Sky Deal for new customers

rameire

• Free Sky+HD box
• Free standard install (save €30)
• 12 months half price Sky TV (save up to €456)
• 12 months half price HD pack (save €90)

Offer is valid until the 26th September.

How to take up the offer
Call the call centre on 0818 719801 quoting MediaCom and say you want to avail of the offer. The only stipulation is that you have to be a new customer to Sky.

Italiancheese

Is this better than the offer on fatcheese or can you combine both ?

whiterebel

According to a Sky rep going door-to-door, all the HD channels are going free in December '11/January '12. He didn't even try to sell me on it, despite me signing up to a new package at the time, so I believe him.

the groutch

whiterebel wrote: »

According to a Sky rep going door-to-door, all the HD channels are going free in December '11/January '12.

twas only a matter of time, which is why I didnt opt for the hd channels, even though I have a hd box

Hogzy

whiterebel wrote: »

According to a Sky rep going door-to-door, all the HD channels are going free in December '11/January '12. He didn't even try to sell me on it, despite me signing up to a new package at the time, so I believe him.

Sky Reps calling to the door know ABSOLUTLY NOTHING about where their company is going. Anything that they say must be taken with one MASSIVE shovel of salt.

GalwayGaillimh

so is there any major saving to be made ditching my upc digital box and going sky instead?

Soarer

Bollox!
Our 12 month contract finishes on October 1st. I'd have cancelled and signed up in the wife's name.

Kristopherus

GalwayDotCom wrote: »

so is there any major saving to be made ditching my upc digital box and going sky instead?

Not in the long run anyway. But you can always ring UPC and tell them you have an offer from $ky and you will nearly always get a reduction. Ask for Cancellations if you run into turbulent waters with the 1st layer of CS staff.

whiterebel

Hogzy wrote: »

Sky Reps calling to the door know ABSOLUTLY NOTHING about where their company is going. Anything that they say must be taken with one MASSIVE shovel of salt.

Which is why he said there was no point in signing me up to a 12 month contract when it would be free in 5 months. :rolleyes:
We'll see........

hollywoodhoppy

rameire wrote: »

• Free Sky+HD box
• Free standard install (save €30)
• 12 months half price Sky TV (save up to €456)
• 12 months half price HD pack (save €90)

Offer is valid until the 26th September.

How to take up the offer
Call the call centre on 0818 719801 quoting MediaCom and say you want to avail of the offer. The only stipulation is that you have to be a new customer to Sky.

Rang that number there and quoted mediacom and they had no idea what i was talking about

Rafa1977

Hogzy wrote: »

Sky Reps calling to the door know ABSOLUTLY NOTHING about where their company is going. Anything that they say must be taken with one MASSIVE shovel of salt.

Depends on the rep. When I signed up, I got a great deal. 23e per pack, first 3 months free and as I had no phone line there is something like 37 euro charge to set up, I got that for 10 euro, now contrast that do some dope that came along in June, offered none of above, was just quoiting prices of his clipboard.

Tinalouise

You can still cancel, as you need to give them 30 days notice. If you cancel now it means your contact will expire on 19th Oct. You can cancel today and then get your wife to ring and sign up. I could be wrong but I'd imagine it's that easy. I've cancelled sports recently and they said everyone has to give 30 days notice now. Worth checking out. Good luck!

Soarer wrote: »

Bollox!
Our 12 month contract finishes on October 1st. I'd have cancelled and signed up in the wife's name.

Kevin!

Tinalouise wrote: »

You can still cancel, as you need to give them 30 days notice. If you cancel now it means your contact will expire on 19th Oct. You can cancel today and then get your wife to ring and sign up. I could be wrong but I'd imagine it's that easy. I've cancelled sports recently and they said everyone has to give 30 days notice now. Worth checking out. Good luck!

Does it work signing up in your partners name or are you not blacklisted? Because my sky box is in rag order

whiterebel

Kevin! wrote: »

Does it work signing up in your partners name or are you not blacklisted? Because my sky box is in rag order

Nope, its fine. You'll get a new box as well

Tinalouise

whiterebel wrote: »

Nope, its fine. You'll get a new box as well

yeah should be fine. I cancelled in my name and ordered in my mothers name a day later, no bother at all. Same address.

redalan

Tinalouise wrote: »

You can still cancel, as you need to give them 30 days notice. If you cancel now it means your contact will expire on 19th Oct. You can cancel today and then get your wife to ring and sign up. I could be wrong but I'd imagine it's that easy. I've cancelled sports recently and they said everyone has to give 30 days notice now. Worth checking out. Good luck!

Hi Tinalouise. When you rang to cancel Sports did they make any attempt to keep you i.e. price reductions. extra channels?

SkrApsAK

GalwayDotCom wrote: »

so is there any major saving to be made ditching my upc digital box and going sky instead?

