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

smeenlee

Called Sky today threatening to leave and got 25% off the 5 Pack With Sports plus £50 credit off next bill = about £116 over the next 6 months, just about enough to sway us to stay, though still paying full for HD, Broadband + phone

nikzGfx

Currently on this package:

Extra Subscription £10.25
Sky+HD Pack £10.25
Sky+ Subscription £0.00
Entertainment Pack with Sports Pack £44.75
Sky+ Subscription £0.00
Subtotal: £65.25

My free hd offer just finished last month, called up, said I couldn't afford it and straight away offered 50% off for 6 months. Our household has been with Sky since the analogue days maybe about 15 years now!

New monthly total: £42.87 :beer:

£134.28 saving for the 6 months.

dobsoncrew

Virgin Media

Previous package
Phone line
Anywhere 200 minutes
XL TV + V+HD box
L Broadband
Was paying 52.94
upgraded broadband to 20mb for only 25 pence more per month

Is this a good deal or not ?

riazmb

Was with Virgin until about a month ago and cancelled all but phone and moved to Freesat. Cancelled phone a couple of days ago and just had a retention call.

New deal:

Phone with free weekend calls + 10Meg BB unlimited downloads + freeview V+HD box, all for £11 / month

bignred05

dobsoncrew wrote: »

Virgin Media

Previous package
Phone line
Anywhere 200 minutes
XL TV + V+HD box
L Broadband
Was paying 52.94
upgraded broadband to 20mb for only 25 pence more per month

Is this a good deal or not ?

in one simple word "NO"

I have recently had a similar experience with V/M

to cut to the chase, was trying to save money
was offered to upgrade my B/B to 20mb per month for £1

informed V/M I'm after saving money not paying more
eventually I got what I was after, kept my original package
for £6 less, RESULT :beer::beer::beer:

N20Y1D

Had been on the sky sports + movies + hd for 22.50 for 12 months offer, failed to realise it had expired and was now 62.25 a month, called up cancellations and was offered everything for 36.25 for 6 months.

aubz

phoned to enqiure about sky+ anytime, told me that my 2 hd boxes are too old for this service. guy was really nice and offered me both replacement boxes (1 of them 1tb) installation, and a wireless connector for £49. I dont have my phoneline with sky, as I am locked in with bt, but everything else with sky, really surprised and happy with this, they are coming round this thurs to swap boxes and install download stuff- happy days:j

shifty27

Can anyone post the number they have been getting thw 50% off for 6 months as i phone up the 0845 2412121 number went through to cancellations and threatened to cancel, cant afford it etc but they didnt budge. Ive been with them for 6 years (Edit) and am on a rolling £80 month bill

yrp01

shifty27 wrote: »

Can anyone post the number they have been getting thw 50% off for 6 months as i phone up the 0845 2412121 number went through to cancellations and threatened to cancel, cant afford it etc but they didnt budge. Ive been with them for 6 months and am on a rolling £80 month bill

Youve been with them for 6 months thats pretty much the reason they will offer you nothing.

Out of contract or severely bad customer service ie engineer destroyed your house or customer service agent destroyed your account, this is the only way youll get something from cancellations. Only way to save money is to go through to downgrades and threaten to remove sports or movies or espn or something even then cant gaurentee you will get anything

shifty27

yrp01 wrote: »

Youve been with them for 6 months thats pretty much the reason they will offer you nothing.

Out of contract or severely bad customer service ie engineer destroyed your house or customer service agent destroyed your account, this is the only way youll get something from cancellations. Only way to save money is to go through to downgrades and threaten to remove sports or movies or espn or something even then cant gaurentee you will get anything

Sorry late night, I meant 6 years, we are on a rolling contract.

Anyone please post up a number they have got any luck with 50% off please?