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

Lifes_Grand_Plan

hawkwind wrote: »

Our service ended friday night although i have actually removed my sky box a week ago and replaced it with freesat.
My two daughters have been visiting this weekend and after having a play with the freesat box they too are now going to cancel Sky.
They have looked at what i have watched and recorded in that week and realised that there is a lot of excellent free television that they are missing out on.
Goodbye Sky

Any recommendations on a decent FreeSat box that can record (series link) please?

jem16

Lifes_Grand_Plan wrote: »

Any recommendations on a decent FreeSat box that can record (series link) please?

Humax Freesat +Freetime boxes are usually considered the best. You can get Manager's Specials as well as new.

https://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/Direct/ProdCat/freesat?ck=factory

hawkwind

Lifes_Grand_Plan wrote: »

Any recommendations on a decent FreeSat box that can record (series link) please?

I have purchased these that are in the link by Jem16 above

https://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/Direct/Prod/33daf7d5-31f2-41ed-8291-542d25d28a13
£10 cheaper than a cople of weeks ago and for a refurb box they look absolutely brand new

wazza99

wazza99 wrote: »

4 days before my 30 days is up, sky customer 9 years, never cancelled before....not had a single phone call !!! was on HD, Variety and multiroom, also have BB and phone with them. Only offer I have had is at time of cancellation they offered I think 10%.......hope I haven't made an !!! of myself ....going to see it through see what happens...BB and phone still in 12 months so they are not on cancellation.......lets hope they phone quick !

So Skys now cut off, no phone calls, no emails, no offers !!!

Whole house is in uproar :mad: looks like i've dropped a clanger.....

Not sure how long i can fend the angry bears off before i have to go grovelling back to Sky.

Innys1

wazza99 wrote: »

So Skys now cut off, no phone calls, no emails, no offers !!!

Whole house is in uproar :mad: looks like i've dropped a clanger.....

Not sure how long i can fend the angry bears off before i have to go grovelling back to Sky.

Should have made sure that the broadband, at least, was still live - perhaps with another provider. Then you would have had phone calls, e-mail and the web.

gonzo127

netflix and lovefilm 30 day free trials should stem the anger if you havent already got them, you can also try now tv for a 30 day free trial as well, runnning in tandem with the freesat channels should give more than enough content

jem16

Innys1 wrote: »

Should have made sure that the broadband, at least, was still live - perhaps with another provider. Then you would have had phone calls, e-mail and the web.

Wazza's previous post that he/she quoted says that it was only TV that was cut off as BB and phone still in contract.

Peco141

My requirements are Unlimited Fibre Broadband, basic TV, from any provider and recordable BT Sports for the UFC,

Currently have Sky which I have now cancelled. I had a discounted deal for:

Standard Sky Tv
Line rental (which I don't need)
Basic ADSL bradband unlimited speeds of up to 3 Mbps lol

My discounted deal was £31.99 per month plus a desperate sub to BT Sport £12.

£42.99 total.

12 month contract has just expired and the Sky package alone was increasing to £49.99.

My options are slightly complicated in that we do not have Virgin installed to the property and we also do not have a TV aerial installed which makes Now TV and BT packages awkward.

Sky offered £38.80 for first 6 months and £48.80 for remaining 6 months on Sky chat retentions last night for fibre BB and basic TV. But I declined as would still require separate subscription to BT Sport which would take the total to £60.80 per month thereafter.

Virgin with XL Tv to ensure BT Sports is included, with lowest BB is £60 we you include the mandatory line rental.

BT is cheapest but requires a TV aerial for the freeview channels. Arg!!

It's just too much!! Dilemma.

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Innys1 wrote: »

Then you would have had phone calls, e-mail and the web.

The poster concerned was bemoaning the fact that he has had no calls or E-mails from Sky offering a deal to return. He was not complaining that he has no phone or access to the internet!:)

[Deleted User]

Peco141 wrote: »

BT is cheapest but requires a TV aerial for the freeview channels. Arg!!

This should hardly be a deal breaker, it doesn't cost that much to have a TV aerial installed..