Another Sky Price Increase

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bitchstewie

52,360 posts

212 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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Got an email last night with another 4/month on top.

Looking at the YouView site now as I think this is the shove I needed that £80/month for what boils down to Sky Movies and Football (given what I actually watch) is a piss take.

wiggy001

6,545 posts

273 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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I've just joined the haggling battle. Best I was offered on first asking was:

Entertainment
Boxsets
Sky F1 HD (currently got it as part of legacy HD package)

£46.50 a month and £20 up front for the 1TB Sky Q box, or £199 for the 2TB box.

So basically for an extra £2.50 a month and an up front cost I would get Sky Q instead of Sky + HD.

My service cancels this time next month unless they can offer something better.


rscott

14,863 posts

193 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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Worth giving them a call - I'd be extremely surprised if they didn't come up with some sort of offer.

Otherwise there's an offer on NowTv at the moment - 9 months of Sky Sports for £150.

chunder27

2,309 posts

210 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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There are other ways of course

And far, far cheaper

However, SKY BT or anyone else wont like them!

but in the places I work, a larger and larger percentage of people are doing it!

LeoSayer

7,332 posts

246 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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I'm currently on the legacy HD F1 package.

I just threatened to leave and got the following for £48:
-Entertainment
-Cinema
-F1
-HD

rscott

14,863 posts

193 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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chunder27 said:
There are other ways of course

And far, far cheaper

However, SKY BT or anyone else wont like them!

but in the places I work, a larger and larger percentage of people are doing it!
Not within the law though.. but carry on using Kodi while you can...

wiggy001

6,545 posts

273 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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LeoSayer said:
I'm currently on the legacy HD F1 package.

I just threatened to leave and got the following for £48:
-Entertainment
-Cinema
-F1
-HD
Was this for Sky Q or just to stay on Sky HD?


LeoSayer

7,332 posts

246 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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wiggy001 said:
LeoSayer said:
I'm currently on the legacy HD F1 package.

I just threatened to leave and got the following for £48:
-Entertainment
-Cinema
-F1
-HD
Was this for Sky Q or just to stay on Sky HD?
Sky HD.



MissChief

7,163 posts

170 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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wiggy001 said:
I've just joined the haggling battle. Best I was offered on first asking was:

Entertainment
Boxsets
Sky F1 HD (currently got it as part of legacy HD package)

£46.50 a month and £20 up front for the 1TB Sky Q box, or £199 for the 2TB box.

So basically for an extra £2.50 a month and an up front cost I would get Sky Q instead of Sky + HD.

My service cancels this time next month unless they can offer something better.
If you do let your subscription lapse then you likely won't get the HD Pack and F1 back.

LeoSayer

7,332 posts

246 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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MissChief said:
If you do let your subscription lapse then you likely won't get the HD Pack and F1 back.
That's not an issue now that Sky have separated the F1 channel from Sky Sports.

rscott

14,863 posts

193 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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LeoSayer said:
MissChief said:
If you do let your subscription lapse then you likely won't get the HD Pack and F1 back.
That's not an issue now that Sky have separated the F1 channel from Sky Sports.
Depends on the costs. Legacy F1 deals generally cost less than the equivalent on the new packages.

MissChief

7,163 posts

170 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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rscott said:
LeoSayer said:
MissChief said:
If you do let your subscription lapse then you likely won't get the HD Pack and F1 back.
That's not an issue now that Sky have separated the F1 channel from Sky Sports.
Depends on the costs. Legacy F1 deals generally cost less than the equivalent on the new packages.
F1 without the Legacy HD pack is a minimum £18 + the HD pack is free at the moment for just the F1 channel.

wiggy001

6,545 posts

273 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Annoying that I cannot qualify as a new customer in any way. Just found out that through a work discount scheme I can get Sky Q 1TB box for £10 and every TV channel for £45 a month, but only if I'm a new customer.

rscott

14,863 posts

193 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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wiggy001 said:
Annoying that I cannot qualify as a new customer in any way. Just found out that through a work discount scheme I can get Sky Q 1TB box for £10 and every TV channel for £45 a month, but only if I'm a new customer.
Usually need to have not been a for 12 months to qualify for new deals.

I wouldn't get the 1TB box anyway - the 2TB is much more than just a bigger drive (UHD, more simultaneous recordings,etc)

mandos_01

633 posts

103 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Cancel the service and sign up in a partner's name?

AWRacing

1,717 posts

227 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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mandos_01 said:
Cancel the service and sign up in a partner's name?
This^^
and use your partners maiden name if you are married as it'll recognise the surname. I've done this recently and it was the man at Sky that told me to use my wifes maiden name as the system wouldn't recognise her as a new customer even though she wasn't on the original contract in any way

PapaJohns

1,064 posts

155 months

Thursday 22nd March 2018
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AWRacing said:
mandos_01 said:
Cancel the service and sign up in a partner's name?
This^^
and use your partners maiden name if you are married as it'll recognise the surname. I've done this recently and it was the man at Sky that told me to use my wifes maiden name as the system wouldn't recognise her as a new customer even though she wasn't on the original contract in any way
Payment coming out of a different account ?

PapaJohns

1,064 posts

155 months

Friday 23rd March 2018
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Iv signed for another 18mth ,

All the TV except boxsets for £51pm

AWRacing

1,717 posts

227 months

Friday 23rd March 2018
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PapaJohns said:
Payment coming out of a different account ?
No, i think its the same account (joint account).

bad company

Original Poster:

18,886 posts

268 months

Friday 23rd March 2018
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PapaJohns said:
AWRacing said:
mandos_01 said:
Cancel the service and sign up in a partner's name?
This^^
and use your partners maiden name if you are married as it'll recognise the surname. I've done this recently and it was the man at Sky that told me to use my wifes maiden name as the system wouldn't recognise her as a new customer even though she wasn't on the original contract in any way
Payment coming out of a different account ?
Does that work at the same address?