I'm always tempted by this but the bloody charge for HD is stupid :disappointed:

I'm very tempted by this as we moved house and the new house only has one input on the dish. Can only record one thing at once, it's madness I tells you :man:

I would never go back to using Sky TV or broadband.

They always over charge loyal customers who have been with them years and only offer these great deals to new customers....

How about you take care of your customers who have supported you for years - then they wouldn't all be leaving!

Never again and this is just my opinion :smile:

P.S. I gave heat as this is decent for NEW customers.

im speaking to an abhishek now on sky not getting anything better as an existing customer to join SKY Q, i belive shy HD teams are different form SKY Q
i swear on the sky chat , one person talks to a number of customers, massive delay between responses
just been given no contract at 60% off for upto 12months, i can cancel anytime within 12 months and £50 credit using sky HD.

Tough session tonight with SKY. I quit last month and waited for a better offer than 50% off, but none came. Checked my account and the discount had dropped to 40%. Went on to chat they upped the offer immediately to 50% and £25 quid credit.

After much back and forward they increased to 60% but maintained £25 credit. I tried various ways to reach my target which was full sky had pakage for £28. Max they would let me have was full package for £32 inc HD sports and movies

We didn't manage to agree so I started scaling back what I was prepared to buy, I dropped sports and said they would need to offer rolling contract - they declined and said they had no power to over rule contract when box sets are part of the deal.

I then said ok, well if you want a contract you can take off movies and it'll be HD box sets only. They said ok ....

Surprisingly as the deal was finalised they through movies back in. So I got box sets, movies and HD and £25 credit for £22.40 a month. I'm ok/happy with that.

can't pm you but interested in this.

Hold out. You'll get 60% minimum. You have 28 days to change your mind.
Just pop back in sky chat every week or so for a deal. Take the 60% off for renewing sky HD then go online to upgrade to Sky Q for just pennies after that!

missed this deal, sky cancelled today and max they offered 40 % on the option 12 months left sky.. Any tricks someone got?

I made an account just for this and I can't PM because I apparently need to be more active haha. Any other way you can share a link?

You're not allowed to self promote as a staff member.

yep pm me and any new customers

I would definitely call back and cancel. They do offer better deals, they are currently offering me 60% but if to the additional cost for hd on sports which is the deal breaker.

That's what's stopping me going back!

For new customers? Do you have a link?

complete bundle 35 for 18 month ends 22 june

Will try thanks mh

Wish I could go into Tesco and ask them for free shopping as I've shopped with them for years... OFC they wont just give you free TV. Shesh.. C'mon.

If you have Sky Box Sets but only watch Sky Sports in HD, you might as well cancel the £6.00 HD pack and see if they give it you for free:

Sky Sports HD now FREE (subscription needed) - HotUKDeals
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sky-sports-hd-now-free-subscription-needed-2705610

it's not 'any' cancellation fee, only phone or bb related. so make sure ur not in any tv contract with virgin

Why charge for hd now? All boxs and tv are hd now

Got 60%off 50 credit and no contract I only need to hand in 31days notice my own hd box

is 60% still on? I've got 35 for 18 months anybody

Correct. The main things they don't discount are the £6 HD and the £12 multiroom.

Sky Complete, which includes the £6 HD, costs £80. They take 60% off the £74, giving £29.60, and add the £6 HD charge to that. The total would be £35.60 - increasing to £47.60 if you want multiroom.

should be £35.60 with 60% off ... afaik sky don't discount HD so its charged at £6

Was offered 60% but it was not 60% it was about 51% am on 80pounds a month was offered it for 39 pounds I explained 60% off was 32pounds then was offered it for 36amonth still not 60% so left it

matty u havnt got pm on

Even the 33% off seems to have disappeared now and it's back to full price! Got to love the consistency...


Edit - 33% off link still seems to be available via Quidco but not via sky.com

I spoke to a guy who sells Sky in a shopping centre yesterday evening. I told him what I had with Virgin and what I wanted from Sky (a 2TB Sky Q box, one mini, the complete TV package (except for Sports which i don't watch), HD, boxsets, Sky Fibre Max Unlimited, telephone line (no calls included) ) and he offered me it for £65 a month with £45 up front (for installation I think he said - not that I care!) for 18 months.
I told him I couldn't take it out just yet because I was still in contract with Virgin till the end of July, so he gave me a form which he said meant I could claim back any early cancellation fees from Virgin (upto a maximum of £100). So i signed up there and then. Im very happy. £65 a month and only £45 up front. Job done.
I know a few people who've had great deals thrown at them from these shopping centre sellers, so i suggest you talk to one to see what they can offer you. Its worth a try at least.

someone earlier (sometime yesterday posted in this thread) stating they were only giving out the discount to 2000 customers . At the time the OP said they are claiming only a few left. I did read though a
they will be offering 33%. checked the website and they only seem to be giving 33%

What! Yesterday the Sky site said only 2 days left and today the offer has gone!

