Free BT Sport to cost £5pm

[Michael Browne]

It looks like BT is up to its old trick of sneaking through a charge that could end up costing you a packet if you're not careful. The media giant has written to broadband customers who've received BT Sport for free since it was set up.

 

Not for much longer. The company has snapped up rights to show Champions League football and so will begin charging customers a fiver a month to watch the channels in future. That's a fair price, I reckon, but the way in which it seems to be signing people up to the subscription looks unfair. The email says: "If you do nothing, your BT Sport Pack will cost £5 a month from 1 August". That smacks of "inertia selling" to me – and to several of you who passed the message on to me.

http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/simon-read-bt-sport-wants-us-to-be-couch-potatoes-on-charges-10349379.html

[JoeyJoeC]

I signed up for BT Internet a week ago, and was advertised as coming free with the deal. Setup is on Thursday.

 

Does this mean they will start charging me for it immediately?

 

It's still being advertised: http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/products/broadband-packages

[JonCorzine]

...The email says: "If you do nothing, your BT Sport Pack will cost £5 a month from 1 August". That smacks of "inertia selling" to me[/url]

 

Had to look up "inertia selling", isn't that exactly what the BBC does?

 

the act of sending products to people who have not asked for them, and then demanding payment

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[Andyorch]

Its actually a new extra channel called BT Sport Europe in addition to BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 2.Launches 1st August.

 

Andy