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

eslick

Hey_Dude wrote: »

Anyone willing to share a recommend a friend Sky+ deal?

Will defo be used by my folks.

Will you need my details or theirs?

MTIA

Duder

Just PM you All the person needs who recommends you is your email address and the name of the person who wants sky, they can then go to a webpage and enter your details. They then send you an email with a number to call.

miggiwoo

As I have worked out the other day the we spennd £75 plus per month with virgin media/mobile , I got to thinking that as my wife is on a years maternity leave and we are trying to manage on my wage (sort of ), that maybe I should try and get our Virgin bill(s) down a bit.
I spend ; £25 per month on my mobile contract (18 month contract ends April 2009)
£10 per month mobile contract x 2 (special 300 mins/texts) (Wife and Mum!)
£30 on broadband , tv , and home phone (but never use it)

Total of £75

should I try for a % discount or a free/discounted virgin+ box ?

A few months ago I wouldnt have dreamed of asking but after being an MSE'r for a bit , feel like its my duty to save a few pennies

Am also thinking of switching from EON to NPOWER for gas and electric ?
any helpful comments

THANKS

stphnstevey

Firstly, you put that you never use the broadband, phone and TV. I find that hard to beliwve that you don't use it at all, but I get your point. If you don't use it, get rid of it. It will save you nearly £400 a year. However, check your wife doesn't want it whilst on maternity leave!

However, as my post above states, I have found a my £15, no contract freeview box can get 80% of the channels you pay Virgin for.

Secondly, why are you paying for her Mum's phone??

With all your expenditure to Virgin, I think they definately have a case to keep you happy and if your not, tell them so. They make nearly £1000 a year out of you! So lets say, for examples sake you are on say £20K pa. 5% of your salary goes straight to Virgin. Nearly as bad as the taxman!

miggiwoo

stphnstevey wrote: »

Firstly, you put that you never use the broadband, phone and TV. I find that hard to beliwve that you don't use it at all, but I get your point. If you don't use it, get rid of it. It will save you nearly £400 a year. However, check your wife doesn't want it whilst on maternity leave!

However, as my post above states, I have found a my £15, no contract freeview box can get 80% of the channels you pay Virgin for.

Secondly, why are you paying for her Mum's phone??

With all your expenditure to Virgin, I think they definately have a case to keep you happy and if your not, tell them so. They make nearly £1000 a year out of you! So lets say, for examples sake you are on say £20K pa. 5% of your salary goes straight to Virgin. Nearly as bad as the taxman!

sorry , think my post was a bit jumbled !
I use the TV ,Broadband but not the phone line (due to our mobiles having free minutes etc)
my mums mobile , she gives me the £10 per month.

I think its not a bad deal overall (ie 3 mobile contracts , tv, broadband and landline) but obviously with all of SKYS attempts to poach virgin customers I thought maybe they might give us a bit of incentive to stay.Will ring up and try for maybe a 10% discount overall or maybe a virgin plus box.
thanks for the reply

dazed

Ok guys and girls.... We are moving house soon and have sky + with all except movies. What should I be asking for when I phone to say I am moving? A new sky+ box would be great or what is on offer?

Thanks

D

vickygriff

Hi,

Having read the threads on here about this, we thought we would give it a try. We just phoned and said we wanted to cancel our Sky as we had a hard disc recorder, and the guy said "that's a shame as I am able to offer you free Sky+ as of today, it's a brand new offer to people considering cancelling". Obviously, that last bit was a porky, but hey, we are having it installed on 1st July, so thanks to other members who gave us the tipoff, and give it a try if you haven't yet!

Vicky

Poppycat

Thanks but this isnt a grabbit

Sky are not happy because there is a free solution Freesat (BBC/ITV) which offers free HD for a one off payment granted it has some way to go

ITV launched free HD service this week BBC have one on there already got launched last month. PVR (sky+ type boxes) to follow in next few months

In the next few months and years in will improve more channels.

You can also use your existing sky dish apparently

http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/

vickygriff

Forgot to say, he offered the deal straight away, and the call was only about 7 mins long - easy!

vickygriff

Poppycat wrote: »

Thanks but this isnt a grabbit

Sky are not happy because there is a free solution Freesat which offers free HD for a one off payment granted it has some way to go

It was in the grabbit forum that I got the tipoff in the first place

Poppycat

Yes but your post isn't a grabbit as its been posted before, why not bump the old thread up