A question about : Cheapest TV Only deals for OAPs ?
Can anyone suggest any TV only deal for my 80+ mum please? she currently has Sky - we negotiated a discount for the last 12 months from around Ј30 to Ј20 a month - it just seems VERY expensive for what she is getting???. She only gets the basic TV channels (no sport/movies), but she likes UK Gold etc, and she likes to record programs to watch later. It doesn't include her phone nor any broadband. We suggested Freeview but that doesn't include some of her favourite channels. I've used some of the price comparison sites but most want to include broadband/phone etc, they all come in at around Ј20+ because ALL seem to add around Ј17 a month line rental. She certainly doesn't want broadband, and she currently gets a substantial discount from BT as a very low-user (making her last bill about Ј30 a quarter) for her phone, so she's loathe to lose that.
Best answers:
- Have u looked at bt package, think it starts about Ј5 per month
Freesat from sky, u can use the existing box.
Xx - The problem is likely to be the cheapest BT TV option including UK Gold (Ј5/month) needs broadband too (otherwise it's just Freeview via a BT box).
She can have broadband on her line but that Ј5 will, of course, then increase by whatever you can negotiate broadband from BT for her. Nevertheless, that'll probably still be cheaper than the standard Sky package (albeit for far fewer channels). - The basic Sky package is only Ј21.50 so are you sure a discount has been applied ? The next one up, Variety is Ј28 and includes the children's , music and Discovery channels.
Cancelling , with appropriate 30/31 days' notice usually gets a better deal. - I think a call to BT to see what they can offer, and then if they cant help then another call to Sky to get this sorted is in order ! Thanks everyone :-)
- Make sure you haggle as best as possible - especially with Sky
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