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Anyone used Communityfibre for broadband?
Looking for a new broadband provider and used MSE as always, and was going to go for the Virgin ultrafast offer. However when I was trying to find out about out Wi-Fi extenders I saw an advert for communityfibre. The speed seem extraordinary and it is cheaper than other providers and claims to be London's fastest fibre…
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John Lewis voucher part of switch deal.
I recently switched from BT to John Lewis Broadband. Part of the deal was a voucher from John Lewis. Does anyone know if it's sent automatically or it has to be claimed?
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Yahoo Mail
Hi, Just wondering if anyone is having issues with Yahoo Mail? I haven't been able to delete or draft new e-mails since Saturday afternoon. I have a long e-mail sat in my 'draft' folder which I can read on my mobile phone, but when I access Yahoo on my lap tap it isn't there. Also, I can delete e-mails from my mobile…
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Switching from Virgin M100 to 67M Talk Talk alternative
Hi all,Virgin was charging me £34/month for 100M BB, standard Tivo box and free weekend calls but now wants to charge me £47/month for the same package. I never use the phone, rarely use the Tivo box but want to hang on to fast BB.It seems that the best (non-Virgin) speed I can get in my area (London SE25) is 67M and…
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VPN's are they worth it, which one?
I download torrents when abroad (cannot find anywhere that is not blocked in the UK) and am wondering if a VPN is worth (not just for torrents but for 'normal' security) it and if so, which one? Thank you Stay Safe
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What Bandwidth/Speed Am I Actually Using
Hi all, I wonder.....I know there is lots of ways to find out what Broadband speed I'm actually getting from my provider VM 350MB but what I would like to tell is what I'm actually using.....what I'm trying to establish is there any reason to pay for a top speed of Broadband when I'm only actually using say half that Hope…
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Fibre dropping during video calls - help me understand what could cause it.
Hi,I have fibre broadband with talktalk (about 67mb/s) and it's generally fine for everything except video calls using different devices and software.The main problem is video calls freeze and often end. It's even worse when moving the device (phone/laptop) around. Unfortunately for us we often make video calls. In…
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Moving house with Sky while still in contract
HiI currently have Sky FTTC with no TV and only basic phone line. I get about 35Mb download speed. I am moving house and the speed availability checker tells me that the new house can't have FTTC so it will have to be ADSL with a speed of around 10Mb. My question is, if Sky tell me they can't provide the same broadband…
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Anyone on Vodafone BB/landline having connection issues and strange foreign calls to Voda mobiles?
Phone and FTTC keeps dropping, initially thought they were tinkering with the local box but its been going on a while now and we have started getting foreign calls from Leeds and London. Foreign language that just keeps repeating itself. Seems a strange coincidence. Anyone else getting similar issues? Thanks
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Sky subscription ending soon
My Sky deal is ending soon, in a few weeks. I want to call them like I did last time and haggle a new deal, but there is no phone number displayed on their site. I got an email explaining my new options, essentially I can pay £27.99 for another 18 months, but it looks like the speeds will be lower. Has anyone had any luck…
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Employer asking me to get broadband to work at home
I am required to work from home full time and since March my employer supplied a WiFi dongle. I don't have want or need home broadband, partly because, thanks to this site I have an excellent mobile data SIM deal. They are now saying I must install home broadband and return the dongle. Has anyone been asked to do this, and…
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EE BB vs BT
Hello, I am currently with Shell which is due to end in November. I am thinking to go with EE. Reason: 1. As an existing customer I get 5g extra on my sim. 2. Fibre Plus £27, normal price is £30pm without mobile contract. 3. Topcashbcak offer. 4. They also give £50 credit toward contract charges with the previous provider.…
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Shell broadband scam
Has anyone else recently signed up to shell energy broadband ? I fully understand that my first bill would be higher as there are a couple of days outside the first billing period. I know this as I looked at their "why your first bill may be higher". I accept that, although find it strange you can't pick your activation…
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Talk Talk £60 Moving Home Charge Or Pay More per Month.
Hey Guys, Wanted to ask you as I had a 1hr and a bit long chat with talk talk customer services and it just crashed. Person stoped responding... So where we got to was ( Been with talk talk for more then 5 year and have moved two houses. ) Finally brought my own house and wanted to move the services to the new place. I…
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Out of contract with Virgin, can I take up a new customer offer?
I know technically I can't, but does anything stop me saying "I'm leaving you from 13th September" whilst taking out a new install that starts 14th September?Or how about my partner taking it in her name this time instead of mine?I'm being offered a contract £32 per month when the new customer offer is under £20 per month.
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Does anyone understand the number porting of landlines?
On going problem of moving landline from one provider using Openreach to another provider using Openreach. This should be is simple as it gets. Number goes back to British Telecom days. Mine for over 40 years, over 30 at present address. Everything appeared to go smoothly, calls in and out but discovered we were…
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Giving notice to current Broadband
I am almost at the end of my current Broadband and phone contract with Now tv (no tv only broadband) I am looking at the Shell deal with anytime phone. If I go with the Shell deal do Shell contact my present provider? Bit confused as "Now" states I have to give 10 days notice
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Utility warehouse
can they charge me £120 for leaving there broad band
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NOW Broadband
I was thinking about joining them once my current contract ends. However, they seem to experience problems when getting connected? Once connected can any current customers say if they have experienced any problems? Currently with TT and had numerous problems with contracts and wifi falling. Needing convincing that I'm not…
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