Sky TV retention deals ( post your haggling successes )

shavy65

I`ve also, finally took the step up to Sky Q.
£45 per month (with £25 one off fee for box/installation) for complete Sports pack in HD, Signature, Kids, HD, UHD, Multi screen and Ultimate On Demand (Premium Netflix) all on the 2TB box + 4 mini boxes. So everything except Movies, inquired about that as well and offered it for an additional £11. Personally, don`t think Sky Movies are all that appealing.
Took 2 1/2 hours on chat this morning, but all done for 18 months now      More than happy with that.

st999

shavy65 said:

I`ve also, finally took the step up to Sky Q.
£45 per month (with £25 one off fee for box/installation) for complete Sports pack in HD, Signature, Kids, HD, UHD, Multi screen and Ultimate On Demand (Premium Netflix) all on the 2TB box + 4 mini boxes. So everything except Movies, inquired about that as well and offered it for an additional £11. Personally, don`t think Sky Movies are all that appealing.
Took 2 1/2 hours on chat this morning, but all done for 18 months now      More than happy with that.

Were you told that the installer would take your old box away with him or was I the only one?

shavy65

No afraid not pal. I was conscious of what you had said earlier so was curious as to whether or not they`d mention it. I can assure you they won`t be taking my old box with them, or my old LNB for that matter (I read that they change your LNB to a Sky Q compatible one, anyone know if that`s right?).  I`ll be keeping my box/LNB for bargaining leverage the next time I need to perform the merry negotiating dance. 

st999

shavy65 said:

No afraid not pal. I was conscious of what you had said earlier so was curious as to whether or not they`d mention it. I can assure you they won`t be taking my old box with them, or my old LNB for that matter (I read that they change your LNB to a Sky Q compatible one, anyone know if that`s right?).  I`ll be keeping my box/LNB for bargaining leverage the next time I need to perform the merry negotiating dance. 

They do change the LNB, The old LNB isn't suitable.
I got a new dish and LNB, my old dish was all rusted anyway.
They didn't replace the wire but did put new F connectors on the ends.

shavy65

I think I read somewhere that you can actually request they put up a hybrid LNB which would work with Q and old HD box. I`ll chance asking for that.

brewerdave

shavy65 said:

I think I read somewhere that you can actually request they put up a hybrid LNB which would work with Q and old HD box. I`ll chance asking for that.

I've been told that they won't fit a hybrid LNB UNLESS you are needing it to feed an already existing Freesat set up - suspect Sky are doing everything they can to stop Q subscribers going back to "old" HD boxes!!

bhlfc1

shavy65 said:

I`ve also, finally took the step up to Sky Q.
£45 per month (with £25 one off fee for box/installation) for complete Sports pack in HD, Signature, Kids, HD, UHD, Multi screen and Ultimate On Demand (Premium Netflix) all on the 2TB box + 4 mini boxes. So everything except Movies, inquired about that as well and offered it for an additional £11. Personally, don`t think Sky Movies are all that appealing.
Took 2 1/2 hours on chat this morning, but all done for 18 months now      More than happy with that.

hi, could i ask you where did you use the chat feature, i have tried looking for it but can't find it.

sharonjeff

Has anyone received a letter/email from Sky advising that their contract is due to expire and offered a new deal?

jem16

sharonjeff said:

Has anyone received a letter/email from Sky advising that their contract is due to expire and offered a new deal?

I've been given Sky Entertainment with Box sets and HD for £19.20pm with no contract. They didn't send a letter/email, it just happened. However as I had only been paying £12 and then latterly £14.20 I put in my notice to cancel.

ad_cska

Hi all, I wondered if anyone can give some pointers on whether I am getting a good re-contracting deal or not! My current contract expires Feb 2021 but I have some time on my hands and wanted to see if I could re-contract for a longer period at a lower cost. I can only take Sky TV as I don't get fibre in my area so I'm stuck with Virgin cable in that department. I have been offered my same deal, which is:

Sky Signature
Sky Sports - complete pack
Sky HD
Sky Q Multiscreen

At a cost of £44.50/month. There is obviously the £20 admin fee which miffs me slightly but I'll see if I can work my magic for them to waive it. 

I would be really grateful if someone could let me know if this is a good deal or not?