Sky TV retention deals ( post your haggling successes )

Max68

I think the way to look at this these days is a "good" deal may well be anything between £1 - £10 more than you are paying now for exactly the same package, taking into account that the previous Netflix non ads package that Sky were flogging a couple of years ago for £5 or £6 is now £10.50 with the cheaper Netflix coming with ads.  Unless you are very very lucky I doubt that you will get the same package for the same price or lower which sometimes used to be the case with negotiations with them.  Hence why after paying £55 previously and being offered £68-£78 before the 31 days cancellation policy I eventually took the £63 pm offer, which will probably turn into £65-£68 when mid term price rises hit.  I could have held on and sent the box back but unlike when I did that 10 years ago I couldn't really see a 50% off offer landing on my doormat.  

It also has to be said that whoever you speak to on phone or live chat it is a lottery from day to day.  Also whilst cutting back on what you have to save money might seem a good idea check first how it affects your prices.  For instance my discounts on sports and cinema are linked so if I dumped cinema my sports price would go up, quite feasibly at a higher rate than what cinema actually costs.

JSmithy45AD

MouldyOldDough said:

JSmithy45AD said:

Max68 said:

Contract I took out last week on Sky Q is for 18 months as well.

New customer contract or a renewed contract? Certainly online for new customers they're all 24 months (TV and/or broadband)

Contrscts taken out now are all 18 months 

All NEW Sky contracts are for 24 months, re-contracted subscriptions still appear to be for 18 months but I suspect that won't last.

JSmithy45AD

JSmithy45AD said:

MouldyOldDough said:

JSmithy45AD said:

Max68 said:

Contract I took out last week on Sky Q is for 18 months as well.

New customer contract or a renewed contract? Certainly online for new customers they're all 24 months (TV and/or broadband)

Contrscts taken out now are all 18 months 

All NEW Sky contracts are for 24 months, re-contracted subscriptions still appear to be for 18 months but I suspect that won't last.

I think I cursed it, Sky seem to now be stating re-contracts are for 24 months...

MeteredOut

MouldyOldDough said:

Sky have too much unrestricted power to charge what they like with price rises apparently whenever they like

It should be under more control, like ISP's/mobile phone contract prices. 

It is virtually a necessity.

Considering so many of us are basically stuck with Sky for life, with no real option (yes NOW TV and Virgin come close) but nobody does it as well as Sky - Sky knows that it has a captive audience as well...

It's not really. If Sunak could do without it, so can other people with underprivileged upbringings.

JSmithy45AD

MouldyOldDough said:

Sky have too much unrestricted power to charge what they like with price rises apparently whenever they like

It should be under more control, like ISP's/mobile phone contract prices. 

It is virtually a necessity.

Considering so many of us are basically stuck with Sky for life, with no real option (yes NOW TV and Virgin come close) but nobody does it as well as Sky - Sky knows that it has a captive audience as well...

So a private corporation can set their own prices with mid-contract price rises which are stated in the T&C's (not whenever they like) with the choice of whether to sign up or not being up to the consumer and you think they should be controlled? This being the exact same way all corporations operate, so presumably you think they should be 'controlled' as well?

And it most definitely isn't a 'necessity', either virtual or not.

Have you heard of Freesat or Freeview by any chance? I'm not sure how you think they have a 'captive audience' either as there's plenty of options such as streaming services (including not paying for TV).

brewerdave

JSmithy45AD said:

JSmithy45AD said:

MouldyOldDough said:

JSmithy45AD said:

Max68 said:

Contract I took out last week on Sky Q is for 18 months as well.

New customer contract or a renewed contract? Certainly online for new customers they're all 24 months (TV and/or broadband)

Contrscts taken out now are all 18 months 

All NEW Sky contracts are for 24 months, re-contracted subscriptions still appear to be for 18 months but I suspect that won't last.

I think I cursed it, Sky seem to now be stating re-contracts are for 24 months...

