* This blog will be all about my dealings with Sky as i have just ordered the Pay Once Watch Forever deal @ £73.40p giving me the installation (Dish, box, remote and viewing card) plus 4 packs for 4 months for free, which i have to cancel by the end of the 3rd month, if i no longer wish to receive them.....sounds reasonable?
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http://www.freesatfromsky.co.uk/pay-once.aspx
* I want to see if Sky have actually changed their ways after a few YEARS as many people have had problems with this offer - see
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/....html?t=711597
* In the current economic situation and digital switchover, many people are turning to this alternative, rather than paying alot to have an ariel fitted.
* Hopefully, this will help inform others about how ruthless Sky, may be ....so read on
Tips
* I keep every letter i receive in a folder
* I log down all calls i make to Sky, inc. tel number, time, date, dept and a summary of what was said
10/04/09
Took the offer up on 10/04/09 on behalf of my parents, for 2 main reasons:
1. A far cheaper alternative at £73.40 to Freesat (BBC/ITV), to get the box, dish, card, installation etc
2. After the 4 months, it will offer us most of the decent ethnic minority channels for free that Freeview cannot, Virgin Media will not (despite being with them for 10years) and Freesat is too expensive at the moment
I tried dialling the 01506 number on saynoto0870.com, but kept getting passed through to some bizarre depts so hung up and re-dialled the number given on freesatfromsky.co.uk
Got through after 5mins of music asked him that i dont want to set up DD and dont want it connected to a phoneline, he said no DD will be set-up and box has to be connected for 4months then i can disconnect as its mainly for interactive services.
He only took payment of £73.40 from debit card, gave me the job no, contract no and set up a password.
Told him that im aware of the problems with cancelling, so he said he would put a note on the account, so when i ring up to cancel in 3 months the CS rep will see it (fingers crossed) and will go smoothly
So far, installation is scheduled for Sunday 19th April (but an engineer will ring to confirm in the next few days)
15/04/09
I received my Sky Viewing Card today (a blue card with a yellow house on)
On the confirmation letter it said:
Digibox (subsidised) - Nil (price)
Installation - Nil (price)
Total cost - Nil
So that sounds good so far.
But...all the T&C's seem to be for normal customers