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Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 16 Oct 2024, 11:28
by bell
I know loads of you have done this in the past, but how are you doing it? Speaking to them this morning and their best offer was more expensive than I currently pay.
My current deals expire in December and they want me to pay over a tonne after that. That can bore right off.
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 18:44
by collyrob
It’s unacceptable that skygo have adverts before and during the on demand shows
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 18:03
by stubbo-admin
MaryMillingtonsGhost wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 16:43
stubbo-admin wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 16:24
@MMG
Sounds expensive. More expensive than full fibre on a deal, and 60 quid per year anyway
Yeah I know mate. Trouble is I can't stand the buffering on my IPTV service. Doesn't happen all the time, but when it does it proper fucks me off.
The Joshua-Dubois fight was a fucking joke.
Why not just do SkyGo/On Demand services when needed?
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 16:43
by MaryMillingtonsGhost
stubbo-admin wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 16:24
@MMG
Sounds expensive. More expensive than full fibre on a deal, and 60 quid per year anyway
Yeah I know mate. Trouble is I can't stand the buffering on my IPTV service. Doesn't happen all the time, but when it does it proper fucks me off.
The Joshua-Dubois fight was a fucking joke.
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 16:24
by stubbo-admin
@MMG
Sounds expensive. More expensive than full fibre on a deal, and 60 quid per year anyway
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 16:20
by Joe C
stubbo-admin wrote: ↑26 Oct 2024, 16:00
bell wrote: ↑19 Oct 2024, 17:19
Joe C
Watched the game on Fubo today. No problems
Apart from West Ham
Cheers buddy
So which FUBO plan did you actually sign up to? Looks like cheapest is Latino plus the International Sports Plus add on?
The cheaper of the two Canadian ones
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 16:18
by MaryMillingtonsGhost
Am considering the EE TV package.
EE TV Pro Box, with an additional mini box for the bedroom.
500Mb broadband, Sky Sports, Entertainment and Cinema (all via the NOW app) in HD. TNT Sports in HD, Netflix in 4K.
All for £102.
Am currently paying about £70 for my BT broadband and Netflix, so quite a bit extra for the additional £32
Any cunts on here currently subscribe? Is it any cop?
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 16:00
by stubbo-admin
bell wrote: ↑19 Oct 2024, 17:19
Joe C
Watched the game on Fubo today. No problems
Apart from West Ham
Cheers buddy
So which FUBO plan did you actually sign up to? Looks like cheapest is Latino plus the International Sports Plus add on?
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 26 Oct 2024, 15:13
by Joe C
Bell, not sure if you can do this on the Firestick version, but on the ATV version of Fubo you can do multiscreen - just highlight the game you want to hear the commentary from
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 19 Oct 2024, 17:19
by bell
Joe C
Watched the game on Fubo today. No problems
Apart from West Ham
Cheers buddy
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 19 Oct 2024, 16:18
by Joe C
side effect" wrote: ↑19 Oct 2024, 11:03
Does anyone manage to watch a whole game without the circle coming up.
I would only have it connected to the dish instead of relying on dodgy Internet connection.
Not West Ham, they’re regularly in the centre circle
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 19 Oct 2024, 11:03
by side effect
Does anyone manage to watch a whole game without the circle coming up.
I would only have it connected to the dish instead of relying on dodgy Internet connection.
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 19 Oct 2024, 01:53
by DukeofDevo
Have a look at what Virgin are offering in your area! Likely to be better than Sky, use that as leverage Sky have a new fibre optic broadband offering that they keep secret until you phone them. £34 and no line rental They should be able to trim some off of your plan sports and entertainment is all you need with a Q box Kodi for films and other platform shows and you’re sorted for life.
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 18 Oct 2024, 14:39
by Lee Trundle
My neighbour has Sky Glass and reckons its absolute shite also.
I don't think the TV they supply has the greatest specs either, unless things have changed.
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 18 Oct 2024, 14:33
by Joe C
Actually bell, try this:
https://playmo.tv/2017/03/how-to-instal ... n-fire-tv/
Make sure you do the sync step
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 18 Oct 2024, 14:28
by Joe C
bell wrote: ↑18 Oct 2024, 10:15
Joe C" wrote: ↑18 Oct 2024, 09:38
MaryMillingtonsGhost wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024, 20:31
How do you pay for it fella? Don't they need a Canadian registered credit/debit card?
Takes UK PayPal, which is handy
How did you get the fubo app on a firestick mate?
I don’t know - I use it on Apple and setup a Canadian AppleID to get the app (you can also use a US one I’ve subsequently discovered) as it’s not available in UK stores.
You’ll likely need to find the apk file and sideload it
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 18 Oct 2024, 14:25
by Joe C
North Bank" wrote: ↑18 Oct 2024, 10:12
I left SKY last year as my monthly payments rocked up to over £120.00 a month which was for TV 7 Broadnad, went to EE which includes both my phones on their unlimited package, much faster broadband speeds, Sky Sports, TNT Sports, Entertainment package and one multiroom box all in HD for £85.00, did think about the fire stick option but was concerned about data fraud.
