Free Sky HD for existing customers for 12 months

redout

Just read this over on DS

I have just seen on another thread - SKY+, that EXISTING SKY+ customers are getting their HD boxes FREE, with FREE Installation and FREE HD Subs for 12 MONTHS !!!!!!!!
No HD sub for 12 months....

Any truth in this and more importantly will it cover Ireland ?

Wizard007

I haven't heard anything Redout. Was it from an Agent or through Sky Direct?

That's some offer.

redout

Wizard007 wrote: »

I haven't heard anything Redout. Was it from an Agent or through Sky Direct?

That's some offer.

I am not sure. There is a thread about it over on Digital Spy and this is definitely a real deal they are offering as some people have said that they have already ordered it whilst others have received letters and phonecalls from Sky about it.

Wizard007

Redout, do you have a link for that?

Wizard007

I don't understand how they're doing the offer, they might as well just replace all Sky+ with HD. The term of the HD Sub is 12 months anyway so they have nothing to gain by doing it. Unless there are terms and conditions. Or maybe depending on people to follow up with upgrades to the HD pack.

redout

Wizard007 wrote: »

Redout, do you have a link for that?

Here http://www.digitalspy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1226673

Like I said above people are saying that Sky have called them offering this deal.

Headshot

wow

iv been meaning to get a sky hd box (used as a sky plus box) so who knows i might be offered this deal

ill give them a ring tomorrow

edit how long is is a sky hd contract ?

The Sparrow

Oooh this is interesting. I shall be following this thread with anticipation. I'll jump on HD as soon as Sky remove the monthly subscription.

Headshot

The Sparrow wrote: »

Oooh this is interesting. I shall be following this thread with anticipation. I'll jump on HD as soon as Sky remove the monthly subscription.

amen

iv been dreaming of this

Headshot

I rang sky just there and the fella on the other line never heard of this offer

redout

Headshot wrote: »

I rang sky just there and the fella on the other line never heard of this offer

That is most likely because you spoke with Sky Ireland.

Sky Uk and Sky Ireland do not always have the same deals for customers.

We usually get worse deals and then have to wait longer to get the good ones.

That is why I asked in my original post could someone confirm this for Ireland.

Headshot

redout wrote: »

That is most likely because you spoke with Sky Ireland.

Sky Uk and Sky Ireland do not always have the same deals for customers.

We usually get worse deals and then have to wait longer to get the good ones.

That is why I asked in my original post could someone confirm this for Ireland.

I rang sky Scotland and can confirm it's a trial run by sky to see will it be popular, only a select few got it

the customer care person I was talking to says "they maybe dropping the sub"

Kristopherus

Headshot wrote: »

I rang sky Scotland and can confirm it's a trial run by sky to see will it be popular, only a select few got it

the customer care person I was talking to says "they maybe dropping the sub"

That appears to be the most likely explanation. On the Sky Ireland site its 60 yoyos to connect if you want to pay for the HD channels or 99 yoyos if you dont.

staker

I wonder would it be tied into a Broadband/Telephone line contract in the UK??

redout

staker wrote: »

I wonder would it be tied into a Broadband/Telephone line contract in the UK??

I do not think so. There was no mention of that.

redout

Headshot wrote: »

I rang sky Scotland and can confirm it's a trial run by sky to see will it be popular, only a select few got it

the customer care person I was talking to says "they maybe dropping the sub"

I cant see how it couldnt be popular!

Did they say if they were doing it in Ireland ?

Headshot

redout wrote: »

I cant see how it couldnt be popular!

Did they say if they were doing it in Ireland ?

No mention of Ireland, we always get screwed by sky anyway, the fu'cking hate us

redout

Headshot wrote: »

No mention of Ireland, we always get screwed by sky anyway, the fu'cking hate us

would have jumped at that deal.

I aint going near Sky HD if I am required to pay €15 a month.

It is nothing more than a rip-off as Sky Italia offer HD for free!

As do BBC, ITV and later this year C4 and Five

Dman001

Im sure if you threaten to cancel your Sky sub they would offer a similar deal.