Deals On Sky TV Service - (Mostly Cancellation deals)

wolfyboy555 · 18-07-2014 2:41pm

rang up for the entertainment extra package. was on 50% off for 6 months so €17 but wouldn't give me it again! offered 23€ for 9 months and a load of excuses as to why the 50% deal can't be done and how sairview and Netflix are rubbish etc...

I agree with the above about the "friendliness" of the agent. it's tricky not to get lured into being pals!

anyways I put in my cancelation request so now to play the waiting game! last time I just got a letter offering 50% off so hoping for the same.

blastman · 21-07-2014 3:50pm

$ky just rang me (no cancellation request submitted yet) and offered me half price HD. I turned them down flat while probably coming across as a right sour bastard

Was annoyed at myself for answering the phone to be honest, I grabbed it to shut it up before I looked at the number.

Seve OB · 21-07-2014 4:14pm

stooge wrote: »

half price ran out last month. Was offered 20% off and took it.
Thought about it a bit more over the last few weeks and then decided to cancel as it was too expensive at that. Rang up and said I was leaving, was put through to another guy who then asked if they gave me 50% off for 9 months would I stay....took that and will likely move broadband to Sky in a couple of months when my EirCON contract runs out.

I wouldn't if I were you!

donegal. · 21-07-2014 4:44pm

^^^^^^^ i did
and very happy.
same speed as eircom
considerable cheaper
unlimited downloads

who wouldn't change

edit: i know most people get ****ier speeds with sky

Seve OB · 21-07-2014 5:17pm

donegal. wrote: »

^^^^^^^ i did
and very happy.
same speed as eircom
considerable cheaper
unlimited downloads

who wouldn't change

mine is awful

AlanS181824 · 22-07-2014 7:05am

stevieob wrote: »

mine is awful

Mine was awful as well. 100/20 with Vodafone now and haven't looked back.

batistuta9 · 22-07-2014 7:10am

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Mine was awful as well. 100/20 with Vodafone now and haven't looked back.

what did you with sky & before them?
do know what the issue with them is?

was thinking on switching to them but not sure now, some say VF aren't great either

AlanS181824 · 22-07-2014 7:13am

batistuta9 wrote: »

what did you with sky & before them?
do know what the issue with them is?

was thinking on switching to them but not sure now, some say VF aren't great either

It was great for 8 months.

Got a constant 16Mb even though Eircom said my line could only handle 12Mb.

Then out of nowhere in October of last year my line just was dropped to 14 then to 12 before eventually going to 10Mb.

Sky said to me that the landline is like a car in that it'll only handle so much!

I'll probably always remember that analogy... :rolleyes:

There's a well documented thread I made about it over on the broadband forum.

In April of this year I switched and got Vodafone FTTC in, I get 94/18 on a download test.

Couldn't be happier really.

batistuta9 · 22-07-2014 7:41am

AlanS181824 wrote: »

It was great for 8 months.

Got a constant 16Mb even though Eircom said my line could only handle 12Mb.

Then out of nowhere in October of last year my line just was dropped to 14 then to 12 before eventually going to 10Mb.

Sky said to me that the landline is like a car in that it'll only handle so much!

I'll probably always remember that analogy... :rolleyes:

There's a well documented thread I made about it over on the broadband forum.

In April of this year I switched and got Vodafone FTTC in, I get 94/18 on a download test.

Couldn't be happier really.

congestion isn't it.

great speed those when you're not used to them

you must be pretty close to the cabinet

Callanutd · 22-07-2014 9:22am

Really didnt want to be "that person" but guys can we get the thread back on track? There are multiple threads out there discussing Broadband services, speeds and costs. This is a Bargain thread for Deals on Sky TV Service.

raddo · 22-07-2014 9:40am

Cancelled late last month, last bill today and going to be cut off on Friday.
Still haven't got a call from them and mysky account shows "unable to proceed" when I check for upgrade offers on my account.
When do they usually call? Have been on different offers with them for the last 5 years, never paid full price but this is the first time I cancelled.

FourFourRED · 22-07-2014 10:12am

Still waiting for them to offer a good deal for new subscribers who want to get the sports & HD pack. €79 is too much.

