As a promotional idea .

How about picking a small town or village somewhere in the uk and 
install a sky freesat system in every single home for a promotional 
price of £50 instead of the usual £150 one off payment .

Needless to say it would be a optional thing and nobody would be forced 
to have sky freesat fitted if they didnt want it .

Advertise the town or village on tv after very home has been fitted .

Then in about 6 weeks time (or whatever) go back to the town or village 
and ask the locals what they think about sky freesat in comparison to a 
freeview box .

Do another tv advert giving the locals opinions .


The plan being .....

Sky as a result could fit lots of £150 one off payment systems over the 
next four months - and just before christmas there would bound to x 
percent of people who would phone sky to get some pay channels the likes 
of sky one etc .

What that x percent would be is anybodys guess of course .

Where do you buy your keyboards from, I think you were diddled, there is not 
punctuation on it.

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"Krustov"  wrote in message 
news:MPG.22f00c56e1dcc5f598b77e@news.newsreader.com...
As a promotional idea .

How about picking a small town or village somewhere in the uk and
install a sky freesat system in every single home for a promotional
price of £50 instead of the usual £150 one off payment .

Needless to say it would be a optional thing and nobody would be forced
to have sky freesat fitted if they didnt want it .

Advertise the town or village on tv after very home has been fitted .

Then in about 6 weeks time (or whatever) go back to the town or village
and ask the locals what they think about sky freesat in comparison to a
freeview box .

Do another tv advert giving the locals opinions .


The plan being .....

Sky as a result could fit lots of £150 one off payment systems over the
next four months - and just before christmas there would bound to x
percent of people who would phone sky to get some pay channels the likes
of sky one etc .

What that x percent would be is anybodys guess of course .

Brian Gaff schrieb:
........ there is not punctuation on it.
> 
> Brian
> 
Same place you got yours from. Your Keyboard can't do grammar.

"Krustov"  wrote in message 
news:MPG.22f00c56e1dcc5f598b77e@news.newsreader.com...
As a promotional idea .

How about picking a small town or village somewhere in the uk and
install a sky freesat system in every single home for a promotional
price of £50 instead of the usual £150 one off payment .

Why, can't you afford it?

Needless to say it would be a optional thing and nobody would be forced
to have sky freesat fitted if they didnt want it .

That's how it is now and millions of people are not exactly running to the
shops to buy.

Advertise the town or village on tv after very home has been fitted .

Why would you want to do that?  It's a pointless idea.

Then in about 6 weeks time (or whatever) go back to the town or village
and ask the locals what they think about sky freesat in comparison to a
freeview box .

Pointless, most already have cable or sky.  People are forced to have 
freeview.
Some of us have a life and don't sit watching TV all day anyway.

Do another tv advert giving the locals opinions .

Why?  You could easily stage all that for advertising.

The plan being .....

Sky as a result could fit lots of £150 one off payment systems over the
next four months - and just before christmas there would bound to x
percent of people who would phone sky to get some pay channels the likes
of sky one etc .

Are you serious!  People can just pay for sky if they want a full TV
package.  Are you old enough to remember OnDigital?  They thought
that people would pay for extra channels and didn't - so they went bust.

What that x percent would be is anybodys guess of course .

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:47:58 +0100, Paul P  wrote:

>
> "Krustov"  wrote in message
> news:MPG.22f00c56e1dcc5f598b77e@news.newsreader.com...
> As a promotional idea .
>
> How about picking a small town or village somewhere in the uk and
> install a sky freesat system in every single home for a promotional
> price of £50 instead of the usual £150 one off payment .
>
> Why, can't you afford it?
>
> Needless to say it would be a optional thing and nobody would be forced
> to have sky freesat fitted if they didnt want it .
>
> That's how it is now and millions of people are not exactly running to  
> the
> shops to buy.
>
> Advertise the town or village on tv after very home has been fitted .
>
> Why would you want to do that?  It's a pointless idea.
>
> Then in about 6 weeks time (or whatever) go back to the town or village
> and ask the locals what they think about sky freesat in comparison to a
> freeview box .
>
> Pointless, most already have cable or sky.  People are forced to have
> freeview.
> Some of us have a life and don't sit watching TV all day anyway.
>
> Do another tv advert giving the locals opinions .
>
> Why?  You could easily stage all that for advertising.
>
> The plan being .....
>
> Sky as a result could fit lots of £150 one off payment systems over the
> next four months - and just before christmas there would bound to x
> percent of people who would phone sky to get some pay channels the likes
> of sky one etc .
>
> Are you serious!  People can just pay for sky if they want a full TV
> package.  Are you old enough to remember OnDigital?  They thought
> that people would pay for extra channels and didn't - so they went bust.
>
> What that x percent would be is anybodys guess of course .
>
>

what reader are you using ?

