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SKY SPORTS DAY PASS

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SKY SPORTS DAY PASS

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Postby jackdaww » December 27th, 2016, 4:36 pm

i just want to watch the odd soccer game , i dont mind the £7.

has anyone used this?

i have a MS PC . do i need particular software ??

many thanks.

.. :?:

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Re: SKY SPORTS DAY PASS

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Postby Clitheroekid » December 27th, 2016, 7:13 pm

jackdaww wrote:i just want to watch the odd soccer game , i dont mind the £7.

has anyone used this?

i have a MS PC . do i need particular software ??

many thanks.

.. :?:

Yes I use it occasionally, and it works very well.I would never pay a subscription for Sky, but this gives me access to Premier League games.

In order to use it you need to buy a Now TV box, which is only about a tenner - http://www.nowtv.com/box?referrer=nowtv ... Gwodg6sBbg

This just plugs into your TV, and provides access to iPlayer etc, so it's worth it just for that. When you activate the box you open an account with Sky, and if you want a sports pass you just use your account to buy it. You can activate it at any time, and it gives you access to Sky Sports for 24 hours.

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Re: SKY SPORTS DAY PASS

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Postby jackdaww » December 27th, 2016, 9:59 pm

Clitheroekid wrote:
jackdaww wrote:i just want to watch the odd soccer game , i dont mind the £7.

has anyone used this?

i have a MS PC . do i need particular software ??

many thanks.

.. :?:

Yes I use it occasionally, and it works very well.I would never pay a subscription for Sky, but this gives me access to Premier League games.

In order to use it you need to buy a Now TV box, which is only about a tenner - http://www.nowtv.com/box?referrer=nowtv ... Gwodg6sBbg

This just plugs into your TV, and provides access to iPlayer etc, so it's worth it just for that. When you activate the box you open an account with Sky, and if you want a sports pass you just use your account to buy it. You can activate it at any time, and it gives you access to Sky Sports for 24 hours.


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thanks for that , although i was hoping to watch on my PC in private as the TV is usually in use by others.
8-)

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Re: SKY SPORTS DAY PASS

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Postby gryffron » December 27th, 2016, 10:05 pm

Clitheroekid wrote:In order to use it you need to buy a Now TV box...


Steady on!

You can watch NowTV on PC browsers, Xbox, PlayStation, iPhone, LG televisions, and loads of other devices.
http://help.nowtv.com/article/Supported-devices
http://www.nowtv.com/devices/windows

Sky Sports day passes also available from VirginMedia, BT and TalkTalk.
http://www.skysports.com/watch/get-sky

gryff

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Re: SKY SPORTS DAY PASS

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Postby jackdaww » December 28th, 2016, 3:28 pm

i have opened an account and purchased a sky sports day pass.

also downloaded the nowtv app for windows10 from the microsoft store.

the game i want to watch is thursday evening - so i plan to try watching stuff thursday morning to make sure it works and give time to sort out any probs with their live chat .

will update this topic tomorrow.

8-)

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Re: SKY SPORTS DAY PASS

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Postby Clitheroekid » December 28th, 2016, 11:28 pm

gryffron wrote:Steady on!

You can watch NowTV on PC browsers, Xbox, PlayStation, iPhone, LG televisions, and loads of other devices.
http://help.nowtv.com/article/Supported-devices
http://www.nowtv.com/devices/windows

Sky Sports day passes also available from VirginMedia, BT and TalkTalk.
http://www.skysports.com/watch/get-sky

I stand corrected! My TV isn't a `smart' TV, so I needed the Now TV box or something similar, but I'd overlooked the fact that the OP actually wanted to watch on his PC, not his TV.

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Re: SKY SPORTS DAY PASS

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Postby jackdaww » December 30th, 2016, 11:34 am

used the skysports pass thursday using my PC on windows10 , with NOWTV.

it was good - even on my prehistoric rural broadband .

however setting up is not all that simple , and there is conflicting information on nowtv.com.

this is what i found.

1. you can watch via your browser (not EDGE) in conjunction with microsoft silverlight .

2. OR you can watch via the now tv app on windows 8 and above .

i chose the latter having heard of issues with silverlight .

to get the app -- Go to the Windows Store Search for 'NOW TV' Download the NOW TV app
at some point in the process you must have a nowtv account setup , and to do this you have to purchase a pass first - the minimum is the daypass at £6.99. you have 365 days to activate, once activated the clock runs down.
1. Lastly, sign in to the NOW TV app with your username and password and find a movie, TV show or sport to enjoy.
NB. You’ll need a Microsoft compatible email address to access the Windows Store (@live, @outlook, @hotmail).

the signin is not obvious - click on the button top right ( 3 bars in a circle) to bring up sign in box at the bottom - you need your username and password.

the nowtv screen is also unclear - i found it best to scroll right and click on the watch live box - you get a list of whats on now and next for each sports channel .

its plain sailing then just click on the one you want , then clik the play button.

and you can watch any channel any time .

the pass expiry time is clearly shown .

the chat facility is ok if you have problems - you can find chat under contact us .

i advise activating the pass well in advance to give time to sort any issues out.

i would say the week pass at about £11 is good value for say cricket or several soccer games etc .

. 8-)


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