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Howdi
12 Jul 14 15:04
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If you sign up for 2 years free broadband / (I can't do this as I have another contract which hasn't expired yet).

I only want to activate the channel and can't see to find out how you do this simple task!
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Report treble • July 12, 2014 3:08 PM BST
I would have thought so Howdi.

Let me investigate further.
Report john92 • July 12, 2014 3:11 PM BST
No you don't have to take the broadband. You can activate it through the red button but that didn't work on my box. They will make it as hard as they can to activate it without phoning them so they can give you a hard sell.
Report treble • July 12, 2014 3:13 PM BST
http://www.sky.com/quickbuy/new

You can go through this link. You should see a button saying something like sky sports 5 on/off. You can do it that way apparently.
Report Howdi • July 12, 2014 3:14 PM BST
^^^ top man. xx
Report Howdi • July 12, 2014 3:15 PM BST
Agree with the point about hard sell, sky are something else.
Report Howdi • July 12, 2014 3:17 PM BST
Can't see it there treble????
Report treble • July 12, 2014 3:21 PM BST
It was on my screen, under add more channels.

If not, just phone them. I don't know everything has to be so difficult with them.
Report Gin • July 12, 2014 3:54 PM BST
Thanks for the link treble - I was trying to activate it yesterday and gave up! Just followed your link and done it (hopefully). I had to go all the way through the checkout process though.....

Howdi, after signing in it was under "add more channels" as treble says.
Report Howdi • July 12, 2014 4:20 PM BST
got ya thanks
Report curious-cat • July 21, 2014 11:19 PM BST
^

ta mucho
Report tobermory • July 22, 2014 3:12 AM BST
Howdi you can still sign up for the 2 years free .If you are happy to take out a new 18 months on the broadband/line rental then your current offer can be cancelled and replaced by the 2 years.

Anyone with Sky Sports can add Sports 5 . Sky could easily just switch it on for all sports customers at once . They have this 'activation' set up so that people who get confused will phone in and speak to someone who will try and sell them broadband.
Report khyber kim • July 22, 2014 9:04 AM BST
Took the offer as I'm already with Sky for the full package. I can't get rid of the Activate red button.

Spent 15 minutes on the phone and they couldn't remove it. Said they would ring me back. That was last Friday I've heard hee haw.


Cry
Report curious-cat • July 22, 2014 4:23 PM BST
someone should pay Murdoch back by spangling his wife.
Report Oh no!! not another Villa fan • July 22, 2014 4:24 PM BST
Can Virgin customers get it?
Report tommycockles • July 22, 2014 4:30 PM BST
khyber kim- was having the same problem with the 'activate ss5' button popping up after every ad break. Found this on twitter and problem solved.

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https://twitter.com/j_l_yes/status/488025446219796480
Report Cubanpete • July 23, 2014 11:29 AM BST
nice one
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