Sky is joke, they will offer the world just to get you into a contract, those days are well and truly gone, any mug wanting a contract for 18 months must be off there head there's still alot of free TV out there with NO CONTRACT try and get out of it once your in it!!!!!

codes available

An extra £3 per month gets you: Alibi HD, Animal Planet HD, Cartoon Network HD, Channel 5 HD, Comedy Central HD, Crime and Investigation HD, Dave HD, Discovery HD, Disney Channel HD, Disney Junior HD, Disney XD HD, FOX HD, Good Food HD, History HD, E! HD, E4 HD, Eden HD, Eurosport HD, Eurosport 2 HD, Film 4 HD, ITV2 HD, ITV3 HD, ITV4 HD, Lifetime HD, More 4 HD, MTV HD, National Geographic HD, Nat Geo Wild HD, Nickelodeon HD, Sky 1 HD, Sky Arts 1 HD, Sky Arts 2 HD, Sky Atlantic HD, Sky Living HD, Sky News HD, Sky Sports News HQ HD, Star Plus HD, Sy Fy HD, TCM HD, TLC HD, Universal HD, Watch HD

You could try getting them to move you up to that package, I'm sure if you threaten to pull out they'll be more than happy to do it.

Thanks mate. It does not look great...
BBC One HD, BBC Two HD, BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD, ITV HD, Channel 4 HD, BBC News HD, NHK World HD, RT HD, CBBC HD, CBeebies HD

If rest channels are SD is it not better get Now TV with the same SD streaming quality for less?

complete bundle 35 per month for 18 month

I have picked Variety & Sky Q, just joined over the phone after 8PM.

Can anyone tell me please which HD channels are included in that Variety package? Thanks!

Are you calling me a liar ? The maximum we have is 40% I wouldn't lie on a forum my job is important to me we generally only have 40% maximum for exist customers

I rang up this evening and got the 50% off over the phone. They said they only have a few codes left and it went through. I got the multiroom add on for an extra £12 per month (no discount given on that). I got the box for free though as he said its normally £99 and they offer a discount of upto £60 off which makes it £40 but he waived that price.

Dunno if I really need the multiroom but I've got 30 days to cancel it.

Gutted I can't get the quidco or tcb on this. I couldn't order this online as my address pops up as previously having sky and they couldn't sort that over the phone.

the live chat advisor just told me the 50% was just for the first 2000 subscribers

Whatever. Crack on. You're the expert now it seems.
I use remote over HDMI cables with my above set up. Works perfectly.

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Did they literally tell you to f*** off ?

I am only offered 50% off Sky HD, I have been told to **** off twice by Sky so I am gonna do that.

But you then have to pay an extra £12 per month for the 18 month contract = £216. And I noted that when adding the multiscreen option there's no 50% discount on that!

a mod edited the title not me . someone told me it was expiring though and the 33% was coming into play . but nice of you to find out for others .

The box drops to £60 when you pay for multiscreen so only an extra £40 for the box.

Right, I've been on live chat and they say that this 50% offer expires at the end of today, so I'm not sure where the "2pm on 7th July" has come from.

Also confirmed that if I got the 2tb box I wouldn't be able to access the ultra HD content on it unless I paid extra for multiscreen which is a total rip off when I only have one TV and would be paying an extra £179 for the box! So basically I've left it and will stick with what I've got, balls to rejoining Sky.

They won't budge on 50% on the live chat. I pushed for the £20 vouchers and £20 off the first bill mentioned about and got nothing.

I was also told I can't get Quidco and any offer together, and it was the cash back that sold it to me. I'm happy enough with Amazon and Netflix if they can't match what other new customers have received.

The main number off Sky. Com website and when you ring as new customer. I have spoken to 6 different agents in the last 2 days to get the best deal. Another one has just offered £30 tesco vouchers plus £20 back on the box/fitting cost and £24.75 for sports package in sd as above. He did say if I take sports in HD for £35 you can have the 2tb box for £80. My offer was £40 for box and £30 for sports in HD no luck yet but will call them again tonight. All you can do is try!

It hasn't finished and you don't need a customised web link! You can go on the normal Sky website right now, select whichever package you want and it gives a 50% discount.

There are so many people getting confused between June and July, maybe I'm the one going mad and it really is 7th July today :smile:

Hardly anyone is reporting 75% discount. The best deal that people are getting is 60% with some getting a further £50 account credit.

I've just messaged Sky and got the 50% off deal, just over an hour after it finished. I said (honestly - I actually had) that I'd been on chat with someone else at Sky in the morning, and I'd like to take them up on the 50% deal. The guy gave me a customised web link that gave the 50% off for 18 months, and I've just finished signing up for it. Might be worth a try.

which number? I tried and they wouldn't budge from 50% off

Me too **** **** now cheeky **** should complain

Well I was more or less going to go for this. I didn't rush into it thinking I had a couple of days to decide....

It now says 7th July - a month from today.

Still goes into the basket at half price for me when selecting the package.

If you phone Sky you can still get the deal plus £20 vouchers and £20 off first months bill.

Where do you see that?

New customer deal complete bundle 35 for 18months

Nice of Sky to pull the plug on their "3 day deal" within a day...

TalkTalk hack 'affected 157,000 customers' - BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34743185

TalkTalk hit with record £400k fine over cyber-attack - The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/05/talktalk-hit-with-record-400k-fine-over-cyber-attack

Scammers hired hundreds of 'staff' to defraud TalkTalk customers - The Register
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/07/talktalk_scammers_hired_hundreds_of_staff_to_defraud_customers/

Talktalk offered me large fibre broadband, unlimited landline to mobile calls, 1000 international calls a month for 18 month contract with free plus TV for £25per month. I haven't seen anything better in market.

was supposed to be . but sky for some reason to pull the plug on it and offer 33% instead of 50%.

Hi all
I've been with sky since 1998 I've had few
Good deals in the past I ask them if they
would offer free tv as been with them for
long time they said they can't then they said
would you go to a shop and get something
free this how they treat a loyal customer
sati22

Can a Sky Q card be paired to a sky hd box - Digital Spy Forums
https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2155090/can-a-sky-q-card-be-paired-to-a-sky-hd-box

Thanks OP!

