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  • System
    System Posts: 178,375 Community Admin
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    If you are an existing customer, what's to stop you actually cancelling and ordering as a new customer?
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  • gollum_2
    gollum_2 Posts: 82 Forumite
    If you are an existing customer, what's to stop you actually cancelling and ordering as a new customer?

    I asked about this, and if you cancel and try to resubscribe from the same address, you will be treated as an existing customer.

    However, other threads on this site pertaining to SKY and SKY+ give examples of existing customers who have managed to get SKY+ for £99 all in, simply by threatening to cancel (and being prepared to hold out until it appears they will accept your cancellation).

    Similarly, numerous examples of people (including myself) getting reduced monthly subscriptions by threatening to cancel.
  • Mancunian
    Mancunian Posts: 963 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker

    I love Sky+ , wouldn't be without it now

    THEY'VE GOT YOU!  ;) can you ever 'not' subscribe now??  ???

    so,  thats  at least £29.50  for the  REST OF YOUR LIFE!!! makes u think eh?

    I have it and  it is a good service though but just trying not to rely on it.   BUT suppose they will get me in the end!  :D
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  • lyniced
    lyniced Posts: 1,880 Forumite
    I've just rung up an ordered sky+ - the engineer is coming on Wednesday to install it - can't wait! Thanks for all your advice.
    Me transmitte sursum, caledoni
  • gollum_2
    gollum_2 Posts: 82 Forumite
    I've just rung up an ordered sky+ - the engineer is coming on Wednesday to install it - can't wait!  Thanks for all your advice.

    Just out of interest, do you mind telling us what you ended up paying for it?
  • lyniced
    lyniced Posts: 1,880 Forumite
    £199 plus £60 installation.
    Me transmitte sursum, caledoni
  • pingu
    pingu Posts: 1,467 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    £199 plus £60 installation.
    why ???
    do you not like saving money ???
    i think you have paid £160.00more than you needed to :o
    Honesty is the best policy doesn't matter which web site
    you are on!

    if i had known then what i know now!

    a bargain is only a bargain if you really need it!
  • allthatmularky
    allthatmularky Posts: 636 Forumite
    500 Posts
    All of the below is assuming that you've two premium channels.

    Whoa - Lyniced you're supposed to be a MSE !!

    EDIT: Don't be shy - ring and say you wish to cancel your order for Sky+ and explain why (see below).

    The deal even for existing subscribers is £149 plus FREE installation. That's a £110 saving - but if you ring their cancellations dept (08702 404040) and state you wish to cancel (give them the tale of a friend has it for £99 plus FREE installation and he's new to Sky and you want the same deal as a loyal customer).

    I know - I did it and got it for £99 three weeks back. :D
  • sablade
    sablade Posts: 399 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    I've got a 240GB TIVO its fab
    If you dont ask for discount you don't get discount
  • scattycat_3
    scattycat_3 Posts: 509 Forumite
    Yeah but what is the Tivo subscription, and what did you pay for the 240gig drive? Surely you have to take that into account. You could have got the Humax 8000t for £122, and nothing more to pay
    Moi....? ;)

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