existing sky customer - how to blag

[Mike400]

I have bog standard basic sky. Interested in upgrading to sky+ but im a bit of a tight git, and wonder if they will offer a better deal on an upgrade if i threaten to leave? Anyone done similar?

[illmonkey]

Lots of people try the threat. Some work, some just get cut off.

I'd not try personally. Although if they do cut you off, sign up under the missus name.

[Emmapuma]

its always worked for my dad when he has done it. a few times he did actually want to leave but they tempted him with brilliant offers and the like so he stayed with them a few months more.

[esselte]

Mike400 said:

I have bog standard basic sky. Interested in upgrading to sky+ but im a bit of a tight git, and wonder if they will offer a better deal on an upgrade if i threaten to leave? Anyone done similar?

I had lots of trouble with my ordinary SKY box last year,phoned them and told them I was cancelling because of this,they gave me a free sky+ box, plus free installation and no extra on my monthly fee...but I would have left had they not offered something

[Motorrad]

Just tell em to fk off anyway bunch of robbing shysters.

[Puggit]

Mrs Puggit phoned up to blag. Said we wanted to cut Sky Sports.

They cut it off immediately

[blindswelledrat]

Depends if you are in a cable area. If you aren't then they categorically will give you no level of customer service whatsoever.
I fking hate those slimy fking pieces of st with a passion.

[Colin_147]

Puggit said:

Mrs Puggit phoned up to blag. Said we wanted to cut Sky Sports.

They cut it off immediately

Back to sqaure 1 then, minus Sky Sports obv

[MrV]

A lot seems to depend on what time of the day/month is plus what your package is ,it does seem a call to cancel spurs them on to add something to keep you though

[Mike400]

see thats the problem, i dont want them to actually cut it off or anything... Just noticed they are doing the hd box cheaper than the normal sky + box too...

[Puggit]

Colin_147 said:

Puggit said:

Mrs Puggit phoned up to blag. Said we wanted to cut Sky Sports.

They cut it off immediately

Back to sqaure 1 then, minus Sky Sports obv

Thanks for the update

[catso]

I cancelled our Sky subscription a few years back because it was too expensive/we didn't really watch it.

It took them over a year to actually cut it off.......

[cj_eds]

Puggit said:

Mrs Puggit phoned up to blag. Said we wanted to cut Sky Sports.
They cut it off immediately

Maybe you're confusing the problem - maybe the wife did actually want rid of Sky Sports

Edited by cj_eds on Friday 24th October 15:12

[hornetrider]

Um, aren't Sky offering a new HD box for £75 to existing customers now? Well worth it if you ask me, superb picture.

[captainzep]

We cut down our deal to bare minimum the other day.

It was a difficult process, as if I'd burst into the telephone operative's house on christmas day and urinated on her children.

However, she did extend a couple of offers, something like 3 months cut price or a couple of channels free if I continued paying for something else.

[Carl_Spackler]

We phoned twice in the one year to cancel and they gave us 3 months 1/2 price, the third time they cut us off, just your donald duck.

[RobCrezz]

hornetrider said:

Um, aren't Sky offering a new HD box for £75 to existing customers now? Well worth it if you ask me, superb picture.

Its not that what bothers me, its the extra £10 a month!

[hornetrider]

RobCrezz said:

hornetrider said:

Um, aren't Sky offering a new HD box for £75 to existing customers now? Well worth it if you ask me, superb picture.

Its not that what bothers me, its the extra £10 a month!

Seriously, think about how much a tenner a month really is. fk all, in the grand scheme of things. Sky HD is fking brilliant, and no mistake.

[Ciaran]

It's difficult to get any discount if you are only on the basic package, you are more likely to get say movies or sports for half price if you already have them and want to downgrade.

[esselte]

hornetrider said:

RobCrezz said:

hornetrider said:

Um, aren't Sky offering a new HD box for £75 to existing customers now? Well worth it if you ask me, superb picture.

Its not that what bothers me, its the extra £10 a month!

Seriously, think about how much a tenner a month really is. fk all, in the grand scheme of things. Sky HD is fking brilliant, and no mistake.

Even without an HDTV?