Kahuna wrote:Yesterday there was an article in The Australian (page 32) saying that Foxtel was giving Olympics coverage free of charge to "loyal customers".
Apparently they sent out letters to people who had been with them for 5 years or more. I have been with them for far longer than that but received no letter.
I rang them up and after being transferred around and being on the phone for half an hour they credited my account with $65 and then connected the channels for me.
Some pointers if anyone wishes to try it--
1/ When you ring,the recorded voice will ask if you want to order the Olympics,say "no" otherwise you will be charged for it.
2/ At the voice prompt say "disconnect" and you will be transferred to a sales person.
3/Be polite
4/ Tell them about the article and that you want the freebie. They may tell you that it is an offer for Foxtel Direct customers only (as opposed to Foxtel through Telstra). Ask for it anyway and if they say no ask to be put through to Disconnections.You will have to go through the story again but these people have the power to bargain with you to keep your business.You may actually have to ask him to disconnect you but I doubt if they will let it get to that. It is a game of brinkmanship.
No guarantees but good luck
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Pity I moved out of home last year - Dad's had Foxtel for 14 years (way back when there wer elike 20 channels) so I'm sure he would have got the offer.
The take up must have been pretty slow if they did that. For me, it's $50 well spent and I'd gladly pay again for the London coverage in 2012
) You can follow the event live here - 