Tried to haggle with BT Sport but they cancelled without offering discount

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Hi guys,
My BT Sport bill contract ended, with my bill set to go up from £17 a month to £30. So I called up and said I wanted to leave, expecting them to make me a discount offer to stay. But within 2 minutes, they had processed the cancellation. I actually want to stay but not at £30 a month - I just wanted a discount!
What should I do? The service won't shut off until Aug 12. Is it a case of waiting for them to call back and holding my nerve? Any advice appreciated!
Cheers in advance
My BT Sport bill contract ended, with my bill set to go up from £17 a month to £30. So I called up and said I wanted to leave, expecting them to make me a discount offer to stay. But within 2 minutes, they had processed the cancellation. I actually want to stay but not at £30 a month - I just wanted a discount!
What should I do? The service won't shut off until Aug 12. Is it a case of waiting for them to call back and holding my nerve? Any advice appreciated!
Cheers in advance
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If they make an offer you're prepared to accept in the meantime, all the better.
If I were you I'd phone them. Doesn't matter if you feel silly or foolish, they don't really know you and wouldn't recognise you if they saw you in the street (is what I always think when I do something a bit embarrassing).
I've done similar with BT over the years (been with them a long time now).
Phone and ask them what kind of deal they can offer you now, not further down the line, since you really would like to have BT Sport and is there an all-inclusive package/deal or something?
It's definitely worth trying, free phone call and everything. You don't even have to eat humble pie because although your details will be on their computer, it'll be a different person you speak to.
Haggling and whining when dealing with BT has always worked very well for me! Go on, have a bash. Costs nothing.