[access-uk] Re: Sky Plus

  • From: Will Lomas <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:41:52 +0000

well sky seem to want to just screw people for money so i guess the text message charge is a way to screw you over and to be honest if the recording feature is not accessible on the screenreader site i would report sky to someone not sure who as they are not committed to their accessibility as promised 


On 18 Nov 2008, at 21:21, Darran Ross wrote:
Steve, I'm afraid I'd have to say "so what", to your comparison with the 
rental of a DVD. We're not talking about renting DVD's, now are we?

Our sighted friends don't have to pay an extra £0.25 or £0.37 to make
recordings appear on their Sky box. Why on earth should Martin have to
accept the text charges and get on with it?
Surely his requests and views are worthy of a little more than a sarcastic 
putdown?

Regards.

Darran




----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:46 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky Plus


| Hi Martin,
|
| 3.70 for 10 programmes? Wow, it costs at least 4.99 to rent one DVD. 
|
| By the way, if your phone company are charging you 12p over the top of the | 25p Sky costs, you're with the wrong company. My Tmobile texts are 25p 
and
| no more.
|
| All the best
|
| Steve
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of
| martin wilsher
| Sent: Tuesday 18 November 2008 11:05
| To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky Plus
|
| Yes I use the mobile text service, but that costs twelve p per text and 
then
| twenty five p too. A total of 3 7 p per prog. Ten progs, £3.70 chuck in 
a
| few misspellings, and you have one hell of a mobile bill.]
|
| Yes, I would like to know how manual record works please. Email me at the 
| address below.  Thanks.
|
| Hope to hear from you soon.
|
| From Martin.
|
| Please email me at:
|
| m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
|
| Thanks
|
|
| Please visit my website:
|
| www.martin-wilsher.com
|
|
|
| ]
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of
| Terry Clasper
| Sent: 18 November 2008 10:29
| To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky Plus
|
| I know what you mean, I was also really fed up cause for ages I want round | in circles with the accessible listings before I realised that they had 
| screwed it up.
| It's a shame we have to use it inaccessibly because the feature is
actually
| very good.
| Have you tried the text messaging version, this is OK providing you know 
the
| format to send the message in and of course providing you don't mind
wearing
| the 25P confirmation message cost.
| When I'm at home I always use the manual record method it works everytime | and if fast, if you want to know step by step instructions write to me off 
| list mate.
|
| having said all that I still would be lost without it all be it with its 
| drawbacks.
|
|
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "martin wilsher" <m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:10 AM
| Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky Plus
|
|
| > Hi Terry:
| >
| > Talking of cluncky operation, I have just spent ten minutes trying to 
get
| > two programmes remote recorded via sky.com. Now done, but phew! What a 
| > carry on!
| >
| > -----Original Message-----
| > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
| > Of
| > Terry Clasper
| > Sent: 18 November 2008 09:54
| > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky Plus
| >
| > Martin absolutely right it should be accessible and the fact that the | > reemote record option doesn't work from the screenreader version is 
crazy.
| > Good luck mate!
| >
| >
| >
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "martin wilsher" <m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 9:56 PM
| > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky Plus
| >
| >
| >> Sky plus is a sky box with a hard drive so you can record prgrammes. 
| >> Since
| >> terry's mail re left clicking etc, I have tried this, and it works 
well,
| >> but
| >> is clunky, so I won't be easing up on sky to fix the problem with the | >> accessible tv listings on the sky website.-----Original Message----- 
| >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
| >> Of
| >> Spring.flower
| >> Sent: 17 November 2008 20:58
| >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky Plus
| >>
| >> Will someone please tell me more about this service as I've no idea 
about
| >> what you're talking about? is there an extra charge for this?
| >>
| >> Trace
| >>
| >> ----- Original Message -----
| >> From: "Terry Clasper" <terry.clasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| >> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 1:58 PM
| >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky Plus
| >>
| >>
| >>> Martin.
| >>> Well you are kind of right here.
| >>> For some reason if you try to remote record from the screenreader 
| >>> version
| >>> of the TV guide it doesn't work, however if you do if from the normal 
TV
| >>> guide which is accessibnle anyway it works just fine, you just have to | >>> left click the program then left click the remote record, then enter 
you
| >>> the yes option.
| >>> I use it several times a day and have no issues.
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>
| >>> ----- Original Message -----
| >>> From: "martin wilsher" <m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| >>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| >>> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 1:09 PM
| >>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky Plus
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>> The problem is, as I have written in a previous message, the remote 
| >>>> record
| >>>> feature on the website is busted for screen reader users.  So I
cannot
| >>>> remote record without texting. Watch this space to see if I get a 
| >>>> response
| >>>> in the next week.
| >>>> -----Original Message-----
| >>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access- uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
| >>>> Behalf
| >>>> Of
| >>>> Terry Clasper
| >>>> Sent: 17 November 2008 10:50
| >>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky Plus
| >>>>
| >>>> Thing is though that if you dont' want ot use the box directly
| >>>> recording
| >>>> stuff is very accessible either via sky.com and remote record or via 
| >>>> texting.
| >>>> Personally I use a mix of Remote4 Record and Manual Record, the
| >>>> advantage
| >>
| >>>> of
| >>>> manual record being that you can specify the actual channel, so for 
| >>>> example
| >>>> if I want ITV AD I can tell it to record from 993.
| >>>> I must say I was reluctant at first to get the box but now taht I 
have
| >>>> I
| >>>> can
| >>>> enjoy programs that I used to watch when I had the time.
| >>>>
| >>>>
| >>>>
| >>>> ----- Original Message -----
| >>>> From: "Darran Ross" <darran.ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| >>>> To: "Access-UK" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| >>>> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 5:53 PM
| >>>> Subject: [access-uk] Sky Plus
| >>>>
| >>>>
| >>>>>I agree 100% with Terry's sentiments. The Plus box is a crackin' 
piece
| >>>>>of
| >>>>> kit and I'd be lost without it, but the fact still remains that it 
is
| >>>>> less
| >>>>> than customer friendly from this lists point of view. Although I'll | >>>>> certainly put up with its little inaccessible ways as the over all 
| >>>>> product
| >>>>> is a winner for me!
| >>>>>
| >>>>> Darran
| >>>>>
| >>>>>
| >>>>> "It is not his creed nor his nationality which counts - it's the man 
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