Sky TV hikes

[Davidc]

It amazes me that Sky have the nerve to charge £1200 for what's been described.

Based on the licence fee of £145 paying for the BBC an all channels of Sky subscription should be no more than £1 a decade.

I have Freesat, using a Freesat+ box (does everything a Sky+ box does and a bit more) and watch most of the TV I use from recordings. I don't have enough time to watch all the things I record so don't know when I'd fit Sky in if I had it. I do occasionally watch some of Sky's sport at the pub on the huge screen.

 

[400bhp]

I left Sky about 14 months ago and they constantly bombarded me with offers. Eventually one offer caught my eye and the football season was starting. They were offering a 66% discount and £100 cash back, but when I called about the offer it had ended the day before! After voicing my disappointment I was offered the full Sky package including Sports and Movie HD for £25 a month on a 12 month deal which I took but will cancel in month 11.

It's about having the balls to hold out for a deal.

Wow, living life on the edge.

 

[vickster]

Next ditch your mobile phone contract and go for a sim only deal.

And sell your car, and all your belongings so you don't have to insure anything...simpler life

 

[Andrew_P]

Anyone who has Virgin or Sky as choice you can easily switch between the two and get a constant 50% discount.

 

[JMAG]

I cancelled my Sky TV last month, which I was paying £27.50 per month for. My reason was because they started stiffing me on regular (non fibre) broadband. Funny thing was I never took broadband out with Sky, but O2 some years ago. Sky bought out O2s broadband business. When the sale was announced, I went to cancel due to professional knowledge of Skys dire customer service on broadband. At the time Sky weren't due to actually take over for some time and O2 retentions were giving customers 12 months free broadband to stay so I took it. Broadband would be £7.50 per month thereafter.

Fast forward 18 months and Sky started stiffing me to the tune of £15 a month for ADSL broadband (not including line rental, which was with BT). I telephoned to get the overcharge refunded and was told it was my fault because I didn't move my line rental to Sky How I laughed.

I promptly cancelled both broadband and Sky TV despite being offered everything for £20 a month and a £45 credit on my account. I really wish I had recorded the call with retentions. The guy kept asking me to sleep on it rather than make a decision whilst angry that I would later regret! I asked him if I sounded angry (I was perfectly calm) and assured him there would be no regret on my part.

I now have freeview TV and 12 months free BT fibre. I miss the Discovery and History channels a little, but no regrets. Once I was fully de-Sky'd (they can hold on to your broadband line if there are any disputes on your account), I telephoned my bank and told them of Skys abuse of the direct debit guarantee. I had a load of charges reversed, which will pay for a nice Freesat PVR box.

Regrets? Don't be silly. Sky need to realise who needs who more, but then again when so many people are happy to fork out £50 - £100 a month, why should they care.

12 million customers in the UK and Ireland.

£7.8bn revenue, £1.35bn profit (UK & Ire)

£11.28bn total revenue including Germany and Italy.

The only people smiling are Rupert Murdoch and guys who excel at kicking a ball around a field.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

And sell your car, and all your belongings so you don't have to insure anything...simpler life

I didnt say get rid of the phone I said get rid of the contract, I saved £26 per month by simply swapping to a sim only deal.

 

[vickster]

I didnt say get rid of the phone I said get rid of the contract, I saved £26 per month by simply swapping to a sim only deal.

Yes I buy an 11 month old iPhone most years when others upgrade, get another year warranty from Apple and pay £13 a month for the SIM

 

[Kevoffthetee]

Next ditch your mobile phone contract and go for a sim only deal.

That's the plan, I've got an iPhone 5s and I've got no interest the the last 2 versions as they do exactly the same. They may come in various sizes and thinner but they don't do anything my phone doesn't.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

That's the plan, I've got an iPhone 5s and I've got no interest the the last 2 versions as they do exactly the same. They may come in various sizes and thinner but they don't do anything my phone doesn't.

It is the way most people are going now. I like to change my phone quite often so I just buy a sim free phone use it for a while then sell it, I make a small loss but it doesn't cost me anything like what it would cost me on a contract and I can change my phone whenever I like.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

What happens if you already have a couple of nice bikes and do not want anymore.

Get your coat.....And get out

 

[Brandane]

Next ditch your mobile phone contract and go for a sim only deal.

I am now on a "SIM only" contract with Vodafone. Unlimited minutes to all standard UK numbers, unlimited texts, and enough internet access to cover my mobile usage (not sure how many megagegaterrabites it is) for about £16 per month. Phone is a Nokia thing which does loads more than I will ever use it for, and cost about £30 from Tesco.

The one thing I would love to get rid of is my BT landline; but for broadband internet access there doesn't seem to be a viable alternative, so I suppose I am stuck with it for now. It surely can't be long before technology makes landlines a thing of the past.

 

[screenman]

B, I get the same from Vodafone for £9.50 including vat.

 

[vickster]

I am now on a "SIM only" contract with Vodafone. Unlimited minutes to all standard UK numbers, unlimited texts, and enough internet access to cover my mobile usage (not sure how many megagegaterrabites it is) for about £16 per month. Phone is a Nokia thing which does loads more than I will ever use it for, and cost about £30 from Tesco.

The one thing I would love to get rid of is my BT landline; but for broadband internet access there doesn't seem to be a viable alternative, so I suppose I am stuck with it for now. It surely can't be long before technology makes landlines a thing of the past.

Fibretic, you don't need a phone line. But Virgin charge more if you don't, so you might as well have it. Not sure how BT infinity works

 

[Davidc]

I've been SIM only for 12 years, saves a fortune. £10 a month to Virgin Mobile for more SMS, calls and data than I can use, and a new phone (always last years model at sell-off time) about every 4 years when the battery fails. Together costs me about £11 a month. Last time I looked a contract phone with the similar Samsung S5 and same so-called package would have been £25 a month. No contest.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

It depends what sport you watch I guess. I fell out with shitey premiership football years ago, its utter toss (just in my very humble opinion). The only sport I watch now is darts, not everybody's cup of tea. It's way cheaper for me to use Now TV compared to the regular $ky Sports package for the PDC darts. Movies and TV series are cheaper in other ways, or waiting and paying for DVD boxsets. Sky usually have most people for sports. I guess if you don't go out much, have kids etc, half decent job £100 isn't that bad, not for me though.