SKY HD €7.50

Deedsie

Post deleted upon request from the OP, February 2017

JDxtra

Sounds like a specific offer for you, as opposed to a general offer for anybody to avail of. Maybe you had the HD pack previously but cancelled it?

John mac

I got the same phone call @15:00 , €7.50 for 12 months..
I have a hd box but not a hd sub.

Deedsie

JDxtra wrote: »

Sounds like a specific offer for you, as opposed to a general offer for anybody to avail of. Maybe you had the HD pack previously but cancelled it?

Nopes.

Have a HD box though.

dunleas

Deedsie wrote: »

I just got a phonecall from SKY offering, €7.50 a month for the HD package. Just said I'd post it here for anyone considering upgrading. Doesn't appeal to me really.

i got a call last week any package half price for 12 months, €30 for a HD box incl install to "come back to sky"

branners69

dunleas wrote: »

i got a call last week any package half price for 12 months, €30 for a HD box incl install to "come back to sky"

I got the same offer plus €50 in my account so the first 4 months with the basic package would be pretty much free. I wouldnt have to sign up to a contract so I could cancel anytime.

I am happy with my freesat so I said no thanks!

fionny

If your a sky customer for over a year ring up and cancel, tell them its costing too much....

Ive had an 80 euro HD package for 50 euro for the last 6 months when it ran out I rang and did the same thing again and got it for another 6 months.

dunleas

branners69 wrote: »

I got the same offer plus €50 in my account so the first 4 months with the basic package would be pretty much free. I wouldnt have to sign up to a contract so I could cancel anytime.

I am happy with my freesat so I said no thanks!

no here as well

branners69

dunleas wrote: »

no here as well

I wonder if Sky are seriously struggling?

dunleas

branners69 wrote: »

I wonder if Sky are seriously struggling?

they will struggle a bit more once Saorview lands fully. Hook up a combo box mange the channel layout to suit yourself and away you go.

steveon

My gf got the same offer today and she took it...so must be something there going to push alright

Dman001

branners69 wrote: »

I wonder if Sky are seriously struggling?

I doubt it to be honest. There is estimated to be 750,000 Sky customers in Ireland with around 10% of them subscribed to the HD package. That's not a bad number in fairness, and are making a nice bit of revenue.

JDxtra

Sky are making savage money, they are not struggling at all. It's about getting more revenue - something is better than nothing at all from a customer.

sweetie

sorry for asking but just bought a hd box for the better epg and larger recording.
Am I right in saying the only hd channel I can get is bbc hd? cheers

fionny

Sounds about right, you will only get the free to air one's so BBC's and some of the rubbish ones like Rush tv...

Cantona's Collars

sweetie wrote: »

sorry for asking but just bought a hd box for the better epg and larger recording.
Am I right in saying the only hd channel I can get is bbc hd? cheers

Check the sticky about tuning in ITV HD and BBC ONE HD,CH4 HD is on the way.

xxlauraxxox

im paying 91e a month for the hd channells and full subscription package its well over priced im actually going to ring and cancel cus everyone e;se i no is only paying half that

SCOOP 64

Just phoned sky,said my sky box is very old (8yrs),said i was thinking going free sat and cancelling,he said will give me a free sky+hd box and free install if i stay and i don't have to subscript to sky hd,he then said there are doing a special offer for hd for E7.50 a month if I'm interested, i will still get a new hd box if i said no.
i will try it anyway for E7.50 a month,have to sigh a new contract for 12 months. (31 day cooling of period from install.)

Just got a call from Sky, as I'm an ex-customer they were offering me a HD+ box, full package with HD channels, free install, no 12 month contract all for €15 a month for the next 12 months. Pity they couldn't offer me that when I was a customer with them.

Dman001

The HD Package for €7.50 a month isn't a bad deal, if you're getting a free box on top of that. It ends up being €90 for the 12 months, not bad seeing as you can cancel after the 12 months, and keep the bigger capacity Sky Box.

bucks73

Rang them myself this afternoon. Im a current subscriber and they had no deals to offer whatsoever. Couldnt be bothered going down the cancel/resubscribe route for the sake of it though.

bucks73

bucks73 wrote: »

Rang them myself this afternoon. Im a current subscriber and they had no deals to offer whatsoever. Couldnt be bothered going down the cancel/resubscribe route for the sake of it though.

That's why I cancelled, customer of 11 years with them and they wanted me to pay €300 for a new box when the one I had broke, I asked for any sort of discount on the price and was told no :mad:

Zardoz

hellboy99 wrote: »

Just got a call from Sky, as I'm an ex-customer they were offering me a HD+ box, full package with HD channels, free install, no 12 month contract all for €15 a month for the next 12 months. Pity they couldn't offer me that when I was a customer with them.

FULL Sky World Pack plus HD for 15 euro a month ,its normally 91 euro ,that doesnt seem to sound right .:eek:

I disconnected last year and they offered me any package half price for 12 months if I reconnected.
I'm still paying 38 euro per month for the full package and to be honest I dont even think its worth that.

Zardoz

Zardoz wrote: »

FULL Sky World Pack plus HD for 15 euro a month ,its normally 91 euro ,that doesnt seem to sound right .:eek:

That's why I asked the sales person a second time was the price right, that's what was being offered.

denis1501

You must be special! The offer is usually half price on any package for 12 months plus 7.50 pm for the HD and a free HD box.
If they ring me with it I'll snap it up, cancelled back in february.

godskitchen

hellboy99 wrote: »

That's why I asked the sales person a second time was the price right, that's what was being offered.

He or she was lying to get a sale. Sky staff don't even get that kind of deal.

noellinnane

No luck here.... i rang to cancel and was offered my current package for 20 euro for 12 months.... no hugh difference there as Im only paying 25.

