Our new Sky Haggling guide - please share your feedback

teddysmum

You need to negotiate bb/phone first following a tv cancellation. When you have this deal, the tv part is easy, as you lose nothing by letting it switch off.


Incidentally, as mentioned above, you do not lose what is on your box if you are switched off. You lose access while off, but everything is still there if you restart. (Unless it is a time limited recording).

mije1983

csgohan4 wrote: »

Let us know how you get on then when your contract lapses.

60% off, £50 credit and no contract so that's me happy.

It's what I had last year and was aiming for this time. Still had a few days until switch off.

Mr_Benn

i cant really complin as have had some good offers in the past, but im amazed at what little they have offered me this time. Just the almost seemingless standard 50%off tv.
Your right about negotiating the bband asap as i dont want to lose that.
Im also looking at any other way to get btsport cheaper. Maybe getting bt broadband is one option. Or maybe i just live without it until last 3 months of the season again. Shame i turned down the half price fr 12 months offer i had in May - but then i didnt know if i was sticking with Sky or not.

What offers have you guys been getting on fibre broadband or line rental ?

stephenliverpool1

Got £9.99 from Sky per month for line rental, free unlimited b/band and free anytime calls. Not got fibre.

Try contacting T/talk before speaking to Sky. They offered me £43-70 per month for Sky Sports, unlimited b/band, unlimited anytime calls and line rental. This enabled me to get this deal with Sky.

HTHs.

FrozenChicken

I've been disconnected for about 3 weeks, and My Sky is showing an offer of 60% off any package + £75 credit, with 12 month contract.

Tried my luck with online chat, and got offered same 60% off, but with £100 credit and no contract.

Sticking point for me was no discount on multiroom.

Just thought that would help people as a benchmark.

c_smith

FrozenChicken wrote: »

I've been disconnected for about 3 weeks, and My Sky is showing an offer of 60% off any package + £75 credit, with 12 month contract.

Tried my luck with online chat, and got offered same 60% off, but with £100 credit and no contract.

Sticking point for me was no discount on multiroom.

Just thought that would help people as a benchmark.

Depends how you look at it. You'll only pay 40% of the standard price for your package and you get £100 discount off the multi-room? Seems like a fantastic deal to me.

FrozenChicken

I wasn't really interested in getting Sky back, just curious as to what I could get. Sometimes you hear stories of people being offered 75% off, or even being paid to have it with the free credit/Quidco etc.

What I was offered was a good deal, but it wasn't right for me for a few reasons:

- I'm paying £10/month for BT TV (on top of BB/Line Rental), which gives me the channels I want except for Sky Sports and Movies.

- I've effectively got multiroom with BT, because I'm using a laptop as a set-top box in the other room, and can use their website for subscription channels. The 'disconnected' Sky box still works for Freesat channels.

- If I want Sky Movies, the Now TV passes seem to be cheap enough (e.g. £20 for 4 months with a box).

- I'm getting my football fix through BT Sport and online subscriptions to foreign TV for about £5 per month. Quality not HD, but still watchable on a big screen.


All of the above may be a bit of a faff, but worth it for the saving.

Craftyc

Cancelled phone broadband and tv 3 weeks ago. Got phone bb changed to BT. Sky called today 60% off tv back on same package with multi room no contract 11 months free pay £9 something in month 12. Too good to be true? Asked them to email deal so I have it in writing.

Teds4mum

I am currently attempting to leave Sky however my contract is not due to expire until Jan 31 2017 I have called twice and been advised both times I cannot leave until my contract ends - I have asked for early termination figure and been told point blank no! My broadband is not reaching the speed promised so they are sending a BT Openreach engineer to test the line this week. When I queried cancelling my contract I was advised I amy be able to terminate the broadband but would still haveto keep the tv as they are separate contracts - yet when I signed up I signed for a total package? Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have any suggestions?

forrest38

ok folks just had my deal.

went through with my cancellation so cut off date was already in place . was immediately offered 50% in my offers when i logged in.

spoke to live chat during this time to squeeze them for 60% off and £50 credit . they would not budge

a few days after having no sky i logged in and seen i now had a 60% off offer.

went to live chat and chanced my arm and told a fib, i told them i would like to accept the 60% off offer and £50 credit (they hadn't mentioned £50 credit in the offer, hence the fib)
they said sure no problem!

ended up my £38 package is now £15 with the first 3 months free due to £50 credit.

i don't have sports or movies for your info. i did have multiroom before but they wanted £12 then quickly said they would do it for half price for 9 months, then full for the 3 months. i said i would do without the multiroom this year.

hope this helps