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Rip off BT

kerrydd1972 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:53:48 GMT

Anyone paying over £90/month for BT broadband and Sports?

Just wondered if you managed to get the price down with BT somehow.

Extortionate price considering I can get elsewhere for £30/month

Re: Rip off BT

imjolly — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:22:21 GMT

if you can find another ISP who will provide same broadband package and BT sports for £30 then move and save £60

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kerrydd1972 — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:24:44 GMT

I can't until my contract runs out. I was asking if anyone had managed to get a cheaper price out of them.

I will cancel once my contract runs out believe me!

Re: Rip off BT

imjolly — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:27:20 GMT

if your contract ends in next few months thentry retention team 08007831401 and see if you can negotiate a better deal than you have but I am sure that it will not be £30pm

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iniltous — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:20:06 GMT

What exactly does ‘Sports’ entail ? , both Sky Sports and TNT Sports , or just one of those , with HD/UHD or without, with ‘entertainment’ channels or without ? , you need to be a little more specific as to what is included in your price .

FWIW , looking at the most obvious direct competitor , using their online package builder , to get broadband and ‘sports’ , ( TNT & Sky ) came out at around £90 ( you don’t have a choice but to take entertainment) a little less can be paid if committing to a longer minimum term .

Entering into negotiation may get a better price , but as far as ‘list price’ , it seems the price you were quoted seems to be ‘in the ballpark’ , providing what you are being offered is comparable with the package offered by a competitor.

Re: Rip off BT

Leebool — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:38:30 GMT

My Bill for Halo 3 and BT TV was coming to £106 a month (no sports).

I’m now with Sky broadband and TV
Faster internet connection and HD TV with more channels for

Re: Rip off BT

iniltous — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:29:04 GMT

Absolutely no reason why Sky would be faster on the same Openreach equipment that was used when you were a BT customer, unless you were on 55Mb with BT and have taken the 80Mb profile with Sky .

Re: Rip off BT

naylor2006 — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:34:02 GMT

I think BT Prices are pretty good, I'm paying 80 pounds a month

Full Fibre 900
Big Sport
BT/EE TV Box Pro

Usually this package is over 90 but I signed up when Big Sport was on offer.

When I looked to get anywhere near close to this with Sky, you would be looking at a Sky Stream package, but with BT you are getting a proper box with a hard drive in it, Sky Stream's kinda fake recording function and inability to skip ads unless you pay for it I think is lame. If you go for Sky Q and have proper boxes and want all the sport you are looking at over 100.

Prices fluctuate but I look at it this way.

NowTV (Sport) = £35 + £5 Boost - Sometimes there are offers
Discovery Plus Premium = £30

With BT you are securing cheaper pricing on both these over a 24 month contract, I was paying £70 just to stream sport and then £55 to virgin to pay for broadband at 350Mbps prior to joining BT, on all of the occasions I checked, albeit as a new customer, pricing with BT was the best for Broadband and Sport.

Also having been a sky customer for very long periods, they are the worst once your initial new customer deal runs out.

Re: Rip off BT

kerrydd1972 — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:41:41 GMT

Thank you for your response. I really do not want to move but £90/month is a lot of money.

Thanks for your advice, I will certainly take it on board before I make a decision with BT

Re: Rip off BT

VeteranISPUser — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:52:29 GMT

Hi @kerrydd1972 Do you subscribe to an unnecessary Halo benefit?

Re: Rip off BT

naylor2006 — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:08:49 GMT

Just because you want to pay X and pricing is more expensive than that doesnt automatically make it a rip off, especially when BT's prices are competitive.

Having said that, if you get get Broadband and Sports for 30 pound a month please let me know, I want it too!

Re: Rip off BT

kerrydd1972 — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:50:11 GMT

Thanks, they did say I could call back within 4 months of the contract end to discuss a better deal.

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kerrydd1972 — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:51:33 GMT

thanks, yes i think you are right, need to turn the sport off - not sure my husband would approve:)

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kerrydd1972 — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:52:15 GMT

Wow!!! thats a lot of dough!!

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kerrydd1972 — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:57:14 GMT

it is possible, they did mention I had a lot of benefits - thank you, i will keep that in mind.

Re: Rip off BT

kerrydd1972 — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:57:53 GMT

I will do thank you 🙂

Re: Rip off BT

kerrydd1972 — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:00:49 GMT

No I don't get both for £30. I can get cheaper broadband but I would have to forgo the sport.

And I believe it is a rip off, as per everything else in this country - but that is another argument.

Re: Rip off BT

naylor2006 — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:53:52 GMT

Poor bloke 😞

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warrior — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:18:28 GMT

I have full fibre 500 and full works tv and my bill has just risen to £144 . Managed to reduce tv bill from £82 to £78 but that was all . Have to admit I enjoy all the sport I receive and the movies but these bills are getting high but short of turning off service there’s not much more I could do .

Re: Rip off BT

shuttsy — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:58:30 GMT

I'm a current BT customer with broadband and TV Sport (just TNT), just out of contract and wanting to upgrade both broadband and TV (TNT and Sky).

Your £80/month for Full Fibre 900/Big Sport/BT/EE TV Box Pro sounds a good option.

How best to get that deal? Going through the BT website and my 'personalised deals' is a shocking woeful experience where I really don't appear to upgrade the combined package as a simple thing.