Sky Price increase

Why?

I'm going to leave it now, you know exactly the massive differences between Saorview and Sky.

Obviously Saorview doesn't compare to Sky but when you have Saorview and Freesat you should question whether you need to pay €43 a month for basic channels.

I like Sky it's just too expensive for basic channels. On Demand is ok but I barely even used that. Sky Cinema on demand selection definitely shrank over the years and new movies have been questionable quality.

First say you want to upgrade your package to the computer voice recognition thing.

Then once you get speaking to someone say you want to cancel just say your don't watch tv anymore. Don't engage them in conversation as they will ask you how will you manage without tv etc. or what was your favorite part of having sky. Once you answer they will try to reel you in by offering you half price for 6 months etc. or free sports or movies depending on your answer.

47 minutes on hold but finally got through and cancelled it. Thank fúck.

Might be worth texting sky. I texted this morning asking to remove the sports channels because I wanted a lower bill. Ended up keeping my package the same but paying almost 15 euro a month less. One of the discounts was on sky HD €10 down to €6.

May be worth texting or ringing because they must have discounts available on the HD pack.

Disney+ Charging me almost €20 extra this March.

Aerial on the roof if within range of a Freeview transmitter in NI, otherwise a satellite dish combined with a satellite receiver or satellite enabled TV.

If your TV has a second cable input it should work. Just plug old Sky satellite cable into the TV and scan channels. I did it in my mam's house recently on a Sony that's about 8 years old. I'd say most modern TVs would have the satellite input and the ability to scan for channels, a lot of TVs can record programs to USB or a hard drive and record a series like Sky. Here's an example from my TV that has two satellite inputs and standard cable input. Sky has two cables but you only need one.

Is yours a SkyQ or legacy Sky receiver?

A SkyQ receiver has to be returned after you cancel. The SkyQ LNB on the dish won't be compatible with the TV's satellite tuner.

The legacy Sky box displays a limited number of free channels once you cancel, can be a little user unfriendly in free channel mode.

The TV's satellite tuner will store the channels as found, in no particular order, there will be hundreds including regional duplicates. So a lot of tidying up to be done after tuning. Be sure to set the scan to search for free channels only to prevent the Sky subscription/encrypted channels being stored, reduces the clutter for tidying.

Is the Sony TV Freesat enabled?

A Freesat receiver is a very user friendly alternative, with all the free channels arranged in a particular order.

According to my future Sky Bills, Sky Signature is going up by €3.00 to €46.00 per month, in April 2023

Just checked, my bill increases from April

Signature Package gone up 10% from 41.15 to 45.30 and they've also increased the multi-room by 5% from 19 to 20. Have the HD option too which is another 10 bucks. I don't have sports or movies.

Will ring them and see what they can reduce, if not I'm gonna cancel and revert to free to air.

Ditched Sky a few years ago due to the cost primarily. Went the Freesat/Saorview route. Never looked back to be honest. The cost is unjustifiable for me anyway.