I declined, mentioned Freesat HD and was offered an HD box for 40... I said its free to new customers... so Ive cancelled.

Will sign up again for the same packages and a new box (as old sky plus box is a bit banjaxed) in a couple of weeks..

godskitchen

godskitchen wrote: »

He or she was lying to get a sale. Sky staff don't even get that kind of deal.

If that's the case then good job I didn't take the offer.

RogerThis

I got a call today offering free for a few months then half price afterwards with no 12 month contract. I turned it down.

Arciphel

I am cancelling UPC and moving to Sky, rang the sales line there and the guy I was dealing with said there was no HD for €7.50 offer. Balls. I wonder is there any good tactic to use to get a good deal, or are these deals only for existing Sky users who have scaled back their services?

Cantona's Collars

Arciphel wrote: »

I am cancelling UPC and moving to Sky, rang the sales line there and the guy I was dealing with said there was no HD for €7.50 offer. Balls. I wonder is there any good tactic to use to get a good deal, or are these deals only for existing Sky users who have scaled back their services?

Just get the box installed minus the HD sub,you'll get the fta HD channels.Sometimes Sky will contact you and offer the HD pack at a reduced rate once you have the box in for a while.

basill

Called me last week with the 7.50 offer as well. I told them to call me back in a week while I had a gander at the HD epg. Having looked at it there is very little that we would use although sport in HD looks attractive. Rugby World Cup coming up to so they will no doubt be pushing more deals later in the year.

yknaa

Thanks for the tip. Reduced my €15 hd fee to €7.50 for the next 12 months.

Also plan to 'cancel' ESPN over the summer. Did the same last year and they left me connected free of charge from June to September. Worth a price of a call.

threebeards

I phoned and said I was considering cancelling my package (customer for 10 years) and they didn't even bat an eyelid. It appears that the longer you're with them, the less of a **** they give about you :mad:

The awkward thing for me is that because I live so rurally, UPC isn't available to me so Sky is the only option.

I'm thinking now about cancelling and getting my wife to subscribe as a new customer. Does anyone know how long it takes for the install to happen after ordering?

SCOOP 64

threebeards wrote: »

I phoned and said I was considering cancelling my package (customer for 10 years) and they didn't even bat an eyelid. It appears that the longer you're with them, the less of a **** they give about you :mad:

The awkward thing for me is that because I live so rurally, UPC isn't available to me so Sky is the only option.

I'm thinking now about cancelling and getting my wife to subscribe as a new customer. Does anyone know how long it takes for the install to happen after ordering?

Don't understand why some people can get discount and others cant,
i phoned last week, said i was think ongoing free sat, as my box is 8 yrs old,
sky now coming this saturday with new hd box free install and E7.50 for hd,didn't have to take hd package, he would give me a new box anyway(with sky for 7yrs).

Kristopherus

noellinnane wrote: »

No luck here.... i rang to cancel and was offered my current package for 20 euro for 12 months.... no hugh difference there as Im only paying 25.

I declined, mentioned Freesat HD and was offered an HD box for 40... I said its free to new customers... so Ive cancelled.

Will sign up again for the same packages and a new box (as old sky plus box is a bit banjaxed) in a couple of weeks..

If you go down that road, make sure you change the details they already have about you. Sign up in another family member's name or pay the DD from a different account.If you don't throw them off track in some way, they may recognise you as a previous customer. You could even sign up again yourself as Gaeilge & they will never cotton on:)

SCOOP 64

nig1 wrote: »

Just phoned sky,said my sky box is very old (8yrs),said i was thinking going free sat and cancelling,he said will give me a free sky+hd box and free install if i stay and i don't have to subscript to sky hd,he then said there are doing a special offer for hd for E7.50 a month if I'm interested, i will still get a new hd box if i said no.
i will try it anyway for E7.50 a month,have to sigh a new contract for 12 months. (31 day cooling of period from install.)

UPDATE: Had the sky+hd box install this morning,ask installer why i cant get hd channels he said can take up to 4hrs for sky to reset, still no channel at 5.30 so rang sky told them i was offered hd for E7.50 a mouth but cant get channels,lady said ,nothing on your account about offer of E7.50 a month for hd ,so im not getting hd after all now,but still got a new dish new hd box for nothing,wont bother with hd now

denis1501

Well, I finally got an offer. Half price on any pack for 12 months, new HD box and free install.
No €7.50 HD though, oh well!

basill

basill wrote: »

Called me last week with the 7.50 offer as well. I told them to call me back in a week while I had a gander at the HD epg. Having looked at it there is very little that we would use although sport in HD looks attractive. Rugby World Cup coming up to so they will no doubt be pushing more deals later in the year.

Rte two and bbc hd will have hd coverage of the rugby world cup in september i think

Zardoz

denis1501 wrote: »

Well, I finally got an offer. Half price on any pack for 12 months, new HD box and free install.
No €7.50 HD though, oh well!

Out of interest was that with the Irish or Uk call centre ?

denis1501

Zardoz wrote: »

Out of interest was that with the Irish or Uk call centre ?

It was a UK number.

kaerobe

I dont want to get on to those muppets in Cork. Can you PM me the UK number you used please?

Sky rang me 3 times this week, missed them all. Finally got their call today, 3 months Sky Movies or Sky Sports half price. Said no, not a great deal.

denis1501

kaerobe wrote: »

I dont want to get on to those muppets in Cork. Can you PM me the UK number you used please?

Sky rang me 3 times this week, missed them all. Finally got their call today, 3 months Sky Movies or Sky Sports half price. Said no, not a great deal.

I don't have the number, it was them that called me, sorry.

John mac

Zardoz wrote: »

Out of interest was that with the Irish or Uk call centre ?

irish but from an english number.