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Hi

We have TV, phone and broadband with sky

Our TV package is the family pack so we are able to download series like 24 for free

We don't have films or sports but our bills will go up by over £20 in the next 2 months as we have a few discounts on the plans.

I have spoken to sky today and they said the best they can do is to downgrade our TV pack to the base pack but we will lose catch up and are part the way through back series of 24!

Does anyone know where we can get catch up on past series away from Sky or does anyone have any advice for me to speak to sky or any provider elsewhere

Thanks

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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    Amazon, Netflix...some others.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • teddysmum
    teddysmum Posts: 9,521 Forumite
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    You don't lose catch up tv by taking Variety or Original, but you do lose boxed sets, if you drop from Family.
  • markstev27
    markstev27 Posts: 152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    teddysmum wrote: »
    You don't lose catch up tv by taking Variety or Original, but you do lose boxed sets, if you drop from Family.

    Thanks

    It is the boxed sets we are looking to keep
  • jon81uk
    jon81uk Posts: 3,882 Forumite
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    If you just want the TV box sets that Sky offer, you get most of it from Now TV at £6.99 a month.
  • datlex
    datlex Posts: 2,252 Forumite
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    If I were you I would look up new user deals from their competitors and use that to convince them to lower your costs.
    Paid off the last of my unsecured debts in 2016. Then saved up and bought a property. Current aim is to pay off my mortgage as early as possible. Currently over paying every month. Mortgage due to be paid off in 2036 hoping to get it paid off much earlier. Set up my own bespoke spreadsheet to manage my money.
  • almillar
    almillar Posts: 8,621 Forumite
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    Does anyone know where we can get catch up on past series away from Sky or does anyone have any advice for me to speak to sky or any provider elsewhere

    Specifically boxed sets and movies - buy good old fashioned DVDs/Blu Rays at a good price, watch them, and sell them again on eBay for example.
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Most is ?????
  • pen1
    pen1 Posts: 369 Forumite
    If you choose Now TV, you can also reduce the price by buying a 3 month Entertainment Pass for £15 (or 5 months for £25) , from retailers such as Argos, Game, Currys, ShopTo.net (also available at other good retailers! :))

    There are also some very good offers around at present for Now TV boxes, with inclusive passes below the price of the passes alone, due to Now TV introducing a new box next month.
  • April2
    April2 Posts: 508 Forumite
    Still searching for Universal but, apart from that :)
    Their - possessive pronoun (owned by them e.g. "They locked their car").
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