I did this deal back in may...managed to combine it with 25% off as well and got quid Co to match tcb rate of £136.50 which has just paid out last month...the TV arrived 2 days before the sky engineer came to install sky x my package cost me £180 + £10 installation fee for the year...and I got the 32 inch TV which is pretty decent with free view. ..plus £136.50 cashback x

OR Buy a NOW TV box entertainment pass £5 a month or less

Maybe you can help me then, What should I do if I've commited loads of crime and want to evade the police for as along as possible?

£110 cashback for Original bundle on TCB (£115.50 for Plus members)

I'm coming to the end of my 12 month minimum term on the TV, so going to sign up as a new customer again:

Original bundle 12 x £20.00= £240
minus £115.50 TCB (Plus member)
minus £100 Amazon voucher
plus £10 installation
= £34.50 for the year.

I've also given them notice that I want to cancel broaband/talk due to price increases coming in and I'm leaving mid-minimum term with no cancellation fee and signing up as a new customer again (separate account to the TV):

Line rental = £17.40 x 12 = £208.80
minus £84 TCB (highest cashback guarantee matching Quidco with plus 5%)
minus £100 pre-paid Mastercard
= £24.80 for the year.

Doubt the TV will arrive in time for Xmas, you have to claim it after 30 days of your install and then wait for it to be shipped. Took ours about 7 weeks after install to arrive iirc.

SkyBox

OR Buy a NOW TV box entertainment pass £5 a month or less

Meh. Sky is usually free for the first year anyway, or around £50 for the "family bundle". This is no biggy.

Family bundle says £36pm.

Family Bundle is £36 a month, not £20
The Original Bundle is £20

You buy a Now TV box for example from here £12.99 Argos Link > it contains a 3 months entertainment pass. You connect the box in your TV trough HDMI cable and using your internet (WiFi) you have access for 3 months to these live Sky Channels: Sky1, Sky Living, Sky Atlantic, GOLD, Comedy Central, Sky Arts, ITV Encore, FOX, MTV, Discovery Channel, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Nick JR and also access to Catch Up, TV boxsets too. There are also some applications on the box like BBCiPlayer, ITV Player, Demand 5, Youtube... You can even watch on different devices like gaming consoles, Laptops. I believe with one account you can register up to 4 devices.

I did this deal back in may...managed to combine it with 25% off as well and got quid Co to match tcb rate of £136.50 which has just paid out last month...the TV arrived 2 days before the sky engineer came to install sky x my package cost me £180 + £10 installation fee for the year...and I got the 32 inch TV which is pretty decent with free view. ..plus £136.50 cashback x

£110 cashback for Original bundle on TCB (£115.50 for Plus members)

I'm coming to the end of my 12 month minimum term on the TV, so going to sign up as a new customer again:

Original bundle 12 x £20.00= £240
minus £115.50 TCB (Plus member)
minus £100 Amazon voucher
plus £10 installation
= £34.50 for the year.

I've also given them notice that I want to cancel broaband/talk due to price increases coming in and I'm leaving mid-minimum term with no cancellation fee and signing up as a new customer again (separate account to the TV):

Line rental = £17.40 x 12 = £208.80
minus £84 TCB (highest cashback guarantee matching Quidco with plus 5%)
minus £100 pre-paid Mastercard
= £24.80 for the year.

Good deal

Choice of reward: Choice of a 32” LG TV, Samsung Tab E, LG Soundbar, 10 movies from Sky Store or a £100 Amazon Gift Certificate for new Sky customers only. Sky TV: £20-£75.75 a month. £10 set up fee applies. Payments by Direct Debit. 12 month minimum subscriptions. One reward per household. You must claim your reward online at http://www.sky.com/claim within 90 days of your service being activated. To receive the M&S e-Voucher you need a valid email address and the ability to print. Not available with any other Sky TV offer. Sky Store and Amazon further terms apply. Offer ends 30 November 2015.

Is it Amazon or M&S voucher. Their terms are unclear... Also why is the Mod not amending the title. Family Bunlde is not £20 pm. Misleading advertising... :stuck_out_tongue:

I'm about to sign up as a new Sky customer. I want a phone line, broadband, Sky Family TV bundle, Multiscreen, the new 2 TB and another box etc.
Can experienced members advise me what may be possible as discounts. (I don't want the 32" TV offer.)

Sorry I forgot to ask that if I am introduced by a friend who will receive a reward will I still be able to haggle for the best deal?

