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I notice from Jan 1st Sky will be charging £4.75 for their "free" magazines,
but will reduce the Sky Subscription by the same amount. So does that mean you can cancel these mags and get a reduced subscription as I can't see how they can force you to buy them,and surly the Sky subscription should be the same if you take the mags or not!! |
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"j" wrote in message
... I notice from Jan 1st Sky will be charging £4.75 for their "free" magazines, but will reduce the Sky Subscription by the same amount. So does that mean you can cancel these mags and get a reduced subscription as I can't see how they can force you to buy them,and surly the Sky subscription should be the same if you take the mags or not!! Sky say, there is no level of reduction on your subscription They will automatically charge you from 1st Jan unless you cancel your mag bloody cheek !!! -- Vass |
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Hi,
In article , wrote: I notice from Jan 1st Sky will be charging £4.75 for their "free" magazines, but will reduce the Sky Subscription by the same amount. So does that mean you can cancel these mags and get a reduced subscription as I can't see how they can force you to buy them,and surly the Sky subscription should be the same if you take the mags or not!! Where did you find this? Andy |
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its £ 1.75
"j" wrote in message ... I notice from Jan 1st Sky will be charging £4.75 for their "free" magazines, but will reduce the Sky Subscription by the same amount. So does that mean you can cancel these mags and get a reduced subscription as I can't see how they can force you to buy them,and surly the Sky subscription should be the same if you take the mags or not!! |
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"Vass" wrote in
. uk: "j" wrote in message ... I notice from Jan 1st Sky will be charging £4.75 for their "free" magazines, but will reduce the Sky Subscription by the same amount. So does that mean you can cancel these mags and get a reduced subscription as I can't see how they can force you to buy them,and surly the Sky subscription should be the same if you take the mags or not!! Sky say, there is no level of reduction on your subscription They will automatically charge you from 1st Jan unless you cancel your mag bloody cheek !!! It is a clever method of tax evasion/raising income - example: * Subscription of say £25 includes approx £3.72 VAT ("included" in the subs) * Subscription of £23.25 includes approx £3.46 VAT. The £1.75 magazine is zero rated for VAT, so doing this gains Sky 26p per subscriber per month = £3.12 per year per subscriber in VAT saving. And so a quick calculation on the current number of subscribers (8m active I believe) gives a net VAT/cash saving of £24m per annum! Hard to believe such a little change can have such a big impact. I bet the accountant that dreamt that up will get a bonus! (I may be wrong, but I think my figures stack up!) |
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It is a clever method of tax evasion/raising income - example: * Subscription of say £25 includes approx £3.72 VAT ("included" in the subs) * Subscription of £23.25 includes approx £3.46 VAT. The £1.75 magazine is zero rated for VAT, so doing this gains Sky 26p per subscriber per month = £3.12 per year per subscriber in VAT saving. And so a quick calculation on the current number of subscribers (8m active I believe) gives a net VAT/cash saving of £24m per annum! Hard to believe such a little change can have such a big impact. I bet the accountant that dreamt that up will get a bonus! (I may be wrong, but I think my figures stack up!) The same as supermarkets do with credit and debit cards. |
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A letter sent with my magazine last week says:
"PS. Exciting news: 'Sky the magazine' is changing! What out for our new look 'Sky the magazine' next month [1] there'll be even more information about your favourite entertainment! [2] From 1 Jan 2007 the total price you pay to BSkyB Publications for your magazine will be £1.75. Your subscription payment will be discounted by the price of the magazine, so you won't see any changes to your monthly payment, just loads more info [3] on your favourite TV." [1] is that the 3rd relaunch in a year, or the 4th? [2] they are reinstating the actual LISTINGS that they dropped in 1998? [3] the word they are looking for is "information". I'd like to know if I can save money by cancelling the magazine, too. [2] I suspect it is not that useful [3] I suspect that the word mean is trivia |
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j wrote:
So does that mean you can cancel these mags and get a reduced subscription as I can't see how they can force you to buy them,and surly the Sky subscription should be the same if you take the mags or not!! In some EU countries it is illegal to force the sale of an item when selling another. ie You can sell a jacket and tie as a pair for £20 but cannot sell the jacket for £15 and insist that buyers also take the tie for £5. Or a £300 holiday plus insurance for £100. I'm not sure if it applies in the UK: probably not as the UK generally opts out of such advantageous (for the consumer) legislation. -- Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these. The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/8vef5 UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73 BBC/ITV reception trouble? ; http://www.astra2d.com/ ---- Only the truth as I see it. No monies return'd. ;-) |
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On Nov 29, 2:48 pm, "j" wrote: I notice from Jan 1st Sky will be charging £4.75 for their "free" magazines, but will reduce the Sky Subscription by the same amount. So does that mean you can cancel these mags and get a reduced subscription as I can't see how they can force you to buy them,and surly the Sky subscription should be the same if you take the mags or not!! How do I get the mag?. I joined Sky about 6 months ago and I have never received the mag (come to think of it, I have only received a printed bill once). I am on the basic package (not sky +) |
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