Kerrydude1981 · 22-07-2014 10:45am

Wonder will they be offering any deals ahead of the new football season?

meathman0 · 22-07-2014 12:26pm

I got cut off yesterday, back on today with 50% off for next 9 months, no contract.

raddo · 22-07-2014 12:53pm

meathman0 wrote: »

I got cut off yesterday, back on today with 50% off for next 9 months, no contract.

Did they ring you the next day?

meathman0 · 22-07-2014 1:25pm

raddo wrote: »

Did they ring you the next day?

No I loged into my Sky account, and in my sky was a note saying exclusive offer 50% off for next 12 months so I rang to take the offer and was told it was uk offer and i explained mine is an Irish account, he could only give me 9 months,but I have no contract so can ring back when it finishes.

tipperaryboy · 22-07-2014 4:53pm

I'm coming up to my 11th bill/month on contract, wondering when should I call to bargain for a discount?

uck51js9zml2yt · 22-07-2014 4:58pm

tipperaryboy wrote: »

I'm coming up to my 11th bill/month on contract, wondering when should I call to bargain for a discount?

cancel now

I wawas with them for the full package.
Was promised 24mb but got a max of 6 with 1mb more often the case.

Cancelled everything and getting 50mb with Eircom.
Sky then called offering me 6 months free TV.

muffler · 22-07-2014 5:31pm

tipperaryboy wrote: »

I'm coming up to my 11th bill/month on contract, wondering when should I call to bargain for a discount?

Check your billing date and ring on that date......obviously 1 month exactly before your contract will expire which will be the date of your 12th bill as you are billed a month in advance. You should check your bills online to see when your 12 month contract is up in relation to your billing date. If the 2 are the same then the 1 month notice on the billing date is fine. If the dates are different then you ring 31 days before the end of the contract.

Giselle Miniature Flagpole wrote: »

cancel now

He cant do that if there's still a few days to run before the last bill. If he does then he would be in breach of contract and could possibly leave himself open for payment of the equipment which is all down in the T & C's

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ablelocks · 22-07-2014 9:28pm

I cancelled my entertainment pack on saturday - his opening offer was 20% off the normal price - "absolutely, positively the best I can do". so i told him i'd think about it but to go ahead with the cancellation. his last remark was "sure I'll call you in a week and maybe there'll be something better on the system".....

marvsins · 23-07-2014 8:37pm

My package finished this morning. I checked my sky account at 5 and they have a please come back offer 50% off for 12 months

flynny50 · 23-07-2014 8:45pm

marvsins wrote: »

My package finished this morning. I checked my sky account at 5 and they have a please come back offer 50% off for 12 months

You will be lucky to get that,had the same offer & was told it was UK only & the best they could offer me was 9 months at half price.
Still took it though!!

Sir Arthur Daley · 23-07-2014 8:49pm

flynny50 wrote: »

You will be lucky to get that,had the same offer & was told it was UK only & the best they could offer me was 9 months at half price.
Still took it though!!

Are you on the standard package?

flynny50 · 23-07-2014 8:56pm

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Are you on the standard package?

On the variety bundle so half price for 9 months but they will give you that on any package when re signing

enfant terrible · 23-07-2014 9:20pm

Would Sky check and see if you can get E-vision from Eircom or fibre from UPC when you cancel, before offering deals?

Fred Swanson · 23-07-2014 10:17pm

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vienne86 · 24-07-2014 12:57pm

I just got a call from Sky offering me HD half price (i.e. 7.50 per month) for a year. They also have a two week trial available for 3.75. I feel I am paying more than enough for my Sky (I have Sky Sports) and also am not really watching much TV in this weather, and can't be bothered to take the trial.

Lexxie · 24-07-2014 2:58pm

I have an offer till september for sports and entertainment for 46 goes back up to full price then, should i ring and say i'm going to cancel or ask for another offer?

SONIC2008 · 24-07-2014 10:23pm

I phoned up to cancel sky. Our promotional offer of €32 is gone back to €55.74. The most he would do on that price is a 20% discount, so I cancelled.

