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Deals On Sky TV Service - (Mostly Cancellation deals)

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    I cancelled the HD yesterday €17 is too much, no offer made to keep it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 320 ✭✭appleb


    I cancelled early January and have not had a call either. Happy enough without them- they will have to offer me something really good to go back to them!


  • Registered Users Posts: 481 ✭✭onform


    I cancelled sky TV on Monday, because offers made were not great and only valid for 9 months.

    Rang back today, got 35% off for 12 months, so Variety €25.35 and hd €10 for 12 months. €35.35 total for TV pack.

    Not sure if relevant, I also have sky broadband but offer is valid on that till September, €35 per month.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,853 ✭✭✭bromley52


    I left Sky about this time last year. I got an email yesterday offering 6 months free Sky + features with no strings attached. No contract and no charge what's so ever. That includes recording FTA channels and watching on demand from RTE player, channel 4 etc. Not as good with Irish a/c but it's free.
    I checked my account and they are also offering any package (excluding premium) at 50% off for 12 months.

    6 months ago I might have jumped at this but since then I have discovered Netflix, and Saorview / FTA satellite combi boxes with crossepg. Kids, wife and myself are more than happy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,152 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    Hi @bromley52- you say Saorview / FTA satellite combi boxes
    Can you tell what combo box you use please?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,853 ✭✭✭bromley52


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Hi @bromley52- you say Saorview / FTA satellite combi boxes
    Can you tell what combo box you use please?

    http://www.freetv.ie/triple-tuner/

    not as fast as I'd like but I managed to pick one up 2nd hand at a good price.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,304 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    bromley52 wrote: »
    I left Sky about this time last year. I got an email yesterday offering 6 months free Sky + features with no strings attached. No contract and no charge what's so ever. That includes recording FTA channels and watching on demand from RTE player, channel 4 etc. Not as good with Irish a/c but it's free.
    I checked my account and they are also offering any package (excluding premium) at 50% off for 12 months.

    6 months ago I might have jumped at this but since then I have discovered Netflix, and Saorview / FTA satellite combi boxes with crossepg. Kids, wife and myself are more than happy.
    My daughter got the same offer BUT.... if you look, the email is sent from Sky UK and people here in ROI wont be able to access the ITV and Channel 5's etc as they arent on the Irish EPG. Neither will anyone be able to record/pause these channels and they wont have access to the BBC & ITV players despite whats written in the email. That offer was designed for ex UK customers.

    Another feckin gimmick from Sky.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,877 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Anyone cancel lately I'm due to cancel in the next two weeks wondering if they are offering anything decent to stay on.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,152 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    Anyone cancel lately I'm due to cancel in the next two weeks wondering if they are offering anything decent to stay on.

    I cancelled recently, didn't get any great offer in the days/weeks before cancellation- maybe 40% off for 9 months. I did get a call about 2 weeks after the cancellation date, told him I was busy and that was that.

    I bought a Humax hdr-1100s freesat box and am v happy with it. wouldn't go back to Sky now.

    Cheers,
    Pa.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,046 ✭✭✭✭cena


    dinneenp wrote: »
    I cancelled recently, didn't get any great offer in the days/weeks before cancellation- maybe 40% off for 9 months. I did get a call about 2 weeks after the cancellation date, told him I was busy and that was that.

    I bought a Humax hdr-1100s freesat box and am v happy with it. wouldn't go back to Sky now.

    Cheers,
    Pa.

    What is that box? pm me details


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,304 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    cena wrote: »
    What is that box? pm me details
    Here ya go :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭kala85


    Any way of using the iPlayer and other apps


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 190 ✭✭Lead


    Rang to cancel my Sky as it had gone up to 97 for the variety pk, HD and BB.

    Ended up staying cause they dropped the price down to 67 for the year so stuck with them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭flangemeistro


    Lead wrote: »
    Rang to cancel my Sky as it had gone up to 97 for the variety pk, HD and BB.

    Ended up staying cause they dropped the price down to 67 for the year so stuck with them.

    Im paying €83 for variety, sports, BB and multiscreen.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,693 ✭✭✭flutered


    they are starting to come under pressure buisness wise i think, like giving a tv to join and stay with them for a year


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,310 ✭✭✭spider_pig


    For anyone cancelling beware. I just got off the phone with sky, when you sign back up there is no cooling off period. I got dissconected two weeks ago and tried to get the offer that they had offered me before it was cancelled.
    I had a child crying and I stupidly agreed to to sign back to a much higher price.