I've just signed up. I've gone for the original bundle + cinema package + multiroom with free mini sky Q box + 2gb hard drive.
Came out at £32PM (you don't get half price on the multi room) with £60 one off payment.
I mentioned the quidco (which I don't use) & they knocked £30 off my first payment.

First time using Sky so I'm excited. The new Q box looks decent.

I hear your anger but all companies are like that. Whether its car insurance, your bank, mobile network, broadband, etc none of them care about your loyality. They get you in with the good deals then after that they don't care and that is why people constantly change and jump ship cause we have to.

complete bundle 35 for 18 months

why does it say ends today 2pm? I thought it was 3 days or have I missed something?

As far as Ive been told no. There's no RF Out

Sky - Rejoin with 75% off and £100 credit - HotUKDeals
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sky-rejoin-with-75-off-100-credit-2546986

Left Sky within the last 12 months? Your exclusive offers to come back to Sky TV:
https://secure.sky.com/mysky-comeback/index

Or see if live chat can do any better using the link on this page:
https://secure.sky.com/mysky-extras/coming-back-to-sky

I thought this was a 3 day deal

I thought this was a 3 day deal ?

it's around £25 for the complete sky hd pack with multiroom, I also got half price line rental and half price fibre unlimited so works out around £40 per month for the lot.

I canceled 2 weeks ago, have paid my last bill, so in my eyes I am a new customer but no, this is sky.
I tried to buy this on-line in both mine and my wifes name.
Because there has been sky at my address in the last 12 months I was denied.
Now TV it is then, cheers I will enjoy not giving sky much money anymore.

hott. came across this deal by chance on the website and ordered

Had a 60% offer in my account to come back now its 50% will it go to 75% anytime soon?

If I'm reading it right can you only get the ultra HD content on the 2tb box if you also have multiscreen?

I've only got one TV so wouldn't have multiscreen but if I had a 2tb box can I still get the ultra HD? Seems a ripoff if not.

Yeah i thought that was the answer but they dont support hdmi out for the Q app :disappointed:

Wow, nearly 1000 degrees for a fairly bog standard offer. This would normally stall at around 200, am I missing something?

You should have got offered 50% off minimum. Personally I'd cancel and get Now TV, but it depends how much you want the PVR, HD and sports.

Looks like the same issues are around Sky Q and subtitles with on-demand content. There has been a campaign on Facebook to force Sky to enable subtitles for on-demand content which is now going through parliament as part of an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill. This will allow Ofcom to set on-demand subtitle quotas for broadcasters.

Subtitles on demand – our progress so far - Sky (August 2016)
https://corporate.sky.com/media-centre/our-blog/2016/subtitles-on-demand-our-progress-so-far

Campaign win! - Action On Hearing Loss: RNID
https://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/get-involved/campaign/access-to-television/subtitle-it/the-campaign-so-far/campaign-win.aspx

You can get the sky Q app on a phone or tablet, can you link either to your other TV?

I'm not saying it is right or wrong, but isn't the increased price to offset the price of the extra tech with the 2TB box? Double the storage, facility to record an extra channel over the lesser box, and the Bluetooth touch sensitive remote control with voice search must come at price.

The RF modulator converts HDMI to RF and has the remote function as well. You just have an IR blaster at each end.

If you use a Neet HDMI Splitter and an IR HDMI injector kit you not only can run the signal, you can change channels from the other room. No need to involve RF at all. Dont think theres even an RF out on Q boxes. I used this set up with Sky HD box and now with ZGemma H2S. Works a treat. I find that if there is a need to watch a different channel in another room, that the other channel is invariably on Freeview anyway.
Never yearned for, or missed multi-room. Expect to pay about £70 for the kit depending on how many splits you want. You will of course need to supply and run HDMI cables to rooms as required.

If you work for Sky, how do you justify the £199 set up charge for the 2tb box? Does it really take 10 times longer to install than the 1tb?

Thanks OP.

ANy reccomendations on how i get the signal from a Q box to another room without paying them £12 a month? i currently have an RF setup but obviously the Q box wont do this.
The 2 options i have so far, HDMI RF Modulator (£120) or a cat6 HDMI extender and re cable to that room. Id appriciate any advice :smile:

Thanks, I've seen that but very few shows have them yet. When you suggested trying the Now TV Smart Box I thought you were saying it would help, but if offers the same as the Xbox One app.

Can someone just tell me if catch-up TV and box sets on Sky Q have subtitles please?

Can I watch NOW TV with subtitles? - NOW TV Help Centre
https://help.nowtv.com/article/can-i-watch-now-tv-with-subtitles

They offered me a deal that was more expensive that what I could get on their website being an existing customer!! So I've cancelled! Had enough of them to be honest! I cancelled last time and then suddenly got 50% off when I logged back into my account! What a joke of a system to have to do this all the time!

I don't think so... I only have the BB and they are only offering me 33% off packages to upgrade.
Might be worth a look though.

Dont see why so hot, im paying £30 a month for full package (all in hd) via mse. Also posted same deal and got voted cold- bizarre voting imo.

They are also offering this as retention deal

I've never used a Now TV box. Just cannibalise the bundles for the codes and use them with the Xbox One app. Do you get subtitles using the box then?