Does it applies to existing customers?whats best offer existing customers can get on broadband tv and landline

Yes but cant change address

Hi all, I had half-price Sky but now at the end of my contract and the bill will be skyrocketing from £55 ish to £100

Are there any BF deals for Sky competitors such as BT? I assume this Sky offer is for new customers only.

Wouldn't it be better to buy a £12.99 box every 3 months, £4.33 a month!!

Why would you need to change address to be a new customer? Wendy21 closes her account, Jane21 opens an account. Jane21 is a new customer.

has anybody had the tv delivered quickly it does say 28 days after activation was hoping to get it in time for xmas

Change name.

And therein is the problem, reliable tv supply over the internet - one day maybe (I'll believe the 'high speed internet as a basic human right' thing when I see it).

My TV is nearly at the end of the 12 month term, in a month's time, so I've given 30 days notice to cancel.

I'm mid-term for my phone line/broadband, but Sky have recently announced price rices from 1/12/15 and anyone cancel within 30 days of receiving the email/letter from them, even mid-term.

You can't sign up as a new customer at the same address unless you've left them for 1 year or more. :disappointed:

This deal is poor. £50 for a year of the Original bundle is expensive. It's usually free.

Maybe you can help me then, What should I do if I've commited loads of crime and want to evade the police for as along as possible?

I have all of my services - telephone, tv and phone with Virgin Media at the moment. If I just wanted to do the tv option with Sky, would it cost more than £10 for an Engineer to come in and do all of the wiring for this? Thank you.

Please can someone tell me two things?

1) Is Sky broadband as quick as Virgin Media?
2) How do you get Original bundle for free for a year please?

I'm with VM and to be fair we go through the same charade every year at leaving time, but I quite fancy just leaving one year, and this may be it.

​hand your self in haha

if your a current sky customer (currently have an active sky broadband or sky channels still running) then no you cant take up this offer

if however you have cancelled anytime in the last 12 months then all you need is your partners name and different email address, (as long as the name and email is different from your old sky account)

Change name.

are you changing the surname or can you get away with just the first name?

Say what you want about Sky but I did this last April and haven't been able to fault them so far.

Only problem is the £21 a month is for the basic bundle with no box sets or movies etc, but with the quidco and the TV it evens itself out.

I'll probably leave and do the same thing again next year. Is it possible to leave and join back on a similar decent deal?

HOTHOTHOT anyway!

Just a note of caution the stream from a NOW TV box is highly compressed and is broadcast 720. Other than that there will be programs from Sky they cannot broadcast or they will miss episodes in a series. It's a cheaper alternative but we aren't comparing like for like

​that's no good if we are married then with the same surname.. pity

This point is still valid. YOU cannot sign up in the same address within 12 months - another person can (i.e your partner).

If you are the only person living at your address (not everyone has a partner!), then you cannot take the offer (without being sneaky and using a false name)

How many partners have you had ?:smile:

try it, with same surname, and different email worth a try if you've cancelled within last 12 months, it will tell you on checkout process if your accepted or not, worth a shot worst can happen is they say sorry etc

..seriously?

you rotate the surname each year (or try first names if your married worth a try isn't it?) and repeat the process, so for example, my name one year, once contract is up cancel, wait till channels are inactive and then sign up in ur partners name, once hers are up ,i put it back into mine:) simples

Cannot. Chordiant (Sky's CRM system) checks surname against address. If a surname has had live services at an address within the last 12 months, the order will fail the new customer check. Need to change name (surname).

I didn't think it would work, but worth a shot for those married

meh, I'd rather try to blag a 50% off deal.
Sky are losing customers in the droves because of BT Sports & Streaming services like netflix/amazon.

Its the beginning of the end for packaged bundles. Give it 10 years & everything will be on demand & PPV.

Mis-spell the surname is fine. Change a letter. Add a letter. As long as it's not identical it's fine.

Does anyone know the model number of the LG 32" television? I think it used to be the LG LY330C, not sure if this is the model they still offer?

Works out to be a very poor offer for the Family package:

£36 x 12 months - £115.50 topcashback - £100 amazon vouchers + £10 installation
= £432 - £115.50 - £100 + £10
= £226.5 / 12 months
= £18.88/month

That is basically 50% off, which is a very poor deal for the family package, you can normally get the family package with their 50% off deals + quidco for around £8-10/month.

The original package is:

£20 x 12 months - £115.50 topcashback - £100 amazon vouchers + £10 installation
= £240 - £115.50 - £100 + £10
= £34.50 / 12 months
= £2.88/month

This actually isn't that great an offer from sky. Normally you can get a deal whereby sky pay pretty much for the first year. I know when I signed up in September my net amount for 12 months the net amount worked out at -£5 for the year. Not sure how seasonal sky offers are though

Add an 's' to the end of the surname, or remove a character, it will go through as a new customer, you can then phone up to get the name 'corrected' if need be. People were doing that on the Sky broadband deals a few months ago.

