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  • deanos
    deanos Posts: 11,241 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Uniform Washer
    clkaz wrote: »
    I have only been viewing free Sky channels for the past few years, does anyone know how I can get a free Sky+ box? I have emailed Murdoch but I am still waiting for a reply


    If you are only viewing the free content then you wont get anything , and IMO why should you ?
  • Only joined money saving expert after stumbling across it work this week I have been with sky for 2 years and its seems i am never off the phone asking them to come out and fix my fault box which is always freezing up!
    After reading this thread I decided I would try my luck for a sky + box, so I rang up to cancel and was put through to cancellations where I said i didnt feel i was getting enough service for the £600+ a year i pay for the privellage of sky and paying for some of the extra football games and movies. The girl advised me all about sky + and gave me the speil offering it £99 + £30 installation I declined this saying I didnt want to pay extra costs, after a lot of tooing and froing in the end She finally aggreed to a £20 credit towards my next bill or for movies ect and a sky + for £49 i'm quite happuy with this and just wanted to say thanks to everyone because if I hadnt read about this I would have still been stuck with my rubbish sky box. :rolleyes:
  • pingu
    pingu Posts: 1,467 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    i cancelled sky in march called yesterady and today and was offered £49 installed
    must be general offer at the mo

    going to try again tomorrow if not free might go for this offer i will move broadband over so will be saving some money:D
    Honesty is the best policy doesn't matter which web site
    you are on!

    if i had known then what i know now!

    a bargain is only a bargain if you really need it!
  • been after sky + box for about a year now but refuse point blank to pay £99 + £30 for it as it costs me a fortune anyway (on full premium channels subcription), actually been with sky for 6yrs, i'm a bit unsure as to whether to ring to cancell and hope they give me sky+ just incase they say no. it'll then mean i either say ok leave it or cancell and have no sky at all. Hubby and 5 kids won't be too pleased LOL.
    suppose when it came to the crunch i could do the "oh there's someone at the door i'll call you back!":rolleyes:
  • cptncanary
    cptncanary Posts: 191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    I guess you could always cancel your cancellation, if you lose your bottle :confused:
    C'mon you Canaries!!
  • pingu
    pingu Posts: 1,467 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    been after sky + box for about a year now but refuse point blank to pay £99 + £30 for it as it costs me a fortune anyway (on full premium channels subcription), actually been with sky for 6yrs, i'm a bit unsure as to whether to ring to cancell and hope they give me sky+ just incase they say no. it'll then mean i either say ok leave it or cancell and have no sky at all. Hubby and 5 kids won't be too pleased LOL.
    suppose when it came to the crunch i could do the "oh there's someone at the door i'll call you back!":rolleyes:

    cancel if they don't offer anything you have 30 days to change your mind;) if you can't be without sky but many people on here have had calls from sky offering what they want within a week or so:D
    Honesty is the best policy doesn't matter which web site
    you are on!

    if i had known then what i know now!

    a bargain is only a bargain if you really need it!
  • Llyllyll
    Llyllyll Posts: 870 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I cancelled mine by using their online form (not as stressful as phoning them up). In the comments box I wrote 'Please ring me on XXXX XXXXXX if you would like to discuss'.

    Sky called the next day and asked why I was leaving, I told them it was because existing customers never seem to get good deals and I'd heard of people getting Sky+ for £49. I was offered it for that price there and then.

    Link to online form is https://mysky.sky.com/portal/site/skycom/support/contactusguest?setaction=generalForm

    HTH
  • lumpy_bum
    lumpy_bum Posts: 3,876 Forumite
    we were having full sky package inc sports movies etc, we looked on this forum and saw people were ringing up and threatening and were offered sky+ for 49 quid!
    we had it done last week and love it lol!!
    thankyou msers
    xxxxx
    :cool:minds is willing , soul remains, this woman cannot be saved :cool:
    ;);););););););):A;);););););););)


  • Jakeysmum
    Jakeysmum Posts: 269 Forumite
    Thanks so much everyone! After reading this thread I ordered my sky+ box through quidco. It cost £99 for the box and £30 installation, but I will get £85 cashback through quidco, so it has really only cost £44. You can't beat that.

    I am only worried that now I will become a TV addict.:j
  • pingu
    pingu Posts: 1,467 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    i have ordered sky+ new box £49 being installed on tuesday pm

    and BB and no activation fee:D
    Honesty is the best policy doesn't matter which web site
    you are on!

    if i had known then what i know now!

    a bargain is only a bargain if you really need it!
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