Falkirks-Finest Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I'm trying to haggle with sky to get the sports package at a reduced price but not having much luck. Has anyone had any success with this before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 When I was with Sky, the best time to haggle over their sports package was at the end of the season, not the start. They expected people then to leave (May) and take on the movies instead. So when I went to cancel they offered me the next 12 months at a reduced rate. Right now they know the season is kicking off and so I doubt they'll budge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cardinal Richelieu Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I'm trying to haggle with sky to get the sports package at a reduced price but not having much luck. Has anyone had any success with this before? Why don't you offer them two free $25 iTunes gift cards to sweeten the deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
energyzone Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Better waiting until October/November when they normally start offering deals on their sports packages. A lot of people cancel over the summer and take it up again when the season starts so it makes no financial sense for Sky to make any offers just now. In a couple of months the uptake rate for the Sports will have reduced significantly and that's the time to do something about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 From my experience with things like this you don't get to actually haggle. Come at them saying that you're willing to walk away to whatever competitor and you'll get a quick yes or no response and that'll be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitnail Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Front Row Sports + Adblocker plus offers an excellent discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 What price are you looking at to upgrade to sky sports ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statts1976uk Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Just put notice in to quit Sky completely and they'll phone you back within a week to offer deals. I've managed to get 50% off everything for 12 months and no new 12 month contract plus £50 credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Workmate phoned up and cancelled his hoping they would give him a deal, he was paying £112 per month. They phoned him back the night before it was due to cut off and offered him 10 months at half price. This was just a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 £112 a month!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Full package + BT sports + Multiroom + HD + phone and Broadband is about £112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I cancelled my Sky and within 2 weeks got phoned up offering 50% off for a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkle Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Anyone had problems with the range of Skys broadband service? Had an engineer out who renewed the socket in my house, new wiring in the cabinet and sorted any issues at the exchange. The wifi in the livingroom etc is excellent but as soon as anything gets further than 10 feet from the hub, it drops off completely. He thinks its the build of my home and suggested wifi extenders or homeplugs (which i had in my previous home) but surely if im paying a premium to Sky for a service, they should be making sure i get it throughout my house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmyself Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I've twice phoned up to quit and they gave me half price for a year. It doesn't mean anything to them, you're crazy to pay the full price when it's value is obviously half of that. They basically just chance their arm with the standard prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podlie Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 See if they offering new customer deals and ask for the same if they say no go down cancellation route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim O'Grady Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Front Row Sports + Adblocker plus offers an excellent discount. I just tried this & the man fae Sky, he say aye & says I'll be receiving a call soon about it. Let's hope when they call Il get a big discount too. Grimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Anyone had problems with the range of Skys broadband service? Had an engineer out who renewed the socket in my house, new wiring in the cabinet and sorted any issues at the exchange. The wifi in the livingroom etc is excellent but as soon as anything gets further than 10 feet from the hub, it drops off completely. He thinks its the build of my home and suggested wifi extenders or homeplugs (which i had in my previous home) but surely if im paying a premium to Sky for a service, they should be making sure i get it throughout my house? Sky were giving away WiFi boosters, we got a generic letter in offering us one but don't need it in our flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I've twice phoned up to quit and they gave me half price for a year. It doesn't mean anything to them, you're crazy to pay the full price when it's value is obviously half of that. They basically just chance their arm with the standard prices. They also make a fortune from people who pay for channels they don't use, especially the movie channels.They didn't used to hand out so many deals as they knew there were areas that didn't have the option of switching to Virgin, but now that BT have moved in they have more competition to contend with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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