Sky deals anyone?

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megaphone

11,165 posts

264 months

Tuesday 5th September 2023
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leef44 said:
Speckle said:
Finally, I've binned Sky! Subscription ends on 2nd October.

It isn't that I don't like it, the UI is great and it's all very convenient but, at £62 a month when I mostly watch free channels, it's money that could be put to better use elsewhere. Sky Cinema isn't what it used to be, with only 10 or so new movies a month, most of them of the 'straight to video' variety. I'd rather spend the equivalent renting a couple of movies a month that I actually want to watch.

I currently have paramount and Netflix bundled in so, those will be a separate subscription if I choose to continue with them.

I have an Apple TV in the lounge and have ordered a Firestick for the bedroom. I don't plan to record anything as pretty much anything I might want to watch appears to be available on demand these days.

I've spent the last month using Sky as little as possible and haven't really found I've missed it much, other than the UI.
I'm in a similar situation but I have an old FreeSat box which used to work with the satellite cables. Now I have SkyQ and they have changed some coding which means FreeSat box no longer works frown

Does anyone know how to change the coding back so that FreeSat can work again or do I just have to get a Firestick?
No coding, just different connections on the LNB, the bit on the end of the dish. Hopefully you'll have a hybrid LNB, this has two Wideband Q connections and four old legacy connections. If not you'll need an old style LNB.


bitchstewie

57,607 posts

223 months

Tuesday 5th September 2023
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This feels like some sort of support group but honestly you'll be fine.

Haven't missed it at all thumbup

hmg

695 posts

132 months

Tuesday 5th September 2023
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I’m sick of having to pay for all the bundled filler that I don’t watch or need anymore.

What’s out there at the moment ?

I want the cheapest way to get the Sky Sports package and the new TNT sports (used to be free or £10 with my BT package ) to watch the champions league..

MissChief

7,412 posts

181 months

Tuesday 5th September 2023
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hmg said:
I’m sick of having to pay for all the bundled filler that I don’t watch or need anymore.

What’s out there at the moment ?

I want the cheapest way to get the Sky Sports package and the new TNT sports (used to be free or £10 with my BT package ) to watch the champions league..
Probably a Now TV sub and then Discovery+ as a standalone which, I think, will get you TNT Sports via streaming?

leef44

4,914 posts

166 months

Tuesday 5th September 2023
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megaphone said:
No coding, just different connections on the LNB, the bit on the end of the dish. Hopefully you'll have a hybrid LNB, this has two Wideband Q connections and four old legacy connections. If not you'll need an old style LNB.
Thanks, I will investigate.

Bemadoco

54 posts

70 months

Wednesday 6th September 2023
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bhstewie said:
This feels like some sort of support group but honestly you'll be fine.

Haven't missed it at all thumbup
+1
I've finally kicked the 23 year addiction and Sky went down overnight. Just been round collecting and formatting the Sky kit and it feels really good. When I cancelled I un-ticked the marketing box and other than a couple of texts to call them they've left me alone. This helped. I think I will be ok...

Speckle

3,496 posts

229 months

Thursday 7th September 2023
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All my marketing preferences are set to off and yet I had a missed call last night from Sky's marketing team (missed because I didn't answer it, and don't intend to). Had I wanted a better deal, that is what I would have contacted them to discuss rather than cancelling.

I'll leave everything connected until the end of the month, just in case Sky cinema has any movies on that I fancy watching. For normal viewing, I'm using the Apple TV box exclusively.

maccboy

698 posts

151 months

Friday 15th September 2023
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My 18 month contract ends next month. It was £84.50 and is going up to £105.50 - for exactly the same content. How can that happen? Nearly 25% more for the same stuff? They offered me £2 off when I rang to ask how the price increase can be justified. I don't understand it!

bitchstewie

57,607 posts

223 months

Friday 15th September 2023
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What did you do when they offered you £2 off?

maccboy

698 posts

151 months

Friday 15th September 2023
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bhstewie said:
What did you do when they offered you £2 off?
I asked to be put through to 'cancellations'. There was a 20 minutes queue so I hung up. They did say that if I rang next week, there might be some better deals!!

bitchstewie

57,607 posts

223 months

Saturday 16th September 2023
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I can't help but think the only way to deal with Sky is to be prepared to leave.

Bottom line is if they know you won't leave where's the incentive for them to offer anything?

SpunkyGlory

2,364 posts

178 months

Wednesday 20th September 2023
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I'm trying to sort Sky broadband for my mum, as my dad recently passed away and she's never done this before.

Sky have offered TV essentials & broadband plus for £28 a month. Mum doesn't watch a huge amount of TV, and their broadband historically has been slow, c.6mpbs.

Is it worth shopping around, or does that seem fair enough?

audi321

5,643 posts

226 months

Thursday 21st September 2023
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That’s seems reasonable for I assume the freeview package and broadband.

BigBen

12,032 posts

243 months

Thursday 21st September 2023
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I have cancelled as my 18 month offer was ending and monthly was going from £43 to £75, I only really used it for F1 which I will use Now TV for in future.

I did say if they could match the current price I would stay but they couldn't

Terzo123

4,537 posts

221 months

Thursday 21st September 2023
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My deals ends with sky on the 1st of October, i contacted them at the end of August notifying them of my intention to leave. That was a faff.

Once i eventually got to speak to someone i was effectively offered what im currently paying, which wasnt the best of deals to be honest, so that was that.

Ive had one letter through the door offering a paltry amount off if i sign back up, but thats been it.

I'll leave it to the last minute and see if the retentions team try and contact me, i might even try the chat facility, but if nothing decent is forthcoming, then its over to Virgin.

Silverage

2,235 posts

143 months

Friday 22nd September 2023
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It looks like Sky have stopped playing the renewal / cancellation brinkmanship game now and for a lot of people now it's take it or leave it as far as they are concerned.

malks222

2,059 posts

152 months

Friday 22nd September 2023
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I’m moving house and can’t have a dish, so i’m taking ‘stream’, but moving to stream as an existing customer was gonna be more expensive.

now have a new account with new customer deals in my wife’s name. stream, sports, movies, skip ads, and 60mb broadband for £83 a month, which was ok i think as I was paying similar for sky Q and bt broadband with decent discounts

bitchstewie

57,607 posts

223 months

Friday 22nd September 2023
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Silverage said:
It looks like Sky have stopped playing the renewal / cancellation brinkmanship game now and for a lot of people now it's take it or leave it as far as they are concerned.
Kind of comes down to needing to be prepared to leave it I think.

RayDonovan

5,408 posts

228 months

Thursday 5th October 2023
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Has anyone seen any decent deals for Sky Stream? I think I've got it down to £49 so far (entertainment, sports and another puck) but always looking for a lower price. Their love chat was useless and the guy at the other end just slagged off Virgin Media and offered nothing below their online price..

malks222

2,059 posts

152 months

Thursday 5th October 2023
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I’ve just switched to stream this week from Q (house move + switched to wife’s name!) and was not able to get better than the ‘new customer’ offers online. my new house doesn’t have a dish, and not sure i’m allowed one (conservation area) so fancied giving stream a go

I had some great discounts (helped by people on this thread originally) and i spoke to house move team/ cancellations team, and they said they don’t have the ability to discount stream.

I’m now paying £83 a month for stream- entertainment/ sports/ movies/ base netflix/ add skipping/ 65mb broadband (think it was £58 without broadband)