We have Setanta and ESPN channels provided by BT. The representative told me that the BT package will no longer work without a subscription from sky. Does anyone know if this is true? From what I understood, it will still work once we have the box, card and dish!

He also said we wouldn't be able to watch RTE. I told him that I did know about Saorview and he said that a saorview box costs €200! Jesus I know they are trying to keep customers but the blatant lying frustrates me!

Unless they come back with 75% off I will not be renewing. The call from my mobile cost me over €10!

Mountjoy Mugger · 25-07-2014 8:52am

SONIC2008 wrote: »

I phoned up to cancel sky. Our promotional offer of €32 is gone back to €55.74. The most he would do on that price is a 20% discount, so I cancelled.

We have Setanta and ESPN channels provided by BT. The representative told me that the BT package will no longer work without a subscription from sky. Does anyone know if this is true? From what I understood, it will still work once we have the box, card and dish!

You'll be OK with your BT/Setanta subscription package. I left Sky a couple of weeks ago and can confirm you'll still have them.

As an aside, I'd remind them that the calls are recorded if they tried blatant lying to me.

vienne86 · 25-07-2014 9:05am

SONIC2008 wrote: »

I phoned up to cancel sky. Our promotional offer of €32 is gone back to €55.74. The most he would do on that price is a 20% discount, so I cancelled.

We have Setanta and ESPN channels provided by BT. The representative told me that the BT package will no longer work without a subscription from sky. Does anyone know if this is true? From what I understood, it will still work once we have the box, card and dish!

He also said we wouldn't be able to watch RTE. I told him that I did know about Saorview and he said that a saorview box costs €200! Jesus I know they are trying to keep customers but the blatant lying frustrates me!

Unless they come back with 75% off I will not be renewing. The call from my mobile cost me over €10!

It seems to be normal enough to be told blatant lies by providers of various services these days. You could get a Saorview telly for €200, and Saorview boxes seem to cost about 30 bucks.

raddo · 25-07-2014 9:24am

Went ahead and cancelled a month ago, cut off last night/this morning.
Checked mysky account and there was an offer for 50% off for 12 months, rang up and the best they could do was 50% off for 9 months with no contract.
Happy with that so signed up again.

SONIC2008 · 25-07-2014 11:55am

Thanks for the reply.

Ya i looked up the saorview box, €39.99 in argos. I bought a 32" saorview for my own room for €250 last year. The tv in the sitting room is freeview not saorview so we can easily buy one.

So I'm also confused about when an ex subscription sky card becomes inactive. Ideally we would renew our BT subscription if we know our sky card would remain active.

carefulnow100 · 25-07-2014 12:18pm

My twelfth payment to sky is coming up at the start of August. I'm currently paying €36 p/m for the variety package. Could anyone tell me if I'd have any chance of getting the sports added to my package for the year if I ring up and cancel or would it only happen for long term customers. The only way I would keep sky any longer is if I got the sports channels added for the same price (or less if possible!)
Also, when would be the best time to ring?

SONIC2008 · 25-07-2014 12:29pm

carefulnow100 wrote: »

My twelfth payment to sky is coming up at the start of August. I'm currently paying €36 p/m for the variety package. Could anyone tell me if I'd have any chance of getting the sports added to my package for the year if I ring up and cancel or would it only happen for long term customers. The only way I would keep sky any longer is if I got the sports channels added for the same price (or less if possible!)
Also, when would be the best time to ring?

There is no good time to ring. You simply have to ring up and cancel because "I can no longer afford it". I've been on promotion offers for over two years. I never call them back after the initial cancelation. They just start calling, but from reading more recently I think they start offering promotions by email.

If they have an inclination that you want more items added at this stage, you will get nowhere. Just call up and cancel. You'll get an email that your account is cancelled but just hang tough and the offers will come in. They need you more than you need them.

carefulnow100 · 25-07-2014 12:32pm

Thanks, as I said unless they were gonna give me something extra for the same price or less I'd get rid. Just don't find its worth the money at the min. Hoping to go back to college anyway so could do with the money. I'll ring up and just cancel anyway. See if the offer me anything different.

