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Trying to get rid of Sky

Our contract with Sky TV ended on 20th September, we cancelled our Telephone and Broadband back in February of this year.  We have returned all equipment. Sky took payment from our account after the 20th September so I cancelled the direct debit.  Was this the right thing to do? I hate trying to talk to any Sky staff because their sole aim seems to be to get you to sign up again and they don't listen and I do not want to be arguing with them for months trying to get our money back.

All hekp gratefully received.


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This message was authored by: SKY1992bf Answer

Re: Trying to get rid of Sky

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@VickyT29  Cancelling the direct debit was the worse thing you could have done as it doesn't achieve anything other than demands for it to be setup again and you won't be to cancel until you do so

 

to cancel you need to follow the following 

 


if you wish to cancel/downgrade choose an option on the link below (which includes a message service - not available in ROI) (just click on yes I need more help)

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/cancel-sky-tv#M1014

Note that if your within a minimum term (most Sky contracts have a minimum term of 18/24 months) for the service you wish to cancel you may not be able to

Also note you have to give the required relevant notice to cancel which is 31 days for tv and 14 days for broadband


Additional information on Broadband: If you are changing to Virgin or cancelling broadband totally you'll have to contact Sky This link should help

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/cancel-sky-broadband#M1014


If you are changing to another ISP who uses the Openreach infrastructure then join up with them and they should contact Sky on your behalf

If in ROI make sure the flag in bottom right hand corner is set to ROI and refresh the page before selecting an option

for reference cancellations are only confirmed once you have written email confirmation, also remember that if you are cancelling sky q or stream (where stream was ordered on or after 23/02/23) completely all equipment will need returning so make sure when sending back you obtain and keep very safe and indefinitely proof of postage, also note that billing continues as normal right upto and including last day of notice period and must be paid, any overpayment for days beyond termination date will be refunded within six weeks of termination date or you can call sky and they will refund within 3-5 working days once the credit is showing on your sky account

apparently best times to call are first thing in the morning 7am or last thing at night 9pm


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This message was authored by: SKY1992bf Answer

Re: Trying to get rid of Sky

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@VickyT29  Cancelling the direct debit was the worse thing you could have done as it doesn't achieve anything other than demands for it to be setup again and you won't be to cancel until you do so

 

to cancel you need to follow the following 

 


if you wish to cancel/downgrade choose an option on the link below (which includes a message service - not available in ROI) (just click on yes I need more help)

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/cancel-sky-tv#M1014

Note that if your within a minimum term (most Sky contracts have a minimum term of 18/24 months) for the service you wish to cancel you may not be able to

Also note you have to give the required relevant notice to cancel which is 31 days for tv and 14 days for broadband


Additional information on Broadband: If you are changing to Virgin or cancelling broadband totally you'll have to contact Sky This link should help

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/cancel-sky-broadband#M1014


If you are changing to another ISP who uses the Openreach infrastructure then join up with them and they should contact Sky on your behalf

If in ROI make sure the flag in bottom right hand corner is set to ROI and refresh the page before selecting an option

for reference cancellations are only confirmed once you have written email confirmation, also remember that if you are cancelling sky q or stream (where stream was ordered on or after 23/02/23) completely all equipment will need returning so make sure when sending back you obtain and keep very safe and indefinitely proof of postage, also note that billing continues as normal right upto and including last day of notice period and must be paid, any overpayment for days beyond termination date will be refunded within six weeks of termination date or you can call sky and they will refund within 3-5 working days once the credit is showing on your sky account

apparently best times to call are first thing in the morning 7am or last thing at night 9pm


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Please note: I am just a sky customer not a employee - posts from sky employees (aka community team) are clearly marked as such
my setup: Samsung 5 series 32inc tv | sky +hd box | variety, SKY & TNT sports,sky cinema | Netflix and prime video
Please note: I only provide help on the main forums and not via PM
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This message was authored by: VickyT29

Re: Trying to get rid of Sky

Thank you for that. We actually gave them notice back in February of termination of contract so that is ok. I will set up the payment details again.

I find it incredibly difficult to find a phone number - where is the best place to find it?

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