    I rang back straight away after I hung up and said I made a mistake that i want to stay cancelled and was told no I can't there is no cooling off period what so ever.
    I was told on the phone it was a brand new contract and that was why I couldn't get my original deal. I disputed it about having no cooling off period and none of it was explianed to me and i got no where.
    So once you sign back up there's no turning back.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,254 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dub13


    What's the best phone number to ring for these deals...?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭BobbyT28


    So went back to Sky after 3 years away.

    €39 pm for 12 months

    All channels Variety pack with HD pack apart from Movies and Sports.

    Sky Q 1TB with box sets

    This offer was instead of taking the 32 TV (I don't need)

    If I went for the same package with the TV it would have cost me €48.50 pm

    Not a bad a deal if you ask me!!

    Thanks
    Robert


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 480 ✭✭CJmasgrande


    BobbyT28 wrote:
    If I went for the same package with the TV it would have cost me €48.50 pm


    That won't include HD so if you were to add HD and Sports price doubles very quickly


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭BobbyT28


    That won't include HD so if you were to add HD and Sports price doubles very quickly

    That price of 48.50 was for the TV including Variety Pack with HD and NO Sports

    Antway I didn't go for it in the end I went with the 39.50 which was a good offer in my eyes


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 480 ✭✭CJmasgrande


    i don't see the value with bothering with any weedkiller, or diesel. leylandii don't grow back from stumps so you needlessly used a poisonous carcinogen in the garden. which probably slowed down the rotting process.


    I spent an hour on the phone haggling with a Sky rep and I was offered same price rock bottom but no HD included. I did get HD included for €42 or €44pm providing I kept old Sky HD system. If I upgraded to Q the monthly cost was more for a HD charge


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭BobbyT28


    I spent an hour on the phone haggling with a Sky rep and I was offered same price rock bottom but no HD included. I did get HD included for €42 or €44pm providing I kept old Sky HD system. If I upgraded to Q the monthly cost was more for a HD charge

    The chap I was speaking too was saying that this was a alternative to thge TV offer. So instead of getting the TV I basically got the HD for free for the year with SKY Q.

    Ah, I know why I got this, I set this up in my wifes name so we got the new customer deal, maybe that's the reason??!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭NikoTopps


    I am not long home from work so i ring them,on hold 20 minute only to be told this department now closed.Pain in the a&™©®$!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭BobbyT28


    Hi,

    Just incase anyone is going to get Sky Q in, they replace the LNB with the new Wideband LNB which works with Sky Q, but it doesn't work with FTA boxes or other sat boxes. You have to ask for the engineer to bring a hybrid LNB instead which works with everything (FTA and Sat boxes).

    Save you having to change this at a later date.

    Hope this is helpful to people.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 612 ✭✭✭ForstalDave


    BobbyT28 wrote: »
    The chap I was speaking too was saying that this was a alternative to thge TV offer. So instead of getting the TV I basically got the HD for free for the year with SKY Q.

    Ah, I know why I got this, I set this up in my wifes name so we got the new customer deal, maybe that's the reason??!

    Any cost for the sky Q eupiment on this or was that all included?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭BobbyT28


    Any cost for the sky Q eupiment on this or was that all included?

    €20 to get it installed!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,928 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    dinneenp wrote: »
    I cancelled recently, didn't get any great offer in the days/weeks before cancellation- maybe 40% off for 9 months. I did get a call about 2 weeks after the cancellation date, told him I was busy and that was that.

    I bought a Humax hdr-1100s freesat box and am v happy with it. wouldn't go back to Sky now.

    Cheers,
    Pa.

    Same as that.. I've been humming and hawwing about it for a while but got a good price on a brand new one the other day and set it up last night. I was amazed at how small it is - half the size of the Sky HD box

    Functionality is pretty much the same and after half an hour with it I was very comfortable already.

    Cancelled Sky this morning. Just not worth it for the little I'd watch live these days. If anything I might watch a little more now with all the ITVs and BBCs on the EPG and recordable.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭kala85


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Same as that.. I've been humming and hawwing about it for a while but got a good price on a brand new one the other day and set it up last night. I was amazed at how small it is - half the size of the Sky HD box

    Functionality is pretty much the same and after half an hour with it I was very comfortable already.

