Sky Cancellation

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

I have cancelled Sky! After yet more messing around - “we have tried to call you“…. bloody liars - I phoned them again and this time got offered WhatsApp as a contact method. Why you can’t use live chat but can now use WhatsApp, who knows 😂

Anyway, it was genuinely easy to cancel that way. Job done. Now torn between a VPN plus F1 TV Pro or an iptv service. Anyone got any recommendations?

I went down the VPN route last year and it worked fine for a couple of races until F1 blocked a load of IP ranges. Not sure if the situation has changed but there's scope for them to just pull the rug from under you regardless.

 

[charltjr]

I went down the VPN route last year and it worked fine for a couple of races until F1 blocked a load of IP ranges. Not sure if the situation has changed but there's scope for them to just pull the rug from under you regardless.

Yeah they seem to do that fairly regularly. Wish they’d just grow some balls and go fully streaming but hey ho I guess Sky pay them a lot to lock brits out of the service.

 

[davo172]

I have cancelled Sky! After yet more messing around - “we have tried to call you“…. bloody liars - I phoned them again and this time got offered WhatsApp as a contact method. Why you can’t use live chat but can now use WhatsApp, who knows 😂

Anyway, it was genuinely easy to cancel that way. Job done. Now torn between a VPN plus F1 TV Pro or an iptv service. Anyone got any recommendations?

They will call you again with a better deal now I reckon.

Proper bullshit how you cant easily spek to anyone now.

 

[Steve]

Sky are getting blown out & countdown starts at weekend.

Got full fibre being installed locally so that Sky 68 meg that’s always dropping out, but sir it’s fine on our systems, well your system's suck!

Check down-detector Or your socials as it’s crap!

 

[JP83]

Our Sky has just come out of contract, so time to have the talk again.

Are there any alternatives to Sky in a non-cable area?

 

[mordant2]

I cancelled Sky, after 23 years with them. Now use a fire stick, and will never go back to Sky. Living in a remote location, I also use starling, its expensive, but it works.

 

[rctempire]

I have cancelled Sky! After yet more messing around - “we have tried to call you“…. bloody liars - I phoned them again and this time got offered WhatsApp as a contact method. Why you can’t use live chat but can now use WhatsApp, who knows 😂

Anyway, it was genuinely easy to cancel that way. Job done. Now torn between a VPN plus F1 TV Pro or an iptv service. Anyone got any recommendations?

Im sure if you read the firestick thread, you would find plenty.....

 

[MrBlonde]

Just cancelled my sky,have most gone to Now tv to watch the F1?.

 

[charltjr]

Just cancelled my sky,have most gone to Now tv to watch the F1?.

I had a look at that. They’re currently doing a six month offer at £26 a month for sky sports, after which it goes back to £35 a month.

It gets better though. That is to stream in 720p “HD” like it’s 2010. Want full HD? Another £6 a month. 4K? Another £9 a month.

So, f**k that. I’m going to do my level best to pay for F1 TV Pro and use that, because I do think that paying a reasonable amount for streaming is fair. If they block me from doing that too, meh, C4 highlights or piracy it is.

 

[Geddes]

it’s crazy with all this tech we have now, it should be standard with no extra charges to have 4K on streaming and other stuff

 

[Steve]

it’s crazy with all this tech we have now, it should be standard with no extra charges to have 4K on streaming and other stuff

Buy basic package, usually the shite & kids channels =X

Add sports in HD =2X after watching UHD, HD is like SD

Add UHD package =3X it’s a complete con!

Where SKY really screw you is if you renew mid contract & that new 24 month contract looks good until the discounts applied start to drop off about 6 months before contract ends & you cannot get out soon enough.

 

[MrBlonde]

They did offer me there Sky Essential package for £15 a month which basically just free view from what i could tell.I said can you add Sky F1 in HD onto that and they said no and would have to get the signature package,then add that and then i would have to pay extra to have HD on top of that.

I just gave up and said no just cancel the whole sky tv i have,why do they make it such hard work.

So now i will just go with freeview on my tv and get the Now F1 then cancel that after the season ends.I was told if i cancel they will over a better deal,so will see what they do.

I have looked into getting the FreeSat record box also which i can plug into my old sky dish.

 

[rctempire]

Just cancelled my sky,have most gone to Now tv to watch the F1?.

Amazon stick thread should serve you well....

 

[MrBlonde]

Amazon stick thread should serve you well....

I take it you mean fire stick?.as i do have one actually not being used as new tv upstairs has all smart tv etc on it.