Contract Price Not Honoured After Sky Setup Error

[MartyB1]

I signed up for the £41 ultimate tv and broadband combo. After a few days it was discovered that Sky had made an error in the setup and advised me to cancel and take a new contract. I was unhappy as this delayed my broadband activation by a further 4 days and I was promised £50 credit as compensation. One week later I got my first bill and it was much more expensive than I had expected. I phoned Sky who explained that when the sales team set my contract back up they did not apply the appropriate offers, they also did not advise me of any increased costs on that call. I was then advised that it would take 7 days to remedy this and I'd be refunded for any overpayment. One week later I phoned to query what the current situation to be told that nothing had been done because they can't offer that price to existing customers! They said I could either leave Sky or pay the higher contract. I explained that I had signed a contract for £41 which they agreed but they were adamant that they could not do anything for me to honour that. They also advised that there were no notes pertaining to the £50 credit.

This actually feels fraudulent 

Moderator note: Edited discussion title for clarity.

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[DaveDrizen]

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@MartyB1 wrote:

I signed up for the £41 ultimate tv and broadband combo. After a few days it was discovered that Sky had made an error in the setup and advised me to cancel and take a new contract. I was unhappy as this delayed my broadband activation by a further 4 days and I was promised £50 credit as compensation. One week later I got my first bill and it was much more expensive than I had expected. I phoned Sky who explained that when the sales team set my contract back up they did not apply the appropriate offers, they also did not advise me of any increased costs on that call. I was then advised that it would take 7 days to remedy this and I'd be refunded for any overpayment. One week later I phoned to query what the current situation to be told that nothing had been done because they can't offer that price to existing customers! They said I could either leave Sky or pay the higher contract. I explained that I had signed a contract for £41 which they agreed but they were adamant that they could not do anything for me to honour that. They also advised that there were no notes pertaining to the £50 credit.

This actually feels fraudulent 

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When you signed up for the £41 deal was that as a new or existing customer. If it was  new customer and then for some reason you were advised to cancel and reset it up that should have been as a new customer not as exsisting customer as the new contract should have been a replacement to the original  not a new contract as exsisting customer as you can not be considered an exsisting customer as you did not have service with the original contract as a new customer. I presume you had a confirmation email of your original offer  if so I would  take it further and insist that they honor that original offer of £41 as from what you say it was Sky  decision to cancel the original contract and re set it  up an should be on thec offer  even though the Sky that up the second contract mistakenly did apply the iffers that was originally agreed. If Sky are are adamant that won't honour it you can either put in official complaint and take all the way up to the onwardsman or as you probably your cooling off period tell them  that you want to cancel and take you customer elsewhere . I wouldn't  mind betting telling them  that may make them reconsider.