Devil_bri Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I have been with them 12 years and have the full sky package, HD, multi room and sports, except movies. Unlimited broadband and talk anytime. My contrat expires at the end of the month so I phoned up last week to see if they would negotiate a new deal and I didn't get offered anything ! So I told them to cancel everything which they said they would ! My friend rings them today in the same position and gets offered everything for £52 plus a new box for a £5 !! So I ring them back and they still wouldn't do anything decent, I just got offered the same price as a new customer except no new box and no £100 M&S voucher !!! I'm not a happy teddy and it all gets switched off on 8th December !! What do I do ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huds78 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I`d hold tight as they`ll crack 1st and be calling you with offers to stay with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxus77 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 best advice if you can leave it is let them disconnect you, there CS has wised up to people doing this, 1 week after was switched off got offered 50% of tv package 12 months itself and hd free for 6, i left the phone and broadband with them during that time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TbirdX Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Are you in a virgin cable area? If you are phone them back to confirm the switch off date so you know when to get virgin in to fit your cable. You'll be at retentions with a deal before you know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asa Bear Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I was in the same situation recently. My Sky got cancelled on October 23rd and I'm yet to receive a call from them. They can do one as far as I'm concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 just cancelled Sky myself for the same reason... got a way way much better deal from virgin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil_bri Posted November 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Unfortunately no virgin in my area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Unfortunately no virgin in my area And they know that. I'm with virgin and want to cancel tv services. We just dont use it - freesat is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I have been with them 12 years and have the full sky package, HD, multi room and sports, except movies. Unlimited broadband and talk anytime. My contrat expires at the end of the month so I phoned up last week to see if they would negotiate a new deal and I didn't get offered anything ! So I told them to cancel everything which they said they would ! My friend rings them today in the same position and gets offered everything for £52 plus a new box for a £5 !! So I ring them back and they still wouldn't do anything decent, I just got offered the same price as a new customer except no new box and no £100 M&S voucher !!! I'm not a happy teddy and it all gets switched off on 8th December !! What do I do ?? The moral is... If your warm and comfortable even if surrounded in **** ...keep your trap shut Personally I think skys days are numbered..BT has the muscle and is pushing them out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Unfortunately no virgin in my areaBT vision...... Job jobbed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 i do the same with BT every time.....threaten to cancel with SKY or Virgin...and get a better deal......even tho they dont supply the area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junctiontwo Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 I'm just researching Freesat boxes - I'm sick of paying to watch telly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeus Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 We have a humax freesat box which you can hook upto your internet. This enables you to watch all the catch up channels and a 7 day guide rewind. Initial cost is pricey but a little tip is if you buy direct of the humax website you can get a reconditioned unit for much cheaper and still comes as new with box, hdmi lead, remote and 12 month warranty. Really impressed so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salizar Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 (edited) We have a humax freesat box which you can hook upto your internet. This enables you to watch all the catch up channels and a 7 day guide rewind. Initial cost is pricey but a little tip is if you buy direct of the humax website you can get a reconditioned unit for much cheaper and still comes as new with box, hdmi lead, remote and 12 month warranty. Really impressed so far Can you catch up on sports channels with this setup without paying for Sky TV? I`m paying about £22.00 per month for the basic package with Sky Sports 1-4 and other sports channels. Edited November 15, 2013 by Salizar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 best advice if you can leave it is let them disconnect you, there CS has wised up to people doing this, 1 week after was switched off got offered 50% of tv package 12 months itself and hd free for 6, i left the phone and broadband with them during that time Totally agree! This is what I did and exactly the same way that they responded and when I told them it wasn't emough to get me back they wrote letter after letter with even better deals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 I dont have sky, as 5 channels of **** is enough, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryman Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 I hate SKY, we have a one year contact with them that will end soon and thank god for that, basically we are paying to watch Freeview, we were miss sold our package believing that we would have a lot of SKY channels but they are all locked except a few rubbish ones, everything with them is extra money even the signal goes if the weather is a bit rough, they can shove it no matter what they offer. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeus Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Can you catch up on sports channels with this setup without paying for Sky TV? I`m paying about £22.00 per month for the basic package with Sky Sports 1-4 and other sports channels. Only if the sport was on the channels included on freesat. You can access the on demand services such as BBC iplayer, 4OD, ITV player ect. So for example say a champions league game was on ITV and you missed it you could watch with 7 days. There is no access to sky sports though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 I cancelled my sky tv after the last price increase, we had the full package including hd and multi room. It never got to the turn off date and I had a call to stay. I got the pack at just over half price for a year, £10 for a new hd box and a sky wireless connector so my box does not need to be plugged into my phone line to get on demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 I dont have sky, as 5 channels of **** is enough, lol I'm with you, though we do have youview. My kids are horrified when I tell them when I was their age we only had 3 channels OMG!!! "What did you do when there was nothing on to watch?2 they ask my reply we played and wait for it talked to each other - shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Cancelled my Sky 2 years ago now and used freeview and started to read more/do more shooting as most TV is repeats and what isnt is a bit moronic. Sky still ask me to re-sign but their service is **** and Rupert Murdock isnt my idea of a nice guy - hell will freeze over before I re-sign. BT payed more than Sky thought ' reasonable" for football rights - last time it was Sky - £900M just for football rights for 3/5 years - bit like energy prices so I'll cut wood and read and feel so much better than paying for mind-numbing drivel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 If you want to watch the odd Footy game you can get a Now TV box for £10 and pay per game streaming over the Internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 I was going to post about this the other day after hearing BT have now got the Moto GP rights for 2014 onwards If free TV will becomes a place for old toot and repeats, people will either give it up or just watch they want online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Online will be the way forward over the next few years. All of this will depend on how good the Cables are in your area. Where we live, we do not have fibre yet and the speeds are pedestrian of an evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhongreen Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Talk Talk has some good deals for phone, mainly cheap line rental with very cheap internet unlimited. as for SKY my wife called, women get a good deal if they keep at it on the phone. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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