Sky offer to me (existing Customer)

sinw

i had free hd box last yr and free hd for year too, it tied me into a 12 month contract, do i have too wait till this ends to negotiate a % discount?

marcowil

nikkit72 wrote: »

just called , and was offered 25% off for 12 months so said no ty i will carry on with my cancellation, the lovely lady then said we can do 6 months with 50% , i said yes please , and could i had just paid this months bill , my feb bill is just for 69p ,

I might be stating the obvious (and apologies to you if I am) but 50% for 6 months is the same as 25% for 12.

MillicentBystander

marcowil wrote: »

I might be stating the obvious (and apologies to you if I am) but 50% for 6 months is the same as 25% for 12.

Monetarily speaking, yes, but taking the 50% off for 6 months means you can try to get the same deal again in 6 months. If this was successful then it would equate to an actual twice-fold saving over taking the 25% off for 12 months offer.

susancs

Thanks OP I just got the same deal as above by ringing cancellations.

CHIHUAHUA

sinw wrote: »

i had free hd box last yr and free hd for year too, it tied me into a 12 month contract, do i have too wait till this ends to negotiate a % discount?

From reading this thread it would seem so - I'm in the same position as you with the 12 months free HD and half price SKY package deal (what a great deal that was!) and have 6 weeks left on the contract. Plan to ring in a couple of weeks time within the cancellation period of at least a month to avoid having to pay a further month at full price.

As I can't get the free SKY broadband in my area due to a bundled exchange (whatever that means!) I'm also going to consider a freesat box instead of SKY which you can just replace your SKY box with, use the existing sat dish and not pay any subs. You can record pause and rewind as with SKY+ and there's loads of channels. Some of the more expensive boxes also play DVDs and record from the saved hard drive which is very handy.
A standard box is £200 and the dvd version around £350 upwards which you'd soon recoup against SKY subs.
May mention this idea when I ring to cancel!
good luck everyone and thanks for your tips - will let you know how I get on.

easy

sinw wrote: »

i had free hd box last yr and free hd for year too, it tied me into a 12 month contract, do i have too wait till this ends to negotiate a % discount?

Oh Blimey, of course you do !! If you entered into a 12 month contract, you agreed to pay the price for 12 months (or pay a cancellation fee if you cancel before 12 months).
They are hardly going to offer you a discount 6 months in, when they have already got you committed to a specific price.

3 weeks or so before the end of the contract, ring to ask what your price will be after the contract ends. Thats the time to negotiate.

stephmcuk

hey thanks op, just got my oh to call and we got 50% off for 6 months as well!! £26 a month saved!!

GingerDi

Anyone know of a way to get a cheap deal as a new customer?

P2TKL

stephmcuk wrote: »

hey thanks op, just got my oh to call and we got 50% off for 6 months as well!! £26 a month saved!!

Is your account in your OH`s name ? Ours is in my name but he is far better at negotiation than I am !

stephmcuk

P2TKL wrote: »

Is your account in your OH`s name ? Ours is in my name but he is far better at negotiation than I am !

yep its in his name!!