MSE News: Sky TV customers face up to 10% price hike

teddysmum

mije1983 wrote: »

Been this way for a long while in that you get the broadband for £2.50 less if you have a TV package, as mine's just gone up as I cancelled the TV.

Wasn't aware that you pay more for the TV if you don't have other services though. Possibly got your wires crossed or is it a new development?

I think they have it the wrong way round as it's £5 and £2.50 off broadband for having landline and tv respectively.

mije1983

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

TV alone attracts no surcharge.

Thanks. Didn't think so (unless it had been dropped in with the price rises they announced), which was why my next sentence was

Possibly got your wires crossed

teddysmum wrote: »

I think they have it the wrong way round as it's £5 and £2.50 off broadband for having landline and tv respectively.

I think it was just an excuse to have a pop at Sky whether it was factually correct or not! :rotfl:

cw18

My OH has an expensive Sky bundle which he's had for years. He was considering dropping the sport channels, but then they started to advertise the 'free broadband for those with the sports channels' (think that's what he said anyway) and he's been trying to get onto that via his Sky box for the last week - with it constantly telling him he needs to do it via some other route.

I've emailed him the article this thread relates to, as going onto that deal locks him into a minimum term contract and presumably puts him at risk of this increase (which I sceptically suspect is to recoup the money they're losing by giving out the free broadband!)

cw18

dresdendave wrote: »

Surely if someone's finances are so precarious that they cannot afford a £10 per month increase, then they should not be paying for a subscription TV package in the first place?

I don't know what your position is, but I considered myself very fortunate to be given a 3 month warning that mass job losses were coming before I was given my contractual 3 months notice - effectively giving me 6 months notice of redundancy. Not many people get that much warning of an impending loss of income, and it still wouldn't have been enough to get me clear of any such contract I'd recently signed up for.......

mnc

Deleted_User wrote: »

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.

I didn't think these were available in the UK yet?

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mnc wrote: »

I didn't think these were available in the UK yet?

Maybe not, but nothing stopping you buying from another country

jase.2

So much for customers in contract......

I havent been in contract for years but got a letter today saying my tv entertainment package + sky sports is going up £3.50 a month from September 1st

So over 7% increase for a customer with just TV that isnt in contract........only reason I use Sky is for F1 but no other way of watching all F1 races without using these guys :-(

cw18

When I mentioned the upcoming rise for those in their first year, my OH (who's been with Sky for years) said he was waiting on the annual price rise which happens every September - so it sounds like that's what you've just been notified of.

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When I had Sky I was paying £15 for 2 mixes. By time I cancelled 4 years later I was paying £25 for same 2 mixes. Dread to think what it would be now.

CliveH

Signed up in Feb 2014 for a minimum 12 month contract and have now been informed that the price increase is £4 per month from Sept. I have argued that surely this cannot be done as I am locked in to a 12 month agreement and prices were fixed at that time.

Apparently not as there is a clause in the contract which says that Sky can provide one increase per year with notice to customer.

I said is there a fixed percentage increase to which I was told no. I was also told that if I cancelled now then I would be in breach of contract. So looks like I have to suck up the 6% increase.

Oh yeah and Sky rep said the price increase was to be able to keep bringing great TV to me. But if not everyone is getting the increase then surely it's only the people that pay extra that should get the extra benefits?

Looks like termination after the 12 months is up. roll on Feb 2015.