Sky Half Price?
 

My latest three month half price deal ends in a month, so I need to
cancel. However, usually when I ring they say 'have another two months
half price', but starting from the day I call. Is this going on at the
moment does anyone know?

And yes, i know I'll find out if I ring, but I want to know if it has
been offered to others just in case they say no

cheers
ed

Sky Half Price?
 

"Ed" wrote in message
oups.com...
My latest three month half price deal ends in a month, so I need to
cancel. However, usually when I ring they say 'have another two months
half price', but starting from the day I call. Is this going on at the
moment does anyone know?

And yes, i know I'll find out if I ring, but I want to know if it has
been offered to others just in case they say no

I phoned up yesterday and got a two month extension @ 40%. The deal starts
*after* the current one ends.

mick

Sky Half Price?
 

I phoned up yesterday and got a two month extension @ 40%. The deal starts *after* the current one ends.

Really? Have they fixed their computer billing system then? Last time I
did the extension they said it was impossible to do what you just got

Sky Half Price?
 

In ,
mick rambled on about something in a strange, yet
soulful manner:
"Ed" wrote in message
oups.com...
My latest three month half price deal ends in a month, so I need to
cancel. However, usually when I ring they say 'have another two months
half price', but starting from the day I call. Is this going on at the
moment does anyone know?

And yes, i know I'll find out if I ring, but I want to know if it has
been offered to others just in case they say no

I phoned up yesterday and got a two month extension @ 40%. The deal starts
*after* the current one ends.

mick

Yopu might want to check that again Mick. Everytime I had a special and they
extended it, the extention was from the day of the phone call, so you
effectivly lose part of your current deal in favour of the new deal.

Sky Half Price?
 

"Ed" wrote in message
ups.com...
I phoned up yesterday and got a two month extension @ 40%. The deal
starts *after* the current one ends.

Really? Have they fixed their computer billing system then? Last time I
did the extension they said it was impossible to do what you just got

Whenever I`ve got an extension in the past they`ve (as you say) started it
from the day of the phone call, but yesterday she said something about
putting it `in her diary` and adding it to the end of the current offer. It
might also be something to do with the fact that the two offers are
different - the first being 50% and the second 40%.

mick

Sky Half Price?
 

Ed wrote:
My latest three month half price deal ends in a month, so I need to
cancel. However, usually when I ring they say 'have another two months
half price', but starting from the day I call. Is this going on at the
moment does anyone know?

And yes, i know I'll find out if I ring, but I want to know if it has
been offered to others just in case they say no

Have you tried telling them you got a Freeview box for Christmas and
that you're not interested in Sky anymore unless you can have it for
£10 a month and seeing what they say?

Sky Half Price?
 

In ,
mick rambled on about something in a strange, yet
soulful manner:
"Ed" wrote in message
ups.com...
I phoned up yesterday and got a two month extension @ 40%. The deal
starts *after* the current one ends.

Really? Have they fixed their computer billing system then? Last time I
did the extension they said it was impossible to do what you just got

Whenever I`ve got an extension in the past they`ve (as you say) started it
from the day of the phone call, but yesterday she said something about
putting it `in her diary` and adding it to the end of the current offer.
It
might also be something to do with the fact that the two offers are
different - the first being 50% and the second 40%.

mick

Just make sure you check her "diary" is correct when the time gets nearer.
:)

Sky Half Price?
 

"^^artnada^^" wrote in message
. uk...
In ,
mick rambled on about something in a strange,
yet
soulful manner:
"Ed" wrote in message
ups.com...
I phoned up yesterday and got a two month extension @ 40%. The deal
starts *after* the current one ends.

Really? Have they fixed their computer billing system then? Last time I
did the extension they said it was impossible to do what you just got

Whenever I`ve got an extension in the past they`ve (as you say) started
it
from the day of the phone call, but yesterday she said something about
putting it `in her diary` and adding it to the end of the current offer.
It
might also be something to do with the fact that the two offers are
different - the first being 50% and the second 40%.

mick

Just make sure you check her "diary" is correct when the time gets nearer.
:)


She did mention it would take me to April so I`m assuming she knew what she
was doing. I`ll be a bit cross if I`ve been diddled;-)

mick

Sky Half Price?
 

Have you tried telling them you got a Freeview box for Christmas and that you're not interested in Sky anymore unless you can have it for £10 a month and seeing what they say?

I imagine they'd say.
"But sir, you are subscribing to sky sports world, you cant get sky
sports on freeview"
me
"Damn, foiled again"

Sky Half Price?
 

Ed wrote:
Have you tried telling them you got a Freeview box for Christmas and that you're not interested in Sky anymore unless you can have it for £10 a month and seeing what they say?

I imagine they'd say.
"But sir, you are subscribing to sky sports world, you cant get sky
sports on freeview"
me
"Damn, foiled again"

Well, you'd not be suggesting that you can, simply that you have enough
channels for free. Seriously, it's worth a try, but you have to call
their bluff.

Sky Half Price?
 

Well, you'd not be suggesting that you can, simply that you have enough channels for free. Seriously, it's worth a try, but you have to call their bluff.

Do you know anyone for whom this tactic has been successful?

Sky Half Price?
 

Ed wrote:
Well, you'd not be suggesting that you can, simply that you have enough channels for free. Seriously, it's worth a try, but you have to call their bluff.


Do you know anyone for whom this tactic has been successful?


No, but it would be worth a try... what's the worst that can happen?
They get angry spouting expletives and before slamming the phone down
tell you you're banned from ever having Sky again?

Sounds like a win to me!

Sky Half Price?
 

On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:40:26 -0000, Ed wrote:

My latest three month half price deal ends in a month, so I need to
cancel. However, usually when I ring they say 'have another two months
half price', but starting from the day I call. Is this going on at the
moment does anyone know?

And yes, i know I'll find out if I ring, but I want to know if it has
been offered to others just in case they say no

cheers
ed


Would you like some free heroin from a friend of mine?

Fred X

Sky Half Price?
 

And yes, i know I'll find out if I ring, but I want to know if it has been offered to others just in case they say no

His best offer was 2 months @40% off. It's better than nowt and means i
can watch the cricket from India in march and April.

Clearly their billing system is not amended, but they have taken so
much **** over it they now have a diary system where a manager goes in
every day and applies the discount to the account on the last day of
the previous offer so that I do indeed get a full extra 2 months.

Sky Half Price?
 

Ed wrote:
Well, you'd not be suggesting that you can, simply that you have enough channels for free. Seriously, it's worth a try, but you have to call their bluff.

Do you know anyone for whom this tactic has been successful?

Yeah, a guy at work.