It gets the channel guide, new shows, your q etc via the internet, the tv obviously comes via the dish but all the demand stuff is via the internet

Just need to be consistent and cheeky with them I find, there was a few offers on last month but nowhere near 50%, I managed to get them to 40% plus £25 pre-paid card back. We were paying £22 for boxset bundle, but added cinema since now paying £33 but can cancel that with a month's notice at anytime. Also that's fixed at that cost throughout the 18 months contract.

I was on a web chat to them and said it was tempting but there is IPTV to compete against and freeview.

Nope. But the latest one can use a normal aerial for freeview channels.

Can now tv boxes run off the sky satellite dish?

Have you got a new NowTV Smart Box (3rd Gen), or one of the original white (1st Gen) or black (2nd Gen) boxes?

The latest NowTV Smart Box is a big improvement over the first two iterations:
http://www.nowtv.com/tv-smart-box

Just do what I do and switch names every 12 or 18 months however long your contract is with them. I have done that over the past 4 years between myself and another person. It classes it as a new customer.

Great first deal heat

Ok, we happily dumped Sky around ten years or so ago, and have never looked back. We are Amazon, Netflix, and Now TV subscribers with the occasional torrents / Plex usage and Kodi for up to date US shows that we follow. If there are any football games I wish to see, I pick up a cheap sports pass from eBay.

We are pretty much happy with the above along with our YouView box. However, whereas Netflix and Amazon can stream in instant 4K with no buffering, Now TV has brief periods where it can look quite pixelated, and we miss subtitles too, and the Sky Q box would be more wife friendly too. With this in mind, I am seriously thinking of going for this offer. Do the programmes on Sky TV catch-up have the subtitles that Now TV lacks, and are these catch-up episodes also without adverts?

Thanks in advance.

That's untrue.

No I work for sky max we can do is 40%

As soon as we cancelled we logged into sky account and 50% off was there, and a week later 60% was there, but only off of sky+, and I want to get sky q.issus won't answer the phone to them as she doesn't know what I want, and I don't like speaking to them as I have a different surname and want to be a new customer if need be.

Did someone mention they got them to match the f+f deal of sky q complete for £35 for 18mths with the 2tb install of £60?

thanks

Why not just leave at the end of the contract and go elsewhere and when that contract has finished go back to SKY and keep getting the discounts.

Don't forget you need to run an additional wire.

does sky q need to connected to the internet at all times. i was thinking of getting this and then moving it to a different house with connecting to internet.

I called last night and asked to leave (now out of contract) and was offered the top tv package with all movies/box sets/sports in hd for £50 a month - 18 month contract. This is a 40% discount and the girl would not match the 50% offer for new customers. I accepted but I'm still thinking about phoning back and cancelling as I'm within the cooling off period - but am I going to get a better offer than 40% off?!?

anyone now if sky q card works in older sky hd box will it just pair

Anyone know if tvlink works with the new boxes?

Am paying £48 all channels plus broadband. 1tb sky Q free of charge + free installation. You got to hustle with sky don't let them rip you off. I think they gave me 60% off all channels which worked out £28. I know people who have got 75% off all channels.

it's when you leave them they keep calling back for you to join and offer the best discounts

How does this new sky Q work for multiroom, do both boxes need to be in the same house ?

Me and a mate always order multiroom and take one box for each of our houses...! It only cost an extra £10 for the multiroom box so worked out cheap for both of us. Worked fine for years, but can something like this still be done with the new sky Q ? PS I don't really give a toss about if it's right/wrong to do this, sky are a bunch of crooks anyway !

By the looks of things. Most of the guys here want the Sky sports package, with free basic package for £25 all in

Question is, where's the cheapest place to get broadband to go with this??

desperate times for Murdoch and his crew. ahahahahaa Hot deal though for the ones looking to join sky.

full package 35

Any VM customers tried using this to haggle down their services?

Plus the half price for 18 months.

For people going for quidco cash back just double check when you via the quidco page it only gives your 12 months discount, whereas if you talk to customer services they can give you the sky Q2tb box for just £15 extra that's a saving of £185 .

1tb doesnt do Ultra Hd or 4K, only the 2TB allows that

Just that the current online offer is close to the offer I got with the staff IAF plus I could get £150 Quidco. I'll cancel and reorder but I'd rather not have the hassle.

update from filipr (messaged me directly)- states deal is available in store as well. http://www.sky.com/shop/store-locator

never heard of sky stores to be honest but I'm sure someone can confirm?

No it says I need to add the box set bundle to add the HD to sky sports... Unbelievable.

Unfortunately you are correct, have you tried with the variety bundle?

It will cost you £14 more for sport in HD. Deal breaker.

Literally just came in here to ask this :confused:

Is it just me or do you have to buy the "box set bundle" to be able to then pay EXTRA to to turn your Sky Sports bundle in to HD? what a con.

Guys,
I took the £24.75 sports package with sky and went with virgin for 200 mb broadband which is included line rental and weekend and evening calls for £37 , is there any better deal than this up here plez advice me.....


Thanks in advance

Check Quidco and Topcashback for the best rates. These aren't guaranteed though, Sly sometimes decline casaback if you're using a discount too

No. Literally make up any name you want.
I use my middle name as my surname

Guys i want to get the Sky sports package for £24. Can someone tell me how much cashback i can get from this? FINALLY, how much cashback can i also get from taking out the broadband with them also - New to all this scams, i mean *offers

What did you say to them

im speaking to an abhishek now on sky not getting anything better as an existing customer to join SKY Q, i belive shy HD teams are different form SKY Q
i swear on the sky chat , one person talks to a number of customers, massive delay between responses
just been given no contract at 60% off for upto 12months, i can cancel anytime within 12 months and £50 credit using sky HD.

