SkyHD and moving home

[anonymous-user]

I'm moving home shortly, new place doesn't have a sky dish at present, so I'll need to sort that out.

Whats the best way of going about this?

Thanks for any advice/experience.

[wiggy001]

Cancel your current contract.

Sign up as a new customer via Quidco.

Works out cheaper that moving your contract and you get a new box.

[anonymous-user]

Thanks for the info, I'll have to check if my sky subscription is past it's minimum term, otherwise i expect you get charges for canceling?

If that is the case, whats the best way to organise a dish being fitted? Do it via Sky or call a local chap out?

[hairyben]

Any satellite installer can fit a sky dish & run cabling, you'll also probably need telephone extensions put in/ or buy DIY extensions. (do sky do a wireless phone line unit now?)

Only thing is the cancel then re-sign-up as a new customer means you'll get very much discounted rates for a least the first two sky boxes IIRC which no other contractor can match;)

[_dobbo_]

wiggy001 said:

Cancel your current contract.

Sign up as a new customer via Quidco.

Works out cheaper that moving your contract and you get a new box.

I was going to do this but when I spoke to Sky they told me as an existing long term customer I could have a free move and a free HD box as well as free multiroom.

So it's worth checking this first before going through the rigmarole of re-applying. Asked for an install in the new house on Tuesday, the bloke was there fitting the new dish on Saturday morning, all done now!

[wiggy001]

JDMFanYo said:

_dobbo_ said:

wiggy001 said:

Cancel your current contract.

Sign up as a new customer via Quidco.

Works out cheaper that moving your contract and you get a new box.

I was going to do this but when I spoke to Sky they told me as an existing long term customer I could have a free move and a free HD box as well as free multiroom.

So it's worth checking this first before going through the rigmarole of re-applying. Asked for an install in the new house on Tuesday, the bloke was there fitting the new dish on Saturday morning, all done now!

If they don't offer the above, ask to terminate your account where you'll be put through to the disconnections department, who will then offer it all for free

They're currently offering free hd box & set up for new customers, so nothing to lose.

Exactly, so as a new customer you can get another box (so you have a spare or another for multiroom), free install, cashback from Quidco and £50 M&S vouchers from Sky.

[wiggy001]

JDMFanYo said:

wiggy001 said:

JDMFanYo said:

_dobbo_ said:

wiggy001 said:

Cancel your current contract.

Sign up as a new customer via Quidco.

Works out cheaper that moving your contract and you get a new box.

I was going to do this but when I spoke to Sky they told me as an existing long term customer I could have a free move and a free HD box as well as free multiroom.

So it's worth checking this first before going through the rigmarole of re-applying. Asked for an install in the new house on Tuesday, the bloke was there fitting the new dish on Saturday morning, all done now!

If they don't offer the above, ask to terminate your account where you'll be put through to the disconnections department, who will then offer it all for free

They're currently offering free hd box & set up for new customers, so nothing to lose.

Exactly, so as a new customer you can get another box (so you have a spare or another for multiroom), free install, cashback from Quidco and £50 M&S vouchers from Sky.

Cashbackkings is far superior to Quidco, just FYI

Not for Sky subscriptions it's not!

(Or Lastminute.com which I use a fair bit. Or O2 Broadband which I used recently. Or in fact any retailer I've used via Quidco!)

[MonkeyHanger]

Sky have been cancelling some orders made via cash back sites. Your order will appear to go through, but you'll get an e-mail later asking you to re-order via the Sky website.

It might still be worth a try though, you might slip through the net.

[Wilseus]

If you are technically minded, it's not desperately difficult to install your own dish. They are not expensive to buy, and all you need apart from some standard tools is a £20 satellite meter.

[robodonkey2005]

Just had the installers around for SkyHD install.
Yes, cancel and get the new box + "intro" deals.
Telephone line is necessary according to their blurb, but when they arrive they'll do the install regardless and give you 6-8 weeks to drop a telephone line in place, if you fail to do that (and they follow up) they'll charge you 30quid or something for a manual "authentication" or something like that.
There's 2 feeds required for HD, installer hopped up and split feed and drilled me some nice holes. Didn't know that was going to happen.
SkyHD for regular TV is well, a bit disappointing IMO.
For footy and mobies maybe its worth it.

[anonymous-user]

Thanks for the info again. I've managed to get a free install and new box sorted after arguing the toss, their first response was to tell me i had to pay £60 and not get any new kit, so I'm happy enough with that.