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

davie_edinburgh

Hi,

Just been on the phone to retentions. I called up and cancelled my Virgin Package as I am currently paying around £33 per month for:

XL Phone
M Broadband
M TV

I think this is too much and managed to get offered the following deals:

£26.49
XL Phone (Talk unlimited)
M Tv
L Broadband - 10mb
V+ for a one off payment of £30

I pointed out that if I go with Talk Talk I get

Phone - Unlimted UK National Calls
Broadband - 8mb

for £16.99

then i go with Top Up Tv+ for £9.99

Total: £26.98 per month

it gives me effectively:

Virgin Phone XL
Virgin Broadband L - 10mb
Virgin V+ with L Tv

I refused the deal and told them I would go with Talk Talk. I don't think retentions will call back either despite the fact it costs them absolutely nothing to keep me and they are losing a loyal customer for over 10 years.

Has anyone managed to get anything similar?

davie_edinburgh

davie_edinburgh wrote: »

Hi,

Just been on the phone to retentions. I called up and cancelled my Virgin Package as I am currently paying around £33 per month for:

XL Phone
M Broadband
M TV

I think this is too much and managed to get offered the following deals:

£26.49
XL Phone (Talk unlimited)
M Tv
L Broadband - 10mb
V+ for a one off payment of £30

I pointed out that if I go with Talk Talk I get

Phone - Unlimted UK National Calls
Broadband - 8mb

for £16.99

then i go with Top Up Tv+ for £9.99

Total: £26.98 per month

it gives me effectively:

Virgin Phone XL
Virgin Broadband L - 10mb
Virgin V+ with L Tv

I refused the deal and told them I would go with Talk Talk. I don't think retentions will call back either despite the fact it costs them absolutely nothing to keep me and they are losing a loyal customer for over 10 years.

Has anyone managed to get anything similar?

The other deal i got offered was:

£19.49
Talk unlimited
M Tv
M Broadband - 2mb

Christy

£75 + £60 instalation = £135

Their was a hint of this a few weeks ago but it's definitely available at the moment from the 'Sky guy' in the shopping precincts. No way around the £60 instalation though.... comes with HDMI leads and they are happy to move your Sky + to another room. Don't know how long this deal will last but mines coming Friday (5 day wait). About time they thought of existing customers !!!!!
:beer:

foraminafera

I just have SKY+ with a basic package - so I assume I will get hit another £10 pm at least in addition?

I'd only find it worth considering as an additional subscription if it included Multiroom for my existing SKY+ box.

Sky Movies limited interest - would PPV on worthwhile films but rarely see films I am interested in. Sky sports no interest at all.

Looking really hard at the new Panasonic 42" Plasma with built in freesat here......

maxtweenie

foraminafera wrote: »

I just have SKY+ with a basic package - so I assume I will get hit another £10 pm at least in addition?

I'd only find it worth considering as an additional subscription if it included Multiroom for my existing SKY+ box.

Sky Movies limited interest - would PPV on worthwhile films but rarely see films I am interested in. Sky sports no interest at all.

Looking really hard at the new Panasonic 42" Plasma with built in freesat here......

£10 multiroom AND £10 HD subscription. Sky are good at "hoiking" in new customers, and carp at keeping their existing ones happy.

Christy

£10 multiroom AND £10 HD subscription. Sky are good at "hoiking" in new customers, and carp at keeping their existing ones happy.

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Totally agree - thats why I waited for them to reduce the HD box.... I've been with them for 11 years and refused to pay more for it than a new customer. I already have multi-room so after the initial outlay it's an extra tenner a month.... ditch some of the crap channel packages and watch the ones you want in HD to make it cost neutral(ish).

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I have just rung them up to ask for this and the man said categorically there is no way he can offer me a HD box for £75. Explained that a 'friend' had got it off the chap in town and he said they can't possibly have as they can't do it.

Grrrr. I was happy to upgrade for that price. Even offered to have multiroom and sky talk to get it for £75.

My haggling technique must need some work :-(

Christy

shelvis wrote: »

I have just rung them up to ask for this and the man said categorically there is no way he can offer me a HD box for £75. Explained that a 'friend' had got it off the chap in town and he said they can't possibly have as they can't do it.

Grrrr. I was happy to upgrade for that price. Even offered to have multiroom and sky talk to get it for £75.

My haggling technique must need some work :-(

Don't ring them - go and see the 'Sky guys' in the shopping precincts... they seem to have better deals than online or telesales.;)

biglugs

Are there any Sky HD channels which actually make it worth the bother of getting this? I have an HD TV (1080i) but don't know if it is worth the extra £10 a month for a few channels of HD?
At £75+£60+£120 it will cost £255 in the first year even at this bargain price, which is a lot of dosh unless you get some exceptional channels.

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Christy wrote: »

Don't ring them - go and see the 'Sky guys' in the shopping precincts... they seem to have better deals than online or telesales.;)

Sometimes there a guy in the town centre so will see. If not will trot over to meadowhall and see what I can find!