Money saving tip for Sky TV customers

[3door4x4]

Just called Sky to say I was thinking of leaving them and they immediately offered half price TV package for 6 months saving almost £20 a month and when I told them my Sky remote had a broken button they credited my account another £20 and said "buy one on us at Curry's" - Reeeeeesult (plus i Just found my spare Sky remote!!!!!)

[Tim Procter]

This isn't new BTW regarding half price for a limited time.

They are offering all sorts to have you stay, trouble is in 6 months you're back in the same rut.:(

Well done on the credit for the remote but never forget they are raking it in from you long term.;)

[Mark_T]

Also watch out for new contract periods, it isn't uncommon to link this sort of offer to putting you back under contract for the following 12 mionths as well.

The 'customer retention' team can be your friend in all sorts of businesses like your mobile contract, ISP, car and house insurance etc.

I've made it a policy to always 'reject' annual insurance renewal quotes and to change cell phone providers (or threaten to do so) as soon as any contract minimum period expires.

[R1stu]

been doing this now for the last few years. Cant remember the last time I paid full price for a package. Just signed up to HD and SkyTalk and got it for the next 6m for £35.

[Birdie4x4]

My son has sky with the sports package and he is allowed ( I think ) 6 internet based freinds which he has signed me up to as 1 freind, it gives me the same package as him through the computer, I just sit the laptop at the side of the TV plug it in and watch sky on my TV for nothing.

[gramey]

:(Well after being with Sky since 1997 on a package including sport and movies at £51.00 a month I phoned to say I was leaving and they never even tried to offer me a deal. I also cancelled my BT phone and broadband which had been costing me £71.00 a month and I'm changing over to Virgin Media for all 3. The first 6 months I should be saving £80.00 a month and £60.00 a month thereafter. Admittedly I'm only getting 160 channels with Virgin but I rarely watch more than 4 or 5 channels anyway. BT tried to talk me out of leaving but I'll be on fibre optic broadband with Virgin which BT can't give me, plus I get really ****ed when they only offer you a deal when you say your going to leave, well tough luck because I have left.:)

[gazza131]

a little tip with virgin...
i found that my download/ upload speed was crap even though i was on 20meg line, so they sent out an guy and he fitted one of there new 50meg boxes... wow what a differance, i can download a 1.2 gig movie in less than 5 minutes -- and i'm still only on a 20meg connection so if you have probs with slow downloads with virgin insist they send out a engineer and ask him to try fitting a 50 meg box.... :)
p.s. the box also is 100meg ready as they will be auto upgradeing 20 meg to 50 meg when the 100meg comes out country wide awwwwwwwww i cant wait :)

[Jamin_00]

hmm, yes. I think my Virgin internet is running a little slow ;)

A call coming I think lol.


Plus they have just upgraded everyones internet in my area it would seem. Got a letter saying the upload speed has been increased by x amount depending on your package.

Hav to admit I get good speeds anyway but I'm not far from an exchange, less than a couple miles.


But regarding the op tip, I done that to on a few occasions but I got fed up with the issues I kept having. Thats the reason I switched, cost wise I'm paying about the same, only a little cheaper with Virgin but nothing to shout about.

[gazza131]

[quote=Jamin_00;601841]hmm, yes. I think my Virgin internet is running a little slow ;)

A call coming I think lol.


Plus they have just upgraded everyones internet in my area it would seem. Got a letter saying the upload speed has been increased by x amount depending on your package.

Hav to admit I get good speeds anyway but I'm not far from an exchange, less than a couple miles.


But regarding the op tip, I done that to on a few occasions but I got fed up with the issues I kept having. Thats the reason I switched, cost wise I'm paying about the same, only a little cheaper with Virgin but nothing to shout about.[/quote]

Also get them to change your wireless router, i have had 4 D-LINK dir-615 off them in less than a year, for some reason they seem to cause signal loss ? anyways i now have a good one that works amazingly well.

[gramey]

:)gazza131 which router do you have now so I know which one to get them to install?:)

[pgkevet]

I can save you all money on your TV packages!!

Considering the tosh that's transmitted..dump the contract completlely and use the spare time to do something useful.

Slow virgin broadband is as likely due to local contentions and old dirty line junctions...keep bitching until they fix it..often that is the third or fourth engineer..the one who actually knows what he's doing!... you can woork tat out by being present and politely asking explanations of what and why..half of them donlt have a clue...

[Cuppa]

I sack'd sky last year as thay were helping themselfs to
my account and refused to supply me with an itemised bill!!
Theaving Bast#rds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
there's a good saving! BT work for me:cheers2: