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#1
17.10.2005, 22:50
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Do sky offer any deals or incentives to try and keep you as an existing
customer?? I have had the full Sports and Movies Sky package for about 10 years now (loyal Sky customer, etc). I've never bothered with Sky+ and I've just bought a HDD/DVD recorder, so am not too fussed about getting Sky+ in future either. What I'd like to do is reduce my existing bill, which is the full £42.99 a month without dropping too many services. Ideally, I'd drop the Movies, keep Sports and the basic channel packages, but this only gets it to about £36 from what I can see. Alternative is to try to get a cheaper deal alongside my existing ntl phone/cable package. This is not my preferred option but I reckon I could get something significantly cheaper if I moved from sky to ntl. Any advice or anyone's previous experiences of negotiating the price down appreciated. cheers |
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#2
18.10.2005, 08:51
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I had cable TV through NTL's sister company Blueyonder - It was utter shite!
Basic package was cheaper (cant remember costs now) but to add prem channels like sports or movies it was a ridiclous ammount, The box was buggier than a cockroach convention and the customer service sucked big time. The only thing Blueyonder actually got right was my 4Mb internet (and that was ropey at times) I'd stick with sky any-day. "A" <armadillo999> wrote in message news:c749 [..] |
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#3
18.10.2005, 09:54
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PC Format wrote:
> I had cable TV through NTL's sister company Blueyonder - It was utter shite! Blueyonder = Telewest. Nothing to do with NTL (pending merger) > Basic package was cheaper (cant remember costs now) £5.50 a month for a package including Sky One, UK TV Gold, More4. £15.50 for best package (equivalent to Sky £21 pack) > but to add prem channels like sports or movies it was a ridiclous ammount, £25.50/mth for sports + movies. £25.50 + £15.50 = £41 /mth Sky cost? £42.50 So much cheaper if you don't want movies/sport, a little cheaper if you do. |
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#4
18.10.2005, 10:56
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So much cheaper if you don't want movies/sport, a little cheaper if you
do. Absolutly correct - Personally speaking tho having had experience of Nottingham NTL, Southport Telewest/Blueyonder and Sky - I wouldnt touch either of the cable providers with a 10 foot cattle prod. |
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#5
18.10.2005, 11:01
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<thelawnet> wrote in message
news:4620 £5.50 a month for a package including Sky One, UK TV Gold, More4. £15.50 for best package (equivalent to Sky £21 pack) £25.50/mth for sports + movies. £25.50 + £15.50 = £41 /mth Sky cost? £42.50 So much cheaper if you don't want movies/sport, a little cheaper if you do. BTW this taken from site :- ? All TV packages must be taken with a Telewest phone service starting from an additional £10.50 a month. |
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#6
18.10.2005, 11:20
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On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:01:21 GMT, "PC Format"
<pcformat> wrote: >£5.50 a month for a package including Sky One, UK TV Gold, More4. Plus mandatory £10.50 cable phone. £16. >£15.50 for best package (equivalent to Sky £21 pack) Plus mandatory £10.50 cable phone. £26. >£25.50/mth for sports + movies. >£25.50 + £15.50 = £41 /mth Plus mandatory £10.50 cable phone. £51.50. |
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#7
18.10.2005, 12:21
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Zero Tolerance wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:01:21 GMT, "PC Format" > <pcformat> wrote: > > >£5.50 a month for a package including Sky One, UK TV Gold, More4. > > Plus mandatory £10.50 cable phone. £16. If you have a BT line (as the vast majority of people do), then the £10.50 cost is the same as BT, and you can port your number > >£15.50 for best package (equivalent to Sky £21 pack) > > Plus mandatory £10.50 cable phone. £26. > > >£25.50/mth for sports + movies. > >£25.50 + £15.50 = £41 /mth > > Plus mandatory £10.50 cable phone. £51.50. > > >Sky cost? £42.50 Sky is cheaper *only* if you don't have and don't want a landline. This is a minority market. |
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#8
18.10.2005, 12:26
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In news:1129634465.669073.173340,
