Upgrading to Sky+ on the cheap

Raver2k7

Well, i tried theatening them with cancelling this morning, and they werent having any of it! still told me it would be £129! i spoke to cancellations who actually suggested speaking to sky+ to see if there was anything they could do for me! but nope! x

MondaysChild_3

Hi,
I got Sky+ plus in Dec 2006 for £49 plus free install. The offer came by mail shot. When I rung the advisor said there was no such offer, so I read out all the details off the card and lo & behold (after putting me on hold to confirm this offer) they did it !.
In April this year I got another mail shot to recommend a friend to sky and they could get the same deal as new customer!
So the deals are out there. Good Luck.

MondayC

bentles_2

MondaysChild wrote: »

Hi,
I got Sky+ plus in Dec 2006 for £49 plus free install. The offer came by mail shot. When I rung the advisor said there was no such offer, so I read out all the details off the card and lo & behold (after putting me on hold to confirm this offer) they did it !.
In April this year I got another mail shot to recommend a friend to sky and they could get the same deal as new customer!
So the deals are out there. Good Luck.

MondayC

I've just called and tried to wing this offer, but it didnt work. the guy told me i'd need to call a different number as he didnt have access to that deal.

could you tell me how to go about taking up that offer, it'd be awesome if I could!

stevej34

if moneysavers need to call sky tv here's the direct line number to call free from mobiles on contract and also home phones as its within free calls quota
NUMBER IS 01506 831 781
when answered at other end tell person at other end what dept you require they put you straight through hey presto no 0870 charges on phone bills

kestra

Well thank you MSE and the rest of you folks in this thread. I was just happy when i found out the 10 quid subscription had ceased with sky plus and was booked in for this week for 99 pounds plus 30 install. After reading this thread i phoned back, ended up chatting for ages quoted virgin for mobile and internet and v+ and after along chat on the phone managed to get

sky+ for 49 inc installation
free broadband with no activation fee
free router

i have saved myself 80 quid on previous install and around 130 on broadband
for the year plus either i ebay my old router or new one.

Thank you folks for making my sunday!

squeaky

richyrichuk wrote: »

well yeah, just make sure when u buy get it with the cables....or if its cheap enough buy separate.

and installation???? do u mean unplugging 1 box and plugging in the other??

Nah... the "horn" that collects the signal from the dish is different and has two cables leading from it.

Juan_Pound

A_Nice_Englishman wrote: »

I've heard that the cheap boxes are refurbished ones rather than brand new. Can anyone confirm whether that's true or not?

I cancelled my Sky sub but before I did they offered me a free upgrade and free fitting of Sky+ A week later when I phoned back to take up the offer it was now £50 and they told e it was a refurbished box. I cancelled

Raver2k7

Raver2k7 wrote: »

Well, i tried theatening them with cancelling this morning, and they werent having any of it! still told me it would be £129! i spoke to cancellations who actually suggested speaking to sky+ to see if there was anything they could do for me! but nope! x

There may be light @ the end of the tunnel!! had a call from sky but couldnt talk, so they've booked me in for a call back @ the weekend! Fingers crossed!

MummyB

Raver2k7 wrote: »

There may be light @ the end of the tunnel!! had a call from sky but couldnt talk, so they've booked me in for a call back @ the weekend! Fingers crossed!

I also tried threatening with cancellation having tried to get a deal on sky+.They put me through to cancellations and accepted!! What do I do now? wait it out and hope they call offering a deal or eat humble pie and reinstate my sky? Help!

Omertron

MummyB wrote: »

I also tried threatening with cancellation having tried to get a deal on sky+.They put me through to cancellations and accepted!! What do I do now? wait it out and hope they call offering a deal or eat humble pie and reinstate my sky? Help!

If you actually booked the disconnection (there's 30 days notice remember) the usual policy in these cases is to offer some sort of retention deal to keep you, it may not be what you wanted, but will probably save you money.

Keep in mind that they would much rather keep you than lose your money. If all else fails and they don't call/write to you then you can cancel the disconnection whenever you like, but I'd wait it out for a week or two