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Downgrading SKY

bootiful
bootiful Posts: 755 Forumite
in TV MoneySaving
First off, I should say I got the sky "Family Pack" in 1999 and have not changed it since (apart from adding HD).

So I presume that equates to having all 6 entertainment packs and I pay £27 for this portion.

We rarely watch any channels apart from what is now classified as the "Variety Pack".

So if I ask to remove the other 5 packs...

a) will SKY agree that my package is equivalent to the "6 packs" and can be thus downgraded, and

b) what saving will I make?
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  • jb66
    jb66 Posts: 1,705 Forumite
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    I think you save £1 a pack
  • Makeandsave
    Makeandsave Posts: 3,803 Forumite
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    I have 5 packs and pay £23.50, It is £1 a pack.
    Jan Wins: .
  • bootiful
    bootiful Posts: 755 Forumite
    edited 28 April 2011 at 5:49PM
    Makeandsave wrote: »
    I have 5 packs and pay £23.50, It is £1 a pack.
    yes, correction, rechecked and I pay £24.50
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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    As above, you'll save £5/month.

    Remember you will only get the HD channels appropriate to the variety pack.
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
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    penrhyn wrote: »
    As above, you'll save £5/month.

    Remember you will only get the HD channels appropriate to the variety pack.
    You could save another £10.25/month by cancelling the HD.
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • bootiful
    bootiful Posts: 755 Forumite
    Heinz wrote: »
    You could save another £10.25/month by cancelling the HD.
    Yep thx, I will do.:D

    And gonna try doing it all online.
  • bootiful
    bootiful Posts: 755 Forumite
    penrhyn wrote: »
    As above, you'll save £5/month.

    Remember you will only get the HD channels appropriate to the variety pack.
    Reckon it's just £4 saving as you get a £1 discount if you have all 6 packs, i.e. same cost for 5 or 6 packs.
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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    You may be correct, however you can't cancel packages on-line.
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • Makeandsave
    Makeandsave Posts: 3,803 Forumite
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    bootiful wrote: »
    Reckon it's just £4 saving as you get a £1 discount if you have all 6 packs, i.e. same cost for 5 or 6 packs.

    Thats funny i was paying £24.50 last time for 6 and now £23.50 for 5.
    Jan Wins: .
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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    Entertainment Packs

    Start your Sky TV experience with one Entertainment Pack for £19.50 a month. Or choose all six for great drama, documentaries, kids shows, arts, news and music - each extra pack is just £1 a month.


    That gum you like is coming back in style.
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