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BT Fon discount voucher
Hi there. I'm new to the forums and noticed an old posting which mentioned existing FON users have up to 20 invites for BT Fon for 20 Euros. Does anyone out there have a spare invite please?! :)
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Cheap Broadband option for my Mum
My Dad died last month and at the moment my sister is staying with my Mum and needs internet access. I have a spare T-Mobile dongle which she is using for the moment but was wondering if we could get Broadband cheaply for when she stays. I will be staying from next week for a while and I too need the internet. Mum is on…
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Virgin Media - unable to access web pages a lot of the time... how can I leave?
Hi, I am currently in a virgin media contract until april time and it has got unbareable over the past few weeks. I am paying for a 30mbit connection but barely obtain 1 mbit I have spoke to customer sevices 10+ times to try and sort out the problems they insist to me there is no problem all of the time. I realise i am…
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Sony Internet TVs
Hi We have just brought a Sony Internet TV and paid around £450 for it. We have just found out that if we want to use the internet via it, then we need to pay another £70 for a Wifi Dongle!!! Does anyone know if we have to use a Sony Dongle or are others available Or would it be easier to take the tv back to the shop as…
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switching broadband
I am thinking to switch from a Virgin Media cable broadband+ phone to a Primus package, do I still need a MAC code? Also, on my Virgin contract it is mentioned that I have to give them 30 days notice in writing, but they don't even mention the address. Pain in the neck, so can I just cancel the Direct Debit with them and…
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Virgin broadband worse than it was in my old flat - any ideas?
Hi all I'm normally a fairly chilled person but I'm in a right mood at the moment, techy issues are not really my thing... I got Virgin phone and broadband installed a week ago at my new (rented) flat. Since then I haven't been able to watch or listen to BBC iplayer, which I normally use a lot as I don't have a tv. It…
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Weak wireless signal
I have a large 3 storey house and the wireless modem supplied with our Virgin broadband is fine in and around the room where it is situated but once you move to the other side of the house or upstairs to the third storey there is no available wireless signal. I would like to make a strong signal available throughout the…
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Sky Anytime + Wireless Connector
Just upgraded to sky broadband unlimited so keen to get going with sky anytime + My broadband router is in a different room so am I correct in saying I need a wirless connector to use anytime +? If i do is there any cheaper alternative to the one sky offer for 60 notes? Finally if i get a wireless connector could I also…
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Slow SKY broadband - stats may suggest I can receive faster?
I've had BT in the office recently sorting out my business broadband and I mentioned in passing that my SKY broadband at home was very slow. He said to check my stats which I have done and I'm wondering if I could be getting faster speeds than I actually am. I know they capped my speeds a few years due to lost of dropped…
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mobile broadband sim only
Need access for a few months for browsing etc - have been given an 02 vodafone and 3 dongles - not sure what speed. willing to pay up to 20 a month - what can I get for that?
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Sky broadband question on usage
Hey I have a Sky everyday lite broadband package where the usage is 2GB allowance per month and I pay £5 per month. I just checked on my Sky online and checked my usage over the year and Im usually over 10gb every month for the last 12 months, does this mean Sky will start charging me extra anytime soon?
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BT Autumn deal
Hi At present we pay £17 for BT broadband and have free evening and weekend calls with our BT phone. I have worked out our average monthly cost for both is £36. With the Autumn Deal it will cost £13 plus line rental and if we bought a year up front that would cost £23 per month so a decent £13 per month saving - plus first…
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Talk Talk and Quidco Cashback
I recently signed up for a Talk Talk Plus package via Quidco to get the £65 cashback. However my Quidco activity page is showing the cashback tracked as only £50. I have sent a message to Quidco asking why this is showing incorrectly and they have asked me to supply them with my seven digit order number from Talk Talk,…
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Want to leave Talk Talk but O2 saying they will charge me to move to their service
Hi, I saw that O2 are doing a half price broadband for six month deal to O2 customers who have been with them over 2 years if they join up to broadband with them. I also noticed that Quidco are offering £100 cashback on the package I wanted to use. I was all set to move over but when I called O2 I was told that as I'm with…
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confused about my internet speed
i got a phone call from Virgin Media a couple of days ago wanting me to upgrade to 30mb. for this i'd pay an extra £4 per month and i'd pay for the new hub [or whatever it's called] but can't remember the price for that. they said something about being on "10mb uplift" so i don't actually get 10mb. !!!!!!? 10mb is what i…
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Cheap/free dial-up?
Dear MSEers. I am changing my broadband provider, so I was wondering if anyone knows of a cheap, or even free, dial up provider in case the change-over goes wrong. I will still need to access my emails, etc. Thanks.
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Sky Broadband Speed
I have Sky Broadband and i pay for the 'up to' 20mb The performance is about as consistent as Theo Walcott and varies from as low as 8mb to 11mb. It's currently sat at 8.37mb. There are 2 issues here that really !!!! me off 1. That they advertise up to 20mb and i struggle to get over half that 2. The variance of the speed.…
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Upgrading Sky Broadband
I'm thinking about upgrading from sky's lite broadband to the unlimited option, if I do will they give me a new router? , the one i've got was from sky and is a good few years old now
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Plusnet IDIOTS
I am a plusnet customer who over the last view weeks have had trouble sending emails. i reported this to them through support tickerts and sent them one i could not send with headers. this was a spam email that i recived and was forwarding ionto the spammers datercenter, twhich the law advises you should do. Plusnest…
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Better speed from new Netgear router
Just posting this because Netgear gets a bad press - though that might be with wireless connections. Orange sent me a Netgear router to replace the old Siemens one and I connected it today. Maybe it's to do with the new ethernet cable (which is a lot thicker) but I am seeing an immediate increase in speed from an average…