There is no difference in the above between the OP and your replies !


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On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:26:03 +0100, Krustov  wrote:

> As a promotional idea .
>
> How about picking a small town or village somewhere in the uk and
> install a sky freesat system in every single home for a promotional
> price of £50 instead of the usual £150 one off payment .
>
> Needless to say it would be a optional thing and nobody would be forced
> to have sky freesat fitted if they didnt want it .
>
> Advertise the town or village on tv after very home has been fitted .
>
> Then in about 6 weeks time (or whatever) go back to the town or village
> and ask the locals what they think about sky freesat in comparison to a
> freeview box .
>
> Do another tv advert giving the locals opinions .
>
>
> The plan being .....
>
> Sky as a result could fit lots of £150 one off payment systems over the
> next four months - and just before christmas there would bound to x
> percent of people who would phone sky to get some pay channels the likes
> of sky one etc .
>
> What that x percent would be is anybodys guess of course .

One of your better ideas.

Murdoch should actually reduce the price to £50 all over the country.

FreeviewBoxes have dropped from the original £100+ to £20, uptake is now  
high

The only problem is that Murdoch's sky would be exposed - viewers will see  
that
there really isn't enough on Sky to encourage you to upgrade from  
Freestat/FreeView to Sky

Sport is the only plus, and those that want it already have it
and Sky+ is nice but Im not going for the necessary monthly package
just to get that



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"SteveW"  wrote in message 
news:op.uepyjqsa5069if@enigma03.home...
> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:26:03 +0100, Krustov  wrote:
>
>> As a promotional idea .
>>
>> How about picking a small town or village somewhere in the uk and
>> install a sky freesat system in every single home for a promotional
>> price of £50 instead of the usual £150 one off payment .
>>
>> Needless to say it would be a optional thing and nobody would be forced
>> to have sky freesat fitted if they didnt want it .

You'd have to choose a town/village where there weren't planning 
restrictions on the installation of satellite dishes. My housing estate has 
a ban on fitting dishes on the front of the houses - and the front is the 
side which faces south; a dish fitted on the north side (the houses only 
have two sides because they are in a terrace) would not be able to see the 
satellite.

It's a great shame that satellite signals will not penetrate roof tiles so 
you can't mount the dish in the loft as with a UHF aerial ;-)

"SteveW"  wrote in message 
news:op.uepya11g5069if@enigma03.home...
> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:47:58 +0100, Paul P  wrote:
>
>>
>> "Krustov"  wrote in message
>> news:MPG.22f00c56e1dcc5f598b77e@news.newsreader.com...
>> As a promotional idea .
>>
>> How about picking a small town or village somewhere in the uk and
>> install a sky freesat system in every single home for a promotional
>> price of £50 instead of the usual £150 one off payment .
>>

£75 now at certain stores, inc. Argos, Currys.
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"Mortimer"  wrote in message 
news:op-dnTkOp_Rw4BvVnZ2dnUVZ8hidnZ2d@posted.plusnet...
> "SteveW"  wrote in message 
> news:op.uepyjqsa5069if@enigma03.home...
>> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:26:03 +0100, Krustov  wrote:
>>
>>> As a promotional idea .
>>>
>>> How about picking a small town or village somewhere in the uk and
>>> install a sky freesat system in every single home for a promotional
>>> price of £50 instead of the usual £150 one off payment .
>>>
>>> Needless to say it would be a optional thing and nobody would be 
>>> forced
>>> to have sky freesat fitted if they didnt want it .
>
> You'd have to choose a town/village where there weren't planning 
> restrictions on the installation of satellite dishes. My housing 
> estate has a ban on fitting dishes on the front of the houses - and 
> the front is the side which faces south; a dish fitted on the north 
> side (the houses only have two sides because they are in a terrace) 
> would not be able to see the satellite.
>
> It's a great shame that satellite signals will not penetrate roof 
> tiles so you can't mount the dish in the loft as with a UHF aerial ;-)
>


Oh yes they would. Unless you have an especially steep and tall roof, a 
dish on a pole 1m above the back gutter will 'see' the satellite with 
ease.


