topic Re: Close to losing my patience with customer services in Account & Billing

Close to losing my patience with customer services

NIJIJ — Fri, 01 May 2026 08:40:26 GMT

Hi everyone,

I am hoping someone might be able to shed some light to what is going wrong with sky and what i can do about it.

I approached sky for a new contract via messaging.

I was offered a deal i was happy with.

They then sent the contracts to me straight away and the amounts were different to that they told me .

I questioned it and they told me it would be adjusted in due course going forward.

I was also told i would receive £200 upon broadband activation to put towards my final EE broadband bill.

I had my broadband activated and called them to get my £200 and was told i need to pay thefull EE bill and claim it back from Sky after providing documentation....

I raised a complaint twice just to be told they'll look in to it and then get a notification saying it's been closed 24 hours later.

Jump to 2 weeks later, I check my bills in the app and they are £7.50 more than they told me they would be... Doesn't sound much but i was told and confimed they would be £100 with no price hikes for 2 years.

Rang Sky today and was put through to 3 different deaprtments for nearly 2 hours, to find 2 departments couldn't help and the 3rd saying they have sorted the payments but have now been sent emails saying they have removed some of my poducts which i didn't ask them to do.

My question is..how do i escalate this

Any help would be greatly appreciated

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Re: Close to losing my patience with customer services

Mark39 — Fri, 01 May 2026 08:44:53 GMT

@NIJIJ I would suggest raising a formal complaint: https://www.sky.com/help/articles/how-to-make-a-complaint

Re: Close to losing my patience with customer services

_Claire — Fri, 01 May 2026 08:53:02 GMT

Hi @NIJIJ I’ve escalated your post to our Community Messaging team who will invite you to a private chat shortly and help you with this.

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Here's more information on how Community Messaging works - https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Did-you-know/Escalating-a-post-to-a-Sky-expert/ba-p/3711147#M141

Re: Close to losing my patience with customer services

TimmyBGood — Fri, 01 May 2026 09:22:31 GMT

@NIJIJ wrote:

I had my broadband activated and called them to get my £200 and was told i need to pay thefull EE bill and claim it back from Sky after providing documentation....

That's correct: an ISP cannot settle a bill with a previous supplier because that would involve an inappropriate exchange of personal information about the subscriber.

It's up to £200 to go towards an early exit fee (not payment of any subscription owed)

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/switching-credit-offer

Re: Close to losing my patience with customer services

NIJIJ — Fri, 01 May 2026 09:26:45 GMT

I wouldn't mind but I have the text messages saying from sky saying they would give me...not ee the £200 once the sky broadband was activated and all I had to do was find the rest of the money (£150) to settle the EE account.

This was not true, false information was given to me so I would sign up there and then.

Re: Close to losing my patience with customer services

Me134 — Fri, 01 May 2026 10:40:07 GMT

@NIJIJ wrote:
I wouldn't mind but I have the text messages saying from sky saying they would give me...not ee the £200 once the sky broadband was activated and all I had to do was find the rest of the money (£150) to settle the EE account.

This was not true, false information was given to me so I would sign up there and then.

Don't know about the call obviously but the up to £200 compensation for a broadband switch is paid into your Sky account as a credit I think, definitely not direct to EE. It is purely for early termination charges (ETC's).

£350 ETC's is a hefty amount BTW.

Re: Close to losing my patience with customer services

TimmyBGood — Fri, 01 May 2026 10:54:23 GMT

@NIJIJ wrote:

I wouldn't mind but I have the text messages saying from sky saying they would give me...not ee the £200 once the sky broadband was activated and all I had to do was find the rest of the money (£150) to settle the EE account.

An unfortunately mangled interpretation: in reality you pay EE £150, and Sky credits £150 to your new broadband account after receipt of the appropriate documentation.

The Switch Credit link I posted above is the definitive information.

Re: Close to losing my patience with customer services

NIJIJ — Fri, 01 May 2026 10:51:52 GMT

I knew it wouldn't be paid straight to EE.

But I was told I would get it in my bank before I had to pay my last bill to ee as I didn't have enough money to pay it.

This is what was agreed.

Re: Close to losing my patience with customer services

TimmyBGood — Fri, 01 May 2026 11:08:26 GMT

@NIJIJ wrote:

But I was told I would get it in my bank before I had to pay my last bill to ee as I didn't have enough money to pay it.

Note they've said credit, not pay.

What you were hoping for is not possible.

Re: Close to losing my patience with customer services

NIJIJ — Fri, 01 May 2026 10:58:58 GMT

Either way I don't get it beforehand like that tiled me. End of.

Re: Close to losing my patience with customer services

DaveDrizen — Fri, 01 May 2026 11:19:16 GMT

@NIJIJ wrote:
I wouldn't mind but I have the text messages saying from sky saying they would give me...not ee the £200 once the sky broadband was activated and all I had to do was find the rest of the money (£150) to settle the EE account.

This was not true, false information was given to me so I would sign up there and then.

I think you find Sky don't actually give you the £200 cash in your bank account but apply as a credit against a future bill.

Re: Close to losing my patience with customer services

NIJIJ — Fri, 01 May 2026 11:20:51 GMT

Again, something not explained correctly

Re: Close to losing my patience with customer services

Daniel0210 — Fri, 01 May 2026 11:25:43 GMT

@NIJIJ wrote:

Again, something not explained correctly

@NIJIJ

Please read below about Sky switching credit...

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/switching-credit-offer