Sky Retention offers

planetf1

How have people been getting on with sky retention offers recently (after canceling - in 30 day notice period?)

I currently have Sky HD, single box, with the old variety pack and HD - so it includes box sets, and f1.

My regular price is 46.50, the first retention offer got it to 30, the second perhaps 28. I didn't check contract period. I assume this would invalidate any offer to upgrade to Q at low cost?

I declined as I've recently been using the Tivo v6 box and quite like it, and so was trying to get a good price on Sky Q. Had I not canceled I could have got it for £20 + £12pcm/18m . However the best prices they're offering it to me at are around £53 which is pretty high

Meanwhilst virgin had offered me an effective £45 (actual £83... I'm taking off £38 pcm for 350 Mbps broadband which I'll keep whatever happens) which is actually for TWO Tivo v6 boxes, all channels (no atlantic of course!), Sports (I only need f1), Movies (meh: other streaming better), all in HD, and phone line (which I don't need). There's no guarantee that offer is still open as I agreed, and am in notice period for the switch to BB only

So what have sky offered you? Is there any point in seeing if they'll do better on Q, or do I just decide to either take up the HD only pack (the better value I know), or go back to see if I can switch back to virgin for multiroom?

planetf1

If I manage to get a good retention offer for SKy HD, does this preclude then gettting a SkyQ diamond loyalty SkyQ upgrade? (12 pcm + £20) as a later transaction?
Will they still honour the discount until the agreed date - of course the SkyQ addition would be 18m, and so you would be committing to at least 6, slightly more probably 'full-price' months with no ability to negotiate ?

[Deleted User]

Why start a new thread about this?

Post your query on the long-established (and easily searched for) designated thread about Sky retention offers;
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5480644/sky-tv-retention-deals-post-your-haggling-successes

[Deleted User]

Just phone them and ask them for a better deal

Don't hold out for a retention deal that they're not obliged to offer you

planetf1

I'd missed it sorry but thanks for link. Have posted there and we can close this thread here.

Browntoa

Closing thread

Existing thread

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5480644/sky-tv-retention-deals-post-your-haggling-successes