Sky Plus for free

[Stinky Kat]

This story may save Sky + subscibers some money - I hope so anyway

I stopped my sky subscription 3 weeks ago. They have rang me twice asking me why I wanted to leave and offering me discounts - nothing new there. They rang for a 3rd time on Saturday and offered me a 3 month deal where I get Sky + for free and without a monthly fee which I beleive is £10.00. I get to keep the Sky + box after 3 months if I cancel my subscription again.

I thought this sounds too good to be true but the salesperson said all SKY + will be free from July anyway and they need to keep their valued customers.

They are fitting it on Sunday, if its a con I'll let you know.

 

[REDLAND]

This is true, bizarrely (well to me) Sky seem to be coming off worse than Virgin in there little spit spat !!!

Nice on Richey boy

 

[Heffle Gull]

Are you paying anything for installation?

 

[Stinky Kat]

Are you paying anything for installation?

No its all free, they must be desperate

 

[Cian]

Sky installs will no longer be free in Ireland at least, as of the same time - think its 45 euros for any install now.

Still get the sky installer crap posted to me, wasteful Mr Murdoch...

 

[tinx]

Isn't it ridiculous though that as an existing sky plus customer without the option of the new sky anytime I called to ask for an upgraded box which would allow me to use this function and they basically said I had to pay the full whack for it yet they will give away a free box to someone who doesn't already have it.

 

[Stinky Kat]

Isn't it ridiculous though that as an existing sky plus customer without the option of the new sky anytime I called to ask for an upgraded box which would allow me to use this function and they basically said I had to pay the full whack for it yet they will give away a free box to someone who doesn't already have it.

Threaten to leave?

you get 4 weeks between leaving and them switching offf the signal, if they dont offer you a free upgrade within 4 weeks and you want to keep it all, ring them on day 28 and say you have decided to stay

 

[Heffle Gull]

QUOTE=Stinky Kat;2040589]No its all free, they must be desperate[/QUOTE]

cool I might try that then

 

[Rookie]

isn't the subsription to sky+ now free anyway? Thought they dropped the £10 p/m charge.
Good work on the free installation tho

 

[tedebear]

I tried that a while ago and all they did was reduce my fee for our standard sky box....we'd love sky + so maybe I should try again...

 

[Woodchip]

Sky+ additional charge has been dropped for about 3 years now. Plus, as my parent signed up so early for Sky+ they got something like 6 months 1/2price and a further 18 months at a fixed price by way of saying thank you. Doubt they'd do that now though for HD customers.

 

[110%]

It seems to be the luck of the draw at the moment.

I cancelled my Sky subscription yesterday. All they offered me was Sky+ for £49 (They have dropped the £10 p/m charge) and suggested various downgraded packages to save me money but no actual discounts.

I hoped that I might get Sky+ for free (I know some people who have been offered it) and perhaps 3 months discount on Sky Sports although I had heard that Sky had become less generous when people phone up to leave so I wasn't too surprised. However, lets see if I get any calls in the next 4 weeks.

 

[Kylies Stunt Arse]

Sky+ additional charge has been dropped for about 3 years now. Plus, as my parent signed up so early for Sky+ they got something like 6 months 1/2price and a further 18 months at a fixed price by way of saying thank you. Doubt they'd do that now though for HD customers.

It hasn't. I looked into getting Sky recently and there is still a £10 monthly sub fee for Sky+

 

[Woodchip]

It might be waived if you are on the full package then. God knows with Sky's dubious pricing.

 

[Kylies Stunt Arse]

It might be waived if you are on the full package then. God knows with Sky's dubious pricing.

Exactly, I'm sure if I actually phoned and enquired I could get it waived.

 

[Don Tmatter]

Does it depend on how long you've been a Sky subscriber?

 

[clippedgull]

SKY + sub is free from July 1st as long as you have the minimum package of 2 mixes.

FACT.

 

[surrey jim]

It seems to be the luck of the draw at the moment.

I cancelled my Sky subscription yesterday. All they offered me was Sky+ for £49 (They have dropped the £10 p/m charge) and suggested various downgraded packages to save me money but no actual discounts.

I hoped that I might get Sky+ for free (I know some people who have been offered it) and perhaps 3 months discount on Sky Sports although I had heard that Sky had become less generous when people phone up to leave so I wasn't too surprised. However, lets see if I get any calls in the next 4 weeks.

my mum called this morning saying she wanted to cancel, she was offered the £49 deal for sky+ with a month free (she has the full package so it works out more or less as a free upgrade)

she was also offered free sports and movies for 6months

Installation is tuesday!

 

[surrey jim]

Isn't it ridiculous though that as an existing sky plus customer without the option of the new sky anytime I called to ask for an upgraded box which would allow me to use this function and they basically said I had to pay the full whack for it yet they will give away a free box to someone who doesn't already have it.

looks like you may get it soon

http://anytime.sky.com/faqs/faqs_ontv.aspx#faqsection2_1

 

[Arthur]

It hasn't. I looked into getting Sky recently and there is still a £10 monthly sub fee for Sky+

You only have to pay for Sky+ if you don't subscribe to one of their premium packages (sport or movies).