Where's the options for half price sky family bundle or half price multi screen?

I left sky over a year ago and moved to bt broadband. Just tried signing up, however sky are treating me as a current customer. Just found out the reason is sky still owe me £4.68 on my last contract and never closed my account!

Anyway the sales people were telling me to try entering my address manually and another guy said use a maiden name, change your email, use a different mobile etc. I was like isn't that fraud but this is what he was telling me

It will go through but still worried the cashback will be declined...

No need to change address.

The channels in the original bundle sucks

Got all excited but this isn't really a very good deal unless I'm missing something. No bb or line rental.

So am I correct in assuming this offer is for new Sky customers? Further, is it correct to say that although Sky have separate contract for their SkyTalk, Sky Broadband and Sky TV, if you are in the midst of a contract or have left any of them in the last 12 months, you do not qualify for any Sky offer targeted at 'new' customers?

And of course, the workaround is for people to alternate taking out deals in the name of another family member every year.

So if you are in the midst of a SkyTalk contract, do you get deals to entice you towards Sky TV? Nothing in my online account showing - only in month 2 of contract.

How is it legal at all?...

Tiocfaidh ár lá..

​Don't think thats very appropriate.

Ah now.

This might be another daft question but....
All the people who sign up again after a year- do sky use your original dish etc, or install new?
Thanks

If you need to change address for particular website, leave everything the same, just change postcode a little manually so postoffice still finds your house, ie xxxx 6ew becomes xxxx 6ev

I would wait for the new sky q box in Jan Feb , current box is showing its age

This looks like and fits the bill for this TV in my mind
https://www.alza.co.uk/32-lg-32lf510b-d2421704.htm?kampan=adeupla-uk_produkty_dle-uhlopricky&country=GB&gclid=Cj0KEQiAj8uyBRDawI3XhYqOy4gBEiQAl8BJbcs9FFaxA38T9jXpkBhg4ZwhZoRaqwzFSZdKRWzhiOMaAjyF8P8HAQ

as anyone else noticed (current sky customers) if you have original package and try to update to family pack (it currently states half price for 12 months, yet when u try to upgrade it shows full price in basket?

It's the same process. Just need to wait until quidco / tcb is a bit higher and the incentive from sky is better. Probably will be like that again in the new year

Anyone know what model the TV is? Trying to decide if I am better taking the TV, sound bar or vouchers? TV and sound bar I will sell on.

Um, you can Google how to rob a bank, doesn't make it legal. Kodi as a piece of software is 100% legal. But by using an addon that allows you to stream premium channels without paying and therefore bypasses paying subscriptions to licence holders you are breaking the law.

Note, this is not the same as something like TV Catchup, that only allows non-premium channels such as BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4, as long as you hold a valid TV licence, you are legally allowed to stream the channels live as they are broadcast.

So it is legal then, thanks for googling....

its the same if you want to watch footy online, without sky, there are places to watch it live on certain streaming sites,

its the same as downloading movies torrents, songs, games, software or whatever, its all illegal, yet people do it, its the same with kodi, anyone can download it and use it

fact is all of the above mentioned are illegal, yet millions if not billions do it everyday.using torrents, or as other poster mentioned watch premium tv using kodi

Exactly correct.

I'm afraid you are misinformed my friend.. That's like saying whoever uploaded a torrent is the only one responsible..

wow 1st sky deal I've seen getting hot votes instead of freezing cold!!!! :smile:

Ha, you got shares in Sky??

​really? when was that????? :laughing:

More likely that they understand that ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law and are trying to educate and inform. What is true is that authorities would not generally target the individual streaming the content as they can take more of the activity down by taking down those hosting it so those are the prime target. Just like if someone robs a store at gunpoint and a kid at the back of a store slides a Snickers into their bag during the commotion, the police and even the store owner won't care about the Snickers that was stolen as there is a bigger target for them. It doesn't mean what the kid did was legal though.

This was the last one I think http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sky-broadband-deal-from-moneysaving-expert-5-35-for-a-whole-year-2282691

No.
If you download an illegal torrent file it is then on your computer meaning you own an illegal file. whatever that may be. Streaming it through something like Kodi means you are only watching not owning. Downloading is illegal streaming at the moment isn't. (I'm sure it soon will be)

When you stream a file, it downloads onto your computer or phone into a temp directory. Even if it is clearing itself afterwards, or only storing part of the file at a time, it is still downloading the video. Look at it this way, if you download an illegal torrent, watch it and then delete it, is it legal? (Answer: No)

I get you cancel your sky account and sign up in a new name but does using the same bank account create any issues when signing up? My sky account elapses next week but in the Mrs name.