How on earth can Sky warrant the one off cost difference between the 1TB and 2TB Sky Q boxes? 1TB is a £20 and the 2TB is £199. Absolutely ridiculous.

No you don't need the internet for box sets. All box set episodes are broadcast on the channels you subscribe to (including free-to-air channels).

Without an internet connection, each episode of a box set is recorded via Sky+ as it is broadcast - usually every week in the same slot for as long as the series lasts. If you request a box set half-way through a series, it will record the earlier episodes from repeats which are scheduled on the same channel during the night.

However, if you do have an internet connection, you can stream or download episodes on demand. In some cases, you can even download the entire box set as soon as the first episode has been broadcast.

I recently used a Staff IAF offer and got the compete bundle plus multiroom for £47/m.

Just called Sky and got 1/3 off line rental for 18m and £30 credit too and my services haven't even been installed yet.

So for me, I've got the complete bundle, multiroom, Sky Q 2TB, fibre max and line rental for less than £75/m for 18m plus a £30 credit to my first bill. I'm happy with that.

Even better make friends with a sky engineer and get the full package for £35 a month

Has anyone confirmed cashback tracks with this 50% offer? I know previously they wouldn't honour the cashback if you purchased sky under a discount!

I called and said give me 50% or I'm leaving and they said okay.

For the majority the trick works, shame they wanted rid of you.

Not true, the'll call your bluff,

I was with them for years and every year I had at least 50% off, in the last year they were literally begging me to leave stating I could without any early termination charges.

There was no way I was going to get any offers whatsoever as soon it flagged up how many offers I had previously

I agree all of above I too cannot wait to cease sky

last query (thanks for previous replies) - do you need internet for the box sets (are they streamed, or sent via the satellite dish)?

If you're a current customer you can also get this deal by threatening to leave.

how .much are you paying per month

You need the Q 2TB box, Box Sets Bundle (which has a built in HD pack, if you will, for all applicable channels except), Sports and Sports HD minimum to be able to watch in ultra HD. It is daft and this is 2017 so should be just included with the Sports pack. Perhaps in the future.

Hi,
I got a similar deal but £70 yesterday with sky unltd fibre. Was yours fibre or broadband?
Thanks

You can't swap your account to another person to benefit from new customer offers. However you can cancel and then get your partner to sign up as a new customer to get new customer offers. Just like if you where to move house, the new occupier of your property might want to sign up to Sky and as such would get the new customer offer as it the name that is tracked not the address.

12 months but the 50% offer appeared in my acount arfter a few seconds

Only down side is there new Q modem only has two Ethernet outlets

Am I missing something here?
- Complete Bundle with Multi-Room + 2TB Q box = £52 pm + £60 install fee
- Box Set Bundle + Sky Sports + Movies + Multi-Room + 2TB Q box = £49 pm + £60 install fee

The only difference I can see is 'Sky Sports in HD' for £3 pm.

According to the literature however - it suggests Sky Sports will be in Ultra HD by having the 2TB box!? So why include the HD pack for £3?

Anyone know???

Just recently moved to Freesat. No regrets.

So people have got a better deal as a new customer by ringing Sky?

Usually 12 months

Question: if you cancel Sky how long do you have to wait before becoming a 'new' customer. Or it it straightaway?

Pretty sure this won't work. I think it goes by your address now... :disappointed:

Yes, a satellite dish (Sky dish) is currently required for Sky TV. They are most commonly fitted to the side of the property facing south, but can also be installed on the roof depending on the type of property.

However, Sky are planning to offer dish-free Sky TV (internet only) via Sky Q in 2018:

Sky TV to go satellite dish-free in 2018 - BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38756577

Sky Q without a dish: web-only service to launch in 2018 - WIRED UK
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/sky-q-dish

Sky dish as in one of those they put on the roof?

Cheaper with now tv

I got the same with 100pound voucher from virgin . It worked out £55 a month with cashbook and voucher my take talk was 37 so it was a no brainer the Internet is fantastic 220mb now this is a good deal also thanks op

Yes, you can get Sky TV without the Sky Broadband / Sky Fibre package.

Sky are RUBBISH. Don't get me wrong the menu is great but I didn't know fast speed internet until I moved over to Virgin Media. Stayed just for the internet. Both are a bump channel wise.

An engineer will come with your new box and set it up for you. They will also install a Sky dish if there is not one already, and may even relocate an existing Sky dish to improve the signal strength & quality if necessary (with your permission).

If there is an existing Sky dish, they will also check the signal strength & replace any original single cable feed from the dish with a dual ("shotgun") cable feed and fit a new LNB if necessary - both things required by Sky+ / Sky Q to be able to watch one channel while recording another, etc.

Yeah, I switched to BT last August and i am currently saving a bundle. Sky's buyback team have been bombarding me with 60% off for 12 months deals though and at one point, sent me an offer of 75% off. I get quite a few calls from them too, offering to buyout my contract with BT, but not having any of it. Waiting on my contract with BT to end and then I'll go with whoever offers the best deal. BT is my preference though as they have all the European club football and allow you to google cast their sports channels when you're out and about. Sky seem to hate the idea of Google cast and hide behind the 'licencing agreements' excuse.

Was checking my father's sky account, absolutely shocked to see he's paying £75 a month. £32 for Variety and £43 for Fibre 38Mb. Will have to tell him to threaten to leave next time I pop round to see him...

I'm unable to get fibre optic so that was normal broadband, unlimited.

