Sky Scam.

[Notts red]

Thanks Batch. Was thinking of trying the " I'm leaving sky, because " and then see if they come back to me with a better deal but don't really want to be without broadband and sky sports etc so was thinking about just getting a new provider in place first for a smooth change over.

[DMR]

When I was a Sky call centre oik in my Yooni days we could go to 50% discount off all services for up to 12 months without even having to pose the question to anybody more senior than myself. Ditto M&S vouchers up to £100.

Just bleat on and you'll get bags of free/discounted shizzle.

[Notts red]

Thanks for the help, I'll give Sky a call ( even that gripes me as it should be free to sky customers ) and see what they can do for us.

[Trashbat?]

I think Sky have clamped down in recent years and pull most peoples bluff now, guy I work with said he was leaving as he wanted a better deal, they just gave him the termination date and didn’t offer anything. He had to ring back the next morning saying it was a mistake and he now wanted to stay.

[Arriba]

Every time i have moaned to sky,tiscali-talktalk i have been given money off,had new routers etc. Going mad does really work i've found. With sky i said i dont want to go but i'm really skint etc what can you do and they cut money off for a year.

[Notts red]

I'll just tell sky that I'm leaving as times are hard and I'm not interested in reducing the family package including sports as its not fair on individuals ( children, wife ) to just keep sports or movies. If they can't do anything I'll then definitely change providers. I pay over a hundred pounds a month so must be able to get the same package for less.

[thedarkprince]

I pay over a hundred pounds a month so must be able to get the same package for less.

What the fuck?!

[Peter Venkman]

We used to play £90 a month, for movies, sports, HD and 3 bedroom multiroom, too expensive so we left them, told them why we were leaving and they never offered us any special cut price package deal, but then we didnt ask for one.

[thedarkprince]

I'm with Virgin and get a 1 TB Tivo, HD channels, one extra HD box, phone, 20MB broadband for less than £45 a month. No idea how much Sky Sports or Movies would be extra but surely not £55 extra.

[Arriba]

I currently pay 55 quid for my sky and about 20 quid for phone and broadband. I don't use the phone much though. I have always found sky to be really good. Got a new dish,hd box and an extra feed from the dish fitted into my kids bedroom for freesat boxes for nowt, ontop of the reduced monthly charges. Reminds me i'll have to give them a call as its been over a year now. Talk talk are cheap as fuck but their customer service aint much until you shout at them.

[TheMajorSTFC]

Always found Sky to be helpful when calling them up...although their smallprint fucked me over at Uni, bastads!!!

[Notts red]

What the fuck?!

here is a brief break down of my bill: Entertainment extra with sports and movies £52
Multi room ( sons tv ) £10.25
Sky+hd pack £10.25
Sky broad band unlimited £7.50
Sky talk- ( phone bill ) £ 11.95
Sky talk line rental £ 12.25.
The Virgin deal sounds much better so will be looking to switch soon.

[stfcinbmth]

Hi all....seem to have got some answers from Sky(they answered after 22 mins!)

Seems now that a lot of companys use this Affinity etc......and also the answering systems cost now and in some cases even the engaged tone.

Anyway they are monitoring my phone as they agree that things do not look right....also the red button on the box can be liked to these mystery numbers as well as bill paying facilitys ie water on 08 numbers...they all use these outside agencys.

And wait for it......even the Swindon Town number is billed as Affinity Intergrated Systems!....or at least was when i rang them before Xmas and was put on hold for 16 mins....and being charged £1.60,will be having a word with Paolo about that

Disconnect any of their poxy boxes from the phone line just to rule them out

[Arriba]

How much would virgins top tv package cost? hd sky sports is a must which they couldn't provide when i last enquired. Has that changed now?

[leefer]

Disconnect any of their poxy boxes from the phone line just to rule them out

Will do Ugg Man.