Sky TV deal

mije1983

griffin42 wrote: »

I am really miffed about this. It has happened to me too - I carefully read Martin's info and the clearly stated offer - SKY TV £30 FOR 12 MONTHS just like other readers, and the fact that Martin was told that although SKY is imposing a price increase on customers soon, receivers of this offer will not be affected - GREAT, except that IT IS NOT TRUE.
My SKY TV was installed yesterday, and on day 1 I receive an email from SKY saying that in 60 days time my costs will increase by £3.50 + £0.75 = £4.25 per month.
I am not happy, this is clearly a CON. I am sure that Martin will not be impressed either and I sincerely hope that he is able to bring influence to bear on behalf of all of us to have this decision by SKY changed.
This doesn't do his reputation any good and will not encourage me to take up any money saving advice on MSE in future. If you can't rely on the information given, there's no trust.

Did you miss the post directly above yours?

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1jim wrote: »

I would expect Martin to take this up with sky if they did attempt a price rise

M1ck wrote: »

I really hope Martin does get on the case

griffin42 wrote: »

. I am sure that Martin will not be impressed

Have to laugh at people thinking Martin Lewis has anything whatever to do with this deal. Martin Lewis sold this site to Money Supermarket for £millions a few years back. He's still paid a handsome retainer for allowing his name and image to still be used, but I very much doubt he'll lose sleep over Sky increasing subscriptions on those taking an MSE deal.

teddysmum

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Have to laugh at people thinking Martin Lewis has anything whatever to do with this deal.

Glad it's not just me.:)

The days of 'Martin' riding to the rescue on his pure white steed are long gone. There's more money in tv work for him.

brewerdave

ML is slowly withdrawing from MSE. Give it another year, and I'm sure that he will have reduced his involvement to some non exec. role where he only turns up at meetings 4 times a year for a champagne luncheon!!

siCTR

For anyone on the £30 deal that is concerned about a potential price increase, you can log into your Sky account, go to My Sky, View My Bill and then Upcoming Subscription Costs.

I had a look at this and, even though the standard prices increase, these are off-set by larger discounts applied to the bill. The result is that I still appear to be paying only £30 per month.

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brewerdave wrote: »

ML is slowly withdrawing from MSE.

Nothing "slowly" about it. He sold the site, but still earns a retainer for his name and image. MSE appointed a new Editor-In-Chief only the other day, but Lewis hasn't been truly active here since the sale.