Wonder if you can get this installed without any internet. My gran has no need for the net but would like sky in.

I left virgin for sky. Never been happier with my internet/tv

Was that fibre broadband and if so was it unlimited?

I got 75% off the complete package until 2022 due to a mistake by sky when accepting an offer , normally sky will do a 60% off and add credit of around £50 if you go on live chat and ask for it, you could also ask that early termination charges are removed and there would be no minimum contract term either.

Cold

- Mini boxes are up to 1080p. Only the main 2TB box is 4k.
- There is 4k Sky sports content. I think all the premier league games are 4k and all the F1 Racing is also 4K.
- I can't speak for the signal on the wifi on the boxes but I can't imagine it being amazing if you have issues with other devices. They can be plugged in via ethernet if that or powerline adapters is something you could sort out.

Speaking of wifi though - the mini boxes act as wifi repeaters so if they do get signal, any other devices around it can piggyback off the wifi the mini box is receiving.

This is a new customer deal which includes a dish & will be fitted with 2 connections.

If you want to future proof your home, ie add more rooms with sky then you need to buy a quad or oct lnb from ebay & give it to the sky engineer to fit. They are very helpful.

Hilarious that people still actually pay extortionate fees to Sky...

A few questions for you sky experts;
- It seems you have to have the 2TB box for 4k. It is cheaper installation with multi-room. The mini boxes however do not seem to be 4k compatible? Is this correct? so you only get 4k on the main 2TB set top box.
- Is Sky Sports in Ultra HD when you have the 2TB box?
- If you have thick walls - are there signal issues with the mini boxes (I live in an old house)

Just discovered the same...
Sky's loss though!

go IPTV magbox. alot cheaper and alot better.

Been away from Sky for 18 months now and don't really miss it.
Very rarely watched anything that wasn't on terrestrial channels.
However, as they're offering the Basic package, with Phone & Fibre for £31 per month, I'm tempted, as we are paying £34 for Fibre & Phone as it is.

Do they send the box or does someone have to come and set it up for you?

Cheers.

probably a good deal if it was fibre for BB

Bare in mind I would be a new Sky customer.
I tried live chat and was a waste of time, wasn't willing to offer any discount other than the 50% off.
On the phone this is what i was offered;

Sky Q Box Sets bundle, including sports, cinema and all HD channels,
Free broadband for the 18 month contract,

£54.74 a month
One off charges £30 - refunded off first bill
Delivery charge £9.99

Thoughts?

called up about this offer, apparently it is only for new customers with no sky products, as I have phone and broadband with them, I AM NOT ELIGIBLE!!! - but they would offer me 45% off - told them to forget it, as I would no doubt not be eligible for tcb or quidco either - sky is a joke

but what was your offer after discounts?

if you haggle they will do a good deal. I am currently paying £20.90 for the top tv package including hd. I also got £100 credit by asking and a rolling 1 month contract

LOL The best they can offer me on online chat!

Just to let you know you can check the full Sky terms & conditions on http://www.sky.com/shop/terms-conditions/new/ All of these services have a separate contract. The minimum term duration for your: Sky Q TV services is 18 months contract. (Sky Q equipment is loaned to you by Sky at no cost) Sky Talk & Fibre Unlimited services is 18 months contract. Prices may increase and services may vary, including during your minimum term. Here is your package summary: Box Sets Sky Q Bundle @ £38.00 pm Sports & Cinema Pack @ £36.00 pm Sky Q Sports HD Pack @ £6.00 pm Sky Line Rental @ £18.99 with Pay as you Talk @ £0.00 pm Broadband Fibre Unlimited @ £20.00 pm (Router delivery charge of £9.95 added to your first bill) So your total monthly cost will be £118.99 per month.(without offer)

No SD you have to buy the box set bundle and then select sky sports HD. Cost £36 a month for that deal unless you call them and ask for a better deal

i got the VIP deal with virgin. £85 a month with £250 topcashback, but comes with bt sport aswell and 2 boxes.
shall i cancel and get sky?

Does sports bundle have original for free? Is the sports in HD.? I'm lost on there site very confused thanks op

You have to be willing to leave. I know many people that haven't been given a decent discount until after they had left Sky. They ask you to return with a discount.

I went on chat to see what they offers they had, I was offered 60% but I said no then offered 75% off, I said I want credit as well, chat person asked supervisor & came back with £30 credit with 12 month contract.

costing 14 quid

I got the FULL package ALL in HD last time MSE did code, £58.90 a month. (now £60 with price increase)
Sky Q is very slick, but their broadband aint fibre in my area so back to virgin i go via TCB, when my 12 month contract ends in Sept.
PS i am a postie and the min you cancel they send the 60% off please come back letter right away, see it every day, so haggle hard if your staying!

Wrong

You get HD in the boxsets pack, Cinema is in HD as standard. You just have to pay £6 for HD for sports

yes :smiley:

can I just confirm it's half price for 18 months, 18 month contract so I can cancel at the end when it increases. Thanks

Should be able to. Sky Bb & tv are separate entities. Just go online & try signing up for this TV deal without Logging In.

Good find OP.
Great virgin deal, if you catch ma drift!
Lol
:man:

Family/friends just a guess

Can you actually chose a bundle on the old HD box anymore, can't see it on their website?

What's an FF code?

They have been offering between 60% and 75% off since Christmas.

I don't think so.

When my contract ended - and after pointing out that Sky no longer had monopolies on decent movies and sport - I was only offered 50% on full package. Still £40 a month, when Now TV is cheap as chips. I guess I'd been spoilt as I originally signed up a couple of years ago on a 75% off offer.

