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

oneday_3

oneday wrote:

Hi,

Called them this morning to cancel and they offered me it for £49. a good offer i know but that £49 needs to be thrown at my debt just now so i am going to call them back and cancel anyway

BOOHOO

Lynne

Result!!!!!

Just called back to go ahead with cancelation explaining that money could be better spent etc and they gave me it for free!!!

It gets installed in just over a week.

Thanks monstermind!!

Lynne

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shuker

I cancelled my account last month wanting to get Sky+ but didn't get any offers and my account expires on 8/8/06.

I have had no contact from Sky since I cancelled apart from the letter confirming. I just rang them using the 0800 number. I said I would be willing to reinstate my account for Sky+. I was quoted the £99 + £60 installation. I asked if there were any offers for me to come back and he said that not as far as he was aware.

Where do I go from here? I don't really want to quit Sky but I want Sky+ and am unwilling to pay the extortionate price, under principal, as I know so many people are paying far less.

I'm willing to go without Sky for maybe a month. I'd be grateful for advice as what to do next.

Sarahsaver

I have been told to haggle around september time by an NTL rep as thats when they have offers on to entice students, something on the line of 'the students are getting it cheap, I want it at that price too!'

I would personally NEVER go back to paying for cable TV now I have afreeview box.

happyhunter

shuker wrote:

I cancelled my account last month wanting to get Sky+ but didn't get any offers and my account expires on 8/8/06.

I have had no contact from Sky since I cancelled apart from the letter confirming. I just rang them using the 0800 number. I said I would be willing to reinstate my account for Sky+. I was quoted the £99 + £60 installation. I asked if there were any offers for me to come back and he said that not as far as he was aware.

Where do I go from here? I don't really want to quit Sky but I want Sky+ and am unwilling to pay the extortionate price, under principal, as I know so many people are paying far less.

I'm willing to go without Sky for maybe a month. I'd be grateful for advice as what to do next.

Try calling this no. for returning customers 08706 080 426 - don't know what the freephone equivalent is but at least you will speak to the right person.

mum26

oneday wrote:

Hi,

Called them this morning to cancel and they offered me it for £49. a good offer i know but that £49 needs to be thrown at my debt just now so i am going to call them back and cancel anyway

BOOHOO

Lynne

Do you have to pay installation on these two deals? My dp just phoned the normal customer services to enquire about getting sky+ and they just offered the £99, free installation deal, so he thought about trying cancellations direct?

monstermind

happyhunter wrote:

Try calling this no. for returning customers 08706 080 426 - don't know what the freephone equivalent is but at least you will speak to the right person.

This is a winback number. Call after your account has closed down, AFAIK they won't be able to offer you a deal to come back until then. The "winback" (reinstate) deals usually differ from the current cancellation deals.

mum26

:T quick update! he rang, blagged a bit, got passed around like a hot potato for 30 mins - then got the free reconditioned box (20 hours recording storage, which is all we need - we have a dvd recorder anyway, we wanted the sky plus for the kids playroom), free installation and only need to pay the £10 a month multiroom! Thanks to all the other posters for their tips and info :T

happyhunter

yes, as I said the number is for returning customers.

shuker said the account will be closed down on 8 Aug, so probably worth calling this number to see what offers they have for returning customers on or after the 8th.

When I called, I was offered a free refurb Sky+, free installation, £10 pm for first 3 months.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Can I get a deal even tho' I haven't completed my first 12 months contract with Sky??

Lawe

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote:

Can I get a deal even tho' I haven't completed my first 12 months contract with Sky??

The old saying "Don't ask, Don't get" springs to mind
I feel that you may not get the full discounts as long term subscribers have but there may be something in the pot!