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

Mickyp

I rang Sky last night to see if there was any offers for existing customers and got nowhere! So I cancelled my movies, sport and HD so monthly fee has gone from £61 to £24. I've still got it over christmas so the kids will be happy!

I'll wait and see if they contact me with any offers, but recently the movies have been rubbish and I don't watch the sport much anyway, so no great loss!

Heinz

Mickyp wrote: »

I rang Sky last night to see if there was any offers for existing customers and got nowhere! So I cancelled my movies, sport and HD so monthly fee has gone from £61 to £24. I've still got it over christmas so the kids will be happy!

I'll wait and see if they contact me with any offers, but recently the movies have been rubbish and I don't watch the sport much anyway, so no great loss!

I did similar in the analogue days (same comment about the movies BTW) and, now that the kids are long gone and prices have risen inexorably each year, we're on 2 packs and no premium channels.

Mickyp

Heinz wrote: »

I did similar in the analogue days (same comment about the movies BTW) and, now that the kids are long gone and prices have risen inexorably each year, we're on 2 packs and no premium channels.

I don't think I'll miss the movies and the sport, but I think I'll miss the HD, but it's not worth paying £10 a month just for Sky1 HD! I can see me getting all the channels back within the next month or so, offer or not!

plodder73

Not read the full thread so I dont know whether what I got offered today is any good but it seems to be, got offered a free sky+hd box to replace my standard box, with free installation and no monthly charge for sky+. I dont known whether he was blagging me but he said that it normally costs £10 month I dont know whether thats right or not.

He told me that I had saved £270, I again dont know whether thats correct but it seems like a good deal.

Heinz

There is no monthly charge for Sky+ any longer - if you have any Sky subscription.

There is, however, a £10.25 charge for the HD pack.

atlantis187

Heinz wrote: »

There is no monthly charge for Sky+ any longer - if you have any Sky subscription.

There is, however, a £10.25 charge for the HD pack.

Dont normally see u giving advice on digital tv. I thought ur speciality is the telephone section.

Anyway nice to know we have an allrounder amongst us.

Heinz

atlantis187 wrote: »

Dont normally see u giving advice on digital tv. I thought ur speciality is the telephone section.

Anyway nice to know we have an allrounder amongst us.

I also cook (OK, not well or much).

Don't ask me anything about gardening though! My favourite gardening comment is that weeds are plants someone doesn't like.

davesafc

Just rang, said I was cancelling to get freesat hd and didnt want to pay for the hd subs. got free box free install and half price tv for 6 months to offset the hd pack subs, also told to ring before the 6 months are up and I should get an extension on the offer :j

Glorious

I've been with Sky for just over 2 years now (moved from Virgin when a great Friends & Family Sky deal came up).

Recently the Planner on Sky HD box crashes my box all the time - got them to arrange an engineer without the £65 call out fee, but I also called Virgin to see what they could offer and it was:

Free installation
V+ HD box
TV XL
Phone M
BB M

£33.49 for first 6 months
£51.99 thereafter (cheaper than my current SKY contract)

£30 credit on my first bill.

I checked out Quidco and couldn't build a deal cheaper than this even with cashback.

After agreeing the deal the call centre guy in India mentioned I had to pay £49 for the HD box. I told him if that was true the deal was off and after putting me on hold for a minute he agreed to waive this :j

I'm looking forward to ESPN in HD (which would have cost over £9 on SKY) as part of my package and also TV On Demand, which I believe is better than Sky Anytime.

thegarleon

Just phoned up Sky to get the Disney Cinemagic channel for the kids (honset !) over Christmas. It's normally £5 a month. However the nice man on the other end of the phone was offering me all kinds of deals. Half price full package, if I took movies and sport etc.

They must be trying to get some money in for the Christmas bonus ! I ended up being offered and taking the half price movies for £8 a month for 3 months.

After hanging up I called a few people I know and a couple of them have also successfully got the same offer.

Worth a call and a haggle !