Thanks for this - I have just phoned them as I cancelled last week. Ranted a bit about offers for new customers/not valuing loyal customers etc ... and got offered the bundle including Sky Sports for £20 a month! Thanks again..

i certainly did. so what happend was i signed up yesterday and got 40% off tv blah blah blah and was going ot be paying £52 a month for 1TB box, no multi room, no sports, no cinema etc etc so rang them up after seeing this deal and he basically chucked evey discount they had at me. told him i saw the quidco cashback and next minute hes like yeah we can give you another £230 of discount, broadband free line rental discounted half price on all TV, i had already paid for £50 installation fee on my 1TB box and he upgraded me for nothing to 2TB box including installtion the lot.

Ahh ok, thanks for the reply! :sunglasses:

Did you get this offer over the phone? might be worth giving them a ring at that kind of price! :smile:

No, they will not install an aerial because Sky / NowTV are only available via a satellite dish or over the Internet. Your best bet is to try and find a reputable local TV aerial installation firm.

Are these deals even that good?! I'm paying £10 a month for Variety bundle at the minute (66% discount). I know of others who have been offered 75% discount too.

I refuse to give them £14 to get the sport in HD. Just tried my luck again. No dice.
I have a FF code to get the whole lot for £3.75 less than this "deal".
Who the **** wants to pay good money for grainy SD TV these days?
Need to address this.
I can get reliable SD "elsewhere" for free with a bit of jiggery pokery.
**** takers.

Buy a Humax 1100s gives you freesat with all the recoding and series link functions as well as freetime.

Cancelled sky a couple of months back, took NOW TV Combo with Freesat I get everything I want when I want no contracts etc..

Sky is not worth it anymore 50% off or not its still expensive.

does anyone know if sky would install an aerial too?
i'll be moving into a new build in a couple of weeks and its one of the many things you don't get included :confused: also i'd want the full complete package off them, might it be worth ringing them up?

Sky are failing, they have lost rights to many sporting events they used to have a grip on, competition from BT and the rise and rise of Netflix, Amazon video and the Kodi boxes have all taken their toll, but Sky still charge the same or higher prices as when they were the only player and had rights to all the main sporting events, they even had the cheek after paying £80 a month to charge people £15 for one off events such as Boxing. They either now lower their prices or face a mass exodus of paying subscribers to reflect the new reality that they are no longer exclusive and much of their content can be had for free or at cheaper prices elsewhere on demand.

I don't have an aerial so all my FTV channels come through my Sky HD box, the only time I will be signing up again will be when the box and dish need replacing, which by current form is around every 8-10 years.

i phoned them up and they knocked over £230 off my deal spread over the 18 months. worth it if your not bothered about the cash.

do you definitely get the £115 cash back with topcashback or does it depend on other factors ?

If you add Sky Fibre Unlimited, it only costs £6.01 extra (you need line rental £18.99) Total one off cost is £50.
A lot of people seem to be asking so I hope this answers your question...
'Over 350 addictively good Box Sets, plus over 350 channels including more than 50 in HD. Also includes 4,500 episodes of kids shows.'

yes

This deal isn't actually as good as I first thought.

I was with Sky up until 2 years ago. Would I count as a new customer?

Brilliant deal. Managed to get complete bundle (incl sports and cinema) all in HD, unlimted broadband, line rental, multi-room, 2TB sky Q box along with mini box for second room. One off cost of £50 and £60 per month for 18 months. And if you call them make sure you tell them about the Quidco £150 cash back. they knocked over £230 off my package spread over the 18 months. this package bought at full retail price is over £130 a month. plus i got a £25 prepaid card. happy days

Hi, cannot seem to buy sky. It's throwing up a bunch of errors messages as someone at the property closed their account in Nov 2016. Called them up, and was told if anyone, even someone with a different name, held an account with sky at the property in the last 12 months you'll have to do it over the phone, and a maximum of £30 credit could be applied to waive the quidco amount. Hmm..

This is a good deal for anybody wanting Sky right now, but I'm done playing their games. The packages are ludicrously expensive for what they are and I just got tired of having to haggle for any sort of discount once my contract was up and a deal had ended. Switched to BT TV and Infinity 2 last year with cheap as chips Now TV vouchers for the odd movie/Sky Atlantic viewing. Sky still charging extra for HD is ridiculous.

Bear in mind if you want 4K you will need the 2 TB box which they charge £199 to set up – and you don't even own it! You have to give it back after the term is up (it is rented unlike the older boxes). If you want multiroom at £12 per month, the installation fee drops to £60. Lots of caveats but heat for the deal.

good deal heated added

I'm always tempted by this but the bloody charge for HD is stupid :disappointed:

Sky Sports HD now FREE (subscription needed) - HotUKDeals
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sky-sports-hd-now-free-subscription-needed-2705610

cinema is standard hd with any package...box sets bundle required for entertainment hd and sports hd pack

you can't get HD without getting the full bundle also.

Exactly. This is the first year in 5 years I've not had 75% off, only managed to blag 60%.

You're an utter mug if you think loyalty pays, treat them like car insurance, utilities etc, need to play the system.

nop. have to pay extra for HD

£199 for a 2TB box... They can do better than that. New customers can get 60% off at certain times of the year. Only good if you are desperate.