    Cancelled Sky this morning. Just not worth it for the little I'd watch live these days. If anything I might watch a little more now with all the ITVs and BBCs on the EPG and recordable.

    Can you record two programs at once


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,928 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    kala85 wrote: »
    Can you record two programs at once

    Yep


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  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Some advice please.
    I found out earlier that my parents have been paying at least €95 for basic sky tv, basic phone and about 1.5mb broadband.
    Being elderly and set in their ways they are used to the sky tv set-up and are very reluctant to change.
    My father thinks that he's getting the best price as he's been a loyal customer for the past 15 years. I explained to him that loyalty accounts for little nowadays.

    Eir called into them during the week offering fibre to the home as the area is going live very shortly. Following bad experiences with Eir my father has vowed never to give them business and wants to stay with sky.

    My questions,
    Can he avail of fibre to the home through Sky?

    What sort of price should he be looking to negotiate for tv BB and phone together?

    Any help much appreciated.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,411 ✭✭✭Avada


    Sky arent offering fibre to the home yet.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Avada wrote: »
    Sky arent offering fibre to the home yet.

    Thank you.

    Excuse my ignorance here, but if there are fibre lines outside, could Sky bring in a line and dads broadband would improve? He'd honestly be happy with around 10mb for his needs.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,411 ✭✭✭Avada


    TheTorment wrote: »
    Thank you.

    Excuse my ignorance here, but if there are fibre lines outside, could Sky bring in a line and dads broadband would improve? He'd honestly be happy with around 10mb for his needs.

    Unfortunately not


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    Got a call from Sky who offered me Sky Sports for 1euro a month for 6 months. It does tie me down to a 12 month contract but i can discontinue the subscription to sports after 6 months


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,289 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Probably because the football season just finished.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Probably because the football season just finished.

    Probably, still it will give me a decent chunk of next season for next to nothing


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭flangemeistro


    greendom wrote: »
    Got a call from Sky who offered me Sky Sports for 1euro a month for 6 months. It does tie me down to a 12 month contract but i can discontinue the subscription to sports after 6 months

    That's the same offer that eir have.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    TheTorment wrote: »
    Some advice please.
    I found out earlier that my parents have been paying at least €95 for basic sky tv, basic phone and about 1.5mb broadband.
    Being elderly and set in their ways they are used to the sky tv set-up and are very reluctant to change.
    My father thinks that he's getting the best price as he's been a loyal customer for the past 15 years. I explained to him that loyalty accounts for little nowadays.

    Eir called into them during the week offering fibre to the home as the area is going live very shortly. Following bad experiences with Eir my father has vowed never to give them business and wants to stay with sky.

    My questions,
    Can he avail of fibre to the home through Sky?

    What sort of price should he be looking to negotiate for tv BB and phone together?

    Any help much appreciated.

    Got in touch today. The best they were willing to offer was €72 per month for 9 months then back to €92 for the same Variety, phone and brutal broadband. Not much of a discount really.
    I think Ill get him to cancel altogether as the eir package is cheaper and broadband is better.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,594 ✭✭✭Damien360


    Is there any other way to downgrade other than ring them. Keep getting cut off. Getting rid of sports (current deal of €5 per week for sports). I don't watch cricket and PL is over. App and web both force you to phone.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,637 ✭✭✭joebloggs32


    Damien360 wrote: »
    Is there any other way to downgrade other than ring them. Keep getting cut off. Getting rid of sports (current deal of €5 per week for sports). I don't watch cricket and PL is over. App and web both force you to phone.

    Use the sky reps here on boards. I sent them a pm and they arranged a call back for me.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,289 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    greendom wrote: »
    Probably, still it will give me a decent chunk of next season for next to nothing

    Yes but they will hope you won't give it up mid season and they probably won't have the same offer on the table by then. Reel you in at a low price then keep you hooked.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Yes but they will hope you won't give it up mid season and they probably won't have the same offer on the table by then. Reel you in at a low price then keep you hooked.

