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Anyone know the cheapest landline incl Any time calls???
Anyone know the cheapest landline incl Any time calls??? My 88 year old Mum cant use the internet, cant use messages and just wants Any Time calls Continue using her existing landline phones/number with 3 handsets She's currently paying Sky £40+ month for anytime calls and the brand new router is still in the box I just…
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What's the cheapest landline with anytime calls?
What's the cheapest landline with anytime calls? My mum doesn't use the internet but she just wants cheap anytime calls with her existing landline. She currently paying Sky £40+ per month and never even plugged the router in
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Switching from UW
We currently have the double gold tariff from UW. We are looking at switching to one provider for gas and electric and another for broadband. We currently also have a mobile phone sim (which we don't use) which made the bundle cheaper overall when we took it out. If we switch to 1 provider for gas and electric, another for…
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Virgin Media retention deals (post your haggling successes)
Post any deals you've obtained when negotiating a new deal Post The package The price and discount The length of the contract
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re: SOGEA connection, change ISP and retain landline number
Hi, re: SOGEA connection, change ISP and retain landline number I'm with Sky, now out of contract and have been looking to change ISP. I require broadband and landline and I need to retain our landline number which we have had since 1978 for business reasons. I've been looking into this for ages without success, the issue…
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Virgin Media Community Forum.
Can anybody tell me please if this forum is still active? When I log on I'm no longer able to post a question.
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BT Switching phone line to digital, phone line with BT broadband with sky
Hi My sister has her phone line with BT (as a low user it only costs her £5 per month) her broadband is with Sky (no longer in a contract) she has received a letter from Sky saying they are sorry to lose her but she has not asked to leave. when she called Sky they said it was because BT are changing her phone line to…
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POP Telecom - Watch out for router charges (With advise)
Be aware, long read. If you are coming to the end of your contract with POP Telecom and looking to cancel or move services elsewhere you need to be aware of a practise they seem to have brought in from around August 2025 which is still occuring. For backstory I cancelled my renewal with them giving 30 days notice as…
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Home phone - but Plusnet pulling the plug
My elderly relatives have a broadband / home phone package from Plusnet. No complaints. It's due to end in early May 2026. Plusnet won't include a home phone in any renewal. They advise moving to EE instead. Presumably EE offer a VOIP service. The folks also have Sky tv via an old sky box and dish. Its a Sky sports and tv…
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BT British telecom Rinse and Repeat charging me for Cloud Training I Dont enen have phones with them
I’m having an extremely frustrating and ongoing issue with British Telecom and BT Local. They appear to have set me up on contracts lasting three years that I never agreed to in the first place. On top of that, I’m being charged around £300 per quarter for “cloud training” despite the fact I don’t even have phones with…
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Telecoms 'Charter' to prevent price hikes on price hikes revealed
A 'Telecoms Consumer Charter' that aims to better protect consumers from misleading price rises has been revealed. It comes after Martin Lewis, founder of MoneySavingExpert.com, prompted the Government to investigate the sector's problems by writing to the Chancellor over O2's recent price hike on a price hike. Read the…
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VOIP or Digital voice suggestions
I am just reviewing my broadband choices. We live in a rural area, and a couple of years ago were upgraded to FTTP for our broadband, with BT. Shortly afterwards our landline was changed to BT's Digital Voice service - so we no longer have anything coming to the property over the copper line. I'm just out of contract with…
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Do any of the MSE Broadband deals include a FREE Landline?
Do any of the MSE Broadband deals include a FREE Landline? If not, which is the cheapest charge for a Landline, ideally with no per call charges?
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Sky TV retention deals ( post your haggling successes )
Please post any deals you have negotiated with sky Please post The package The price and discount The length of the contract
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6 weeks and still haven't got my landline or existing phone number ported
I signed up with Vodafone to have my broadband and landline moved from TalkTalk. Change day was November 5th and the broadband changed with a few problems which were sorted quickly. However, I have been without my landline and therefore without my phone number of the last 38 years ever since. The support staff are very…
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Sky to hike broadband and TV prices from April – you've got 30 days to check if you can switch, save
Millions of Sky TV, broadband and home phone customers will see prices rise from 1 April, the telecoms giant announced on Wednesday 18 February. If you're a broadband and/or home phone customer, you've got 30 days from being notified to cancel penalty-free. For TV customers, your rights depend on the exact service you have…
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Cheapest Telephone Landline Rental for Vulnerable Pensioner
Hello, I wonder if someone can give me guidance please. My mother-in-law who is very elderly and has recently been widowed after 63 years has had her rolling landline telephone contract increased by Northern Telecom from £27.25 in February 2026 to £28.02 in March 2026 and now £44.84 in April 2026. We have contacted…
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Help with SkySports+ on Virgin
There's a couple of Rugby League games today showing as being on SkySports+ https://www.skysports.com/watch/rugby-league-on-sky But these aren't showing on Virgin channel 504, that's got tennis instead. This has happened before so it's not just a glitch in the programme schedule. Anyone know how I can watch these games?…
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Openreach - Moving a Pole
I’m building a house on my land and have run into an issue with an Openreach pole route that crosses the plot. I’d appreciate any advice from anyone who has dealt with similar situations. Openreach currently have four poles crossing my land. One of them (Pole 3) sits directly where the house foundation to go — it’s…
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Virgin Media increased monthly price after moving home
Hi all, Earlier this year we renewed our Virgin Media contract at our old address. Virgin Media made several errors in not correctly applying the new contract price, which took several months to resolve satisfactorily (with them even refusing to acknowledge the contract they had sent to us clearly stating what was agreed).…
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