Deals On Sky TV Service - (Mostly Cancellation deals)

okidoki987 · 29-01-2021 11:14pm

Sky need to start to look at their charges for HD channels.
It's getting beyond a joke at this stage.

CoBo55 · 29-01-2021 11:17pm

okidoki987 wrote: »

Sky need to start to look at their charges for HD channels.
It's getting beyond a joke at this stage.

It really is, VM include HD with every package. SD quality on sky is absolutely dreadful. I must say I was very impressed with the picture quality of VM.

km79 · 29-01-2021 11:18pm

ctlsleh wrote: »

I cancelled earlier In Jan, but only to get a better deal. I was paying €92 for the old variety pack + Sports +HD.......got a text 2 weeks after cancelling offering me 35% off to come back. There was no change to my account a week later and I was getting close to my final day so I rang them up (9aM is a good time, got through straight away and put through to someone in renewals). I was offered to upgrade to Sky Signature, which gives me Discovery and other docs, HD and Sports for €57 and change......happy enough with that. I would just ring them up and say you got the text for 35% to come back and see how it goes......the person I was talking to knew nothing about it and there was no record on my account......
I tried to get Sky Q as part of the deal, but there wasn’t any deal available.....I’m a platinum VIP, so I’m hoping to get that free later and then upgrade to UHD.
Hope that helps!

Thanks that’s what I’ve been on for last few years
I won’t be takin it up this year
Gone for good

muffler · 29-01-2021 11:46pm

okidoki987 wrote: »

Sky need to start to look at their charges for HD channels.
It's getting beyond a joke at this stage.

You cant blame Sky as its in the business to make money. Blame the people who pay for it. As long as people are prepared to pay for HD then Sky will charge for it.

Oh, Im not defending Sky as I hate them with a passion.

ChesterFisher1 · 30-01-2021 5:48pm

Hi all, sorry in advance if this has been answered before, I can't seem to find it anywhere.
I rang Sky to cancel my tv subscription but was told I can't as I'm in contract until september. They did say that they had a covid package for 10 euro a month which was the basic channels. When I asked what they were, the guy couldn't tell me as he didn't know which channels were on it. I've googled and come up with nothing. Would anyone know what the channels on the covid package are? Thanks in advance.

km79 · 30-01-2021 5:55pm

ChesterFisher1 wrote: »

Hi all, sorry in advance if this has been answered before, I can't seem to find it anywhere.
I rang Sky to cancel my tv subscription but was told I can't as I'm in contract until september. They did say that they had a covid package for 10 euro a month which was the basic channels. When I asked what they were, the guy couldn't tell me as he didn't know which channels were on it. I've googled and come up with nothing. Would anyone know what the channels on the covid package are? Thanks in advance.

Hhmmm id prob take that for a few months So i could Series but get rid of the rest as long as there was no contract
Damn you Sky just let me go

CoBo55 · 30-01-2021 6:37pm

ChesterFisher1 wrote: »

Hi all, sorry in advance if this has been answered before, I can't seem to find it anywhere.
I rang Sky to cancel my tv subscription but was told I can't as I'm in contract until september. They did say that they had a covid package for 10 euro a month which was the basic channels. When I asked what they were, the guy couldn't tell me as he didn't know which channels were on it. I've googled and come up with nothing. Would anyone know what the channels on the covid package are? Thanks in advance.

That's a new one on me, I'd say they're losing a lot of customers as people have to trim their finances as it's looking like this covid is going to drag on into the autumn.

Masala · 10-02-2021 7:18am

Ok.... Sky turned off Sports, Movies and HD today as part of my haggling process to get my bill down

What kind of offers can I expect to be offered to return. Anyone forget any text/ messages of good deals to upgrade to the above

Am on Q Basic plus mini box for €55.

Thanks

Tipsy McSwagger · 10-02-2021 8:38am

Masala wrote: »

Ok.... Sky turned off Sports, Movies and HD today as part of my haggling process to get my bill down

What kind of offers can I expect to be offered to return. Anyone forget any text/ messages of good deals to upgrade to the above

Am on Q Basic plus mini box for €55.

Thanks

Expect a call.

CoBo55 · 10-02-2021 10:36am

Masala wrote: »

Ok.... Sky turned off Sports, Movies and HD today as part of my haggling process to get my bill down

What kind of offers can I expect to be offered to return. Anyone forget any text/ messages of good deals to upgrade to the above

Am on Q Basic plus mini box for €55.

Thanks

You'll need to ring them they won't contact you. They only start sending out offers when you're shut off completely. All my offers are almost ended, I'm going to pay the full money until my contract ends in May and cancel.

peterobrien100 · 10-02-2021 10:38am

Masala wrote: »

Ok.... Sky turned off Sports, Movies and HD today as part of my haggling process to get my bill down

What kind of offers can I expect to be offered to return. Anyone forget any text/ messages of good deals to upgrade to the above

Am on Q Basic plus mini box for €55.