    I'll take it again for a euro a month, may even pay a tenner, but no more.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 837 ✭✭✭crossmolinalad


    Damien360 wrote: »
    Is there any other way to downgrade other than ring them. Keep getting cut off. Getting rid of sports (current deal of €5 per week for sports). I don't watch cricket and PL is over. App and web both force you to phone.

    o to the sky website and use live chat then its done in minutes


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,622 ✭✭✭Baby01032012


    My wife tried to cancel out subscription for over a month. She rang in evenings after 7 kept on phone until 7.55 to be told cancellations were closed for the day. When she did eventually cancel they argued with her for 30 mins to not cancel. She made it clear she wanted to cancel the account, whole package tv phone and broadband...they said they had cancelled then she got a confirmation email next day saying she had cancelled phone only. She raised a complaint and still waiting for confirmation that the account is cancelled. Only 1 way to cancel that SKY understand...cancel the DD once the final bill has been paid once you've given them the 30 days notice of course.


  • Registered Users Posts: 96 ✭✭The Darkness


    So my folks, both retired and in their seventies, have had Sky for years (at least 20) and I recently found out that they're now paying €83 PM for a TV-only, *SD* package of variety + cinema and sports (my father likes to watch a lot rugby and golf), with no Sky Plus or anything like that; and with the same stone-age box that they got when originally connected, which seems to be a total and utter rip-off to me.

    It's basically the same package they've always had, with a few tweaks along the way; but Sky never bothered to upgrade them in any way or drop the prices as their other services were introduced and made these obsolete - and indeed have been raising them over the last few years, which is even worse.

    I've been reading through some of this monster thread and was hoping for some suggestions as to what can be done about this and what's the best approach to getting a, far, better deal for them? 

    So any and all info will be very gratefully received!

    Bear in mind that they're very used to the Sky interface and setup/remote etc and so that staying with Sky but getting a better deal is the ideal solution, as I think they'd struggle with something new. Having said that, they do have internet from Virgin, so that could perhaps be used as a bargaining chip.

    Also, there's no way they could manage an Android/Kodi/whatever box or anything like that, as they're just nowhere near technically proficient enough unfortunately, so those aren't an option.

    Thanks in advance!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 551 ✭✭✭A New earth


    So my folks, both retired and in their seventies, have had Sky for years (at least 20) and I recently found out that they're now paying €83 PM for a TV-only, *SD* package of variety + cinema and sports (my father likes to watch a lot rugby and golf), with no Sky Plus or anything like that; and with the same stone-age box that they got when originally connected, which seems to be a total and utter rip-off to me.

    It's basically the same package they've always had, with a few tweaks along the way; but Sky never bothered to upgrade them in any way or drop the prices as their other services were introduced and made these obsolete - and indeed have been raising them over the last few years, which is even worse.

    I've been reading through some of this monster thread and was hoping for some suggestions as to what can be done about this and what's the best approach to getting a, far, better deal for them? 


    So any and all info will be very gratefully received!

    Bear in mind that they're very used to the Sky interface and setup/remote etc and so that staying with Sky but getting a better deal is the ideal solution, as I think they'd struggle with something new. Having said that, they do have internet from Virgin, so that could perhaps be used as a bargaining chip.

    Also, there's no way they could manage an Android/Kodi/whatever box or anything like that, as they're just nowhere near technically proficient enough unfortunately, so those aren't an option.

    Thanks in advance!


    Usually comes down to cancelling for a week or so and then signing up again for around half the price for a year.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,064 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    Usually comes down to cancelling for a week or so and then signing up again for around half the price for a year.

    or even just a call to threaten to cancel


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16 boxer2015


    Best and most efficient way is to go in to your bank and cancel any direct debit you may have set up with sky. They can't take the money if you cancel the DD in bank. And they will ring you rather then you ringing them. After that they will ring you a few weeks later and offer you a great deal to get you back. Iv done it 3times already and they always say they are willing to quash any outstanding bill. So there you go, get it done and stop wasting your credit ringing them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,064 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    boxer2015 wrote: »
    Best and most efficient way is to go in to your bank and cancel any direct debit you may have set up with sky. They can't take the money if you cancel the DD in bank. And they will ring you rather then you ringing them. After that they will ring you a few weeks later and offer you a great deal to get you back. Iv done it 3times already and they always say they are willing to quash any outstanding bill. So there you go, get it done and stop wasting your credit ringing them.

    This is stupid advice


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16 boxer2015


    Seve OB wrote: »
    This is stupid advice

    Stupid you say. Stupid that it has WORKED 3 TIMES! Stupid you say.Please..


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