My Sky charges kept going up as various old discounts ran out and I was/am paying over 100/month, albeit for Sky Q, an additional mini box, sport, movies and on demand. and broadband. and a landline I don't even have a phone plugged in to lol .
The cancellation team only had tiny discounts to offer so I went ahead and confirmed the cancellation.
I wondering if I'll now get a better offer through? If not I'm happy starting again from scratch somewhere, although I may still have ot get a Now TV pass for the F1.
Red ones are better.
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With Virgin, I find if I cancel the expensive stuff, then I get a phone call a few weeks later offering me a deal.
When I cancelled Sky Sports, I got a call a couple of weeks later offering me half price Sky Sports for 6 months.
I downsized the TV package, and I did eventually get a call offering me the large TV package for only £5 a month extra - and that includes BT Sports. I think that is nominally meant to be £18 per month. That deal is for 12 months, so I'll have to remember to phone up and downsize again before it goes up. In the meantime I can watch the Ashes on BT Sports.
Begin by ever so formally notifying SKY of your intention to close your account and end your direct debit payments at a nominated date a few months in the future. (Expect telephone calls offering "special" offer inducements.) Write a second letter, asking them to contact you to agree a date for closing your account. Please DO NOT contact me about anything else. (Expect unsolicited contact offering "even more special" offers.) Do not allow yourself to be diverted from your goal to close your account.
There is an independent website that explains all of this, step by step. If I can remember its name, I shall post it in this Discussion.
I got a free Now TV stick, had a month trial and very easy to use. It's owned by sky but a lot cheaper.
We have the kids package, entertainment package and sky movies for £25 a month and just runs on my broadband no problems.
Can't see myself every going back to Sky.
They did make some good offers but I didn’t want Sky Sports. Only BT Sport which they obviously can’t do.
Since going to Virgin I’ve had numerous calls and emails from Sky making me offers of 6 months free this and that, but I’m contracted to Virgin for a year now.
I found Sky more reliable service wise. I’ve had some issues with Virgin (although only my landline), but their fibre optic is bloody quick. Really, really quick. TV has been alright.
I can't help about the shape I'm in, I can't sing I ain't pretty and my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to
Never got a call about coming back.
I get a NowTV pass every now and again, usually for the rugby.
Saved me a grand a year.
https://speakerimpedance.co.uk/?act=two_parallel&page=calculator
Ditched SKY about 15 years ago and never looked back.
Netflix is the way forward for me, love it and at only £8 a month I'm more than happy.
Sounds like Now TV would be your way forward Tim, if it's just the F1 you're interested in.
I decided to take them up on it - looks like I'll be paying less than I was in return for re-contracting for 12 months, at which time presumably I go around the merry go round again
Despite simply accepting the offer they presented this seems to heave sent their systems into a bit of a spiral - different services seem to take different amounts of time to update status so some things still look cancelled some things look like they aren't on the account but do work - hopefully once it settles down I'll still have the services and will be paying a bit less than I was. It's still "lots" though once broadband etc is included. Ho hum.
Plus we have netflix and amazon prime, apparently teenagers shrivel up like slugs if they can't watch old episodes of friends and hell's kitchen and moody american teen dramas.