Sky plus £49 for existing customers

Clare1981

Marking my spot!

Raspberry_Swirl

cheftyke wrote: »

01506 421 813 number no longer works!

and the number that the recorded message tells you to ring instead doesn't work either!!!

noddyboffin

Hooray, just had Sky Plus installed this morning for free…

Rang them last Wednesday after getting no response to the message I left on the feedback form and explained to a lady that I wanted to cancel my account, she put me through to the cancellations department where I explained to a guy that I wanted to cancel my account.

He said “no problem we can cancel your account” and explained about the 30 day cooling off period whereupon I started to get a bit worried that I had gone too far. He then asked why I wanted to cancel and I said it was because I wasn’t able to watch the programmes I wanted and he asked if I had considered sky plus to which I said “yes, but too expensive”

Prior to the call I had the full Sky package, movies, sport, broadband, multi-room box but rent the line from BT.

He said had I been approached with any other offers and I (lied) said some of my friends have moved to Virgin and paid about £40.

He said that if I swapped to renting my phone line through Sky (£10 a month) instead of BT (£11 a month) and pay £49 for the box he would cut my multi-room subscription for 6 months from £10 to £5 (saving £30). I said that doesn’t really help me in the short term as I would have to pay the £49 up front.

He had a think and said that if I switched the phone line to Sky he could do the box for free to which I replied cheekily “Cool, and do I still get the multi-room half price for 6 months ?”

After a bit of pushing and a few minutes of being on hold while he cleared it with his boss I got it, so I am actually paying £6 a month less and getting Sky Plus for free

It really is how much you push them, I could have left paying £49 for the box and not getting any other benefits but by being cheeky…

Think I`ll leave it a few weeks then see about getting a HD box...

Cheers to the poster for this one, this site is brilliant !!!

VIJAY_FROM_KENT

Well done! Shows your hard work paid off!

If anyone knows of someone in the Dartford (SE London & Kent) area) who is able to put an external coax cable from my Sky+ box to a room downstairs, please let me know!

ilovegreatdanes

i got our sky+ for free sometime last year and it really is as good as they say.
now dh wants hd but dont think theres any way that you can wrangle a disount cos everyones after it so the demands still there.
of course, id be really grateful if any mse,ers know how to get a good deal from sky........
cmon you guys, i know you lot know how to save on everything:)

Raspberry_Swirl

sky ended up calling my bluff this morning and i'm now on day 1 of the 30 day cancellation period!!! I will call them up in a couple of days and tell them i've changed my mind.

they offered me sky+ for £49 but i thought i'd hold out for a freebie and they just cancelled

dangeroussports

ha ha ha ha ha you tried ratting a deal out and it got you nothing....ha hahahah that made me laugh.

I wouldnt worry, try ratting again next year

longbaygirl

Just got off the phone and was told the best they could do for me was sky+ for 69 pounds. Said the free offer was if you introduce a friend and the 49 pound offer had finished now!

With Freeview we don't watch Sky, but would have upgraded for a freebee.

Anyhow, have now canx and will be saving nearly 50 quid a month, so I'm pleased either way.

nick72_2

Easy pickings

telephoned a free number for sky.
advised I was to cancel as I wasn't watching the programmes I was paying for. And for £38.00per month thought it was a bit steep. Was offered a lower package for £26.00 (this is less the sky sports) which is fine whilst the football season starts.

Advised it would be £49.00 told them too much and defeated the object of the call.

Offered it for FREE as a valued customer installed for free no extra cheeky costs.

So it is still on me thinks

:T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T

manda1205

nick72 wrote: »

Easy pickings

telephoned a free number for sky.
advised I was to cancel as I wasn't watching the programmes I was paying for. And for £38.00per month thought it was a bit steep. Was offered a lower package for £26.00 (this is less the sky sports) which is fine whilst the football season starts.

Advised it would be £49.00 told them too much and defeated the object of the call.

Offered it for FREE as a valued customer installed for free no extra cheeky costs.

So it is still on me thinks

:T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T

Which number did you call please? The ones mentioned previously dont work, also does anyone know whens best to ring, is the cancellations office just 9-5 or any time. TIA