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

davemurgatroyd

Heinz wrote: »

I wonder whether your future bills will confirm that verbal offer (£xx.37 is obviously not a standard Sky subscription).

But it is half of the £40.75 it should cost.

Ken_Court

I got a decent reduction - 20% for 6 months - in January and was told to ring back when it came to an end.
Have just done so (to the downgrades dept) and been told that Sky don't do "back-to-back offers" and all I have ended up with is a £3 a month reduction by cutting out some of my channels.
When I asked if I could call back in a month's time as that would not then be back-to-back, I got a very frosty reception from a man who was clearly not going to budge! Being a Sky customer for more than 20 years cut no ice either.

AbbieCadabra

Ken_Court wrote: »

I got a decent reduction - 20% for 6 months - in January and was told to ring back when it came to an end.
Have just done so (to the downgrades dept) and been told that Sky don't do "back-to-back offers" and all I have ended up with is a £3 a month reduction by cutting out some of my channels.
When I asked if I could call back in a month's time as that would not then be back-to-back, I got a very frosty reception from a man who was clearly not going to budge! Being a Sky customer for more than 20 years cut no ice either.

i've had 2 free phone line rental offers now back to back, don't give up - just try again on another day!

RealAngryBird

Hello,

This is my first post to MSE and I would like some advice.

I recently received a letter from BT saying that my phone contract is up for renewal. I had a look at my bill and am I paying £14.30 for the Unlimited Evening and Weekend package, £12.50 for Bronze BT Vision but £21.50 for Option 2 Broadband. I've seen others such as Sky and Virgin charging much less for their Broadband. What I'd like to know is am I paying over the odds or is there a chance that I could haggle them down on the broadband? £50 per month does seem a lot.

Thanks.

madmonkey01

I haggled with virgin media a few days ago.

I now have
BB 10mb
TV XLHD
Phone L
mobile phone 50calls 500 SMS (xperia x10 mini pro) delivered in 10 hours!

all for £50 a month. ( was paying £55 without the phone)

So i cancelled my sim only deal with orange, making a saving of £20 a month with a shiny new phone.

mightyroyals

i just called to cancel to see if i could get a better deal but they would not offer me anything even though i have been with them for 3 years on the top package. so my sky is being cancelled does anyone know if they are likely to send me any come back to us offers in the post?? thanks

madmonkey01

mightyroyals wrote: »

i just called to cancel to see if i could get a better deal but they would not offer me anything even though i have been with them for 3 years on the top package. so my sky is being cancelled does anyone know if they are likely to send me any come back to us offers in the post?? thanks

they may ring you in a few days if they want to keep you.

Ro55G

I have been with Sky for 3 year's, got a cracking bit of cashback plus M&S vouchers when I originally joined.

Just called and mentioned that Virgin have sent me junk mail offering a better deal including fibreoptic broadband and I was offered 50% off for 6 months, worth £120 in total. My only regret is not calling sooner.

passau91

Does anyone have any advice on the following: I am moving into a brand new flat which has been hooked up for Sky. Unfortunately, as it is on the Poplar exchange (East London), it means that I am not able to get Sky's regular phone and broadband add ons, so unfortunately (unless anyone knows better), they will not be an option. Therefore, what is the best deal I can currently get for Sky+ (the TV package only)? It appears that all the good cash-back deals ended a week ago. Also, because I kept Sky on at a previous address (for the benefit of my mother, who has now moved on as well), it might be that I would not be treated as a new customer (that subscription was terminated 3 months ago). I have also missed out on the latest returning customer deal of half price for 12 months (and it wouldn't have worked in my case because my mother sold the Sky+HD box). I'm hoping the main topic will be updated again soon. Thanks in advance for any suggestions [previously posted on thread about becoming a 'new' sky customer again].

madsaintuden

hello I am new to this site.

I would like to know if i have a good deal from virgin or if it's worth haggling...sorry if i get the terminology wrong.

BTW we have been with them since they were ninex!

50mb broadband
phone line with any time calls
tv xl
sky movies package
v+ box downstairs
normal V box (hd ready?) upstairs.

we pay £98.xx per month on direct debit.

I would like to get the 100mb broadband and Tivo box downstairs moving the v+ box upstairs & getting rid of the normal box.

best they would offer was £109.xx per month & £49.95 fee to cover box/install/activation. (this is for the small tivo box).

any help to reduce this would be great!

thank you.