Another Sky Price Increase

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silobass said:

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You need a dish for Freesat or an aerial for Freeview. You also need Internet/WiFi to get the best out of it, On Demand for example.

Can you use an existing Sky dish?

Yes. That’s exactly what I did. Existing Sky dish and WiFi, no setup costs at all.

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Bert Cheese said:

I too am leaving Sky after around 12 years, I simply don't watch that much TV these days being the main reason and would sooner spend the money on something more useful....even it is is a mere £36 a month.

I'm told that once the service finishes in a few days the box will still function as a Freesat receiver but wiithout a recording facility, which doesn't overly bother me...I'll see how I get on with that initially and perhaps get a Humax box in future if the need is felt.

To be fair I only signed up to Sky when a communial dish was installed in the block of flats I live in, the rusty old TV aerials up on the roof basically no longer worked and there was little chance of them ever being replaced unless at great cost to us all by the management company.
The Sky service has been near faultless over the years and they did offer me a retention package which I politely declined, less than a week to go now until I am cast out into the wilderness

If you get a Humax box (they’re excellent imo) be sure to go Freesat rather than Freeview, that way can continue to use the communal dish.

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Jag_NE said:

I’m probably in a minority by the look of things but I quite like Sky....I make sure I get a deal every year to keep it sensible. I pay just under 60 a month for all the channels excluding blueies. That price includes my line rental and internet so if I binned the TV off id only save about 30 quid. Worth it for the sport alone imo.

Unchecked it can start to get pretty expensive however, especially with Q and multi boxes. I’ve heard of people paying 100+ just for TV. I wouldn’t see value there.

Fair enough. I had sport and multi room so saving c£70 monthly.

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I also bought a NowTV box so I could watch some football. It cost £50 with a few vouchers including a one day Sky Sports pass. Otherwise £9 for 24 hours Sky Sport.

With Freesat and NowTV I’ve got everything I need covered.

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I gave up Sky tv ages ago but still have their phone & broadband packages. I’m paying £35 monthly for Fibre Max, Line Rental and Anytime Extra which includes call charges to landlines and mobile numbers. Looking at the website the monthlies are due to increase to £39 in April but I haven’t been notified yet.

Presumably with that increase I’ll be able to break the 18 month contract I entered into a year ago.

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Morningside said:

I understand that Sky is good for sports but apart from that who bothers with it these days?

Me. When I last renewed they were highly competitive for broadband and landline. That’s not looking like the case now.

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Leicester Loyal said:

I didn't realise Sky had just as many as before, that surprises me. It felt like they had less because Boxing day and another round of fixtures was given to Amazon, so there was none on Sky those weekends.

That means that if I wanted all of the football I’d need to subscribe to Sky, BT and Amazon.

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Leicester Loyal said:

They should do a Prem only package, I know theres been talks of it happening recently. I'd pay £15 a month for all the premiership games, I don't want any of the other bullst that comes with Sky Sports tbh.

I dumped Sky tv and bought a Now tv box. There 2-3 matches per season I’m happy to pay for so I just ‘buy’ those.

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I gave up on Sky tv some time ago and replaced with Freesat, Now tv and recently Netflix.

I still use Sky for phone and broadband though and managed to negotiate the following in spite of the recent price rise:-

Line rental
Anytime calls to landlines and mobiles
Fibre max

£37 per month. Sound reasonable?

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Zippee said:

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I gave up on Sky tv some time ago and replaced with Freesat, Now tv and recently Netflix.

I still use Sky for phone and broadband though and managed to negotiate the following in spite of the recent price rise:-

Line rental
Anytime calls to landlines and mobiles
Fibre max

£37 per month. Sound reasonable?

I got all the above plus sky Q 1tb box, ent package and HD pack for less than that

I just checked what’s available in my area. Looks like I could save a bit but I’m not sure I want to change to Now tv or Talk Talk given their service reputations:-

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TheAngryDog said:

We are currently in a contract, so not sure that is possible?

You need to do it towards the end of your contract or when they increase the price mid term.

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rscott said:

Sky's call centres are massively down on staff - under half normal levels in the UK and the Indian overflow call centres are closed.

Trying to cancel can be challenging at the moment. Is there a way of cancelling online or by email?

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The Mad Monk said:

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Trying to cancel can be challenging at the moment. Is there a way of cancelling online or by email?

What happens if you simply stop the direct debit/standing order?

If you do that you ought to back it up with a letter stating that your cancelling and cancelled the direct debit.

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I’m finding myself buying Sky Sports passes because I’m home so much at the moment.

I have Freesat and Now tv. Thinking of a way of subscribing just to Sports.