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TV Licence, is this meant to scare/impress me?
Latest communication from TV licence Enforcement Officer Visit Approved stamp. How ridiculous can they become.
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TV License
Moved house Nov 2023. Got a letter from TV Licensing today 28 June 25 asking me if I needed a TV licence. I haven't had a license for about 4 years and told them every year at my old address. However when I go to the form to tell them I don't want a license it asks me to put in a future date ie when someone will be living…
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New internet options with mobile phone?
Does any company now do broadband (no calls) and a mobile deal for partner? Currently with Plusnet and I have a Tesco mobile. Plusnet contract ending and decided not to renew landline, so looking at options for internet and new mobile for parter. Ay suggestions please?
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Sky TV retention deals ( post your haggling successes )
Please post any deals you have negotiated with sky Please post The package The price and discount The length of the contract
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Virgin Media retention deals (post your haggling successes)
Post any deals you've obtained when negotiating a new deal Post The package The price and discount The length of the contract
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New SIM card - more help needed please...
I have to get a new phone as my 14-year-old won't do 4g. I will transfer my existing number. Will my contacts transfer with the number?
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Manhattan T3-R or T4-R or an alternative?
Hi. Looking for a TV recorder. Ease of use is important, and being able to scroll back to previous days to 'catch up', so Freeview Play or equivalent. Two recordable channels tobesure tobesure. On-demand services like iPlayer etc (via WiFo or Ethernet, doesn't matter) would be a nice addition, tho' we already have this on…
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6 weeks and still haven't got my landline or existing phone number ported
I signed up with Vodafone to have my broadband and landline moved from TalkTalk. Change day was November 5th and the broadband changed with a few problems which were sorted quickly. However, I have been without my landline and therefore without my phone number of the last 38 years ever since. The support staff are very…
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Haggle with BT - our new guide
Hi all, we have new BT Haggling guide, and we'd love to hear your feedback. Just click reply below to share any info. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. Thanks for your help, MSE Sally
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Returned modem but still being charged by ISP
Hello! On 9th August I ended my 18 month contract with Pop Telecom and I have signed up with Virgin Media. Pop Telecom told me I needed to return my router within 14 days, which I sent recorded delivery the same day. On 16th August Pop Telecom sent me an invoice for £79.99 for an unreturned router stating that a direct…
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TrueCall Phone with answerphone and Digital Voice (VoIP)
Hi folks, We have recently been switched over to a Digital Voice phone line with our Home Broadband ISP. We have a combined Phone/Answerphone with TrueCall screening that announces any unknown callers which we can choose to accept or divert to the answerphone. Since moving to the Digital Voice line, any answerphone…
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iPlayer and Kings Message
My Church Hall is hosting a Christmas Day Lunch for single people. We have a large AV screen with built in PC. We have fibre TTC . We would like to show the Kings 3 o'clock message. Is the message broadcast live on BBC iPlayer ? We do not have a TV licence for the premise..
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EE Landline VoiceMail HELP Please
I am seeking any possible help for the issues I'm facing with EE landline VoiceMail. I do not want it I have a perfectly good system which worked fine until recent meddling by EE. I have had so many conversations about it with them it's taken up days of my time to the point where I'm thinking of leaving them but will…
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Suggestions for new Phone Network provider
Hi I have been with Vodafone for over 25 years. I currently have 20GB and I use on average 8GB data, and occasionally go over. I have paid off my iphone over the last 2 years and from tomorrow I can change my Airtime contract to SIM only. I currently pay £20.82. I was expecting to be offered something like £5 per month as…
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The Phone-paid Services Authority (PSA) has ceased to exist.
Following consultations held by Ofcom way back in 2023, the Phone-paid Services Authority (PSA), the regulator for content, goods and services bought through your phone and charged to your phone bill or phone credit, no longer exists. On 31 January 2025, Ofcom formally withdrew it's approval for the 15th edition of the PSA…
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TalkTalk now charging for Callsafe
Are TT allowed to change the rules and charge for callsafe ? They are doing this (£1) per month as from 22 January...
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Moved: Help choosing phone for elderly lady
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Unable to connect to Fibre in road
City Fibre installed one box for four homes on our section of road, impossible to connect to this without digging up multiple driveways requiring homeowners permission. Vodaphone have sent many communications to connect fibre to home not accepting difficulties outlined. Would it be feasible for provider to insert another…
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Discovery+ Cancellation issue!
At the beginning of November (1st) this year, I took out a monthly payment with Discovery + in order to access the TNT sports option, costing £25.49 a month. However, after viewing it over that evening I was disappointed to see I was paying a premium price for loads of adverts too! So I cancelled the subscription on the…
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UW changing my contract
Took out a rolling 30 day contract mid September Awoke this morning to an email at 5.03 am thanking me for changing my contract, 2GB less data and a whopping 160% price inclease. I did not change my contract, did not discuss any changes at any stage, I had a bargain, was happy with it. CS agent clueless, just coming out…
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