Apart from all the heartache and stress of using UPC as a TV service? lol

Worst TV ever imo.... all the DC's, problems, sh*tty software etc.... I would much rather pay extra for SKY.... Even if UPC full package was €10, I would much rather pay the €100 I pay to SKY every month. Excellent service!

efb

Cool op

Minstrel27

whiterebel wrote: »

Which is why he said there was no point in signing me up to a 12 month contract when it would be free in 5 months. :rolleyes:
We'll see........

Indeed we will.

efb

Oh deary me! Da signed up to this, and I'll cancel my sub in the morning!
thanks OP!

Tinalouise

redalan wrote: »

Hi Tinalouise. When you rang to cancel Sports did they make any attempt to keep you i.e. price reductions. extra channels?

Nope, not a thing, was quite funny actually, the guy just said "ya no bother, it will be gone in 30 days" and that was it.

Sky Sports is free this weekend to all sky customers, I just confirmed it on 0818 719 585 which is the customer services number. They seem to be the only desk offering deals at themo too
I rang them today and was offered sports half price for 3 months

bittihuduga

did anyone get this offer working?

eggerb

SkrApsAK wrote: »

Worst TV ever imo.... all the DC's, problems, sh*tty software etc.... I would much rather pay extra for SKY.... Even if UPC full package was €10, I would much rather pay the €100 I pay to SKY every month. Excellent service!

What are DC's? (Have UPC but experiencing very poor digital signal with some channels breaking up totally.)

JJJJNR

Did this work for anyone ? going to try tomorrow myself.

Kevin!

Tinalouise wrote: »

yeah should be fine. I cancelled in my name and ordered in my mothers name a day later, no bother at all. Same address.

do they not work on address, or is it just name?

dya recon it would work with the same second name also

Kotek Besar

If you "move" to Northern Ireland will the discounts remain in place?

dino7

AFAIK this looks like the Sky Staff friends and family offer. If you know someone working for Sky then they can provide you a code to avail of the offer. https://staffiaf.sky.com/login.aspx

fergal28_01

Has anyone actually availed of this offer?
Can someone confirm that they have?

dino7

fergal28_01 wrote: »

Has anyone actually availed of this offer?
Can someone confirm that they have?

The Sky Friends and Family offer I linked to previously? Yes. It's a real offer regularly run by Sky...the information is in the link.

I can't comment on the original post and supposed offer code.

efb

I cancelled my sky- dad's will be in the week before mine cancels

fergald

anyone get this to work, would be interested.

viv2

fergald wrote: »

anyone get this to work, would be interested.

Had no problems signing up for this when originally posted and got the offer again yesterday for my dad.

Thanks op

noital

rameire wrote: »

• Free Sky+HD box
• Free standard install (save €30)
• 12 months half price Sky TV (save up to €456)
• 12 months half price HD pack (save €90)

Offer is valid until the 26th September.

How to take up the offer
Call the call centre on 0818 719801 quoting MediaCom and say you want to avail of the offer. The only stipulation is that you have to be a new customer to Sky.

Works Perfectly, just got mine set up now. Tey were asking for thefriends and family refference number and I said "it was a mate in work who said to use MediaCom" and they said thats fine, and its all good.
Delighted,

Thanks a million rameire

SkrApsAK

eggerb wrote: »

What are DC's? (Have UPC but experiencing very poor digital signal with some channels breaking up totally.)

DC = disconnections

don marco

Cancelled old Sky account today and the other half signed up.
Exactly as described - she just mentioned Mediacom offer and all sorted. Was looking to upgrade to HD box so this just saved me a bundle. Thanks a lot for this one.

nava

Also signed for it for install next saturday, full package with HD, great deal thanks OP


I wonder if anyone know:
if I call again and order the Multiroom package will that be also half price?
And the extra box if I decide to go for a the Sky+ HD will equipment also be at half price or will it be full price at €199?

User Friendly

rameire wrote: »

• Free Sky+HD box
• Free standard install (save €30)
• 12 months half price Sky TV (save up to €456)
• 12 months half price HD pack (save €90)

Offer is valid until the 26th September.

How to take up the offer
Call the call centre on 0818 719801 quoting MediaCom and say you want to avail of the offer. The only stipulation is that you have to be a new customer to Sky.

thanks a mill!!!!!!!!!

just cancelled my sky sub last thursady,and rejoined today using the mrs name.

so simples,again many thanks.

long_b

For those of us stick dwellers, can you get HD over the dish yokes ?
I take it this is just a great deal anyways even if we can't ? It's half off your tv charges for a year ? As above - would this include multi room charges does anyone know ?
Last qn - does anyone know how much a non standard (ie dish) install would be ?