Sounded like a good deal, but only Sky Sports in SD. HD is £36.00 after calling Sky. Still a lot for watching the premier league. Would have bought is for £24.75 tho.

are you going to disclose the deal? i can't send DMs at the moment

If our current package is in my girlfriend name, could I get her to cancel and then I buy one in my name?

does the cinema bundle include boxsets??? can't seem to find out on google :disappointed:

£199 setup for a 2tb box! They must be having a laugh. Where do they pluck these figures from when they just plug it in??

I have a way of getting a better deal

Had been with them for 10 years up until last year and they 'used' to do a half decent deal at renewal but last year 10% was the most they would give me. I had to cancel and then they offered me the 50% off. Too late I'm afraid, freesat and BTTV now. See ya Sky.

Can someone explain the difference between the 1tb and the 2 tb - it says you can watch on up to 2 TV's on 1tb box with a mulit screen. And 3 on a 2 TB with 'boxes'.

so does the 1tb vs 2tb actually make any difference with regartds to multi screen??

Thanks

And if you don't? Out of luck?

I recently came to the end of my "deal" when they offered me next to nothing I opted to cancel my subscription.
About 10 days later I logged into my sky account & seen they were offering me 50% of my TV package & 50% discount on broadband. Unfortunately I couldn't stack these online so I phoned them & was put through to their "win back team" who were able to stack these & also because I have been such a loyal customer also gave me 50% discount on my line rental.
I do believe they are able to offer better discounts at the beginning of the month but I'm happy with my dealings!

My sky contract ended 2 weeks ago, I logged into my account to see a 60% off offer advert pop up if I renewed for 12 months so I went on chat but best they could do for the basic sky and sky sports package was approx 1/3 off full price... I questioned the 60% off being advertised but they said it's gone and only for the first certain amount of customers so I walked away. So am I now classed as a new customer or do I have to not have it for a year before classed as new? Can anyone advise please

Indeed, you work hard enough for your money so you should make companies work hard if they want your custom.

It can be just a case of "who blinks first" I'm not generally bothered if I keep sky or not so I'll go through the cancellation process and so far I've been contacted every time buy sky offering an acceptable deal a couple of days before my contract finally ends. It's getting tougher to negotiate a better deal but that shouldn't stop you trying.

What's the best way to switch accounts between a couple who have Sky already? Is this loophole even possible?

This may help. Worth reading through to get ideas of what's available by haggling...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5480644&page=31

Do these prices include HD channels?

nice one. would love to hear the stories of people saving and getting great deals. I'm with virgin for broadband and only managed to save £3 for upgrading to a better broadband package without going into a new contract . (still had 6 months to go) Every penny counts I say. not quoting tesco. I promise :sunglasses:

I did renegotiate or threaten to leave every year but they never seem to offer much of a discount or incentive if I recall. When I finally did leave they didn't try too hard to convince me to stay. I guess I've just been unlucky.

other offers available also :sunglasses:

calculate £40*18 = £720 then -£125 for cash back via TCB . 720-125=595. then 595/18 =£33.055? or £130 cash back via quidco.

I'm afraid there is no such thing a loyal customer. You should leave or threaten to leave each year. Otherwise you are just viewed as an easy sale. You should ensure you do the same each year with your mobile, electricity & gas etc. You'll most likely save a considerable sum by doing this. I threatened to leave SKY last year and I was offered 60% off with £100 bill credit. That meant I got the box set bundle pretty much free for an entire year.

Strange. I renew every year and get 50% off

We have never managed to get more than a £10 discount when trying to negotiate with Sky, whether by phone or online chat. lucky **** :wink:

No problem, happy to help. As always, cashback is never guaranteed but I've earned about £3,000 out of Topcashback over the years. I'd be tempted by this deal if I wasn't already a SKY customer paying nothing at all for the box set bundle. I got a great retention deal of 60% off with a £100 bill credit in Oct 2016.

They may not "offer" great deals to existing customers but they will certainly give them if you ask. I have been with them for 4 years now and never paid more than half price. I am currently on a deal where I got the broadband&line rental free, the TV at 67% discount plus a £50 account credit. If you look through this forum, it is full of postings of existing customers getting similar deals. I f you don't ask, you don't get. May not seem fair, but that is the way it works.

Yes, it is the same "F" connectors that screw into the back of your box.

I would never go back to using Sky TV or broadband.

They always over charge loyal customers who have been with them years and only offer these great deals to new customers....

How about you take care of your customers who have supported you for years - then they wouldn't all be leaving!

Never again and this is just my opinion :smile:

P.S. I gave heat as this is decent for NEW customers.

I called them yesterday and got the box sets, fibre max unlimited and the obligatory phone line rental for 43.xx. Could have gotten the standard fibre for 33 but wanted the faster one. No cashback obviously but still a good deal. The boxsets they had significantly discounted which in turn made the others cheaper.

Biggest difference is

2TB has 4K capability, and you can watch on more multiscreen boxes at once, if you use more multiscreen boxes then the additional storage may be useful too.

f&f deal just now as well for skyq, £35 for full package for 18mths, will need to pay for Installation. we are currently in our 1month notice period, and they have offered 60% off sky+ packages, no money.

Also a potential ( up to ) £155 cashback from Topcashback - good deal. Heat added.

The dish is so old it is one which pushes into the arm on the dish, but at the bottom of the link you posted it seems to have the one I need so thank you, is it just screw on connectors at the lmb?

18 months

Is there a contract?

just signed up to sky broadband, can i still get this deal as a new customer?

I'm very tempted by this as we moved house and the new house only has one input on the dish. Can only record one thing at once, it's madness I tells you :man:

I might have a look at the broadband i am with virgin and it keeps going off thanks for putting up all the details