Subscriptions
A subscription to the HD pack carries an extra fee of £10.25 (€15.00 in Republic of Ireland) a month on top of the standard Sky subscription. This fee allows customers to view all premium HD channels. SkyHD customers will only see the HD channels that correspond to the channel packs they subscribe to. Thus, Discovery HD and National Geographic HD will only be available if you have the entertainment extra package in addition to HD. Before that someone without the Knowledge Pack (part of the entertainment extra of September 2011) cannot view the SD Discovery or National Geographic but they can view the HD versions. Additional Pay-Per-View events on Sky Box Office HD are not available to customers unless they subscribe to the Sky HD pack.
The HD package, like the sky TV has a one year minimum subscription and after this point an 31 day cancellation period is needed.
Sky+ recording facilities are included at no cost if a customer subscribes to any Sky TV package. Sky+ recording facilities carries an extra fee of £10.25 if a customer does not subscribe to any Sky TV package. Viewers who do not take a subscription Sky TV package or the Sky+ service will still receive all free channels, but cannot use the recording facilities.
In Jan 2010, customers started being offered the Sky+ HD box as standard, and it is now optional to take the HD package. The HD package still remains at the same subscription price. The Sky+ box is no longer listed for purchase on the Sky website, and the Sky+HD is now classed as the standard box installation.
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