Just had my bank statement and see that i'm paying £75.50pm. Thats for SKY TV, Entertainment package (inc box sets), Sports and HD. I dont have broadband as dont want it with SKY. I have been with them for donkeys years and never haggled.
What are people paying for similar packages as I am sure I am paying too much.
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£17 - Entertainment (10 discount)
£12 - Ultimate on demand
£9 - Sports (19 discount)
£0 - Sports HD (6 discount)
£1 - SkyHD (£4 discount)
We had a 'new customer deal' 18 months ago, had the lot apart from movies. This was for TV only, no phone or broadband. As soon as the deal ended we were paying £88 a month.
Last week I called to say we weren't happy with the price and they told me they could offer us the same package for £73. I told them I still wasn't happy and wanted to cancel my subscription. They then passed me on to their 'retention team' who after a few minutes, and after a few angry words about Sky, reduced it further to £58, which was exactly what we were paying for the previous 18 months!
So yes, call them up and haggle.
Sky Entertainment £15
Box Sets £1
HD £1
Cinema and Sports £22
Multi room £13
and that's sky q, so definitely haggle with them.
Box Sets £1
HD £3
Cinema and Sports £17
There are often deals for it too. A quid for three months or whatever. You can get through all the movies you want to see in that time, cancel and wait a few months for some decent movies to come along and start again.
I have Sky sports app on my phone for £10.99 per month which is ok and within reason can watch it anywhere. I cast (chromecast or casting directly to TV) directly to my TV and with a good TV perfectly good picture.
What Sky are charging fro Satellite TV is a ripp off.
Starting to think I might be paying a bit too much
Phone them again and tell them your leaving. Cancel the contract if you have to. In the 30 day notice period they will almost certainly contact you and offer you a dral
realised last month that I was paying £103 / month. This included Phone / broadband, Movies and the general package. No sport.
I was put through to "retention" and the latest quote is £69 including movies and sport. I am due to call them back to say still not acceptable as equivalent BT is £54...
Sky Sports
Sky Cinema
Sky Entertainment
Sky Box Sets
Sky Kids
HD
Fibre Optic 36MB
Phone Line
All for £73 a month from a Black Friday deal last year.
Netflix £7.99
Amazon Prime £6.50
I pay for the 24 HR sky sports pass as needed and can use Google ay Movies to rent new releases (as well as Amazon) as needed.
This shows the adavantges of streaming TV off the internet. Obviously you need decent internet connectivity, probably fibre but so many companies are competing now it's so much cheaper anyway. In the long term I don't see how Sky can compete, unless they remove the satelite dish.
No internet or phone line with them either.