Sky subscription "credit crunch" offer

erniethemilk

We really want HD whats the best deal around?

blackcataps

As somebody who is almost house bound due to disability I would not be without sky. I am a HD subscriber and although I find the £10 mth for hd a little difficult to swallow (only 14 channels and a lot of them don't show HD features all day. A large amount of bbc,ch4 etc don't always show HD programs. For instance as I type this I am watching Lord of the rings on 4HD and guess what? It's not HD.) I still find SKY excellent value for money. Also the rare occasions I have rung customer services I have always got through quickly to a english (well scotish) speaking person and have been dealt with in a professional manor. For somebody who has the time to watch an awful lot of tv ( I'm a star on the quiz team now due to all the crap I watch. You do learn stuff though) I wouldn't go elsewhere. BUT if you are struggling for money it does seem true that they will often do you a deal to stop you leaving. Give them a ring. What have you got to lose?:rotfl:

thomas18

phoned sky cancellation dept yesterday, gave them the usual spiel about money being tight and can't afford £40 a month, and waiting to see if they offered anything.

Upshot is, they offered nothing, called my bluff and i am now getting disconnected on Oct 8. :eek:

I havn't told the wife and kids yet.

dipsy

has anyone noticed an increase in their sky subscription?

I noticed that mine has gone up from 21.xx- 25.xx... cant recall seeing anything that shows me why this would be.

anyone else had this?

madinternetuser

it was mentioned in the sky magazine about the subscription going up , the real reason is sky broadband is losing money so the subs have gone up to help fund sky broadband

hutch610

I had a letter saying it was going up

lawlorlane

dipsy wrote: »

has anyone noticed an increase in their sky subscription?

I noticed that mine has gone up from 21.xx- 25.xx... cant recall seeing anything that shows me why this would be.

anyone else had this?

I got a letter a few months back notifying me that my subscription was going up from £63 - £67 :mad: I guess the £4 increase was for everyone!!!!:rolleyes:

heatherks

hutch610 wrote: »

I had a letter saying it was going up

I definately didnt get a letter ............ last month only noticed when i checked bank acc online and amount was different from usuaual ...emailed Sky ...even though i t was less than a pound .... it could have caused problems if id only the correct ammount in the bank for the DD told them they are suposed to give me so many days notice of any changes .....still waiting for a reply

1980babe

1980babe wrote: »

any tips on upgrading from ye olde sky box to flashy sky+ box for free?

I tried ringing them the other day, and after asking how much it was (£150)and doing a bit of moaning - he suddenly started talking to me about sky sports :rolleyes2 it would appear they have selective hearing! me + sports = WW10
Anyway I digress as Im quite cross as I saw an offer in Derby Westfield today for a free sky+ box, what about the loyalty of existing customers...

tobykim

Re price rises the cost went up on the 1st Sept, it was on a letter included with the sky mag, I used to throw them away without reading them but learned my lesson on that one