18 months contract coming to an end. My has gone from £35 to £59 for basic TV broadband and phone. We don't get fiber where we live so paying for a phone line (without phone connected) to have broadband. I called to cancel it expecting a discount. The best they could give me was another contract £35 plus the price increase.
I'll remind them that I tried to negotiate a better deal when they call me again in 3 weeks and we'll go ahead with the cancellation. (edited)
MonkeysUncle
That's nuts I'm only paying £38 for bt land-line broadband, BT TV and unlimited land-line calls.
I get discovery channels and sky channels too
I'm glad I ditched sky a few years ago. Complete rubbish.
xCobehx
If only there had been numerous other threads about this, thanks OP!:)
MicroManaged
Just called them.
Wouldn't budge on pricing as in contract so I have sacked off multiroom (£11) and UHD (£4) so I have gone from £32 to £37.30 to £22.30.
So by them putting the prices up, I have reduced my service down to £9.70 less a month. Great logic there Sky. If you hadn't have touched the prices I would have just paid the £32 until end of contract.
What a way to do business.
pfpf
"from 1st April". you're joking?
DaveG46
My virgin medias gone up by £13
Toon_army
Just ring them, they knocked the £9 they added straight off. My mates went up £20, again knocked his straight off
davejb
yup its nearly april.. it does every year...
with any tv, broadband or mobile contract factor in a march/april rise when you sign up or renegotiate your contract.
worse time to sign up or start a new contract is the beginning of the year as youll be lucky to get a couple months at that price before it goes up.
u664541
My Sky BB has gone up by £4. I’d look to cancel but their call barring Sky Angel(?) is brilliant. If anyone can suggest an alternative then I’m open to advice. Apart from unplug the phone.
Willy_Wonka
Share with your next door neighbour.
We used to share ours for £10 per month.
TyroneH
Drop to sky essentials £5 , and negotiate new package after price rise .
hishaq
How do you get it for £5?
MicroManaged
Just discovered mine is going up 15.3% but I have had zero communication from them.
What is the max that they can increase it before I call them?
Ben10 Author
Mine is full package goes up from £54 to £59 in April then to £61 in June
No idea why
AB15
Mine gone up £8.
jederer
I've ditched multiscreen, it's £15pcm and I don't really use it
MicroManaged
I am thinking the same, although mine is £11.
I have noticed that the UHD discount has gone off my future bill so that can go too if they're just going to remove a discount that was agreed to for 18 months.
I am going to wait for the email from them and then call them.
I want to cancel in July anyway for the August contract end date and I will then also cancel my TV license.
MicroManaged
Talking about the Sky rise I am awaiting comms on, I have just had a letter from BT - my broadband is going up £6.47 a month.
Called them and they have kept it the same.
I suggest that everyone calls up every company that is wildly increasing their prices and keep your bills down. Even if they half the CPI costs its a little win.
thepostie
Mines gone from £52 to £61. Still less than what I was paying 2 years ago though.
rcom
Mine's gone up £10, come end of contract in July, just about all of my Sky products will be cancelled. Been a customer for 25 years but I've had enough now...
_-Richie-_
Mine is going from £29 to £30, I can live with that. Only my HD addon is increasing although £9 per month is a joke.
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sorted byI'll remind them that I tried to negotiate a better deal when they call me again in 3 weeks and we'll go ahead with the cancellation. (edited)
I get discovery channels and sky channels too
I'm glad I ditched sky a few years ago. Complete rubbish.
Wouldn't budge on pricing as in contract so I have sacked off multiroom (£11) and UHD (£4) so I have gone from £32 to £37.30 to £22.30.
So by them putting the prices up, I have reduced my service down to £9.70 less a month. Great logic there Sky. If you hadn't have touched the prices I would have just paid the £32 until end of contract.
What a way to do business.
with any tv, broadband or mobile contract factor in a march/april rise when you sign up or renegotiate your contract.
worse time to sign up or start a new contract is the beginning of the year as youll be lucky to get a couple months at that price before it goes up.
If anyone can suggest an alternative then I’m open to advice.
Apart from unplug the phone.
We used to share ours for £10 per month.
What is the max that they can increase it before I call them?
No idea why
I have noticed that the UHD discount has gone off my future bill so that can go too if they're just going to remove a discount that was agreed to for 18 months.
I am going to wait for the email from them and then call them.
I want to cancel in July anyway for the August contract end date and I will then also cancel my TV license.
Called them and they have kept it the same.
I suggest that everyone calls up every company that is wildly increasing their prices and keep your bills down. Even if they half the CPI costs its a little win.
Only my HD addon is increasing although £9 per month is a joke.