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    Sky's broadband price rise?

    Apparently Sky's press office have confirmed that their broadband will be going up by £5 in the new year - even their "free" one! Seems to be a ploy to make you take their phone calls too, but they can be expensive. Any tips who I should move to?

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    Re: Sky's broadband price rise?

    i got the same letter although mine said my price will stay the same until 2010 january i think so i have over a year to worry fortunately!!!


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    Re: Sky's broadband price rise?

    Only the same price if you're on Skytalk.

    I just went for it, figured it's 50p cheaper than BT line rental anyway + only £5/month for 6 months + my BB won't go up for a while. Never use the landline anyway so very small saving for me I guess.

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    Re: Sky's broadband price rise?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rob_B View Post
    Only the same price if you're on Skytalk.

    I just went for it, figured it's 50p cheaper than BT line rental anyway + only £5/month for 6 months + my BB won't go up for a while. Never use the landline anyway so very small saving for me I guess.

    i'm not with them for slkytalk though am tied in with bt on there talk plan as they gave it for free for one year when we moved


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    Re: Sky's broadband price rise?

    Be* cut prices by 50p with the new VAT, not much but its actually a larger cut than they should

    i.e. Be* unlimited package should be ~£17.62, but its £17.50 instead, looks neater I guess.

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    Re: Sky's broadband price rise?

    This might be worth reading for some:

    Customers who take either Sky Broadband Max, Sky+HD or Sky Multiroom (or a combination of the 3) will automatically see their current broadband pricing frozen until January 2010, in recognition of their loyalty
    I do have the basic Talk option (the free one) so I won't be affected by this price increase. My line rental remains with BT and I've no intention of transferring that - I've found it easier to complain and get results when line related problem have occurred.
    My only concern is should I hide my true identity? A costume maybe?

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    Re: Sky's broadband price rise?

    Quote Originally Posted by pauldarkside View Post
    My line rental remains with BT and I've no intention of transferring that - I've found it easier to complain and get results when line related problem have occurred.
    really? thats the reason I left BT as soon as i could as they couldent seem to sort out a single thing on my wrong address/account. plus sky offered me free line rental for a year.

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    Re: Sky's broadband price rise?

    phew, im with skytalk already..

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    Re: Sky's broadband price rise?

    so are the letters a mass output or are they tailored to the individuals account etc?

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    Re: Sky's broadband price rise?

    Quote Originally Posted by 5cupa View Post
    really? thats the reason I left BT as soon as i could as they couldent seem to sort out a single thing on my wrong address/account. plus sky offered me free line rental for a year.
    Yep. A while ago the line had an intermittent noise issue, whereby I couldn't use the internet and phone concurrently, which ultimately turned out to be their corroded fixings - 100 yards away underground. It took 3 visits over the course of 14 months (intermittent faults are a mare to detect and diagnose) and the first of those I was charged for (£150). Once the problem was solved, I contacted their complaints department and not only got that charge refunded, I also had that quarter's bill paid for as compensation.

    If I'd have been with Sky, I can imagine I would have had a whole lot more hassle with having to deal with being bounced from pillar to post, or rather Sky to BT. Sky might take over your line rental but they're still going to be relying on BT for repairs.
    Last edited by pauldarkside; 01-12-2008 at 07:55 PM.
    My only concern is should I hide my true identity? A costume maybe?

    0iD: Plus weeing in it every now & again does it good
    scaryjim: 10" is just a little large to hold comfortably in one hand, which makes it a lot harder to tap, swipe and generally interact with.

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