Sky Discount For Existing Customers

m00nie

all thought the dish is all ready installed, with sky+ they change the lnb on the dish and have to run another cable from the dish to the box.

Yes quidco definatley pays the £50 cashback.

mandi_moles

Hello all..

I am a bit of a newbie to all this money saving so I thought I would ask you all your expert advice.

My dad currently pays £36 a month to sky for the basic package and Sky Sports 1,2,3 etc. As he has now retired he simply can't afford it !! I called them on his behalf today but they couldnt put me through to cancellations as they needed to speak to him but that was probably just as well because I have no idea how I can wangle him a half price deal for the next 3 months. It seems easy with the movies as you can just say you are getting a freeveiw box and going for unlimited dvd rental or somthing but what can I say (or get him to say) to get a good deal for him with the sports ?

:rolleyes:

greenfeld69

I tried this and it didn't work, they were just going to run through the cancellation.

dancleary

LittleJo wrote:

Hi,
You all must have much better boredom thresholds than I, spent 23 minutes on hold and gave up.
Will have to write in and cancel.
Jo

Are you ringing the 0870 number- you get through in minutes and the expense of the phone call will be tiny compared to the savings you will make in your first month!

dancleary

mandi_moles wrote:

Hello all..

I am a bit of a newbie to all this money saving so I thought I would ask you all your expert advice.

My dad currently pays £36 a month to sky for the basic package and Sky Sports 1,2,3 etc. As he has now retired he simply can't afford it !! I called them on his behalf today but they couldnt put me through to cancellations as they needed to speak to him but that was probably just as well because I have no idea how I can wangle him a half price deal for the next 3 months. It seems easy with the movies as you can just say you are getting a freeveiw box and going for unlimited dvd rental or somthing but what can I say (or get him to say) to get a good deal for him with the sports ?

:rolleyes:

Mandy, all I said was that I wanted football, NTL were offering it cheaper, can I cancel. As long as you stick to your guns, they will offer you a reduced rate! Also don't be fobbed off by them saying they can't put you through to cancellations. Also my personal tip would be to call the 0870 number- ok it costs more but you do get through v quickly.

gravitytolls

For you to speak on your dad's behalf, he needs to set up a password, which should be something easy to recall, as hopefully you on't be needing to use it too often.

As for half price, just threaten to leave, as it's too expensive and all will be well.

bleugh

kazd wrote:

Will that not cause alarm bells because of our address, and what will the engineer say when he comes to install and the sky dish etc are already installed.

just pull 'em and ebay 'em, you get new ones for free anyway

Ford_Fairlane_2

I've found another way of phoning these Sky guys for free. All you have to do is phone the FilmFour number 0800 038 5444 and say you're ringing about the free month offer. They ask if you've had the offer before then ask for a reference number ( there is one on page 81 of the Sky magazine that's valid until the end of November ), they then transfer you to the main Sky line. They don't ask for any details from you and once you're through to sky they have no idea where you came from. Even better if you phone out of hours ( say after 8pm ) you get an automated answer that gives you the option of transferring directly to sky. I've used this method for the past two months with success as FilmFour seem to be offering a free month every month. If you get Whats On TV magazine check the inside cover and there is usually an advert there.

I also tried the cancel due to poverty line and got the three months full package half price.

almond

Hi
I took the sky+ offer when it was on here back in june and are tied into
another years contract, I rang to say £41 was to much a month but got
nowhere an advise what I can do to get the package reduced?

mandi_moles

gravitytolls wrote:

For you to speak on your dad's behalf, he needs to set up a password, which should be something easy to recall, as hopefully you on't be needing to use it too often.

As for half price, just threaten to leave, as it's too expensive and all will be well.

I had his password, and they accepted it but still said they had to speak to him to confirm a cancellation !! Obviously my voice want husky and old enough lol