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Archives for January 2011

New TV Aerial Points
I've just purchased a new property and am looking to add a new TV aerial point in the attic room and the master bedroom. There is a standard aerial point in the lounge currently but that is all. I'm having someone out next week to take a look and quote but wondered if anyone has any idea about what sort of cost I should be…
Just want sports....
Hi all I am a huge football fan and enjoy watching a match over weekends. I am with Virgin at the moment and have their full bundle (phone, internet and TV) However, the channels and content that we currently get on TV is utter crap - yet the cost is phenomenal. I know that I should expect to pay for SkySports and have no…
Only want to watch the tennis
I've got rid of Sky ages ago because we weren't watching all the channels it and it was a waste of money in our case. The only thing I want to watch is the tennis - all the open tournaments etc. Someone told me I can do this without having to subscribe to Sky. Is this so and how. Thanks. Also - currently my setup is weird…
Should we get a refurbished TV?
Hi, we are looking to get a digital TV and my husband has spotted refurbished one for what looks like a good deal (we are looking at around 19 - 22 inch in size). Does anyone have any experience of refurbished TVs - for example how reliable they are and if they are worth getting, or if it is better to shell out a bit more…
Virgin pricing confusion
Hi, I think i've somehow inverted my brain trying to work out the different options pricing so any help appreciated! Girlfriend currently has Virgin TV (L), broadband, and phone and pays about £30pm - I'm moving in soon and we're looking to save money. We'll happily go down to basic virgin tv, and their 10Mb broadband (the…
freesat/freeview
can someone please tell me the difference between the two...I have an ariel and a dish and have just scrapped Sky(months notice)...oh and I also have built in freeview in my telly but thats where my knowledge ends
Virgin - no loyality for existing customers
So my DH has now decided he wants ESPN which Virgin do for free with their XL TV package, we're currently with Sky and they want £9 extra for ESPN! We have Virgin Broadband and phone so I phoned them and asked what they could do for me, I liked the deal they suggested (the same as I'd priced up online so no savings) but…
freeview
Hi all I've just this minute cancelled Sky after 10 years...if they would have offered the 50% off for 6 months that others on here appear to have got I may have taken them up, but they didn't and that's the way it goes... now I'm used to using my sky+ and being able to freeze the picture and record programmes etc and have…
Vrigin Media cashback?
Now we're about to move in to our new house hopefully on friday & I've looked at both Sky & Virgin & as we're in a Virgin Media area we can get them & they cost at least £20 less then Sky for the identical bundle package ie Phone, Broadband & TV. Now I notice through this site that you can get £120 cashback being a new…
Big drop in BT Vision price and free upgrades for existing users
If you have BT Vision bronze or silver package then ask to go on the gold package as all three now cost £12.50 a month http://www.btvision.com/value/
AV5 on Sony TV
Hi can anyone help.i leant onto my remote control last night and i now have AV5 displayed in the left hand corner of the screen all the time whilst on Sky and i am unable to remove it !!!!!
Hi guys I has sky installed Friday, to soon for a retention deal???
I was wondering if I phoned up and said I wasn't happy and I'm going back to Virgin, would sky offer me a deal? Or would they help me pack my bags? Lol Thanks
re: Sony Bravia Freeview HD Sky Sports
Just browsing through the Freeview HD channels on my new Sony Bravia TV and Sky Sports 1 & 2 are in the menu's on the channels there (although nothing comes up when I click on them) Am I able to subscribe somehow (without a dish etc) ? Cheers for any help
Tuner problem with my Lg 37LH5000 tv
Hello I bought this tv on new years day 2010 , so the warranty has just expired.A week or so ago , the picture disapeared and the screen then displayed 'No Signal'.I used the factory reset option to reload the channels , only for them to disapear again a few minutes later!I've gone through this process a number of times ,…
Tesco misleading prices? Need some advice
Hi all I was in my local tesco tonight and saw the Technika 22" tv with freeview & dvd built in was on the shelf at £160 reduced from £185. i decided it was perfect for me. At the checkout it scanned in at £185. I said it was marked at £160 so a member of staff came to help and she took me to the end of aisle section where…
How much better will broadcasts be when analogue is turned off permanently?
Analogue in our region is going to be switched in a few months time and I was wondering how much the picture quality will improve when this happens. For those people now already receiving an 100% digital signal is there a big difference? Being cheap, I have been using an old nokia mediamaster from the ondigital period to…
Confused over sky direct debit date..
Hey all, I pay my sky by direct debit, use to be in ex`s name but since he moved out i changed d/d to my account. Im so confused on working out when it will be due, as want to make sure i dont go overdrawn. The dates its previously gone out of my account are 1st October 2nd November 1st December 4th January So am i right…
which digital box should i buy
my sky contract is just about to run out and we are lookin to tighten up outgoings so im wondering,is there a box anyone could reccomend that i can buy and just connect to my sky dish to receive channels,i have read some threads about getting other channels using the sky dish,some sports films etc etc anyone any ideas:D
sky?virgin?
hi i have sky tv with virgin internet and phone this is costing a bomb as i like my sport what packages are the cheapest and can i get a deal without the phone as that is never connected? cheers
Help needed: What freeview PVR to get??
Hi we want to get a freeview PVR for our bedroom before the digital switch off in this area at the end of march. We know we can get freeview and we want a a twin tuner so we can watch and record at the same time, so we have a basic idea of what we want. But the problem is it seems if every one I look at, the reviews are…

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