Sky ramp up prices, again

[Guest2]

My Sky TV package has been £27

Sky Entertainment £22.00
Sky HD £5.00

I checked my bank account and £34.20 has automatically been taken.

Logging into my Sky account I can see the price have changed

Sky Entertainment £28.20
Sky HD £6

I did not agree to this, surely they cannot just up the monthly prices £7.20 without telling you?! That's a 27% increase on their basic TV package

Is there a similar freeview or other service that offers channels like Comedy central? Virgin Media is not available in my area.
I'm tempted to cancel as this sort of thing really annoys me

 

[Guest2]

so why don't you.

Did you read the thread? ...because then we wont have channels like Comedy central and Virgin media is not available in ourr area

We have Amazon Prime for Prime Video. Do Amazon offer any TV services?

edit.
Well, that was sorted easily
Called Sky and the Entertainment package no longer exists. Its call the 'Signature' bundle now which is Entertainment plus box sets.

This was £29 + £6 for HD

An offer appeared dropping the signature bundle to £23 and HD to £3... so im it's now cheaper for 18 months plus I get boxsets

 

[Guest2]

Call them up from your corner sofa and explain that paying extra to view Sky on your 85-inch budget TV that the neighbours scoff at through your sitting room window is unacceptable.

I wish i had an 85" TV (and a sitting room... and a corner sofa)

 

[Guest2]

Thanks all. NowTV looks like a good option for XX months down the line if Sky change their prices again.
Does this just run through internet so would need a laptop / ipad or something plugged into the TV to access it?

 

[Guest2]

If it's a smart TV, should just run via an app on the TV.

It's not, a plasma from almost 10 years ago

Go on then. Cancel. Companies can't keep doing this. Wages don't go up every year so why should a contract. This stuff is to offset the loss of customers. Annoying as ****!

Read thread, im not paying less for me. I understand prices going up with inflation but not 27%
Wages usually go up every year with inflation + extra depending on review / how xyz company is doing. At least they do for the private sector

 

[Guest2]

Any of the "premium" youview TV packages will have Comedy Central

https://www.bt.com/tv/channels/
https://www.talktalk.co.uk/shop/explore-tv
https://www.plus.net/tv/


TV Player premium is another option, although it doesn't have Comedy Central, it does have Discovery and History channels for example
https://tvplayer.com/

Thanks. Can you get BT classic entertainment without their broadband? I selected it but then it goes on to choose broadband. I already have fibre which is cheaper and way faster than any of the BT offerings

 

[Guest2]

What's your problem then? I have never had a job where wages have gone up year by year ever.

No problem now. It was the TV package going up £7/month.
Sounds like you need to look for a new job then

 

[Guest2]

What job? I don't work. You mean look for a job? I am.

Well yeh, wages cannot go up year on year if you don't have a job currently
Good luck hunting

 

[Guest2]

It a joke they still charge extra for HD and there HD not even 1080p ..Can you even still buy an SD TV these days

Do they charge even more for 4K ?

You don’t have to pay for it, it can be removed at any time.
As to why it’s paid i’m not sure. Ny guess would be to pay for High def cameras used to film