SKY didn't seriously attempt to keep me, however, now I get good offers to entice me back, latest email offering Glass, Sports and Entertainment package, HD and Netflix for £40 a month..
Sky Glass is absolute shit. Avoid like a night out with H&P
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 18 Oct 2024, 10:15
by bell
Joe C" wrote: ↑18 Oct 2024, 09:38
MaryMillingtonsGhost wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024, 20:31
Joe C" wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024, 20:25
Used a pizza place in Toronto
How do you pay for it fella? Don't they need a Canadian registered credit/debit card?
Takes UK PayPal, which is handy
How did you get the fubo app on a firestick mate?
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 18 Oct 2024, 10:12
by North Bank
I left SKY last year as my monthly payments rocked up to over £120.00 a month which was for TV 7 Broadnad, went to EE which includes both my phones on their unlimited package, much faster broadband speeds, Sky Sports, TNT Sports, Entertainment package and one multiroom box all in HD for £85.00, did think about the fire stick option but was concerned about data fraud.
SKY didn't seriously attempt to keep me, however, now I get good offers to entice me back, latest email offering Glass, Sports and Entertainment package, HD and Netflix for £40 a month..
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 18 Oct 2024, 09:38
by Joe C
MaryMillingtonsGhost wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024, 20:31
Joe C" wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024, 20:25
bell wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024, 18:19
How did you get a Canadian postcode? I get the whole VPN thing, but it says you need a post code to create an account?
Used a pizza place in Toronto
How do you pay for it fella? Don't they need a Canadian registered credit/debit card?
Takes UK PayPal, which is handy
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 17 Oct 2024, 20:31
by MaryMillingtonsGhost
Joe C" wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024, 20:25
bell wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024, 18:19
Joe C" wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024, 09:37
Their retentions team aren’t as accommodating as they used to be, and I’ll be binning Sky off come end of my current deal in Feb - don’t really use it anymore.
IPTV covers most live things, and torrents for everything on demand, but I do pay for a Canadian Fubo account that gives me every premier league game, and a US F1TV Pro account for, well, the F1 as the IPTV can sometimes be a bit flaky there. AppleTV box with a VPN and it works perfectly.
My parents moved to Now TV, you can get some great deals on that and they always re-offer them when you cancel.
How did you get a Canadian postcode? I get the whole VPN thing, but it says you need a post code to create an account?
Used a pizza place in Toronto
How do you pay for it fella? Don't they need a Canadian registered credit/debit card?
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 17 Oct 2024, 20:25
by Joe C
bell wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024, 18:19
Joe C" wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024, 09:37
Their retentions team aren’t as accommodating as they used to be, and I’ll be binning Sky off come end of my current deal in Feb - don’t really use it anymore.
IPTV covers most live things, and torrents for everything on demand, but I do pay for a Canadian Fubo account that gives me every premier league game, and a US F1TV Pro account for, well, the F1 as the IPTV can sometimes be a bit flaky there. AppleTV box with a VPN and it works perfectly.
My parents moved to Now TV, you can get some great deals on that and they always re-offer them when you cancel.
How did you get a Canadian postcode? I get the whole VPN thing, but it says you need a post code to create an account?
Used a pizza place in Toronto
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 17 Oct 2024, 19:10
by Gank
bell wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024, 18:19
Joe C" wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024, 09:37
Their retentions team aren’t as accommodating as they used to be, and I’ll be binning Sky off come end of my current deal in Feb - don’t really use it anymore.
IPTV covers most live things, and torrents for everything on demand, but I do pay for a Canadian Fubo account that gives me every premier league game, and a US F1TV Pro account for, well, the F1 as the IPTV can sometimes be a bit flaky there. AppleTV box with a VPN and it works perfectly.
My parents moved to Now TV, you can get some great deals on that and they always re-offer them when you cancel.
How did you get a Canadian postcode? I get the whole VPN thing, but it says you need a post code to create an account?
Just put one on there from Google, they don’t do home visits! Bloody hell.
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 17 Oct 2024, 18:29
by hammer205
It does seem the deal as are few and far between now. They’re almost match what you were paying previously
they know what’s recorded and for how long you’ve retained the recording. Your viewing habits are all saved on data
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 17 Oct 2024, 18:19
by bell
Joe C" wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024, 09:37
Their retentions team aren’t as accommodating as they used to be, and I’ll be binning Sky off come end of my current deal in Feb - don’t really use it anymore.
IPTV covers most live things, and torrents for everything on demand, but I do pay for a Canadian Fubo account that gives me every premier league game, and a US F1TV Pro account for, well, the F1 as the IPTV can sometimes be a bit flaky there. AppleTV box with a VPN and it works perfectly.
My parents moved to Now TV, you can get some great deals on that and they always re-offer them when you cancel.
How did you get a Canadian postcode? I get the whole VPN thing, but it says you need a post code to create an account?
Re: Getting a a better sky deal for existing customers
Posted: 17 Oct 2024, 18:00
by bell
Cheers everyone