Sky offer too good to be true?

andy3050 · 08-10-2010, 17:16

I was round at my dads earlier who has virgin media. a sky rep called round while i was there, he was talking about people in the area being over charged for virgin media and tried to get him to change to sky.

My dad is on Virgins XL package with a V+ box (XL tv, free evening and weekend calls and 20mb bb with no monthly limit) he also has an extra box in the bedroom (standard box). he pays around £60 for all this

The sky rep offered Sky+ HD, 20mb BB (guessing with 2mb monthly cap), free evening and weekend calls and multiroom for....... £40 per month.

The guy wouldn't leave and pestered for ages about how "dave and ivy" down the road was paying the same for virgin and was over the moon about the savings, also offering savings for pensioners, although he didn't say what they were. my dad wouldn't say yes as he doesn't do dealings over the doorstep.

is this offer too good to be true? if he was to phone sky would they offer the same thing deal?

i've had a look on skys website and to get the same as he's getting now (+HD box, extra standard box, espn (free on his Virgin XL pack), unlimited 20mb BB, free/evening calls) it would come to £75 per month so i don't know how this sales person could offer it for £40.

Peter_ · 08-10-2010, 19:09

Check the average coverage speed wise in your area here.http://top10.com/broadband/speedtest..._0_all_all_3_1

adzii_nufc · 08-10-2010, 19:19

He discounts the 20mb broadband for 3 months

I'll assume you meant 2gb cap.

In my eyes its not worth it at all. ESPN for one is free on Virgin. Ill assume he likes his sports and has it on Virgin, ESPN free & Sky sports compared to the £20+ Alone for Sky sports and the £9 for ESPN

the HD pack is just normal HD channels, No sports channels or anything.

By the time you added the extra channels you wanted and have had your three months discounted BB the price will go way over £60

My package:

Sky+HD With HD pack
Sports Pack (Sky sports)
Entertainment Pack (Sky 1 etc.)
Movies Pack

Sky Connect (8mbit)
Sky Talk

Total cost: £79

andy3050 · 08-10-2010, 19:23

just got off the phone with my dad and he's tried that speed test, he's getting 15Mb per second whilst sky customers in the area are getting 2.8Mb per second. thats funny because the sales guy said sky can easily match (and better) 15Mb that virgin usually offer.

seems like he was trying to pull a fast one because of my dads age, when i lived there sky reps would just leave when i told them we were on virgin media because they knew they couldn't match thier speeds

Peter_ · 08-10-2010, 19:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by andy3050

just got off the phone with my dad and he's tried that speed test, he's getting 15Mb per second whilst sky customers in the area are getting 2.8Mb per second. thats funny because the sales guy said sky can easily match (and better) 15Mb that virgin usually offer.

seems like he was trying to pull a fast one because of my dads age, when i lived there sky reps would just leave when i told them we were on virgin media because they knew they couldn't match thier speeds

No surprise there then.

adzii_nufc · 08-10-2010, 19:47

Thats disgraceful to be fair.

He had every intention of selling you low speed BB!

Ive worked it out and he was going to put you on a sky connect package with diabolical speeds

Sky HD £20
Sky connect 17pm
Sky Talk - Line rental £11

(Sky connect Discounted to £10pm for 3 months)

Theres your '£40' Offer

They come into your house and lie to you now huh.

I was sacked from sky for refusing to do this!

Sky Originally Employed me as a Broadband technical support agent and then moved me into the sales department a few months back whilst they were short staffed in the listening company. After my experience with Sky connect I simply refused to tell customers it was top of the range stuff and promise them something I knew wouldnt happen. Quite rightly I was dismissed but my motives were correct.

andy3050 · 08-10-2010, 21:22

i was just listening from the front room, and my dad kept saying no, i'm happy with what i've got. the guy started to sound quite intimidating, saying "so you would rather pay double for a slow set top box and slow internet, im speachless you'd want to do that" i was close to getting up and punching the guy with some of the stuff he was coming out with.

top marks for my dad standing his ground and slamming the door in his face half way through one of his rants

Ignitionnet · 09-10-2010, 12:54

Never, ever buy anything from people going door to door regardless of the company they represent. These guys will say just about anything to close the deal and it applies across the board. Sky, Virgin, TalkTalk, whoever, all have door to door salesmen who are full of it.