I like my sky costs me £50 a year
I get all ppv events
all channels
fantastic deal lol

So can anyone confirm they have this deal and have actually recjeved there 32in lg tv free from sky??!! What tv is it if so..is it LED? Smart app?? I csnnot find any information on the tv itself in any reviews or comments. Much help is appreciated thank you :smiley:

That may be true, but by there nature, in order to download a torrent you must also upload some of it too. So your argument isn't a very good one. Torrenting always involves uploading. Streaming is only downloading and is therefore more of a grey area from a legal perspective.

When buying the bundle i'm only given either £25 Tesco, Mastercard or M&S voucher and not anything else?

​you are very wrong
zgemma box Google it

well your not paying sky £50 a year then are you for everything
your just paying for a box and using it illegally to view subscription/based tv channels

This offer is not about the legality or otherwise of kodi or torrents. Please take your arguements elsewhere.

Not at all, you can completely deny any uploading on a torrent.
It's not a grey area at all, it's illegal. It's just hard to clamp down on.

What's the tv spec?

TV spec


Dimensions:

Width = 732 mm x Height = 431 mm x Depth = 55.5 mm
Screen type: LED
Display size: 32 inch

Connectors: CI / Component / HDMI / RF Connector / SCART / USB / VGA / Jack 3.5mm
HDMI: Ports 1
Display Format: 720p

Resolution: 1366×768

Do they still insist on sending an engineer round for multiroom or will they allow self install now? Last load of cowboys did such a bad job I emailed sky and they paid my expenses to do the job properly lol don't want all of that hassle again

I went through Quidco to try to upgrade my Original Bundle (where I already have a discount applied/loyalty) and tried to add the Family Bundle. On the edit your order screen it says +£16 per month for Family Bundle but the total is showing as "New monthly cost with offers £33 then £36"

I guess it removes my discount from before? Any ideas what to do if anything?

thanks OP. ordered it . scheduled install on 7th Dec. might have to wait for another 30 days for the TV to arrive .

​do I need TV licence fee for using now TV for 3 months ?

Yes.

Black Friday my ar## I got the same deal 2 months ago with a tablet

Can someone please tell me how long it takes for the £100 Amazon voucher to arrive. I will claim for the voucher straight away??

can take up to 30 days to arrive once claimed,

****

Not expired

sign up using different name, same address, different d/debit details (use partner or friend), pay install fee with card not used with sky (u can use different name as not checked), once all gone thru and installed, change ddebit to your account if u wish.
give 30 days notice to cancel previous sky service on day you sign up.
always worked for me, this will be my 5th time

​how wrong are you ??
zgemma v2 box

I,m not wrong, your not paying sky as the other poster said
if you want pay per view events, THEY ARE extra cost on sky

all your doing is using a box and viewing subscription/channels illiegally, to which is totally different and irrelevant to what other poster said

Right..that's the final straw!
I'm getting divorced for cheap SKY :smile:

I'm a Sky Broadband & Phoneline customer (signed up about a few weeks ago). Am I classed as a new customer as I've never had Sky television or am I an exsisting customer?

Surely you can't get the HD channels?

Don't bank on Quidco, had mine turned down after 4 months and an appeal.......

sky broadband [s really poor if u stream or have kids who use x box live its useless

You didn't mention you had a dodgy box, people aren't mind readers.

Also, I prefer having HD Sky channels.

Even better if you get a friend to recommend you as you both get £125 each. No quidco this way but still better

Left sky about 18 months ago now and used Now TV boxes mostly which have been great!
So now I'd be accepted back as a new customer I'm quite tempted but would want broadband/fibre unlimited plus all the tv channels (including sports and movies and bt sport) but I'm not sure how much discount I could blag. Not just that, but I'm wondering what sort of deal they might offer new customers on the new Sky Q box / setup when it's released which I have to say looks pretty awesome!

Last Saturday's PPV event between Fury and Klitschko was shown free on German channel RTL.

Either moving your dish 9 degrees, or attaching a second LNB to it, and manually tuning your Sky or Freesat box, was all you needed to do.

You can also get live Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup (BBC and BT ones) and every F1 race in HD absolutely free and legal on German TV through your existing box.

Ideal if you've cancelled and your dish isn't doing much. Or if you're having a new install get them to put a second dish up and turn the old dish to Astra 19.2 east.