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"Woody"  wrote in message 
news:ybAhk.6608$WT.5966@newsfe29.ams2...
> Oh yes they would. Unless you have an especially steep and tall roof, a 
> dish on a pole 1m above the back gutter will 'see' the satellite with 
> ease.
>
For confirmation and refinement of this assertion see
http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/reference/dish-screened-by-roof.pdf

Bill

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:28:15 +0100, Woody   
wrote:

> "Mortimer"  wrote in message
> news:op-dnTkOp_Rw4BvVnZ2dnUVZ8hidnZ2d@posted.plusnet...
>> "SteveW"  wrote in message
>> news:op.uepyjqsa5069if@enigma03.home...
>>> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:26:03 +0100, Krustov  wrote:
>>>
>>>> As a promotional idea .
>>>>
>>>> How about picking a small town or village somewhere in the uk and
>>>> install a sky freesat system in every single home for a promotional
>>>> price of £50 instead of the usual £150 one off payment .
>>>>
>>>> Needless to say it would be a optional thing and nobody would be
>>>> forced
>>>> to have sky freesat fitted if they didnt want it .
>>
>> You'd have to choose a town/village where there weren't planning
>> restrictions on the installation of satellite dishes. My housing
>> estate has a ban on fitting dishes on the front of the houses - and
>> the front is the side which faces south; a dish fitted on the north
>> side (the houses only have two sides because they are in a terrace)
>> would not be able to see the satellite.
>>
>> It's a great shame that satellite signals will not penetrate roof
>> tiles so you can't mount the dish in the loft as with a UHF aerial ;-)
>>
>
>
> Oh yes they would. Unless you have an especially steep and tall roof, a
> dish on a pole 1m above the back gutter will 'see' the satellite with
> ease.
>
>

On the back gutter isn't the same as in the loft !


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SteveW wrote:
> 
> what reader are you using ?
> 
> There is no difference in the above between the OP and your replies !
> 

That is true, The Tiscali Idiot and Krustov are possibly related??

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>"Krustov"  wrote in message 
>news:MPG.22f00c56e1dcc5f598b77e@news.newsreader.com...
>As a promotional idea .

>How about picking a small town or village somewhere in the uk and
>install a sky freesat system in every single home for a promotional
>price of £50 instead of the usual £150 one off payment .

>The plan being .....

>Sky as a result could fit lots of £150 one off payment systems over the
>next four months - and just before christmas there would bound to x
>percent of people who would phone sky to get some pay channels the likes
>of sky one etc .

>What that x percent would be is anybodys guess of course .


They've effectively already done this with the £75 deal for the whole of the 
UK, except that you get the pay channels are the start and have to remember 
to cancel them after 4 months.

The only thing that stopping me from doing it is that I want PVR 
functionality but without a monthly subscription.

Z

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:26:03 +0100, Krustov  wrote:

>As a promotional idea .
>
>How about picking a small town or village somewhere in the uk and 
>install a sky freesat system in every single home for a promotional 
>price of £50 instead of the usual £150 one off payment .
>
>Needless to say it would be a optional thing and nobody would be forced 
>to have sky freesat fitted if they didnt want it .
>
>Advertise the town or village on tv after very home has been fitted .
>
>Then in about 6 weeks time (or whatever) go back to the town or village 
>and ask the locals what they think about sky freesat in comparison to a 
>freeview box .
>
>Do another tv advert giving the locals opinions .
>
>
>The plan being .....
>
>Sky as a result could fit lots of £150 one off payment systems over the 
>next four months - and just before christmas there would bound to x 
>percent of people who would phone sky to get some pay channels the likes 
>of sky one etc .
>
>What that x percent would be is anybodys guess of course .

