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Archives for September 2011

Sky HD Half Price!!
I got this email below from a friend, I signed up last night and got my package for £17.63! It's genuine. An exclusive friends and family offer for half price Sky+HD Hi Here is your unique offer code to unlock half price Sky+HD: Code: SIAF0950HRB755 Here’s what it offers: • Free Sky+HD box • Free standard set-up (Save £30)…
New Bush TV Playing Up
I'm posting here for ideas as the situation/geography's tricky .... I bought a brand new TV here: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5296974.htm I plugged it in, connected the aerial, turned it on, it tuned itself in OK, but the picture has an almost static band of lighter blocks across the middle of the…
does freesat cost money?
Whats the difference between freesat and freeview and do you have to pay for freesat?
Virgin Media box query
I upgraded to the v+ box so the old one now resides in the bedroom, however recently it has become very unstable, and now if i try to get the reply forget it! If I ring them up what do you reckon is the chance to get a new bog standard box gratis?
TV for wii
I have just bought a wii thingie to do keep fit stuff in privacy of own home. OH now not happy to have room filled up with me exercising, so I plan to buy CHEAP tv and exercise privately in spare room. Please can someone advise me about how complicated (expensive) a TV I need to have to do the job. We are unlikely to watch…
Different "regional" Channel since Switchover
I watch "Look North" on BBC1 at 6.30PM but since switchover it has changed to a different region. My area was more Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster etc but it is now Lincolnshire, Cleethorpes way. Funnily enough, my son is still getting the original Look North and he only lives 2 streets away. How do I get my area back…
A good value small tv with dvd player
Are there any bargains out there at the moment? Also i want this for my spare room, however there is no tv point. Will the tv be ok with just an aerial booster?
Connecting VCR to set top box
Hello everyone, I'm having trouble getting my dad's VCR to record from his set top box. The TV is an Akura, The STB is Sagem and the VCR is LG, if that helps. I've got thr RF connected as follows: aerial-STB-VCR-TV. Then I've got one scart from the TV to the VCR and another from the VCR to the STB (only one scart socket on…
lost channels since switchover
I have an old 28 inch as one of my tv's and a freeview box which i have had a while in order to get digital tv My switchover was this week and its affected my channels. I have retuned the box several times but am missing some channels. BBC one being one of the main ones? I have plugged in a friends more up to date tv with…
Sky+ Box
I have moved into a new flat and have ordered Sky+ can i bring my Sky+ box from my old house to watch my programmes once it is installed? Thanks Julie
Noisy Plasma TV
Anyone got any ideas as what my rights are for my tv dilema.. heres how it goes: Got a plasma from comet some years ago and in june 2009 it broke down. Luckly i had took out an extended warrenty and comet replaced it with a 2009 Panasonic model. When I got the panny I wasnt working therefore I couldnt afford to pay for…
LG plasma TV fault
We have a 50'' LG plasma TV bought from Richersounds August 2009. The TV was bought for us by our children as a retirement gift and had a one year warranty only. Unfortunately, the TV is now defective and an engineer's report states one of the main component boards and the screen itself is faulty.The cost of repair is…
Digital TV with good sound quality? Help please.
Hi:wave:Can someone please recommend a 22-26 in. digital TV, that does'nt have the sound quality of a 1950s transistor radio, i've just paid £200 for a furgeson 22in. from Comet and it just completely sounds like a tin of biscuits, I'm just hoping they will give me a refund. Thanks.:)
Sky - Pay Once Watch Forever: NOT!
I bought the Pay Once Watch Forever a few years back, not used the box in some time and just reconnected it. Now the box says that I have the wrong card in the box! Phone Sky and they cannot find my card on the system. They then find the old blue one and claim I cancelled my sub so have to pay for a new card, even claim I…
Switching everything BT to Sky....
I currently have Phone/BB/TV and Line rental through BT, nad im looking at switching to Sky for all of it instead. Do Sky inform BT of everything or do i have to do it? The whole retention stuff really gets on my wick, so frankly id rather Sky just did it all - any clues? Also any clues roughly how long after disconnection…
My TV channels have stopped working - please advice
Hi Folks I have a small portable TV in my bedroom, which is about 10 years old. I got the normal 5 channels - BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, Channel 4, and 5. I don't think it is compatible with HD etc. Last week my BBC2 and Channel 4 stopped working for some reason, and last night I discovered that the rest of the channels have also…
Needing a miracle or very good MSE to sort my dilemma
Currently have a virgin full package and we are soon to move into an apt. We cannot have virgin in our apt but want to take our current telephone number with us. BT advise if we change to them now at our old address, we can keep our phone number and when we do a change of address it can then come with us. Our Daughter is…
sky , bt vision or virgin
my sky is £52 a month , bt phone bill £105 including broadband, ihave spoken to virgin and they have offers me unlimited phone use , unlimited broadband and a great tv package with two hd boxes for £76 first 6 months , £101 after , , just spoken with bt , they have offerd bt vision, broadband and a cheap call package all…
Sky cancellation within contract??
I am moving out and into a houseshare and have only had Sky for 6 months, does anyone know if they will allow me to cancel?
Quick sky/freesat question
Currently have sky+ tv. as we dont really watch loads of tv im thinking of cancelling and opting for freesat whaich i presume is all the free channels with a different sky card! Can i basically use the sky box as before inc the recording facility or am i best to ebay this and buy a freeview recorder? ps, i have no aerial…

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