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

rolo1_2

mparter wrote: »

I got 50% of for 6 months, £50 account credit and free SkyHD+ box for upstairs to replace my aging Sky+ box. This was just last week.

How did you manage that? - Did you just say you wanted to cancel? - Nice result!

mparter

rolo1 wrote: »

How did you manage that? - Did you just say you wanted to cancel? - Nice result!

Unlike others that bluff, I was planning to cancel and get Virgin TV (already have them for phone and broadband). I went through the cancellation process and got a call 2 weeks before it was due to get cut off.

The guy offered me the 50% for 6 months and the £50 credit. I asked if they could do 12 months but that was all he could offer. He left me to mull it offer and was going to call back in a couple of hours. But he didn't and two days later he still hadn't so I complained. They still only offered me the same deal so I said if they chuck in a Sky HD+ to replace my failing Sky+ multiroom box I'd take it. :beer:

Alejandro

Was intending to cancel, but the very helpful chap at Sky offered to cut my bill from 53 to 36.70 for six months. 25% off tv and 50% of line rental. Not tied in apparently, so happy with that.

neas

I cancelled virgin media will see if they ring back.. She was adamant could only knock a few quid off. Whereas i was on an initial 6 months cheap deal.

If doesn't work will get the missus to sign up with quidco etc.

carpy

GingerWarrior wrote: »

If you used to have Sky, and still have the Dish and a box - you can get 12 months half-price by quoting SkyTVA.

£9.75pm for the basic package - 50p a month for the extra entertainment packs.

I get the feeling from this offer you can get Sky World for £26pm (which includes movies, sports and all the entertainment channels)

anyone have more info on this offer and whether it's still valid?

jonmmill

Im going to phone virgin tonight. Am currently on l phone, l broadband and xl tv with a v+ hd box and pay £45 a month. Really want a tivo box so going to see what they offer, if anything.

JPLEOPARD

What do you think of the following:
- HD box free installation/router/dish/phone line set up
- freetime phone use
-broadband lite ( I don't really download)
- all sports ( except ESPN) / all movies / news / music

Originally quoted £68.25 at which I oooeeeddd and ahhhhhhh'd after orginally stating £50 budget would be ideal. I mentioned a few other packages elsewehere and a couple of other offers. The nice chap said he may be able to get me free line rental for 12mnths ( That would be £147 saved) and could give me £30 for my account. After a short while he came back and said £50ish all in thus a saving of £219 and still giving me the £30 for my account ( 30 - £40 start up = -£10)

What do we think? Fair play the guy seemed to help me out

adam918

JPLEOPARD wrote: »

What do you think of the following:
- HD box free installation/router/dish/phone line set up
- freetime phone use
-broadband lite ( I don't really download)
- all sports ( except ESPN) / all movies / news / music

Originally quoted £68.25 at which I oooeeeddd and ahhhhhhh'd after orginally stating £50 budget would be ideal. I mentioned a few other packages elsewehere and a couple of other offers. The nice chap said he may be able to get me free line rental for 12mnths ( That would be £147 saved) and could give me £30 for my account. After a short while he came back and said £50ish all in thus a saving of £219 and still giving me the £30 for my account ( 30 - £40 start up = -£10)

What do we think? Fair play the guy seemed to help me out

Have you looked at Quidco? They sometimes have really good cash back deals for first time subscription.

shazzaaa

Been with virgin since NTL days, in fact I still have an NTL box & a steam driven tv:). I have BB size L, phone size XL with £2 for 08 no's & TV size XL. I pay £ 49.99 for this.
Called disconnect team today and was offered Tivo 500 and an HD box for another room with the same package I have for £49.90 a month but with £49.99 set up fee, no monthly Tivo cost.
Don't know wither to take it or cancel....really object to the set up fee but they wouldn't budge on it.

FusionFury

Virgin seem tighter then Sky at offering deals, anyone know why this?

My dad got half-price Sky for 6-months.. yet Virgin have never offered this to me.. any advise?