thelawnet <thelawnet> opined very noisily: > Zero Tolerance wrote: > > If you have a BT line (as the vast majority of people do), then the > £10.50 cost is the same as BT, and you can port your number >> Sky is cheaper *only* if you don't have and don't want a landline. > This is a minority market. Or have Top package ( inc Sports + films) + Multiroom Then the additional £15 for a TW additional box makes TW more expensive |
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#9
18.10.2005, 12:30
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Yddap wrote:
> In news:1129634465.669073.173340, > thelawnet <thelawnet> opined very noisily: > > Or have Top package ( inc Sports + films) + Multiroom > Then the additional £15 for a TW additional box makes TW more expensive Extra Telewest box is actually £9.50/mth. So slightly cheaper as well. |
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#10
18.10.2005, 12:51
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In news:1129635026.465417.19710,
thelawnet <thelawnet> opined very noisily: > Yddap wrote: > > Extra Telewest box is actually £9.50/mth. > > So slightly cheaper as well. Only £ 9.50 for new customers ( Maybe ) ,the TW site quotes both firgures in different places My outlay ( after discounts worked there way out ) dropped by some some £5 PM when I changed to SKY also more useful ( and unuseful) channels and the addition of a PVR at no cost ! |
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#11
18.10.2005, 23:50
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A wrote:
> Do sky offer any deals or incentives to try and keep you as an > existing customer?? > I have had the full Sports and Movies Sky package for about 10 years > now (loyal Sky customer, etc). I've never bothered with Sky+ and I've > just bought a HDD/DVD recorder, so am not too fussed about getting > Sky+ in future either. What I'd like to do is reduce my existing > bill, which is the full £42.99 a month without dropping too many > services. Ideally, I'd drop the Movies, keep Sports and the basic > channel packages, but this only gets it to about £36 from what I can > see. I got the Sports package for 50%, initially for six months, and whenever I phoned to end it they would mention the fact that I had been a customer for such a long time that it would be a shame to lose me:-). They then offered to extend the offer for another couple of months, then another and another... Ended up on it for just over a year:-) Seems if you are a long standing customer they will make you an offer - Just tell them you only really watch the sports now and that your out of work or on short term contracts or something. mick |
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#12
19.10.2005, 17:57
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I had the full package for years. I rang them to cancel movies as I don't
watch over the summer months. They reduced my bill to £36 per month and gave me the even numbers of sky movies for free so I get sm2,4,6 and 8 for free. "A" <armadillo999> wrote in message news:c749 [..] |
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#13
20.10.2005, 12:56
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On 18 Oct 2005 04:21:05 -0700, thelawnet wrote:
>> >=A35.50 a month for a package including Sky One, UK TV Gold, More4. >> >> Plus mandatory =A310.50 cable phone. =A316. > >If you have a BT line (as the vast majority of people do), then the >=A310.50 cost is the same as BT, and you can port your number Sure, if you don't mind the far higher call costs on cable. Example: Two hour daytime call via BT with 18866 - 3p Two hour daytime call via Telewest (because you can't access other telephone providers on cable) - £4.86. |
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#14
20.10.2005, 14:47
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You can access 18866 on cable
not as simply as with BT but I use it all the time for other than local calls regards Bryce "Zero Tolerance" <Zero> wrote in message news:3437 [..] |
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#15
20.10.2005, 15:19
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Zero Tolerance wrote:
> On 18 Oct 2005 04:21:05 -0700, thelawnet wrote: >> Sure, if you don't mind the far higher call costs on cable. > > Example: Two hour daytime call via BT with 18866 - 3p > > Two hour daytime call via Telewest (because you can't access other > telephone providers on cable) - £4.86. You certainly can. I have been using 18866 on Telewest since I signed up 11 months ago. There is an freephone number to dial, which is stored in my phone. I pay the same as anyone else using 18866. |
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