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Archives for May 2011

switching from sky to virgin
I am currently with sky and I have a sky+ box but i am thinking of changing to virgin and getting a virgin +hd box and with virgin i know you get a back catalogue of tv programmes etc but i don't know if like sky you need broadband for it to work. could anyone with virgin help me. thanks
Sky + ( hd?)
HI, we currently have Sky + in the main room and multiroom for upstairs but NOT sky+. We were wondering about changing the sky + box in the main room to HD, hoping to get Sky anytime. CAn anyone advise on this? Is it worth it and does it cost extra? We do have broadband, calls and line rental with sky, so I think if we go…
Sky Cancelled, now Multiroom no longer working
So am I right in thinking that the feed from the 2nd lot of Sky cables from the dish are now redundant? Or can I still connect them to a freeview/freesat box and use the signal as before? The TV downstairs is working absolutely fine now I've switched the Viewing Cards over, so just wondering if the cables into my room can…
freeview+ recorder-daft question!!!
Sorry if this is really daft, but i am about to go and buy a new freeview tv and a freeview+ recorder which i have never used before. Now there are two over 80 year olds in the house which are a bit paranoid about leaving plugs in overnight/when not at home in case of electrical fire, had one previously so can understand…
sky magiceye not working
I recently bought a magic eye and cable off amazon and initialy had it trailing losely on floor from living room 1 (sky + box) to living room 2 no probems worked fine. I then decided it was pointless having same channel on downstairs so ran it from my bedroom multiroom (normal sky box) to the living room2 tv. since doing…
Has anyone got a discount on Virgins new Tivo box via retentions??
Just cancelled my contract for phone, XL TV and 50Mb BB. Initially was offered £4 discount, declined. Second call yesterday, in between I had heard about the new box but didn`t like the upfront cost. Offered the new box at the standard rate for installation, but overall a £15pm discount, effectively £12 off what I am…
Can an Ordinary TV work with a Blu-Ray DVD Player?
Can someone please advise me as to whether it would be possible to use a Blu-Ray DVD player to provide the signal to an ordinary TV, and whether all Blu-Ray DVD players have the appropriate output? Are there any Blu-Ray characteristics that would cause problems to an ordinary TV, and would such an arrangement achieve a…
going to cancel sky but who to choose next??
Hi ive currently got sky and i am going to cancel.(only becuase im moving home plus most of the channels i watch are the normal tv ones) Im currently paying £20 per month. Who would you recommend to me next???? Freeview, bt vision or freesat? Which is the best one in your opinion please? Ive looked at what channels you get…
chasing in Coaxial cable. Is it worth it?
Hi, I am purchasing a Victorian home that needs a complete re-wire. I currently use Sky and since I need to make a mess of the house chasing in new electricity cables, I thought I might hide all the unsightly Coaxial cable for the Sky box in the walls. Does anyone know whether this is possible/advisable. I want Sky in two…
Is it worth setting up my freesat yet? Samsung SMT- S7800
I have just received a Samsung Freesat+ HD recorder that I won from a comp. I only found out the model number today and had a quick look at some reviews and on the Samsung forum and it doesn't seem to be very good. The model I have is :Samsung SMT-S7800 Does anyone have this box? are the problems as bad as it reads? Is it…
Scart tv sender and indoor aerial...
Ok, i basically have a second tv that im thinking of using upstairs, but connecting the main aerial to it would be too much hassle. So i have two options: 1) Get a indoor aerial, i currently have tried a cheap indoor aerial that is quite old and it only picks up very fuzzy pictures, but i have seen a philex slx aerial on…
Help with Sky
I would like some advice with regards to Sky please as I am not sure what to ask for when I call them. At the moment I have a normal Sky box and pay for the full package. My tv is an old Sony one so no HD etc. Ideally I would like a Sky+ box in order to be able to record one programme whilst watching another but I don't…
Sky Sports
Sorry if this has been covered before but I called Sky yesterday to say I wanted to cancell Sky Sports over the summer as I was a football fan and it had nearly finished for the season. Instantly the lady gave me 3 months for £5 a month, which was cheaper than me cancelling for the 2 months. So worth a try even if you…
8 way TV amp: advice needed
Hi all, I have spent a couple of weekends running TV coax around my house and I need to get an 8-way TV amp. After all the effort put into running the cables discretely, I want to make sure that I install a good quality amp - I would appreciate any recommendations. Thanks in advance.
Freeview updated and now cannot get signal for some channels
Got a message when switched TV on this morning saying I need to re-setup the freeview box to update channels. Did this but now several channels like CBeebies, BBC1 and 2 Scotland and some others are saying "No Signal". The Freeview box is a Ferguson. Anyone else found this and what should I do?
illegally applied default ? how to deal - virgin
default removal (virgin media) I swapped to sky earlier in the year, gave VM appropriate notice to leave last day being 13th March and they billed me my final bill (on 18th march) which was payable on 11th April 2011 it was incorrect as it included forward charges after my leaving date totaling about £20. i subsequently…
Cancelling Sky
When I bought Sky I took out the HD channels as at the time you got free installation worth £65 and £130 cashback was only payable with the HD channels which meant over the year I would be better off paying the £10 a month for the channels once the free installation and cashback were taken into account (I also got a HD box…
Cost of communal sky dish subscription
Hi, I am moving into a new block of flats at the end of the month which has Sky connected. I will just need to contact them to set it up. Just wondering what the cost is likely to be for the basic package- including phone and broadband. Thanks
sky hd
currently have everything except movies incl hd subscription - thinking of downgrading to basic one or two packs eg variety and kids (as thats all we watch) and cancelling everything else incl hd sub - anyone know which channels we will still get in hd if we no longer pay hd sub - only the freebies like bbc or the ones in…
Sky and their ridiculous customer service!
So after a long problem my mum has had with her sky account, she informed them she would cancel the direct debit and pay once the bill was received! (was being charged and not refunded for broadband and talk but doesn't have them!) so she never got an 'invoice' (but was charged £4 for this!) anyway...she didn't get it so…

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