Thinking about a swap to Sky

purplephoenix85

Such a newbie when it comes to this, so please bear with me, lol. I'm thinking about switching from BT (phone) and Virgin Media (Broadband) to Sky Broadband&Talk.

I pay:
BT - £95 (approx) quarterly - before calls and VAT added on!
Virgin Media - £21.50 monthly inc VAT
So that's £160 per quarter, no costs of calls included.

Now the Sky build package (inc Talk, line rental and broadband) is £27.25 ongoing (not inc the 6-month promotional period etc) so with big savings each quarter, I'm definitely thinking about a switch!

But does this £27.25 include VAT or will that be added on top after calls? I'm at the 'checkout' on the website and there's nothing on the term and conditions about VAT

danmanchester

Yes that does include the VAT. I'm on the Sky Talk freetime (evenings and weekends), line rental and unlimited broadband = £22.75 a month.

Correction: £22.25 a month I just double checked my account!

Heinz

BT line rental is £13.90/month (£41.70/quarter) including VAT. Where does the other £48.30 come from if that's before calls?

paulwellerfan

Phone them up and ask them ( i do believe you will speak to a human on the other side\)

purplephoenix85

Heinz wrote: »

BT line rental is £13.90/month (£41.70/quarter) including VAT. Where does the other £48.30 come from if that's before calls?

It comes from a combination of things

• the rental cost per month of the actual telephone (which I don't like/never wanted, but is included in the contract)
• payment processing fees for paying quarterly and for not paying for not paying by D.Deb (can't be changed, contract T&Cs)
• a few quid per for Callminder (unwanted from start but tied in to contract), whereas 1571 is free with Sky

The self-renewing contract was taken out by mum in her name (we live together) years ago and was told that based on her previous billing, that this would be the most beneficial plan for her... and now reading the updated small print, it's not lol.

Yes that does include the VAT. I'm on the Sky Talk freetime (evenings and weekends), line rental and unlimited broadband = £22.75 a month.

Correction: £22.25 a month I just double checked my account!

Excellent! It sounds like I'll be giving my notice to Virgin and BT on Monday!

Phone them up and ask them ( i do believe you will speak to a human on the other side\)

A real human? Wow, it's been a while since I've had one of those when I've rang a customer service number

cbrpaul

skytalk are doing £5 off for 6 months right now !!!

Hmm , thats cheaper than my talktalk package, !!!

Is there any cashback offered for just phone & broadband with sky ???

steveE2

cbrpaul wrote: »

skytalk are doing £5 off for 6 months right now !!!

Hmm , thats cheaper than my talktalk package, !!!

Is there any cashback offered for just phone & broadband with sky ???

£50.50 with topcashback

cbrpaul

thx steve,

How are topcashback for payouts, i heard different stories of late ?

I usually use Quidco , but seem to be getting issues as are many others

steveE2

cbrpaul wrote: »

thx steve,

How are topcashback for payouts, i heard different stories of late ?

I usually use Quidco , but seem to be getting issues as are many others

I've only had one problem with them in the past 2 years and believe it or not that was Sky,did get sorted and paid though after about 4 months.
Everything else has tracked and paid perfectly,bought something on Ebay last night tracked this morning with email notification.
If you want a referral let me know and i will post on referrals board

meiriadog

right the deal i am being offered is:
Sky Talk Anytime £5.00
Sky Broadband Unlimited £7.50
Sky+ Box with Basic Entertainment Package £20

First 3 months Broadband Free

£30 credit on account so basically free installation

Works out about £42.85 per month

I am paying about that for Talk and Broadband with Talk Talk [don't ask!] but i know Plusnet can do talk & Broadband a lot cheaper than Sky.
Sky are ringing me back in 30 minutes so I'm going to make them sweat! Any tips?

steveE2

meiriadog
May be a little late but apart from the 3 months free Broadband thats exactly what is on offer online.
If you're new to Sky there is £126.25 via Topcashback or existing customer £50.50 for broadband