JSmithy45AD said:

JSmithy45AD said:

MouldyOldDough said:

JSmithy45AD said:

Max68 said:

Contract I took out last week on Sky Q is for 18 months as well.

New customer contract or a renewed contract? Certainly online for new customers they're all 24 months (TV and/or broadband)

Contrscts taken out now are all 18 months 

All NEW Sky contracts are for 24 months, re-contracted subscriptions still appear to be for 18 months but I suspect that won't last.

I think I cursed it, Sky seem to now be stating re-contracts are for 24 months...

Don't know about others but I would certainly look for an even better deal/discount on renewals to compensate for two in contract increases. My latest deal runs out in Dec 25 as does my existing Plusnet b/band deal - I can see me going Sky free from then .

JSmithy45AD

brewerdave said:

JSmithy45AD said:

JSmithy45AD said:

MouldyOldDough said:

JSmithy45AD said:

Max68 said:

Contract I took out last week on Sky Q is for 18 months as well.

New customer contract or a renewed contract? Certainly online for new customers they're all 24 months (TV and/or broadband)

Contrscts taken out now are all 18 months 

All NEW Sky contracts are for 24 months, re-contracted subscriptions still appear to be for 18 months but I suspect that won't last.

I think I cursed it, Sky seem to now be stating re-contracts are for 24 months...

JSmithy45AD said:

JSmithy45AD said:

MouldyOldDough said:

JSmithy45AD said:

Max68 said:

Contract I took out last week on Sky Q is for 18 months as well.

New customer contract or a renewed contract? Certainly online for new customers they're all 24 months (TV and/or broadband)

Contrscts taken out now are all 18 months 

All NEW Sky contracts are for 24 months, re-contracted subscriptions still appear to be for 18 months but I suspect that won't last.

I think I cursed it, Sky seem to now be stating re-contracts are for 24 months...

Don't know about others but I would certainly look for an even better deal/discount on renewals to compensate for two in contract increases. My latest deal runs out in Dec 25 as does my existing Plusnet b/band deal - I can see me going Sky free from then .

The new customer deals they had just a week or two back(?) are exactly the same now only for 2 years. I suspect you'll be leaving TBH. I know that my last (fairly recent) 18 month deal will probably be my last. I've already dumped their broadband and mobile.

Max68

Way I look at it these days is that with my £63 subscription that equates at £15.75 a week.  In the good old days when Video rental shops existed I would probably rent at least three films a week and now that would be at least £3-5 a film I suspect which on its own would be £9 - £15 a week and obviously cinema tickets are quite expensive themselves these days so all things considered £15.75 a week for a full entertainment package isn't too bad.

JSmithy45AD

Max68 said:

Way I look at it these days is that with my £63 subscription that equates at £15.75 a week.  In the good old days when Video rental shops existed I would probably rent at least three films a week and now that would be at least £3-5 a film I suspect which on its own would be £9 - £15 a week and obviously cinema tickets are quite expensive themselves these days so all things considered £15.75 a week for a full entertainment package isn't too bad.

Not really comparable though, when I was born there were literally just the 3 channels available and of course not 24 hours a day either. These days there are plenty of free options with multiple channels to choose from plus all of the free catch-up apps, let alone being able to dip into and out of the likes of Disney+

No matter how I look at it, it's expensive.

Max68

JSmithy45AD said:

Max68 said:

Way I look at it these days is that with my £63 subscription that equates at £15.75 a week.  In the good old days when Video rental shops existed I would probably rent at least three films a week and now that would be at least £3-5 a film I suspect which on its own would be £9 - £15 a week and obviously cinema tickets are quite expensive themselves these days so all things considered £15.75 a week for a full entertainment package isn't too bad.

Not really comparable though, when I was born there were literally just the 3 channels available and of course not 24 hours a day either. These days there are plenty of free options with multiple channels to choose from plus all of the free catch-up apps, let alone being able to dip into and out of the likes of Disney+

No matter how I look at it, it's expensive.

Fair enough, guess I'm looking at it as someone who doesn't have a working aerial ! ;-)