topic Re: Cost of sky essentials ? in Account & Billing

Cost of sky essentials ?

WendyN — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:06:42 GMT

Anyone know the lowest you can get sky essentials for please ?

Re: Cost of sky essentials ?

caesarome — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:08:51 GMT

As we are all customers here nobody here can supply you with a price so you will need to call Sky to see if you can get through to them, which might be a struggle due to the ongoing global IT issue.

Re: Cost of sky essentials ?

TimmyBGood — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:39:30 GMT

@WendyN

Is that Sky Television Essentials, or Essential Broadband, or a combination television & broadband product?

I've seen posts referring to anything from £15 to £5 a month for television (free-to-air channels with apps and recording on a Q box)

Realistically broadband cannot be below £20 a month for FTTC or the ISP makes a loss.

Re: Cost of sky essentials ?

Doc5907 — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:01:44 GMT

@WendyN

My sister fairly recently, after wanting to end her Sky Q contract and go to a freesat 4k box, was persuaded to downgrade to Sky essentials for £5/m on a 12 month contract which we think would probably increase after that.

Re: Cost of sky essentials ?

WendyN — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:04:44 GMT

Thank you x

Re: Cost of sky essentials ?

WendyN — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:06:00 GMT

I was just curious to see what other people are paying before I go to sky. Where's the harm in asking that ?

Re: Cost of sky essentials ?

WendyN — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:06:55 GMT

Just the tv. I'm sure she said £7 a month ago so was hoping I could get them down to £5

Re: Cost of sky essentials ?

Ivan+not+terrible — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 07:47:07 GMT

I had essential for a while at £5 a month for less than 12 mths - now increased to £11:50 a month

That's not a reasonable increase. Not even any notification of the increase.

Re: Cost of sky essentials ?

Mark39 — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 08:07:39 GMT

I believe the list price for Sky Essentials is £15 per month. Anything less than that is discounted.

Re: Cost of sky essentials ?

TimmyBGood — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 12:47:49 GMT

@Ivan+not+terrible wrote:

That's not a reasonable increase.

A provider can choose to set whatever price (or increase) it sees fit.

Not even any notification of the increase.

The requirement for notification of television subscription price increase is still the subject of a dispute between Sky and Ofcom.

Re: Cost of sky essentials ?

Ivan+not+terrible — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 14:17:31 GMT

Not a problem anymore.

I got sky to extend my discount for another 12 mths, so back to £5 / mth instead of £15 - jod done.