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

Hershamgirl

jenc410 wrote: »

All, I just wanted to share my recent success in switching our Sky account to my name (from my husband's) so that we could benefit from the New Customer deal.


I wanted to use the MSE 40% deal but went onto sky chat to first check that it was allowed (to create a new account in my name even though we have sky in my husbands name). I was told that it was fine, that I was a new customer (as I hadn't had sky myself in over 12 months).


When I told him that I had the 40% deal so would do it online he said that he could offer me a 50% deal for 12 months if I did it through the chat with him - even better!


He talked me through it all online, and to get around already being a customer he told me to manually enter my address with 00 before our number (rather than using the auto find as that comes up and says "you seem to be a customer already etc etc").


I was able to pick an installation date just over a month away so that when we cancel my husbands package we don't have a gap, and then my husband phoned Sky and cancelled our current package.


So now i'm getting the variety pack for £14 per month for the next 12 months, and you get to choose a reward of either £100 Mastercard/M&S/Tesco or a Galaxy Tab 4

and on top of that, I clicked through topcashback to sky page before clicking the link sent to me from the Sky Chat and so that tracked at another £121! Not a bad morning's work! Hope this helps someone else!

Good work!
Can you pay with the same bank account do you know?
Also, when does the MSE deals expire?

jenc410

I used the same account yes
MSE deal expires midnight tomorrow I believe

Jikkie

I did similar a few years back, when HD boxes were still expensive. We wanted HD to enhance the sport. Actually I signed up at a sky booth in a shopping centre... house number with "a" after it, different bank account initially, but changed it straightaway myself. Some say it's against T&Cs, but when it's someone working for sky who suggests it... well......

KTF

jenc410 wrote: »

All, I just wanted to share my recent success in switching our Sky account to my name (from my husband's) so that we could benefit from the New Customer deal.

Am very surprised that they let you do this to be honest. Its normally based on the address rather than the individual to stop this sort of thing happening.

Hershamgirl

Just spoke to sky, was paying £72 a month for variety (non HD) movies, bb and phone.
Got them to upgrade me to family (HD) BB and phone for £42.90 plus £50 credit.
Rekon I could've held out for more but quite happy with that. Theyre also sending me a wireless box thing so I can have catch up TV and box sets

zaax

Just got Fibre at £7, new 12 month contract

robrymond

KTF wrote: »

Am very surprised that they let you do this to be honest. Its normally based on the address rather than the individual to stop this sort of thing happening.

I've signed up for a code but didn't think I'd be able to use this we already have it installed under my partners name.

Alias_Omega

Hershamgirl wrote: »

Just spoke to sky, was paying £72 a month for variety (non HD) movies, bb and phone.
Got them to upgrade me to family (HD) BB and phone for £42.90 plus £50 credit.
Rekon I could've held out for more but quite happy with that. Theyre also sending me a wireless box thing so I can have catch up TV and box sets

What have you been watching on?

They may seen you a WiFi booster, i sold it on ebay for £25.00

jem16

Alias_Omega wrote: »

What have you been watching on?

They may seen you a WiFi booster, i sold it on ebay for £25.00

I would take a guess that they're sending the WiFi connector to turn a non Wifi box into a wifi box.

Hershamgirl

I've got sky tv but didn't have catch up and box sets. They're sending a wifi box so I can have those services