Cantona's Collars

long_b wrote: »

For those of us stick dwellers, can you get HD over the dish yokes ?
I take it this is just a great deal anyways even if we can't ? It's half off your tv charges for a year ? As above - would this include multi room charges does anyone know ?
Last qn - does anyone know how much a non standard (ie dish) install would be ?

Trying to decipher your post....Sky HD is received via a satellite dish and yes it is included in the install,kinda hard to receive a signal without one.

It's a million times better than mmds which is a pretty terrible way to get tv reception.I assume the discount would include any multiroom charge-you need a phoneline for multiroom though.

long_b

zerks wrote: »

Trying to decipher your post....Sky HD is received via a satellite dish and yes it is included in the install,kinda hard to receive a signal without one.

It's a million times better than mmds which is a pretty terrible way to get tv reception.I assume the discount would include any multiroom charge-you need a phoneline for multiroom though.

Thanks - I thought a standard install was via cable.
That's a complete pi$$er about multi room - just got the landline out
You'd have to use an AV sender /receiver set so or similar ?

Zardoz

Can I avail of this offer now and book an install for the end of October so as I will be able to serve out the required 30 days notice on my existing account ?

Hal Emmerich

rameire wrote: »

• Free Sky+HD box
• Free standard install (save €30)
• 12 months half price Sky TV (save up to €456)
• 12 months half price HD pack (save €90)

Offer is valid until the 26th September.

How to take up the offer
Call the call centre on 0818 719801 quoting MediaCom and say you want to avail of the offer. The only stipulation is that you have to be a new customer to Sky.

I'm going to try this tommorow, other than your name, address and bank details do they need anything else to sign you up?

Do you need to have funds in your Bank on sign up?

Cantona's Collars

Zardoz wrote: »

Can I avail of this offer now and book an install for the end of October so as I will be able to serve out the required 30 days notice on my existing account ?

You should be able to do it,tell 'em you'll be out of the country 'til then and they can book your install for the end of October.;)

anniehoo

Silly question do you have to have a HD telly for this? Ive a "normal" LCD or will they just give you the regular box?

nava

Order the Multiroom and they have an offer now that they offer it Free for 1 year only pay €30 install so all half price and free multiroom.

Kotek Besar

anniehoo wrote: »

Silly question do you have to have a HD telly for this? Ive a "normal" LCD or will they just give you the regular box?

You'll get the HD box but you can connect it via scart if you don't have an HD TV.

Joekers

rameire wrote: »

• Free Sky+HD box
• Free standard install (save €30)
• 12 months half price Sky TV (save up to €456)
• 12 months half price HD pack (save €90)

Offer is valid until the 26th September.

How to take up the offer
Call the call centre on 0818 719801 quoting MediaCom and say you want to avail of the offer. The only stipulation is that you have to be a new customer to Sky.

So if I sign up for this today My package would normally be 67 euro a month, that would be halved ? That includes Skysports ?

anniehoo

I dont have a HD ready TV, so if i get this its €24/mth for the 1st 12mths..then back to normal HD price of €48 after that.They wouldnt let me sign up without taking the HD package. I want to keep UPC broadband which is €32 on its own. Im currently paying €63/mth tv & broadband with them. Getting this offer only saves me €7/mth for the 12mths then costs me €17 more after that, so not going to bother for the hassle of saving €7/mth to change back after the year is up! Am i missing something vital here that i shouldnt be? Good deal if you have a HD telly though...

Joekers

anniehoo wrote: »

I dont have a HD ready TV, so if i get this its €24/mth for the 1st 12mths..then back to normal HD price of €48 after that.They wouldnt let me sign up without taking the HD package. I want to keep UPC broadband which is €32 on its own. Im currently paying €63/mth tv & broadband with them. Getting this offer only saves me €7/mth for the 12mths then costs me €17 more after that, so not going to bother for the hassle of saving €7/mth to change back after the year is up! Am i missing something vital here that i shouldnt be? Good deal if you have a HD telly though...

Thought there would be a catch alright, sane as meself dont need the hd part but they will force you to take it ?

Kotek Besar

anniehoo wrote: »

I dont have a HD ready TV, so if i get this its €24/mth for the 1st 12mths..then back to normal HD price of €48 after that.They wouldnt let me sign up without taking the HD package. I want to keep UPC broadband which is €32 on its own. Im currently paying €63/mth tv & broadband with them. Getting this offer only saves me €7/mth for the 12mths then costs me €17 more after that, so not going to bother for the hassle of saving €7/mth to change back after the year is up! Am i missing something vital here that i shouldnt be? Good deal if you have a HD telly though...

Just drop the HD pack after the year (or drop more / all of the subscription).

festesio

nava wrote: »

Order the Multiroom and they have an offer now that they offer it Free for 1 year only pay €30 install so all half price and free multiroom.

just spoke with them there, and they never mentioned this offer, any info where you saw it?