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Archives for September 2009

Sky HD offer from Tesco - what a joke
Ok I've already been a Sky subscriber for quite some time, and so already have a multiroom sub. I decided to buy a new TV from Tesco as they were doing the 'Free' Sky+ HD box. Now I've just spent the past 50min on the phone to Sky CS getting no-where. Because I'm an existing customer and already have a multi-room deal I'm…
If you wanted Sky AND BT vision...
Would you need a second phone line? How would it work? There's three phone sockets in our house. One has the home phone, one downstairs has the bt home hub, the one upstairs isn't used. If the home hub was moved upstairs, and bt vision box used in a bedroom, could you have sky tv too (running off the third downstairs phone…
Sky Box channel issues
Hi , I have a sky box in my bedroom with no card inserted etc and have been watching freeview channels for some time without issue, recently the box now says I am not recieving a signal. Luckily I have another (older) box which I hooked up to discount the box, it works but only goes upto S4C (134 I think) where previously…
Sky Multiroom Enquiry wnet wrong - Help?
Hi - with the switch over and stuff I thought would ring sky to see how much multiroom would be to add to our existing package. I got through n the girl quoted me free sky plus box, £30 h/p set up and then £9.75p month. I said was not happy paying the set up fee as bee wiv them so long, ne how i agreed in end and went…
out of contract, will they charge me?
I phoned today to be told my bt vision and broadband were out of contract, if I cancel and have sky, will they charge me for not giving notice? And how does it work, should I phone and give notice, or if I take up sky will they do it for me? My line rental still has a year, but afaik you still use BT line with sky
Are there any deals for Sky which just involve + and not HD?
Or should I just get an HD box? I have the worlds oldest chunkiest tv, but I am aware that at some point I will need to scrimp and get something more modern (particularly as it's stopping working some of the time). I've had enough of BT and was planning on switching to Sky (the package I wanted was cheaper anyways) but the…
Another moan about Sky
Hey guys, I know there are quite a few threads on here complaining about Sky one way or another and I did look through them, however none of them seemed to answer my question/problem. It's a bit of a long story so I'll try to keep it as short as possible. Myself and my girlfriend moved into a new flat in June and decided…
which freeview box?
Looking for a good value freeview box that's nice to use and gives a decent picture and sound.
Set top box - needs to be on all the time?
Hello, In the instructions for my new Virgin V-Box, it indicates that it should always be switched on at the wall, and left on standby. Is there any reason why I can't have it off at the wall? It's just that we're always told not to leave things on standby.
Does this TV exist?
I would like a digital TV but only 19", HD ready (although I did think some sets did have this now). Also, it needs to have Freeview built in, a USB port and not be black. Does anyone think such a thing exists? I think that in the past people have said the picture would be better if it was bigger but this TV is for a…
Don't forget to re-tune your freeview box/set from midday Sept 30
[title=http://images2.moneysavingexpert.com/images/dp/wtd_underline.gif] What's this about?[/title] From noon on Wednesday 30 September, all Freeview, Top Up TV and BT Vision viewers will need to retune their Freeview box or set to continue getting the full service. You've probably seen this pop up as a message whenever…
New Sky EPG
I noticed last week that my Sky telephone connection had accidentally discontected (the wire was pulled out). This explained why my Samsung HD box had not updated to the new EPG? So I sorted out the fault on the wiring and checked the connection -fine. Then I forced an update (switch off, wait 2 mins, switch on whilst…
Sky warning!!!
If you’re contemplating signing up with Sky, please be aware that their staff are using underhand practices to persuade you to sign. Please, please, please be careful – you will speak to a so-friendly representative, who will tell you anything to get you to sign – then the nightmare begins. In my (considerable) experience,…
trouble retuning freeview box
I'm not very tech savvy and probably a bit thick, but I'm having problems with retuning my freeview box. The picture has been breaking up, first of all on channel 5, then all the others, so I thought I would try retuning before Sept 30 because I understood you could do this prior to the changeover. Well, after much…
Digital outdoor TV Aerial Question
Hi there, Could anyone please help, I havent got a clue! lol We have a freeview digi box, but the picture isnt that great, also my son had a new TV brought for him April time and he hasnt been able to watch it as he has an even poorer picture on it. Our aerial on the roof is very old, would we need to buy another aerial or…
Anyone else having trouble with V+ and scheduling?
Just wondering if anyone else has experienced problems with programmes recorded on V+ cutting off at the end because the scheduling was slightly out? It seems to have happened a few times lately and my call to customer services didn't help much as they just blame the channel. I've had to find the programme through On…
Moving house, will sky charge me to move?
Hi everyone, Question from my mum, she has sky, broadband and talk package. Only had it for 5 months, she have sold her house much faster then she thought she would... shes still in the contract so will she get charged when she moves? She wants to take it with her... There NO dish where shes moving too.
Absolute nightmare with Sky / Openreach
Afternoon all! I'm having a nightmare with SKY at the moment and wondering whether anyone else has had similar problems or can give me advice on who to escalate this too? If this reads a bit like a letter...it is, it's my complaint letter! Cheers all. I moved out of my previous property at the beginning of August, and…
free view or freesat
hi guys my freeview has packed in,,wondering what is best free digital system freeview or freesat,? any advice is good:)
Who can I complain to?
Good morning folks, Sky have overcharged me £88.50 since June. After various phonecalls and emails I have been told that the £88.50 will be refunded back into my bank account. That was on Sept 7th and I'm STILL waiting for my refund and frankly I'm furious and would like to complain to a higher body but after loads of…

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