TV).
Sky Broadband Unlimited - Perfect for downloading music & movies. Up to 14Mb download speeds, Unlimited monthly usage, Up to 1.3Mb upload speeds, Sky wireless router (worth £25), 24/7 technical support and Free 12 month trial of McAfee Internet Security Suite.
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