In effect this is already happening in the  ITV Border region which is the
first targeted for Digital Switch Over. Sky are even being paid to do this but
are also using it as an opportunity to get loads of new customers on their
database who they can up-sell broadband, telephone & subscription TV. 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jul/18/bskyb.television
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In article , SteveW wrote:
> what reader are you using ?
> 
> There is no difference in the above between the OP and your replies !

My reader says that his reader is, wait for it...
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512

I bet you weren't really surprised.

Rod.
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In article <op-dnTkOp_Rw4BvVnZ2dnUVZ8hidnZ2d@posted.plusnet>, Mortimer wrote:
> It's a great shame that satellite signals will not penetrate roof tiles so 
> you can't mount the dish in the loft as with a UHF aerial ;-)

It's a shame for me that satellites can't be placed in a geostationary 
location over the north pole, because the south facing side of my house is 
the opposite one from my living room and the cable run would be particularly 
awkward. But that's physics for you. And would I really enjoy another five 
thousand channels of rubbish more than the rubbish I've already got?

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On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:40:09 +0100, "Mortimer"  wrote:

>"SteveW"  wrote in message 
>news:op.uepyjqsa5069if@enigma03.home...
>> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:26:03 +0100, Krustov  wrote:
>>
>>> As a promotional idea .
>>>
>>> How about picking a small town or village somewhere in the uk and
>>> install a sky freesat system in every single home for a promotional
>>> price of £50 instead of the usual £150 one off payment .
>>>
>>> Needless to say it would be a optional thing and nobody would be forced
>>> to have sky freesat fitted if they didnt want it .
>
>You'd have to choose a town/village where there weren't planning 
>restrictions on the installation of satellite dishes. My housing estate has 
>a ban on fitting dishes on the front of the houses - and the front is the 
>side which faces south; a dish fitted on the north side (the houses only 
>have two sides because they are in a terrace) would not be able to see the 
>satellite.
>
>It's a great shame that satellite signals will not penetrate roof tiles so 
>you can't mount the dish in the loft as with a UHF aerial ;-) 

Where I live UHF signals won't penetrate the roof!

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"SteveW"  wrote in message 
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> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:47:58 +0100, Paul P  wrote:
>
>>
>> "Krustov"  wrote in message
>> news:MPG.22f00c56e1dcc5f598b77e@news.newsreader.com...
>> As a promotional idea .
>>
>> How about picking a small town or village somewhere in the uk and
>> install a sky freesat system in every single home for a promotional
>> price of £50 instead of the usual £150 one off payment .
>>
>> Why, can't you afford it?
>>
>> Needless to say it would be a optional thing and nobody would be forced
>> to have sky freesat fitted if they didnt want it .
>>
>> That's how it is now and millions of people are not exactly running to 
>> the
>> shops to buy.
>>
>> Advertise the town or village on tv after very home has been fitted .
>>
>> Why would you want to do that?  It's a pointless idea.
>>
>> Then in about 6 weeks time (or whatever) go back to the town or village
>> and ask the locals what they think about sky freesat in comparison to a
>> freeview box .
>>
>> Pointless, most already have cable or sky.  People are forced to have
>> freeview.
>> Some of us have a life and don't sit watching TV all day anyway.
>>
>> Do another tv advert giving the locals opinions .
>>
>> Why?  You could easily stage all that for advertising.
>>
>> The plan being .....
>>
>> Sky as a result could fit lots of £150 one off payment systems over the
>> next four months - and just before christmas there would bound to x
>> percent of people who would phone sky to get some pay channels the likes
>> of sky one etc .
>>
>> Are you serious!  People can just pay for sky if they want a full TV
>> package.  Are you old enough to remember OnDigital?  They thought
>> that people would pay for extra channels and didn't - so they went bust.
>>
>> What that x percent would be is anybodys guess of course .
>>
>>
>
> what reader are you using ?
>
> There is no difference in the above between the OP and your replies !

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"Krustov"  wrote in message 
news:MPG.22f00c56e1dcc5f598b77e@news.newsreader.com...
>As a promotional idea .
>How about picking a small town or village somewhere in the uk and
>install a sky freesat system in every single home for a promotional
>price of £50 instead of the usual £150 one off payment .
>
>
Or go to Argos and get it for 75quid, with 4 months of 4 pack

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5321502/Trail/searchtext%3ESKY+.htm

How much more promotion do you want?

Steve Terry