Sky, Virgin & BT TV Haggle down prices and get serious discounts Article Discussion

socmwils23

We have been away from sky for months now. Cancelled last May and have never looked back. Numerous 25%, 50% and 75% offers have followed by post which we have never bothered with.

Sky just called us and said they had an amazing offer for us. 6 months of sky, any package, without a contract, for free. I made sure there was no contract and nothing at all to pay no matter what channels or package you take (no espn or multi room included obviously).

Well the person was amazed when we turned it down. Our reasoning was we couldnt be bothered with the hassle of setting it all up again when we would cancel it again in 6 months. Im sure though that some would take advantage of such an offerso hence the reason for posting.

DragonQ

socmwils23 wrote: »

We have been away from sky for months now. Cancelled last May and have never looked back. Numerous 25%, 50% and 75% offers have followed by post which we have never bothered with.

Sky just called us and said they had an amazing offer for us. 6 months of sky, any package, without a contract, for free. I made sure there was no contract and nothing at all to pay no matter what channels or package you take (no espn or multi room included obviously).

Well the person was amazed when we turned it down. Our reasoning was we couldnt be bothered with the hassle of setting it all up again when we would cancel it again in 6 months. Im sure though that some would take advantage of such an offerso hence the reason for posting.

Well that's quite literally the best offer you can get. I'd have taken it definitely.

KTF

If you already have a dish and a box then there wouldn't be a lot of 'hassle' setting it up again.

At that 'price' you couldnt lose

socmwils23

Thats just it though. We just redecorated and the tv is now on the other side of the room. We used to have sky world and the reason we cancelled was because we never watched it. Were happy with our freeview pvr and netflix tbh.

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socmwils23 wrote: »

We just redecorated and the tv is now on the other side of the room.

It's just an extra length of cable you require, no wonder the Sky representative was amazed you refused!:eek:

RajaStyle

Hi All

Just rang Sky for my TV as my 25% 6 month off deal is expiring, disconnections said best they can do is 10% off as I have had 25% couple of times ?!

Any advice ?

Also separate question could my wife use topcashback/quidco site for cashback as a new customer on the same address and get cashback ? with both Sky and Virgin Media as we have services from both on my name only.

Thanks

Dadoo

Was on entertainment extra HD package with Sky at £34.25 which already included a £2.50 per month discount (though didn't realise I had this!). Phoned customer services to see if they could reduce my monthly fee. They said they couldn't do much due to the existing discount but put me through to cancellations (without me asking) to see if they could do more. Long story short, I keep the same package (which we're happy with anyway) but subscription has gone down by another £4.90 per month/£58.80 per year. Happy with this for not alot of effort

boabbyrab

Just had a phone call from sky, been away from tv since April, gave me 75% off any SD tv package for 9 months with no contract, took the ent xtra for just over £6per month, wouldn't/couldn't give me B/B deal, but saving the £2.50 excess as taking out a tv package.

To all those guys who have recently cancelled, you will have to call their bluff and go without it, like socmwils23, i've had the fliers and phone calls as he/she had and turned them all down. Put the wife and kids of for as long as possible as i knew the 75% deals were around the corner.

Dadoo

Summer01 wrote: »

Is this a good deal :-

Entertainment Extra
Hd
Multiroom in two rooms
A new sky hd+ box

Total :- £32.25 a month on a 12 month contract

I'd say that's pretty good. I pay only a little less but don't have multiroom and my sky hd+ box is 18 months old (but works fine!).

THOMMO7777

Well ive had my sky switched of since november i had numerous 50% offers from sky including today all went in bin ,just had aphone call from sky asking if i was interested in free sky for 6 months full package exc hd ,which i thought was a good deal ,kids are now happy its back on,he even give me the date to phone up if i want cancel after 6 months is up