*** Sky TV Cancellation & Negotiation Thread ***

Bradmax57 said:
I was cut off last weekend no offers previous or since so screw them lol im signing up in wifes name! that's after about 15 years stupidity
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I am basing it on this ?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18635226

To be honest, I signed up last year for the free to air channels. I don't have a roof aerial so it was either paying someone money to fit a roof aerial or get sky for £16 a month and then keep the sky dish and box for the free to air channel.

I chose the latter, seems to have more benefits, more channels, better pictures, and more stuff to watch for 12 months.
 
Dunno about now, but they used to send you a letter with the offer. Normally a month or so after cut off date (not an exact science) I got a letter last month to have multi room (called something else now) back for £2.50 instead of the £10+ it normally costs. Likely gonna cancel mine after last F1 race.
 
Well the 50% showed up in my account about 2 weeks after i was cut off, i rang and mentioned the deal, asked what id be paying, then i said, ooh, sounds a bit too much that , i wont bother, then he offered 60% so i took it.
 
ZG002 said:
Dunno about now, but they used to send you a letter with the offer. Normally a month or so after cut off date (not an exact science) I got a letter last month to have multi room (called something else now) back for £2.50 instead of the £10+ it normally costs. Likely gonna cancel mine after last F1 race.
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same - going to cancel sports and movies as a minimum after last F1 race. Just don't have time to watch sports etc these days.
 
I just re signed for sky with 50% off by using there I am a virgin media customer page.

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I am not a virgin media customer, I am a sky customer in my other halfs name which expires next month. So i will cancel when its due. I have taken it out with around 3 weeks overlap from install date but its worth it incase they change the offers.

to begin with I put my name in and it asked me to call them suggesting i had already been a sky customer.. I then just put a random name in and my bank account details and it went straight through with 50% off.

happy days.
 
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I'm moving house soon, I've not go planning permission to install a dish as of yet!
I'm out of contract and I don't want to lose my F1 channel, not interested in any other sports channels other than eurosport!

I got Sky F1 through my HD pack but am I correct in thinking that you need sky sports package to now get F1?

Also can I freeze my sky account while I sort out permission?

Cheers
 
Skynet-T800 said:
I'm moving house soon, I've not go planning permission to install a dish as of yet!
I'm out of contract and I don't want to lose my F1 channel, not interested in any other sports channels other than eurosport!

I got Sky F1 through my HD pack but am I correct in thinking that you need sky sports package to now get F1?

Also can I freeze my sky account while I sort out permission?

Cheers
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I wanted to freeze my account due to having F1 but I was told they are unable do that so I ended up cancelling.

For me to get F1 I will need the Sports package.
 
Just called up to cancel.

£33 a month.

No thanks.

£28.50 a month?

No thanks

£27 a month?

No thanks.

£26 a month?

No thanks, i can justify what I am paying now £16.50 but £26 is too much, if you can renew it for another year I will consider it.

"Sorry we can't, that means you would have technically got another year free."

So I said, "that's a shame, I guess I will have to cancel"

"£18 a month?"

Deal. :D

It's not quite 50% off but close enough without interruption and faff.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Just called up to cancel.

£33 a month.

No thanks.

£28.50 a month?

No thanks

£27 a month?

No thanks.

£26 a month?

No thanks, i can justify what I am paying now £16.50 but £26 is too much, if you can renew it for another year I will consider it.

"Sorry we can't, that means you would have technically got another year free."

So I said, "that's a shame, I guess I will have to cancel"

"£18 a month?"

Deal. :D

It's not quite 50% off but close enough without interruption and faff.
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Ha ha, that's great.

Can you remind me what your getting for your £18 a month? I ask, because I'm tempted to give them a call very soon also.

Currently, I'm paying £58.50 for Broadband + Line Rental, Sky TV (Variety package) and Multiroom (£11.25).

I was hoping to try negotiate for Sky Sports with what I've got at the moment with paying not much over what I am at the moment.
 
DiNZi said:
Ha ha, that's great.

Can you remind me what your getting for your £18 a month? I ask, because I'm tempted to give them a call very soon also.

Currently, I'm paying £58.50 for Broadband + Line Rental, Sky TV (Variety package) and Multiroom (£11.25).

I was hoping to try negotiate for Sky Sports with what I've got at the moment with paying not much over what I am at the moment.
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The Family pack and HD add on.

I don't get the movies or Sports as I have BT infinity (free BT Sports) and Netflix and I got Amazon Prime so since they do the video thing I am never short of things to watch.
 
Uther said:
It does seem to be a funny way to run a company.
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I tried what Raymond Lin did earlier this year, and got no where!

Even if on significant anniversaries if they gave a "reward" it would make a big difference. eg: On 5 or 10yr anniversary give 50% off for the year...
 
NeilFawcett said:
I tried what Raymond Lin did earlier this year, and got no where!

Even if on significant anniversaries if they gave a "reward" it would make a big difference. eg: On 5 or 10yr anniversary give 50% off for the year...
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Same here 12 years or so and they didn't even offer me £1 off oh well looks like I'll just get the wife to sign up in her maiden name lol
 
tals said:
I've been using Now TV - £6.99 for the entertainment element (Sky 1/Fox etc) and £8.99 for the movies a month. Seems quite a good half way house. Sport is £6.99 for a day or £10.99 for a week. Suits my level of sport (f1 only) and the devices support mobile apps and chromecast
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Can you run multiple Now TV boxes off the same subscription or do they each need their own?

So if I have 3 boxes would I pay £6.99 x 3?
 
Marvt74 said:
Can you run multiple Now TV boxes off the same subscription or do they each need their own?

So if I have 3 boxes would I pay £6.99 x 3?
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4 devices on one account, I have my tv, ipad and 2 now tv boxes on one subscription, you could always buy another box with 3 months subscription for £20 and then sell the box for £10 ;)
 
He did ask me questions like why? And is there anyone come over to watch it (I said no) and if I use the on demand feature. I also mentioned I already have Netflix and Amazon Prime so I am not short of things to watch.

Truth is I really don't make full use of sky and told him that, I said its a lot of money to pay to watch Friends rerun and I already have it on Bluray and watch the news, I only used the on demand thing like 3 times and I can't justify the money. Which is the truth and his numbers keep coming down.
 
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