Sneachta · 25-07-2014 2:31pm

raddo wrote: »

Went ahead and cancelled a month ago, cut off last night/this morning.
Checked mysky account and there was an offer for 50% off for 12 months, rang up and the best they could do was 50% off for 9 months with no contract.
Happy with that so signed up again.

Where did you see the offer?

raddo · 25-07-2014 2:38pm

Sneachta wrote: »

Where did you see the offer?

I was on the front page of mysky page when I signed in

Sneachta · 25-07-2014 2:54pm

raddo wrote: »

I was on the front page of mysky page when I signed in

Thanks

Tipsy McSwagger · 25-07-2014 3:11pm

My yearly phone call this morning to continue my half price package and as usual was offered 20% off. Told them to cancel and I will now play the waiting game. Funnily enough the lady on the phone said a customer will only get half price just the once and later on she was checking my account and seen I have gotten it 4/5 times.

Ronan · 25-07-2014 8:31pm

I too did my call today, I was on a 20% deal for the Variety Bundle + HD. Offer was 30% off bundle and nothing off HD (so €40 instead of €51). Told them no thanks. To be honest I have a major issue with €15 still for HD and for the amount I watch Sky vs other methods it is not worth the money.

I would probably have taken it for around €30 or so, but it is not worth more.

Steven81 · 25-07-2014 8:34pm

Rang up to see what i could get, only have variety and was asking about the sports. She could give me the sports half price for 3 months

BlazingSaddler · 26-07-2014 9:15am

Hi. I'm currently paying about 99\month for HD/sports/movies, got a deal last year which brought it down to about 75. What is the best I can hope for this time around? I do love my sky, had it for well over 10 years and I think Sky go extra is the business. Having said that I also have UPC in other rooms and for broadband so am pretty serious about leaving if I have to. I need to cut costs and paying almost a 100 is not on anymore.

Cantona's Collars · 26-07-2014 10:35am

mattb74 wrote: »

Hi. I'm currently paying about 99\month for HD/sports/movies, got a deal last year which brought it down to about 75. What is the best I can hope for this time around? I do love my sky, had it for well over 10 years and I think Sky go extra is the business. Having said that I also have UPC in other rooms and for broadband so am pretty serious about leaving if I have to. I need to cut costs and paying almost a 100 is not on anymore.

I pay half that for the same package.Deals are available although you might need to cancel and sit tight for a week or 3.

enfant terrible · 26-07-2014 12:05pm

I just got offered basic and sports for 41 a month and took it but when i checked my sky they are charging me 57

The guy was very clear in what I would be paying and what I would get.

Rang them back and they said they are looking into it and will ring me back.

dave13 · 26-07-2014 12:20pm

Do you have HD? if so they've offered you the basic and sports for 41 and then the full price HD charge.

enfant terrible · 26-07-2014 12:35pm

dave13 wrote: »

Do you have HD? if so they've offered you the basic and sports for 41 and then the full price HD charge.

Never had HD no.

gally74 · 26-07-2014 1:14pm

Ronan wrote: »

I too did my call today, I was on a 20% deal for the Variety Bundle + HD. Offer was 30% off bundle and nothing off HD (so €40 instead of €51). Told them no thanks. To be honest I have a major issue with €15 still for HD and for the amount I watch Sky vs other methods it is not worth the money.

I would probably have taken it for around €30 or so, but it is not worth more.

I'm the same here, hd is the sad now to pay 15 euro is nuts given how good bbc, it hd is etc. So I'm going to get one of the new tv that takes a saorview and sat signal....

donegal. · 26-07-2014 3:42pm

gally74 wrote: »

I'm the same here, hd is the sad now to pay 15 euro is nuts given how good bbc, it hd is etc. So I'm going to get one of the new tv that takes a saorview and sat signal....

thats what i did, I justified spending a fortune on a really nice tv by saving a fortune by ditching sky.

IrishHomer · 26-07-2014 4:01pm

I see in the Sky sales booth at the Athlone Town Centre you get a €50 shopping centre voucher if you sign up for Sky as a new customer

Deals On Sky TV Service - (Mostly Cancellation deals)

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