Never done this - so don't need a new box or dish then - just cancel and sign up on the same day with new name etc ?

sounds good - thanks

I have done the above deal but with a Sky trader standing outside Harrow Tesco so missed out on Quidco. He cancelled my contract and done in spouse name. Also moving phone/broadband from Talk Talk (broadband is free on this deal) - not much saving but thought better to have All in one. I did not realise you could cancel and get new contract in partners name so will definitely do this next year.

Also the sky trader said you can ask the Engineer to connect old box in another room - may charge a small fee but better than paying Sky every month. I will let you know if this has worked for me.- advised new installation on 6/12/15.

Another work around to the name is to add an 'a' to your address assuming this is an option. 29 becomes 29a - the engineer will most likely knock on 29 thinking there is a flat.

Just went on the sky live chat asking for a discount, she straight away offered me 50% off bringing the family package with sports and movies down to £36 a month. Makes you wonder how much they're overcharging in the first place!

any one else have issues? Just went through quidco and chosen build a bundle and i come back with an error on all browsers. If I call up, I obviously wont get the quidco paid out right?

Unable to continue with your order
An error has occurred
Unfortunately, we have not been able to proceed with your order. To continue by phone, please call 0800 151 2758.

Thanks for letting me know..

It's not quite the same as having a full blown package, with the option to pause and record TV though is it? The boxes are slow and clunky, the EPG system is naff, and there's a limited choice of channels.

This is not really a good deal as you can get sky tv half price. the tv is not worth it

What limited choice of channels please. The channels are the same as the original bundle with 2 less - Sky2 and Syfy Are they worth the additional £10 per month??? I don't think so. What about these channels Discovery Channel, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Nick JR? Are they included in your Original Bundle? No , they are in the Variety bundle which costs £30!!!

The box speed and responsiveness is crap compared to a full blown Sky box plus you can't live pause etc. Don't get me wrong they're a valid option but they're not really a direct comparison. It's about time you could include Now TV boxes under your Sky sub as a cheaper self install multiroom I reckon you'd get a lot more people signing up then.

As for the extra channels well if you watch them then they could easily be worth £10 per month. I download most of our shows now things like the full 5 seasons of the original Teen Titans for the kids all kinds of stuff like that stick it on my server and the kids access it either in the living room via the server or from Now TV (Plex) or Xbox360 in their bedroom.

I don't know why we bother paying Sky at all tbh probably because the aunt that lives next door has a multiroom box from us (yes yes naughty I know) she's 80 so she pays the £10 a month so sod Sky! Think will get the wife to phone and cancel the lot and see what they offer £20 a month for 12 months plus £100 voucher would be nice indeed or i'd take £100 credit on the Sky account, failing that will cancel and i'll have to sign up....

There's heavy focus on the channels here, you missed my other comments. I pay £13 a month for the Family+ package or something, loads of HD channels, plus the extras i've already mentioned. You can't really compare the two. You're not dragging on your broadband connection too, it's instant.

Its the extra line rental that kills this deal for me. I am on a £15.99 p/m package deal which includes line rental, TV, broadband and calls (although their call package has now become chargeable). My tariff runs out end of March so there will soon be a negotiation to be had.

Yeah but that's the thing: YOU PAY £13 per month. How much is the Family Bundle now ? £36 per month. If it's £13 per month then I will want it. Everyone will. But it's not and that's what I am trying to say. It's way overpriced.

Nice thread revival

The only legal free things you'll get with Kodi is the on demand services and some freeview channels. Anything over that and it's no longer legal.

So just the act of viewing streamed material without actually downloading or sharing it is now illegal?

Yeah, I get ya.... To get those prices, it's just a timing thing, I joined at 50% off, so every 12 months i'll get on the chat and say the same thing, i'm leaving etc, anything you can do. The discount is either another 50% off, or with what i'm paying now it is a little more off. I can't understand why people would pay full price for a Sky sub.

Yeah exactly, neither do I :-)

Wait what, watching the (otherwise) paid SKY content on Kodi is legal?

Well as far as I was aware, as long as you didn't actually download/keep/store it or share anything like peer to peer you wouldn't be liable for prosecution for viewing only the streamed content. I really hope that is the case because that was the whole basis why we run Kodi off a Raspi.

Just for clarity... I wasn't really referring to particular Sky content as we have a standard package with Sky, but we use Kodi on the pi to stream films and some stateside shows etc.

TOSH

I got family to bundle unlimited fibre broadband and line rental for £34 a month for 12 months. Free install and only £10 up front fee.