August 25 Increases

[Bill_P]

I am seriously fed up with above inflation price rises. As a pensioner on a fixed income, this seems little more than extortion. It looks as if I might have to shift again.

[Daniel0210]

@Bill_P 
Unless you’ve recently changed your subscription, prices increase due to either the annual price increase (April in the UK), your discounts have ended, or a combination of the two.

Sky will have told you the date any discount was ending when you took it out so if it has ended you’ll be paying the full undiscounted price.

Perhaps compare a previous bill to your latest bill and see where the amounts differ
www.sky.com/bill.

If you’re no longer in a discounted minimum term, or its ending soon the best new discounts are normally acquired by calling Sky and negotiating or potentially amending your package which will now require a 24 month minimum term contract. Sky are not obliged to offer you another discount, and recent posts on here indicate that significant discounts are now harder to come by. If you’re offered something acceptable be prepared to agree to it there and then because if you decide to think about it the offer may no longer be available when you call back.

[Mark39]

It's an unusual time for a price increase. Has your contract, or part of your contract expired?

[peter-marlow+1966 · Accepted solution]

I renegotiate  my tv contract  in February  this year  on a 24 month contract  and i  had no price  increases  in April  but i  have price  increases  in August  coming  in to 

[peter-marlow+1966]

Phoned and ask why and was told these are the April  price increases  but because  I  got a new contract  in February  that's  why they  are being  added in August  

[Bill_P]

That makes a little sense as my contract was renewed in February.

[Daniel0210]

@Bill_P 

That's most likely it then. I would expect your increase next year to revert back to April. 

[Anonymous]

@Bill_P Sky also base the price rise on the full price of your viewing package, not on the discounted price you may be paying whilst in contract. 

[Nigel19076]

I am fed up with it, as a Pensioner, every penny matters.

As Sky do not have the expense of covering live football during the close season, should the price of Sky Sports not be reduced accordingly ?

[PandJ2020]

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@Nigel19076 wrote:

As Sky do not have the expense of covering live football during the close season, should the price of Sky Sports not be reduced accordingly ?

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Sky Sports covers a lot more than just football...

[Nigel19076]

I get that, but Football is what i have it for, it is the national sport.

[Daniel0210]

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@Nigel19076 wrote:

it is the national sport.

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@Nigel19076 

I watch a lot more football than any other sport but many customers would disagree with you on that. 

[TimmyBGood]

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@Nigel19076 wrote:

I get that, but Football is what i have it for, it is the national sport.

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Probably the most popular, but it's cricket that's usually described as the 'national sport'.

[Anonymous]

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@Nigel19076 wrote:

I get that, but Football is what i have it for, it is the national sport.

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I watch the football and F1, so the summer is never sport free for me!