those with sky tv

ugh original birthday plan for DH went askew so am giving in to suprise sky package...

he wants - discovery and obviously cartoons! big kid he is!!

so we have big house and three tvs to consider as options...i could live with it on two (one up and one downstairs!) - can you watch different channels if i get two decoders? or do u still have to watch the same?? i cant work that out from the website!

if i can get two decoders to watch 2 channels Im going to give it to mum as mothers day pressie at same time - she is nagging me too!!! (we live extended family!)

and any other suggestions for me...Im thinking basic package 2 decoders???

Yes you can get multi room 2 decoders in the same house you can watch different channels on each. If your mum lives with you I think you can get another decoder on the bill for her. Give them a call if you can and see how many decoders you can get on the multi room deal.

We've got the basic package for DH's sport and we also have movie channels which are a COMPLETE waste of time. We have MySky (which I can't recommend highly enough) and I go through the whole week of movies every Sunday to set them to record and I usually only ever record one or two. They continually repeat them for months. We keep meaning to get rid of it.

I think it is $25 extra per month to have each additional decoder. I program my viewing for the evening then either watch it in bed or the lounge using just one decoder. DD will switch to TV mode using bunny ears or arial to watch something different in her room but then can only get the free channels.

IMHO the basic package is enough, you get all the cartoon and documentary channels and vibe, the box and the comedy channel play the same types of programs that are on 2 and 3. The movies are quite expensive for what you get, far cheaper to rent DVD's especially if you take advantage of dollar days.

We have the standard package and its great. We did have movies but they just repeat them over and over on the different channels so that got boring real fast!

RO when you do it you need to give them my account number and we get a credit on the accounts. You and me will get a $50 credit so if you want that FB me and I can give you our details.

They can just wire up the other TV's in the house to the sky channel. You can run it through TV using the arial or through SKY and watch what has been programmed.