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My Sky contract expires soon. I have Ultrafast Broadband, Sky Sports, TNT Sports, Cinema, Netflix, Disney (basically everything). If I remain and sign new contract my bill will increase from approx £110 to £180 a month. I cant justify that price.
What are your legal options for getting your broadband and TV?
illegal options via dm!
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Collective hive mind advice needed! on 21:19 - May 29 with 865 views
I get broadband through Plusnet and then Sky channels through NowTV. I don't have TNT currently but my subscriptions and broadband come to under £80 I reckon. With TNT that probably goes up to £110 unless they're offering a deal.
Funnily enough, was chatting to several neighbours yesterday about this.
One’s got the full sky package (similar to you I guess) and has just negotiated 12 months at £128.
The other one has been quoted £160 and been told it’s the best Sky can offer. The guy who got £128 told him to grit it out, insist to be put through to cancellations and they’ll eventually capitulate.
No skin in the game for me as I’m with Virgin and only have their L package which gives me the usual channels, broadband, Sky Sports, TNT & Netflix and I’m quite happy with £97 a month and they fix the contract for 2 years.
These things generally come down to brinksmanship…or a dodgy fire stick like my brother-in-law has where he reckons he gets absolutely everything for £30 a year which means you just need to factor in a basic broadband package from either Virgin or Sky.
In fairness, he was watching what looked like Greek PL footy when I popped round a few weeks back…
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It used to great on here when people let me say whatever I wanted and giggled along - (Rough translation of post from un-named TWTD contributor, 2026)
We seem to have ended up doing everything bit by bit, so broadband, now tv and tnt all roughly 30 a month, then netflix, disney and prime (goodness knows what else) at 10 a month.
Has anyone ever looked at their own postings for last day or so? Oh my... so sorry. Was Ullaa
£110 doesn't sound too bad for all that but £180 you can definitely do better.
I'm assuming you've contacted sky threatening to leave already? (they'll almost certainly bring the price down). Definitely do this if you're pretty sure you're going to leave anyway.
I have TNT sports (whatever it is now) through my EE Contract. I'm sure its only £12 for me or something but I've been on it a long time.
For Sky Sports, Now TV is your friend. If you can share it with someone, then even better.
I think this season we were paying £26 a month (with this boost that give 3 people access at one time).
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Collective hive mind advice needed! on 22:21 - May 29 with 701 views
Collective hive mind advice needed! on 22:17 - May 29 by Vaughan8
£110 doesn't sound too bad for all that but £180 you can definitely do better.
I'm assuming you've contacted sky threatening to leave already? (they'll almost certainly bring the price down). Definitely do this if you're pretty sure you're going to leave anyway.
I have TNT sports (whatever it is now) through my EE Contract. I'm sure its only £12 for me or something but I've been on it a long time.
For Sky Sports, Now TV is your friend. If you can share it with someone, then even better.
I think this season we were paying £26 a month (with this boost that give 3 people access at one time).
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If you could grit your teeth and go package-less for a week or so, I reckon you'd get an amazing 'come back home' offer. But very few have the constitution for a hard cancellation.
I was recently with Virgin and have swapped to Sky for exactly the same reason. You need the 'new customer' deal as existing ones won't be offered the same.
Having said that, I called Virgin to ask for their best price before leaving, it wasn't good enough so I switched. I hadn't even left the premises after signing to Sky and the switch being started when I had a counter offer from Virgin, £30 lower pcm than their previous. I told them where to go but could have cancelled the Sky order and stayed with them.
It's a game to them so be prepared to be jerked around.
It's 106 miles to Portman Road, we've got a full tank of gas, half a round of Port Salut, it's dark... and we're wearing blue tinted sunglasses.
Don't sign up to anything, apart from broadband. I have never done, and I don't do piracy.
There's plenty of good stuff on free-to-air TV, and when it comes to football, the only team I want to watch is Ipswich who, if I can't get to a game, I watch on Town TV.
My recently installed full fibre broadband with EE and free calls costs £40 a month.
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Collective hive mind advice needed! on 09:04 - May 30 with 355 views
Virgin media was due for renewal earlier this year, first figure was almost £200 ended up paying £125 after a 45 minute phone call. That covers everything going, including a second box, plus landline and broadband upgrade from 350 mbs to 1150mbs
Reminds me they have since offered free hub upgrade with even more channels, Sky Atlantic and additional sports streaming.
broadband, just shop around there are plenty of options
for Sky alternatives, Ryan talks tech youtube channel discusses alot of the options.
but note alot of people will say just do the threaten to cancel thing "youll get an amazing great deal because my mate once did" stuff
nope not always anymore, because if you are still receiving Sky via satellite, Sky very much want you off that platform by the end of 2029 because they want to go streaming IP only.
so giving you a cut price deal for another 12/18months contract, creates a sticky customer, on tech they want rid of. so no the deals are very limited now in certain situations, theyd far rather you quit, then if you decide you really cant cope without it (though actually I think youll be surprised how little you do miss it) youd be dropped onto Sky stream instead.
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