Sky Sports - pause subscription

[A Pedant]

For those with Sky Sports, you can now pause the subscription without paying a fee or being held to any notice period, due to the lack of live sport thanks to Covid-19. Payments will go back to normal "once the action resumes".

If you subscribe directly to Sky, it's basically log in and click a button. You get the Sports elements (channels and HD cost) reduced to zero.

https://www.sky.com/shop/tv/sports/pause

[Lucky7]

For those with Sky Sports, you can now pause the subscription without paying a fee or being held to any notice period, due to the lack of live sport thanks to Covid-19. Payments will go back to normal "once the action resumes".

If you subscribe directly to Sky, it's basically log in and click a button. You get the Sports elements (channels and HD cost) reduced to zero.

https://www.sky.com/shop/tv/sports/pause

Cheers for that

[StillSpike]

Good stuff - cancelled on Now TV (It's month-to-month anyway, so no penalties, but this reminded me.)

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

May as well downgrade Netflix to SD too seeing as you won’t be getting the HD service.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51968302

[o-no]

Just a Q - are they still charging for the Formula 1 channel?

[Disoriented]

Just a Q - are they still charging for the Formula 1 channel?

It’s the pits.

[Smendrick Feaselberg]

Need to have this discussion with Virgin Media since I have both Sky and BT Sports

[JimbO]

i've done it be interested to see how many take it up again in the 3 months after things start getting back to normal or will people decide that they've not had it for a while and don't miss it.

Sky must be bricking it.

[Top of the JES]

BT currently refusing to reduce or suspend subscription for BT Sport customers.

[Mr Wu]

Need to have this discussion with Virgin Media since I have both Sky and BT Sports

Used the Virgin app and they have reduced my bill by a few quid to compensate me for the next 3 months.Well worth getting in touch with them.

[WickfordO]

Suspended my sub today.

[Omygawd]

Me too.

[o-no]

BT currently refusing to reduce or suspend subscription for BT Sport customers.

In my experience, BT are one of the scummiest companies around. Almost all their "offers" have layers of small print which mean you get stiffed after the promotional rate finishes.

As Jimbo said, I think a lot of sports subscribers are going to realise they don't miss it as much as they thought they would. The drop in income has the potential to reshape the market, especially for PL football.

[Disoriented]

BT currently refusing to reduce or suspend subscription for BT Sport customers.

In my experience, BT are one of the scummiest companies around. Almost all their "offers" have layers of small print which mean you get stiffed after the promotional rate finishes.

As Jimbo said, I think a lot of sports subscribers are going to realise they don't miss it as much as they thought they would. The drop in income has the potential to reshape the market, especially for PL football.

I couldn’t agree more. My life is not going to change because I won’t get to see Burnley v Norwich.

[Thor]

I will be cancelling my Virgin subscription as soon as I’m out of contract. If Branson won’t pay his staff for 8 weeks and he’s worth 3 billion or so, he won’t be getting another penny out of me other than what I’m contracted to pay. Hopefully many more people will join me in leaving Virgin as a business due to his moral compass.

[EliotNes]

Website link down can’t find out what to do right now

[Smendrick Feaselberg]

I will be cancelling my Virgin subscription as soon as I’m out of contract. If Branson won’t pay his staff for 8 weeks and he’s worth 3 billion or so, he won’t be getting another penny out of me other than what I’m contracted to pay. Hopefully many more people will join me in leaving Virgin as a business due to his moral compass.

Branson doesn't own Virgin Media so what has this got to do with him?

[Thor]

I will be cancelling my Virgin subscription as soon as I’m out of contract. If Branson won’t pay his staff for 8 weeks and he’s worth 3 billion or so, he won’t be getting another penny out of me other than what I’m contracted to pay. Hopefully many more people will join me in leaving Virgin as a business due to his moral compass.

Branson doesn't own Virgin Media so what has this got to do with him?

He owns 15% look it up. Plus he takes many millions, normally £12m in fees for using the branding, so it has alot to do with him.

[Jeanluc]

Been trying for 3 days - morning, noon and night to pause the subscription.

When I submit the order, I get the message "Sorry but we are having technical difficulties

Unfortunately, we have not been able to proceed with your order. Please try again later"

Not a good advertisement for a technology company

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Been trying for 3 days - morning, noon and night to pause the subscription.

When I submit the order, I get the message "Sorry but we are having technical difficulties

Unfortunately, we have not been able to proceed with your order. Please try again later"

Not a good advertisement for a technology company

Cant believe its not at least semi on purpose! Took me two days. Eventually did it on my phone instead of the laptop and it worked.

[Jeanluc]

Just tried it on my phone - same result.

Next step - speak to a human being (if they have any working next week)