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JPNZ
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  #2970842 21-Sep-2022 10:48
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Well... my ashwin 50% discount special is coming to an end and I just received a lovely phone call from Sky. Now offered me the same selection (less SOHO) Starter, Sport and Mysky for the next 12 months at 25% discount. After ditching Soho its an extra $3.46 a week ($15 month).

 

 

 

Really happy with that as I was going to roll over and pay full price.





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  #2973471 27-Sep-2022 13:26
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JPNZ:

 

Well... my ashwin 50% discount special is coming to an end and I just received a lovely phone call from Sky. Now offered me the same selection (less SOHO) Starter, Sport and Mysky for the next 12 months at 25% discount. After ditching Soho its an extra $3.46 a week ($15 month).

 

 

 

Really happy with that as I was going to roll over and pay full price.

 

 

 

 

Sigh, I tried this but but they wouldn't offer it to me.

 

In the end deactivated Sports and Entertainment Package. Kept Starter and MySky for $41 a month






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  #2973531 27-Sep-2022 13:48
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You possibly should have asked to talk to their retention team (assuming they have one). Those teams normally have more options available to them to retain customers.




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c3rn
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  #2974591 29-Sep-2022 07:17
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They CSR did actually put me through to the retention team but was not offered anything by them.

 

 

 

However... I received a call from Sky yesterday offering me the same as what was offered to JPNZ: 25% off for 12mths.

 

So I now have Starter, My Sky and re-instated Sports. Total: $56.23/month.






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  #2983935 17-Oct-2022 16:52
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c3rn:

 

They CSR did actually put me through to the retention team but was not offered anything by them.

 

 

 

However... I received a call from Sky yesterday offering me the same as what was offered to JPNZ: 25% off for 12mths.

 

So I now have Starter, My Sky and re-instated Sports. Total: $56.23/month.

 

 

Good to hear, it sounds like an almost standard offering if you push hard enough





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  #3161277 19-Nov-2023 20:45
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Something to keep an eye on from after midnight today: https://www.sky.co.nz/blackfriday

 

 


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  #3161279 19-Nov-2023 20:53
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I called Sky today and advised wanting to cancel and in the matter of minutes had 25% off for 12 months

 

Told them too much reality TV crap!




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  #3161362 20-Nov-2023 07:58
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The deals are Free Sky Pod and 50% off Sky and selected Broadband plans for 3 months

 

Had kinda hoped for 50% off Sky for 12 months


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  #3161365 20-Nov-2023 08:26
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DjShadow:

 

Something to keep an eye on from after midnight today: https://www.sky.co.nz/blackfriday

 

 

 

 

They have a Black Friday special for Sky Sport Now too, $299 for 12 months, normally $449. Valid until 27 Nov. - https://www.welcome.skysportnow.co.nz/black-friday

 

 


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  #3161373 20-Nov-2023 08:54
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DjShadow:

 

The deals are Free Sky Pod and 50% off Sky and selected Broadband plans for 3 months

 

Had kinda hoped for 50% off Sky for 12 months

 

 

So, nothing great, really.


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  #3161565 20-Nov-2023 14:36
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Linux:

 

I called Sky today and advised wanting to cancel and in the matter of minutes had 25% off for 12 months

 

Told them too much reality TV crap!

 

 

I just came off 25% off in October. I called them and got 20% off 12 months. Good enough for another year





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  #3161640 20-Nov-2023 15:56
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Free Sky Box for first 1000 existing customers to upgrade

https://www.sky.co.nz/blackfridayoffer

Click on the Sky Customer tab at the top

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  #3161642 20-Nov-2023 16:11
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Chatted today to see if I could get my $80 bill down somewhat, first guy closed the chat as soon as I asked about dropping my spend, and the second guy sent me canned responses nothing to do with what I'd asked, and then when I insisted I wanted to drop my spend said he would get someone from retentions to make contact within 72 hours. It didn't exactly blow my socks off. I expect this may be the last lot of interactions I have with Sky.  Their product is superior in many ways, having tried a few different ways to consume sport in the last 6 months, but it's not good enough to warrant the price PLUS the lack of flexibility.

 

 


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  #3161718 20-Nov-2023 18:00
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networkn:

 

the lack of flexibility.

 

 

I think you've hit the nail on the head as to what Sky's main problem has been for some time now.

 

If you were only interested in Sport (for example), you always had to take the Basic package as well. Ditto Movies, or anything else, come to think of it.

 

I believe there are different options available now, for sure (I'm not a Sky subscriber anymore) - but for ages it was "Basic or nothing", regardless of what you wanted to buy from them.


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  #3161765 20-Nov-2023 21:53
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quickymart:

 

I think you've hit the nail on the head as to what Sky's main problem has been for some time now.

 

If you were only interested in Sport (for example), you always had to take the Basic package as well. Ditto Movies, or anything else, come to think of it.

 

I believe there are different options available now, for sure (I'm not a Sky subscriber anymore) - but for ages it was "Basic or nothing", regardless of what you wanted to buy from them.

 

 

I mean, that's normal, you need a platform to deliver upon, Stan are the same, you can't have Sport without the other stuff etc. 

 

What I meant with lack of flexibility, is I can't watch in every room without additional cost. I only want to watch in one room at a time, but I want to be able to watch where ever I want inside my household. 

 

 

 

 


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