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

kacetwo

FannyHill wrote: »

It's an interesting hobby.

Very true and quite a few have sporting events in the clear as well.

I have a sky+ box and a Dreambox (and two dishes). I can use the dreambox to watch sky with my sky card inserted and stream the signal over my wireless network. So I can happily sit in my back garden and watch what I want on Sky.

Also with simply the dreambox I get plenty of choice of other programmes. For football have a look at http://liveonsat.com/

Destiny33

Just a word of warning for anyone getting a V+ Box.

I finally succumed to temptation and it is brilliant. When I ordered i was told that they could move my old box to another room without any charge, which i thought was fantastic.

Not so brilliant when the bill came in. A charge of £30 as the other box becomes secondary? Finally haggled it down, threatened to cancel and promised no charge. They definately do not mention a charge so maybe i'm being thick not to expect it but if anyone is interested i'd say make 100% sure that they wont charge you. Mind you with virgin is anything ever 100%?

bcnspeedy

I am with Virgin but I had already ordered a BT line and number transfer to go to either Tiscali/Sky. They have just offered me TV XL, Broadband M and talk anytime for £34 plus V+ for free (waving installation costs of £150 and any monthly charges)... I think I may go for that since their broadband is really quite stable.

buyitall

bcnspeedy wrote: »

I am with Virgin but I had already ordered a BT line and number transfer to go to either Tiscali/Sky. They have just offered me TV XL, Broadband M and talk anytime for £34 plus V+ for free (waving installation costs of £150 and any monthly charges)... I think I may go for that since their broadband is really quite stable.

I would jump at that. I am on that deal - without the free v+ - and think it's great value. Shame my deal is already negotiated, they are just not up for throwing in the v+ now! Well done on your offer!

tazzababe

Can someone tell me if what I am getting is okay? Have just foned and changed my package to this,was on "M" bb only for £18:eek:
"M" Broadband
"L" Tv
"M" phone
£24 per month, no install fee

traceydeva

i phoned sky today wanting to get sky+ went through to cancellations they are coming on wednesday to fit new box and move my old 1 to my bedroom all for 49 quid great just in time for xmas

droid1978

Hi we are on virginmedia M Broadband, L Tv & Phone which was £35 per month. Our 12 month contract has ended so I phoned retentions and said was going to talk talk. I was offered the same as we have for £24. I have taken this. I was also offered m broadband, freeview tv channels only and phone for £19.50.

Firefly

Over the next couple of months, due to a change of circumstances, I've got a period of financial readjustment. This means that I could do with forking out £45 for Sky+ package we have at present. I don't have a BT line at present but will need to re-adjust that and my broadband provider too.

In an attempt to get Sky to be nice to me, I phoned to cancel my package, but they weren't up for negotiation and said OK! 1st Dec we loose Sky altogether.

What I will miss is the Sky+ as it makes my TV viewing far more selective. Does a DVD recorder work in the same way? (not sure I can afford an outlay at the moment). I can't even work out what the cheapest Sky package would be so that I can keep the Sky+ facility, and am I right in thinking that currently you don't pay a monthly fee for that?

I could go to Sky for my phone, BB and TV, but that means I've got to have a BT line.

Any moneysaving ideas anyone? Also, are Sky likely to phone me up and offer me anything, either before cancellation or after?

susancs

Just wanted to say a big thank you to this site. I needed a service on my sky and the cost was to be £90. I was seriously thinking about paying it and then read the article on digital tv savings. Rang sky and explained I wanted to leave and would start as a new customer, as could probably get free installation and brand new equipment (. I have been given a free service call and my equipment is being exhanged for brand new in a couple of days time-at no cost. This took a very pleasant 5 minute call and saved me £90, plus I am having my 9 year old box exhanged!

OGB03

As an existing Sky customer (8yrs+), I called the Sales Department to ask how much it would be to upgrade to Sky+. I was told that this would be £179 - £149 for the box and £30 for installation. :eek: After following the advice from someone on another forum, I emailed them querying why they offer customers who want to leave Sky the opportunity to upgrade for only £49!! Got the standard computer generated reply to my first email, so, emailed again. Then got a call from a CSA in the Cancellations Department.... who offered me the same thing. Got it installed yesterday, PVR3/Anytime, for £49, saving £130!!! I edited my emails and created 2 templates which I have PM'd to others on that forum and it seems to have worked a treat for them too. The advice I was given was to email and not call the Cancellations Department and I followed the steps given and it worked without me having to pick up the phone once.

I would say however, that if you have been on a discounted package with Sky in the last 6 months or so, or if you regularly call up threatening to leave and are then offered a discount to retain your custom, then it is highly likely they won't be so accommodating.

All in all, I'm over the moon. :j I've wanted Sky+ for ages and having had it for just over 24 hours now, I can honestly say I don't know how I lived without it.:rolleyes:

Another point to note is that of course after 12 months, you own the Sky+ box/equipment, but with Virgin, you don't own the equipment outright. This means of course that I've got a spanking new Thomson Sky box looking sadly at the gleaming Sky+ box wondering why it's been discarded for no reason. :rotfl:

I love saving money.