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MSE News: Sky TV customers face up to 10% price hike
Former_MSE_Paloma
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Sky's announced an up to 10% price hike in September for some of its minimum contract term TV subscribers ...
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A rather unpleasant thing to do to subscribers in their minimum contract terms.
And a rather steep rise as well. Might prove counterproductive for them in terms of lost business.
I can predict the spin they'll put on it; I used to work for them. And I didn't believe it then either.0 -
needs all those minimum contract people to ring up en masse at the end of their term and give 30 days notice....and see what retention offers they get to stayEx forum ambassador
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The TV giant has posted online that prices for subscribers locked into a minimum contract term, which is generally anyone within the first year of their contract, will rise by up to 10% from 1 September
However Sky wouldn't tell us exactly which TV subscribers are affected, or how many customers will be hit by the increase. It says it is writing letters to customers in July outlining the price change and until it's informed its users it won't give us any more information.
Here's what the firm would tell us:- The price rise will only "impact some Sky TV users" locked into a minimum contract term.
- While the disclaimer on Sky's website says "in accordance with our standard terms, your Sky TV package may rise by up to 10%", the provider told us the price rise is likely to be around 2.5% in line with its previous price hikes.
- Sky line rental and broadband prices are unaffected by the TV price change. So if you've a Sky TV bundle as well as line rental or broadband and you're one of the customers affected, only the TV part of your package will increase.
take bills to £80 per month or nearly £1000 per year , surely ?0 -
glad i dont have sky!
and never will have judging by this!0 -
Nearly £1,000 a year, and then they carry adverts on their channels.
Meanwhile, the BBC licence fee has stayed the same since 2010 at £145.50 a year / £12.13 a month and people still complain about that.0 -
Its exactly this reason why I ditched them. Then, the full package cost £64 a mth. How much is it now with HD and Multiroom, £100+ ?0
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Best you get yourself an Amazon Fire TV box or similar and install XBMC media centre and Mashup. Plenty of good subscription free TV. More than what you'll find on Sky.0
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Stop watching TV, and go outside!I hear the cry of the silence around me.0
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I was quite happy with Freeview and will be quite happy to return to it, once my free year of Sky is over. I don't watch sport and most of the other programmes are repeats or from the USA (These all seem very similar; mainly police investigation)0
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I feel a phone call threatening to cancel coming soon!0
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