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Reducing Sky bill if I'm leaving in 6 months??

Hi

Im moving into a new flat in 6 months. The new place is only wired for Virgin and doesn't allow dishes on the building anyway. So, despite leaving Sky in 6 months could I haggle my monthly price down if I rang them tomorrow or would changes to what I pay automatically mean I enter into a deal 12 month contract??

Any help would be very grateful.

Thanks

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  • iniltous
    iniltous Posts: 3,976 Forumite
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    Any deal you negotiate with Sky will probably be on condition of a new 12 month minimum term, so if you plan to cancel in 6 months the early term charges may well cancel out any savings,
  • McClane54
    McClane54 Posts: 283 Forumite
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    Just cancel now (31 days notice) and save some cash :)
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    I thought Sky was the only provider that didn't impose a new 12m min term after a home move?
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • [Deleted User]
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    macman wrote: »
    I thought Sky was the only provider that didn't impose a new 12m min term after a home move?
    Read the original post, the OP is moving to a place that cannot receive Sky.
  • rusty_f
    rusty_f Posts: 119 Forumite
    When I negotiated my 60% reduction towards the end of last year they tried to insist on a contract but I refused and they agreed to honour the discount without imposing a minimum term. I had actually cancelled at that point and started a web chat 5 days into my 31 day notice period. If you don't try you won't get!
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