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

jem16

dan7hughes wrote: »

Anyway question for those who cancelled their tv packs - did you lose all the programmes saved on the skybox? Or do they stay, but aren't watchable unless you have the right subscription?

The will stay there but are not watchable.

jessmist

I decided last Sunday to transfer everything from sky to bt.
ON Monday morning i received 2 texts saying that my phone and broadband services were transferring to another supplier.
On Monday afternoon i called sky to give notice on my tv.
The lady i spoke to offered me no deals on anything, she just kept telling me how good sky was.
On Thursday evening i received a call from sky to say they were sorry i was leaving and that they could offer me 35% of my tv package.
I politely told him i was not interested.

theronkinator

Doing this for a family member tomorrow, if they don't offer 50% off tv/phone/broadband and a new BB router then they're gone. I hate sky as an ISP anyway, don't let you use your own router, charge loads extra for unlimited downloads etc.


If there's no 50% off then I'll leave, join Talktalk for isp with Topcashback and new customer offer, and sky just TV in their partners name with topcashback.

wiogs

theronkinator wrote: »

Doing this for a family member tomorrow, if they don't offer 50% off tv/phone/broadband and a new BB router then they're gone. I hate sky as an ISP anyway, don't let you use your own router, charge loads extra for unlimited downloads etc.


If there's no 50% off then I'll leave, join Talktalk for isp with Topcashback and new customer offer, and sky just TV in their partners name with topcashback.

Charge loads extra than which ISP for unlimited downloads?

I am happy with Sky broadband currently, unlimited downloads, but no doubt will be shopping around for offers in a couple of months when my contract term is ended.

theronkinator

wiogs wrote: »

Charge loads extra than which ISP for unlimited downloads?

I am happy with Sky broadband currently, unlimited downloads, but no doubt will be shopping around for offers in a couple of months when my contract term is ended.

All of them, unlimited downloads is standard for basically all of them bar sky. I just find them a terrible ISP, rip off equipment charges, lock you out from using your own. Rubbish.

mije1983

theronkinator wrote: »

All of them, unlimited downloads is standard for basically all of them bar sky.

Is unlimited not standard for Sky then?


Edit: Just had a look at the Sky site. They do a 'Lite' broadband that has a 2GB download limit but you can only get that if you have a TV package, and it doesn't cost anything.

All their regular broadband offerings are unlimited it seems.

I haven't had any issues with my Sky broadband, but I appreciate people have different views. For example I had huge problems when I was with Orange, yet my parents were with them for years and never had a single issue. Swings and roundabouts I suppose!

starman80

Hi everyone, I am thinking about going back to Sky. They sent me a letter with a 50% 6 month discount if i come back to them. I'm on Freeview at the moment. I still hae the Dish on the back of my house as i previously had Sky a couple of yrs ago. But they still try to charge me a £25 set-up-fee. Is there a way round this, as i don't think they will have to do much to reconnect me. I really don't want to pay the fee if i can avoid it.
Thanks for your anticipated help guys.
Stuart

mije1983

starman80 wrote: »

Hi everyone, I am thinking about going back to Sky. They sent me a letter with a 50% 6 month discount if i come back to them. I'm on Freeview at the moment. I still hae the Dish on the back of my house as i previously had Sky a couple of yrs ago. But they still try to charge me a £25 set-up-fee. Is there a way round this, as i don't think they will have to do much to reconnect me. I really don't want to pay the fee if i can avoid it.
Thanks for your anticipated help guys.
Stuart

Have you tried negotiating on live chat/the phone with them about it? I take it that as you had Sky up until a couple of years ago it was Sky+, so they wouldn't need to visit to re-cable?

starman80

mije1983 wrote: »

Have you tried negotiating on live chat/the phone with them about it? I take it that as you had Sky up until a couple of years ago it was Sky+, so they wouldn't need to visit to re-cable?

Yeah we had SKY HD for ages, and then we went to Virgin Tivo. I haven't phoned or live chatted yet, closed now. But it seems a lot for very little required work i would have thought,

mije1983

It's probably just a blanket term to cover themselves in case they need to do any work. I wouldn't have thought it would be that difficult for you to negotiate it as you say they won't need to do much to reconnect you.