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Free Sky+ HD Box, Instillation & 6 months free!!!

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  • Nice_Username
    Nice_Username Posts: 3,735 Forumite
    Please bear in mind you have to factor in the cost of BT Line rental for any Sky package.

    Please also bear in mind that your money goes to Rupert Murdoch.
  • eslick
    eslick Posts: 2,062 Forumite
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    Please bear in mind you have to factor in the cost of BT Line rental for any Sky package.

    why factor in the cost of line rental. if you have BT or another non cable company you have that to pay any way. even virgin charge you for line rental when you take out a tv package as a new customer.

    From their website "Plus a Virgin Phone line for £11.99 a month"

    once you have sky for a year you dont have to connect to a phone line so you technically dont need to pay line rental
  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
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    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • eslick wrote: »
    why factor in the cost of line rental. if you have BT or another non cable company you have that to pay any way. even virgin charge you for line rental when you take out a tv package as a new customer.

    From their website "Plus a Virgin Phone line for £11.99 a month"

    once you have sky for a year you dont have to connect to a phone line so you technically dont need to pay line rental

    A lot of the installers don't even bother to connect to the phone line.
  • niamhtra66
    niamhtra66 Posts: 559 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Thanks bensonsmum, did kind of what you did, phoned them on 08442 411276 and told them i had called about an offer that was left on my answer machine over a week ago, said i had just spoken to someone called nicky and she gave me this number as she couldn't place the order but you can, the guy was more than happy to do it, no quiestions asked,
    - free hd box
    - free installation
    - 12 month free subscription.

    its being intalled next tuesday. They are also intalling my old sky+ box in my daughters room, ( she's happy to pay £10 a month for that )
    Great result, i've been hovering over this post umming and ahhhing as to wether to go for the deal and trust me to leave it to late, but i got it anyway.
    Thanks :beer:
  • TBeckett100
    TBeckett100 Posts: 4,732 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Cashback Cashier
    on the phone now to cancellations lol. Doesnt look good.
  • TBeckett100
    TBeckett100 Posts: 4,732 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Cashback Cashier
    they have put my cancellation through no questions asked.
  • hi my sky+ box will not record phoned them was on the phone for 40mins talking me through set up still wouldnt work offered me hd+box and movies for £28 mth put me through to different dept which knew nothing about the deal and would not give me any package can anyone help
  • mysterons
    mysterons Posts: 134 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Following the advice from bensonsmum I was able to blag the free box/install/12mnths no subs deal earlier this morning despite having previously been refused the free subs part in a previous phone call. Perhaps they're wising up now about the missed call story.
    I was also asked what I wanted to do with my old standard sky box and as my daughter had already begged me to let her have multiroom I was happy to agree for the installer to move that upstairs at the same time.
    So I get new hd+ box and free subs and they get another tenner a month for multiroom. Both parties happy ;)
  • Impius
    Impius Posts: 59 Forumite
    Hi all

    After getting the deal for free installation and subscription for myself earlier - I've just tried it again for a guy in my office (pretended he was my dad!) and, although it took 3 calls to the 08442 number, finally got a deal. The first guy was having none of it so I demanded to speak to a manager and then hung up. The second girl put me on hold and never came back and then the last girl I spoke to did it within 5 mins - free box, installation and 12 month subscription. I used the 'he had a call late last week but put the phone done as he though it was a cold caller' line and it worked a treat. For those having no luck - keep trying!
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