Thanks

I cancelled everything cut me off on Sunday after 31 days notice (the young lad was not happy with Sky Sports gone for the big game) but got a call Monday and then again yesterday evening 40% off hold firm you will get a satisfactory outcome

okidoki987 · 10-02-2021 11:04am

peterobrien100 wrote: »

I cancelled everything cut me off on Sunday after 31 days notice (the young lad was not happy with Sky Sports gone for the big game) but got a call Monday and then again yesterday evening 40% off hold firm you will get a satisfactory outcome

What is the 40% off?

Tipsy McSwagger · 10-02-2021 11:42am

CoBo55 wrote: »

You'll need to ring them they won't contact you. They only start sending out offers when you're shut off completely. All my offers are almost ended, I'm going to pay the full money until my contract ends in May and cancel.

They called me multiple times last week until I answered.

peterobrien100 · 10-02-2021 12:57pm

okidoki987 wrote: »

What is the 40% off?

Everything across the board entertainment now signature package / Sky Sports / Sky Sports Extra BT Pack / HD / Cinema

CoBo55 · 10-02-2021 12:57pm

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

They called me multiple times last week until I answered.

Are you shut off completely? They've never rang me after I cancelled parts of my package.

CoBo55 · 10-02-2021 12:59pm

peterobrien100 wrote: »

Everything across the board entertainment now signature package / Sky Sports / Sky Sports Extra BT Pack / HD / Cinema

Is it for the 12 months? 40% off the whole package? I'd go for that:D

okidoki987 · 10-02-2021 1:50pm

peterobrien100 wrote: »

Everything across the board entertainment now signature package / Sky Sports / Sky Sports Extra BT Pack / HD / Cinema

That's the biggest discount I've heard offered by Sky in a long time.
OOC did you have multi room as well, if so, did it apply to that as well as they used to refuse to apply the discount to that?

Are you shut off completely? They've never rang me after I cancelled parts of my package.

Never rang me either after I closed my account that was over 15 years in existence.

Tipsy McSwagger · 10-02-2021 2:02pm

CoBo55 wrote: »

Are you shut off completely? They've never rang me after I cancelled parts of my package.

cancelled most of the package.

peterobrien100 · 10-02-2021 2:02pm

okidoki987 wrote: »

That's the biggest discount I've heard offered by Sky in a long time.
OOC did you have multi room as well, if so, did it apply to that as well as they used to refuse to apply the discount to that?

Yes I have one extra box !

peterobrien100 · 10-02-2021 2:03pm

CoBo55 wrote: »

Is it for the 12 months? 40% off the whole package? I'd go for that:D

Yes the whole package

ahbell · 10-02-2021 2:38pm

They'll only ring you if you are opted into marketing calls

Hyperbollix · 10-02-2021 5:53pm

Anyone on the basic €41 pm, who got a better offer through cancellation attempt? If so, what was the lowest?

EverythingGood · 10-02-2021 6:45pm

Hyperbollix wrote: »

Anyone on the basic €41 pm, who got a better offer through cancellation attempt? If so, what was the lowest?

€26.50 for me

km79 · 10-02-2021 7:18pm

Is there anyway of getting a call back anymore ?
Used to go through the sky reps here

Fann Linn · 10-02-2021 7:22pm

Hyperbollix wrote: »

Anyone on the basic €41 pm, who got a better offer through cancellation attempt? If so, what was the lowest?

Got the basic package last Oct for €30 down from €40 odd.
Was adamant I was going to leave if there was no give on their side. Plenty of other stuff to watch with Netflix, Prime, Discovery etc.

Hyperbollix · 10-02-2021 8:15pm

Cancelled in mid January after a best offer of €31 pm for the basic package. Was advised a return parcel for the Skybox would be posted out.

No sign of that but did get a call from them today as the month's notice period was almost up. First offer was €23 pm, no haggling my side. Could possibly have stuck it out for €19.99 or something close but for the On demand boxsets and docs and very handy recording capability which I make huge use of as I have a pathological aversion to ads, then I'm very happy at €23.

SCOOP 64 · 10-02-2021 8:16pm

Hyperbollix wrote: »

Anyone on the basic €41 pm, who got a better offer through cancellation attempt? If so, what was the lowest?

i was paying €21 a year ago before i left, had 3/4 calls throughout the year trying to get me back, but in the last 2 weeks i have had about 5/6 calls which i haven't answered, wonder if they can beat €21, don't miss it to be honest.

CoBo55 · 10-02-2021 11:08pm

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

i was paying €21 a year ago before i left, had 3/4 calls throughout the year trying to get me back, but in the last 2 weeks i have had about 5/6 calls which i haven't answered, wonder if they can beat €21, don't miss it to be honest.

Was that Q or Sky+

km79 · 10-02-2021 11:38pm

What number are people using to get through ?
I always requested a call back through the sky reps here before they closed the forum

SCOOP 64 · 10-02-2021 11:59pm

CoBo55 wrote: »

Was that Q or Sky+

sky+

Deals On Sky TV Service - (Mostly Cancellation deals)

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