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Has anyone had any experience doing this?

The Sky+ HD deals for new customers seem a lot better than existing customers upgrading.  My dad`s contract expired 2 years ago and he`s thinking of upgrading to a HD box.  I was thinking if he just cancelled the contract and took out another one in my mother`s name he`d get the new customer deal... has anyone done this before and do Sky allow it?

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Ross

sounds feasible, plus Sky normally bend over backwards to ensure customers stay with them. Although, changing the name on the contract won`t do much - they go by postal address

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Going by postal address seems a bit flawed.  Going off the basic scenario of my Dad moving out and a new family moving in Sky should offer them the `new to Sky` offers.

The best they offered was 6 months half price line rental.  They still wanted to charge me for installation (£15) if I went with a Sky+ HD.  My Dad has been out of contract for the last 2 years and this is the first time he`s spoken to them in regards to leaving; I was a bit disappointed with their offers.

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Although, changing the name on the contract won`t do much - they go by postal addressSo when you move house the new occupants can`t get a deal?  It is against the person not the house..........

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We will pay the price but we will not count the cost..

Can he apply on their website? Sometimes you can get the better deal by just using the automated systems rather than talking to a person.


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The ideal solution would be for me to refer my mother and get the free installation and free box for them plus £50 M&S vouchers each.  They referred me and we got an iPod touch and £25 M&S voucher.  As he only has the basic package 6 months half price rental etc... isn`t that appealing.

It`s not a case of people or properties, it`s a case of they`re wise to people trying to get bargains and they make sure Sky are the ones coming out on top.

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If he only has the basic package then HD isn`t going to be entirely world changing for him. He is looking at BBC HD, Channel 4 HD and ITV HD plus a few others. The movies, sport and nature documentaries are where HD excels imo.

Anyway, if they already have Sky+ then I believe Sky offer a no install option where they just send you the box and you are able to install it without the need of a professional to plug in the four cables to the back of the box. What you will miss out on though if your "professional" is anything like mine is the opportunity to be conned out of you old Sky+ box. That`s if you let him con you of course. I chose the "laugh in his face" approach when he told me he had to take my old box away to return to Sky under their T&Cs.

According to the list below you get all those HD channels.  The only ones you don`t get are Sports and Movies... channels in italics you only get if you subscribe to those channels.

Their box is 3 years old so they need an engineer out to install a second feed.


http://www.skyuser.co.uk/skyinfo/sky_hd_channels_complete_listings.html

140 Channel 4 HD
143 BBC HD 
170 Sky1 HD
193 FX HD
211 Bio. HD
214 SCIFI HD
258 Sky Arts 1 HD
259 Sky Arts 2 HD
273 Luxe TV HD
278 Sky Real Lives HD
313 Sky Premiere HD
314 Sky Screen 1 HD
332 Sky Screen 2 HD
334 Sky Comedy HD
335 Sky Action HD
336 Sky Family HD
337 Sky Drama HD
338 Sky ScFi / Horror HD
339 Sky Modern Greats HD
344 Sky Movies Indie HD
384 MTVN HD
408 Sky Sports HD1 
409 Sky Sports HD2 
412 Eurosport HD
418 SkySports HD3
442 ESPN HD
452 Rush HD
536 Discovery HD
543 National Geographic Channel HD
544 National Geographic Wild HD
545 The History Channel HD
555 Crime HD
631 Disney Cinemagic HD
752 Sky Box Office HD1
753 Sky Box Office HD2

You can talk to an operator til your blue in the face, if youre out of contract you need to speak to the CANCELLATIONS dept.

Ask them at first by all means, when the offer isn`t suitable, ask for cancellations.
If the offer still isn`t suitable, tell them to cancel... you`re a month in advance so it doesn`t disappear until next billing date etc. and either you can ring up before then or they`ll ring you.

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