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9 Months into Sky contract...Lower bill?
Hi, I am wondering if anybody on here has managed to get some discount on their sky bills while still being in contract. I currently pay £84 a month, and have been with them 9 months. Im thinking of phoneing them up to cancel my sky sports/movies to lower the cost of the bill, will they offer me anything?:money:
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Sky TV..is it possible?
I have Sky TV installed in the downstairs lounge. My son had Sky TV installed in his bedroom as a seperate account with his own viewing card. My son moved out leaving his Sky box ( and card) and all the wiring. I want to extend the wiring ( no problem there) and move his Sky box into my bedroom. Is there a way I can watch…
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Warning to previous Tiscali customers
I was a former Tiscali (now talk talk) customer and left to join Sky approx 2 years ago. Just checked this months bank balance and a Talk Talk direct debit for £30 has appeared. I have spoken to customer service and due to the migration of the closed accounts to the new talk talk system, some direct debits have been…
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House with only skydish and no aerial. Freesat??
Hi there, I am wondering if anyone could help me please. I have moved into a new property today and the aerial connection I thought was a normal aerial socket is actually as Sky connection with a dish outside. My brother has kindly given me an old Skybox but no viewing card. If I plug it in can I watch it with all the…
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Virgin HD v. Sky HD
I have a Virgin plus HD box and a samsung full HD tv. The problem is, I can't really notice any difference between HD and non-HD programmes e.g. BBC. I've just watched "How to Train Your Dragon" from a PC input and the quality is stunning; but I never seem to be able to get the same from Virgin. My question is; Would Sky…
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Thanks Virgin
I just bought a second TV, found an old Virgin box in the cupboard and plugged it in. Only got the most basic channels on it and then after a few days they suspended our service (apparently I've been very naughty, connecting a second box without paying them 6.50/month extra). Anyway, I realised that above the Freeview…
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I cancelled my Sky HD subscription and was surprised
That although Sky told me I wouldn't get any HD channels if I cancelled the HD part of my Sky package, I actually still had access to BBC, ITV and Channel 4 HD which are the ones we wathced most often anyway. So would definitely recommend cancelling Sky HD subscription if you don't have the main packages
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Virgin Samsung V+BoxHD Error Ld:10
Box has Ld:10 error and tv says service is loading but it isn't really. Rang VM and all they said was we'll send an Engineer out Thursday pm. Tried reboot several times but no joy. Is there anything else I can try? I did load it with the up/down arrows and got in to the 21 pages of installations but thought best not to…
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TV Licensing
Don't know if this is the right place but as it is tv then thought it might be. I have just moved out of rented accommodation before moving in to a new house i have moved back to my parents for a few weeks (well hopefully only a few weeks). After calling to cancel my tv licence on 30 March i received a letter today saying…
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Moving Virgin set top box
I've just been quoted £99 to move a Virgin set top box from one bedroom to the other:eek:. Does anyone know if I have a new box installed in the second room & then in a couple of months cancel the one I no longer want, will it work out cheaper. Would they let me get away with that or would I still get charged a fortune?…
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Just what information gets passed to TV Licensing?
Having had a lull in the abusive letters from TV Licensing, my wife has been sent a letter this morning informing her that Dixons Store Group have notified TV licensing that she has bought 'TV Equipment'. Now I understand that under the Wireless and Telegraphy Act (1967) the retailer is obliged to disclose details of…
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advice on switching from Sky.
Just a quick question before i call sky. At the mo i have sky tv(no movies or sports just 2 packages on top of the free channels), broadband and phone line etc, pay around £40/45 per month. As we both hardly watch the sky channels im thinking of cancelling my tv subscription, because the channels we watch (bbc3, itv2 etc)…
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Free Adult TV for Sky TV subscribers
For new subscribers, who subscribe for the first time can access the following channels FREE for 30 days if you have sky tv Playboy TV Adult Channel Climax Extreme Girl Girl Top Shelf TV They ask for card details or direct debit details so don't forget to unsubscribe before your trial ends! To subscribe press the red…
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Virgin Media V+
Hmm nice puzzle for someone if you can help...couple of weeks ago switched on the V+ (samsung) connected to flat screen tv with HDMI NO sound on any channel at all...replaced with 2 other cables and still nothing Contacted virgin they fiddled with things at their end and sound came back...last few days lost sound on HD…
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Virgin Media installation farce!!!
Help! After numerous VM sales guys knocking on our door, and various offers through the post selling the virtues of the newly installed fibre optics in our area - I placed my order with VM, signed the contract and had the package installed on Wed 30th March. Unfortunately, the cables hadn't been 'pulled through' to my…
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Can you help with Panasonic TV / BBC iplayer
Ok so the ethernet thing is plugged in the power sockets and connected to the TV and the modem is switched on and the computer. The viera cast (youtube, daily motion etc) is working - which proves the TV is getting internet content. To get the iplayer I assume you have to press viera tools media server But when I do this I…
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Broadband Slow after Sky HD installed
I have had a HD box installed and my broadband has dropped and is slower, The guy fitting it says it will slow my broadband down and that if i take the lead out sky will send me a letter saying i have to pay £25. Does anyone know where i stand on this? Spoke to AOL and they say it is down to Sky. Thanks
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Cost of running a second sky dish cable
Good evening, I have just bought one of the Humax FoxSat Free Sat 500gb recorder boxes what with all of this digital switch over worry. It works out cheaper for me than subscribing, although you don't get all of the Sky channels, you get more than enough. My house has a sky dish with a quad lmb but I only have one cable…
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FREE MGM HD on SKY
MGM HD Free Weekend 1st-3rd April 2011 SKY Channel 313 For anyone who may be interested...... For a whole weekend MGM HD are offering all SKY customers who have a HD+ box to a free taste of specially selected movies from the world’s largest modern film library. Even if you’re a regular MGM HD viewer, you’ll still enjoy…
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UMC 19" tv with ipod & mp3 dock
I bought a UMC 19" tv with ipod & mp3 docking station and would like to know if anyone else has one of these. I bought it a few weeks ago just before Bennetts closed down. It has an mp3 dock on the front of the base and and ipod dock on the back of the base. Please contact me if you have one of these as I have been told…
