So we've just cancelled sky TV.....
Discussion
juggsy said:
Had the same, Sky phoned and offered 50%, said no. Tried online chat out of curiosity the other day and they couldn't offer the previous 50%, 40% max unless I phoned (and even then no guarantee). I have no issue cancelling tbh but it will mean either getting a freesat box or getting an aerial fitted (never needed it due to having Sky).
I bought a Humax freesat pvr and run it through my sky dish, saved me buying an aerial!Edited by mike13 on Wednesday 23 August 10:57
Edited by mike13 on Wednesday 23 August 10:58
mike13 said:
I bought a Humax freesat pvr and run it through my sky dish, saved me buying an aerial!
Yeah that's my plan - freesat boxjustinio said:
Yeah 40% off the total TV package with Q. £65 for the box itself. No installation cost.
Might try and blah this first though as fancy a new gadget.ApOrbital said:
Going to order Sky Q 1TB £22 per month can someone please tell me if i get sky1,history,discovery ?
Sky 1, Atlantic and Living come on the most basic package, original, but only in HD. To get History and Discovery you need variety minimum, but again not in HD. Box Sets gets you all the above in HD.I've just cancelled mine. I was paying £70 for variety (not HD) and Unlimited fibre broadband. My box is on the way out as well.
They offered the grand total of £15 off. Waste of a bloody phone call. No offer of Sky Q or anything else. Frustrating when you've been with them years.
I might actually go through with it and sign up to Now TV. I just know I'd miss the convenience of Sky+ It's annoying when a new customer can get a 2Tb Sky Q box with multi screen and HD for £37/month
They offered the grand total of £15 off. Waste of a bloody phone call. No offer of Sky Q or anything else. Frustrating when you've been with them years.
I might actually go through with it and sign up to Now TV. I just know I'd miss the convenience of Sky+ It's annoying when a new customer can get a 2Tb Sky Q box with multi screen and HD for £37/month
Edited by Elroy Blue on Thursday 24th August 15:06
Elroy Blue said:
I've just cancelled mine. I was paying £70 for variety (not HD) and Unlimited fibre broadband. My box is on the way out as well.
They offered the grand total of £15 off. Waste of a bloody phone call. No offer of Sky Q or anything else. Frustrating when you've been with them years.
I might actually go through with it and sign up to Now TV. I just know I'd miss the convenience of Sky+ It's annoying when a new customer can get a 2Tb Sky Q box with multi screen and HD for £37/month
Who did you speak to? I find that you initially get put through to their upgrades team who have naff-all in the way of deals, you need to get through to retentions who seem to magically have other offers they can provideThey offered the grand total of £15 off. Waste of a bloody phone call. No offer of Sky Q or anything else. Frustrating when you've been with them years.
I might actually go through with it and sign up to Now TV. I just know I'd miss the convenience of Sky+ It's annoying when a new customer can get a 2Tb Sky Q box with multi screen and HD for £37/month
juggsy said:
Who did you speak to? I find that you initially get put through to their upgrades team who have naff-all in the way of deals, you need to get through to retentions who seem to magically have other offers they can provide
I was put through to retentions. Made the one attempt to keep me with the paltry offer then put the cancellation through. I've already switched broadband providers as there's some great deals about, so waiting to see if I get any calls about tvElroy Blue said:
I was put through to retentions. Made the one attempt to keep me with the paltry offer then put the cancellation through. I've already switched broadband providers as there's some great deals about, so waiting to see if I get any calls about tv
I'm in the same boat, just switched to the Vodafone fibre deal with the free Sonos. Even with half price fibre from Sky the Voda deal is cheaper. Cancellation is next week for TV at which point I'm going to get a freesat box, provided Sky don't come through with a deal I can't say no to (which I'm not hopeful of)Would like to do the freesat route myself, the humax kit apparently has come a long way from the clunky s
te it was before, but the only reason I can't is Eurosport for the bike racing.
Thought about getting freesat and paying for the Eurosport player but apparently that's awful and not reliable, unless it's changed lately.
te it was before, but the only reason I can't is Eurosport for the bike racing.Thought about getting freesat and paying for the Eurosport player but apparently that's awful and not reliable, unless it's changed lately.
Stig said:
Well, after many, many years of subscription have just phoned to cancel them (on box set package @ £38 a month). Explained that BT TV offered most of what we watch for £12.50 (summer deal). After some discussion, was offered 30% on 18 month contract - said no. Then the old 'I'll speak to my manager' used car salesman gambit and came back with 40% and 18 month - declined this too (and said at 50% I might consider). No further offer made.
Just checked online and have a 40% and 12 month offer (so already an improvement on phone deal)
So will see in coming weeks whether this gets improved?
Fully prepared to leave unless they can make a compelling case cost wise to stay....
Well, a week later and online offer is down to 30%!Just checked online and have a 40% and 12 month offer (so already an improvement on phone deal)
So will see in coming weeks whether this gets improved?
Fully prepared to leave unless they can make a compelling case cost wise to stay....
Edited by Stig on Monday 14th August 15:45
Unless it improves (dramatically), will let it cancel.
Stig said:
Stig said:
Well, after many, many years of subscription have just phoned to cancel them (on box set package @ £38 a month). Explained that BT TV offered most of what we watch for £12.50 (summer deal). After some discussion, was offered 30% on 18 month contract - said no. Then the old 'I'll speak to my manager' used car salesman gambit and came back with 40% and 18 month - declined this too (and said at 50% I might consider). No further offer made.
Just checked online and have a 40% and 12 month offer (so already an improvement on phone deal)
So will see in coming weeks whether this gets improved?
Fully prepared to leave unless they can make a compelling case cost wise to stay....
Well, a week later and online offer is down to 30%!Just checked online and have a 40% and 12 month offer (so already an improvement on phone deal)
So will see in coming weeks whether this gets improved?
Fully prepared to leave unless they can make a compelling case cost wise to stay....
Edited by Stig on Monday 14th August 15:45
Unless it improves (dramatically), will let it cancel.
ollie05 said:
Would like to do the freesat route myself, the humax kit apparently has come a long way from the clunky ste it was before, but the only reason I can't is Eurosport for the bike racing.
Thought about getting freesat and paying for the Eurosport player but apparently that's awful and not reliable, unless it's changed lately.
I have one of the original Humax Freesat certified boxes (Foxsat HDR) and I wouldn't call it ste it was before, but the only reason I can't is Eurosport for the bike racing.Thought about getting freesat and paying for the Eurosport player but apparently that's awful and not reliable, unless it's changed lately.
te.It's quiet and always records perfectly.
Zoon said:
I have one of the original Humax Freesat certified boxes (Foxsat HDR) and I wouldn't call it ste.
It's quiet and always records perfectly.
Not the recording, the clunkyness of the interface, it was just very basic/slow, would expect it to have moved on a lot by now, unfortunately doesn't solve my Eurosport issue.te.It's quiet and always records perfectly.
Sky are s
te in a lot of areas, but the way sky looks and operates is decent.Our sky contract is up end of October. What is the protocol for keeping an eye out for any deals?
We pay about 72 quid all inclusive for SkyQ (all packages) and their fastest fibre.
Ideally we would like to keep our current level but upgrade to Sky multiroom so we can have it in our bedroom. What is the likelyhood of that and does anyone have any banging deals?
We pay about 72 quid all inclusive for SkyQ (all packages) and their fastest fibre.
Ideally we would like to keep our current level but upgrade to Sky multiroom so we can have it in our bedroom. What is the likelyhood of that and does anyone have any banging deals?
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