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#251 |
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Then I think you will be in for a major shock. VM are not so generous with discounts and you rent their equipment, and once the service is deactivated the equipment is useless...at least with a Sky+ box it still is usable.
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Sky phoned me yesterday offered me 5 months Free package and then 7 months at £10 until April 2017 when I decide if I want to commit fully to Sky so basically they do great offers,
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#253 |
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Sorry bit of back story I canceled about 10 days ago, they've repeatedly called me over the last two days with offers. Originally it was just 35% and amazingly after that being the "best we can do" today it was 50% - which im happy with - but a free engineer visit would be handy.
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#254 |
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In theory, it is a code given out by Sky Employees to their friends and families.
In reality, if you ask for a code in the thread i linked, someone will give you a code, it has happened on here for years. I signed up on one of these deals earlier this week. The employee simply puts your email address into the system which then generates the offer email which you'll receive. This has your unique code in it but also a simple link to follow which takes you straight through to the website ordering system with your offer already applied, it's quite straightforward. They've only just started this F&F deal and are limiting the codes to small blocks I think so worth jumping on if you see anyone offering them. |
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Recap on my situation: I cancelled over a month ago and the best offer so far was 50% off on the app/mySky.
Today I went on the online chat to see if I could squeeze more out of them by using the false pretence that I wanted to know how much it would come to with 50% off. Eventually they offered me 50% with no contract and £50 credit. I turned it down, |
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Recap on my situation: I cancelled over a month ago and the best offer so far was 50% off on the app/mySky.
Today I went on the online chat to see if I could squeeze more out of them by using the false pretence that I wanted to know how much it would come to with 50% off. Eventually they offered me 50% with no contract and £50 credit. I turned it down, |
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What're you holding out for?
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What're you holding out for?
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Best I ever had from them was all except sport for £5 a month.
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Recap on my situation: I cancelled over a month ago and the best offer so far was 50% off on the app/mySky.
Today I went on the online chat to see if I could squeeze more out of them by using the false pretence that I wanted to know how much it would come to with 50% off. Eventually they offered me 50% with no contract and £50 credit. I turned it down, Next up... next month... BT!
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I joined Sky last year after i had an offer through the post for 50% off for 12 months on any package i wanted (went with the family pack) now that's going up along with a price increase i'll be looking to cancel on Friday (the earliest i can give my 30 days notice)
I take it the process will be just hold out and see whats on offer or does anyone know roughly what deals they have currently, i know they change them often or is it just luck of the draw as to whats on offer? |
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I joined Sky last year after i had an offer through the post for 50% off for 12 months on any package i wanted (went with the family pack) now that's going up along with a price increase i'll be looking to cancel on Friday (the earliest i can give my 30 days notice)
I take it the process will be just hold out and see whats on offer or does anyone know roughly what deals they have currently, i know they change them often or is it just luck of the draw as to whats on offer? |
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(the earliest i can give my 30 days notice)
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You can give longer than 30 days notice.
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50% off at the moment, is what people seem to be getting offered very early on...though you do have to look for it, try My Sky, Sky Interactive & the Sky Service app...it will be on one of those.
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You can give longer than 30 days notice.
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Indeed, I gave almost three months notice.
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When i called them i was told i had to wait until this Friday before i could give notice
If it's like Three, the key is to escalate things until you get through to the people who can do deals, and also set up your notice. They'll explain the usual stuff, like losing your recordings, and try again to get you to reconsider etc - but it wasn't very hard for me to leave once I said I was going over to Now TV. Who knows, after a year of being a non-customer I may well return if Sky changes its pricing (which I think it will have to sooner or later) and I can get a good enough deal. It also depends on whether there's any likelihood of Now TV going to 1080 or even 4K in the future. Again, I don't think Sky can expect to get away with 720 or less forever. By all means charge something extra. |
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Next up... next month... BT!
![]() I got my e-mail about the price rise last week, still got about 14 months left of my contract, but was allowed to negotiate a deal last week, as i was allowed to cancel anyway. He told me it was a new 18 month contract, which I pointed out was fine, as i could leave in 10 months when the price goes up again anyway (I believe it was December 2014, September 2015 and now July 2016). |
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When i called them i was told i had to wait until this Friday before i could give notice
It'll all depend on who you speak/online chat with, though. There seems to be a few different tactics in play but, at the end of the day, you can give longer than 31 days notice of cancellation. |
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Did the yearly contract renewal call yesterday for sky phone, broadband unlimited, line rental, sky+hd, sports, legacy variety and hd.
As in previous years, great discounts offered for a long loyal customer, length and loyalty was mentioned by them. Paying same as last year and that was well discounted. Was no trouble getting a good 12 month deal. So no price increase here but do expect the £1 line rental increase to come in December, but as that's discounted will be a lot less than that.Must admit its always a pleasure talking with the sky sales team, such a friendly bunch. Got through straight away too. Bonus, got a new sky q hub router for broadband to replace my current sr102. |
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Thanks for info Lettice...any chance of sharing the contact number you used?
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Renewed for another 50% off deal for 12 months with a free engineer visit worth £60. Almost certain I could have had more thrown in had I of waited further but I was happy enough with that. The deals are easy enough to come by if you are prepared to cancel and then wait it out.
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Just a follow up to Friday where i called up to give notice, was offered 40% as a first offer which i accepted so was paying £18 now paying £22,80 12 months which i'm more than happy with.
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Just a follow up to Friday where i called up to give notice, was offered 40% as a first offer which i accepted so was paying £18 now paying £22,80 12 months which i'm more than happy with.
Even if that's a mistake, 40% off still isn't the best deal going around by a long shot. |
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I just agreed to 50% off the TV for 12 months but with no contract so i can leave anytime, I will port my Phone and BB over to BT and get their sports.
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#275 |
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Got 50% off for a year. Contracted in but will be keeping it until the end of next season so works out well.
Glad everyone is getting good discounts. I still find it hard to believe that some people think everyone should be paying full price. |
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but do expect the £1 line rental increase to come in December, but as that's discounted will be a lot less than that.