Digital TV Cost Cutting Article - Discuss What You've Been Offered

buzzmatt

I am a Virgin Media customer and this is my current monthly pricing situation.

10 Meg BB - £17.50 (Half price 3 months)
TV XL - £10.25 (Half price 6 months)
TU24 - £0 (Free for 3 months)
Phone line rental - £0
Sky sports - £16.50
V+ box - £5
V Box - £0
£7 discount for complaining about lost sky channels.

Total: £42.25

Questions
Do any VM customers...
have more than 2 set top boxes?
have any special deals on Sky sports/ movies or both?
have any bigger/ better discounts on any of VM services?

ms01ma_2

what would the upgrade cost be to get sky + i currently have 4 mixes and know i would have to pay extra £10 a month what would the box cost

James123_2

Left Sky a year ago. Finally gave-in to their badgering to take-out a new account. Have got Sky+ with FREE box and FREE installation. (Reconditioned Unit) Also, half-price for three months. I won't renew after the first year unless the deal is right. All I want is National Geographic, Discovery etc for my son - big price to pay when FREEVIEW with a Humax PVR does nearly the same job as SKY+. Why the £10 charge for this service????

miketrim

theman4359 wrote: »

You claim something without posting the facts. I think you are lying.

This offer (33% off) simply doesn't exist, so I think you've probably been victim to a clever sales technique i.e. give you less, for less, but tell you its 1/3 less than what you were paying.

Sky offers going at the moment appear to be

Retention
£49 Sky +
1/2 Price / Free service call
Free Moving Home offer
Free Dish
Free Box
Free Dish and Box

Re-instates
3 months 10% off

I think there's also a mailer going about just now for people who are on the 6 mix to try sports or movies for half price for 3 months. DO NOT ask for this offer when cancelling, as the above departments cannot access them.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54494

This is an offer other people have been offered. Get your facts straight before you accuse people of lying.

tallica_2

theman4359 wrote: »

You claim something without posting the facts. I think you are lying.

This offer (33% off) simply doesn't exist, so I think you've probably been victim to a clever sales technique i.e. give you less, for less, but tell you its 1/3 less than what you were paying.

Sky offers going at the moment appear to be

Retention
£49 Sky +
1/2 Price / Free service call
Free Moving Home offer
Free Dish
Free Box
Free Dish and Box

Re-instates
3 months 10% off

I think there's also a mailer going about just now for people who are on the 6 mix to try sports or movies for half price for 3 months. DO NOT ask for this offer when cancelling, as the above departments cannot access them.

why would someone lie about getting a third off???
lets face it sky dont know their !!!! from their elbow,or should i say their freesat customers from their sub customers:rotfl: so if those are the only offers you stated taking place at the moment then why are people gettin half price for 12 mths and a third off for 12 mths i wonder,maybe they are all lying:rolleyes:

ps57

Has anybody else had trouble using the 0800 freephone number, have tried a couple of times today and it connects, Option 1 is for Broadband, Option 2 for everything else, if you select option 2 it says access to this service is no longer available from this number

Is there a new freephone number that anybody knows about?

John_3:16

Just to let you know

I changed to 2 mixes and sky sports package for £28. After 2 weeks still have all 6 mixes and sky sports!

James123_2

Sky rang me & 1471 gave this number???
0800 0512995

maisy-mai

Sky have just rung me and offered sky+ free instalation and 3 month half price. She said this is a general offer at present but boxes are refurbished . Have been waiting for a deal like this since august.
wouldnt budge on a longer half price deal but I shall re negotiate in 3 month fitting it wednesday .

Has anyone has sucess offering the installer cash to move the box from the front room to a bedroom ?
( all he needs to do is connect to dish and run cable on conservatory roof and drill hole in bedroom wall .
we can do the rest wish hubby could do this but has hip problems and cant climb to fix !!
what sort of price are we talking offering ????

thanks maisy-mai

maraw

Three times I have tried this and despite paying £47 monthly, they just take my cancellation. Either I am no good at haggling or else they have my card marked. In fact I could swith to cable, save £15 per month and have a much better service. I just cant be bothered with all the hassle of an install. Are there no pro hagglers out there who can haggle on others behalf, for a cut of the profit of course?