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Landline only for aged relatives
I have some aged relatives (not on means tested benefits) looking for a landline only (no internet) - what is the cheapest way to obtain this ? Please nobody suggest a mobile of any sort (including "look alike" home phones) - they don't want to go down that route……
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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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Can't authenticate for Teams
Hi, I am at work and trying to log on to the company's Teams but cant. I first need to get a microsoft account with the company (i have a company email adress) , but it needs me to authenticate, and my smartphone wont do it (i cant open authenticator any more for some reason). Its done it fine at other places, but my…
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How can EE sell the way they do and get away with it ?
My experience with EE yesterday was terrible. I contacted them after noticing that I was being charged an additional £ 37.25 for a TV package with my Broadband, which I had no recollection of signing up for. I remember asking for Netflix Premium last year, which was at £19.99 with an agent, but I have no recollection of…
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Want to cancel tv licence
What's the link to cancel? I'd like to be sent the confirmation paper too to show them if they come to door. My TV can be seen from window outside slightly but not easily on a 1st floor flat if my blinds not pulled across. But lay out of flat is confusing for them to know it's my lounge. There's 5 flats in block. If tv is…
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Lebara - Dreadful!
On Thursday 22nd may I received three emails from LEBARA with a PAC code. I hadn’t ordered one and assumed it was a scam. On Friday 23rd the number was ported out. It was never received. That same day attempts were made to transfer money in my bank account, to India! Coincidentally the call centre is there! The bank have…
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Any advice on Virgin Media packages for the elderly?
I manage my Mum's VM account as she's 90 years old and doesn't use the internet, thank God. Until recently, she had a very basic set-up which was Tivo DVR The basic channel package i.e. same as Freeview really A landline for incoming calls only. That was costing her £30pm. It was only by chance that I found out her…
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Do I need to inform that I don't need a TV licence?
So last year I filled out the thing online & told them I don't need a TV licence. Job done so I thought. Shortly after they send a big guy knocking on my door. To be fair to him he didn't come with an attitude so I politely told him I wouldn't be letting him in. And this was the end of it ... or so I thought again. Last…
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BT Call Guardian
I have a trio of BT phones with Call Guardian which I like, but one is broken so was looking at replacing them, however the new phones don't seem to have it, just a 'call blocker' do you have to individually block each number you don't want? That's a bit of a faf as with Call Guardian if they are not in your 'phone book…
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XLN Charge for Business Assurance unless you opt out
I've just discovered that XLN have been charging my account an extra £4.95 per month for a "business assurance" cost (to insure me for an engineer call out if needed) for which I never agreed to. Apparently a letter which was addressed to my mother in law (I am the account holder, she was the original) was sent to inform…
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Virgin Media Community Forum.
Can anybody tell me please if this forum is still active? When I log on I'm no longer able to post a question.
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TV Safety Notices 2024-2026 Bush, Toshiba, Panasonic, JVC & Others
Hopefully it's ok to post this here….. Has anyone else been contacted about their TV or received a replacement cable or fuse, I've had mine. This seems to affect a lot of TV brands between 2024 and 2026. A problem with the power cable / fuse has a "rare possibility of a fire hazard" Bush, Toshiba, JVC, Polaroid, Finlux,…
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re: SOGEA connection, change ISP and retain landline number
Hi, re: SOGEA connection, change ISP and retain landline number I'm with Sky, now out of contract and have been looking to change ISP. I require broadband and landline and I need to retain our landline number which we have had since 1978 for business reasons. I've been looking into this for ages without success, the issue…
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Switching from UW
We currently have the double gold tariff from UW. We are looking at switching to one provider for gas and electric and another for broadband. We currently also have a mobile phone sim (which we don't use) which made the bundle cheaper overall when we took it out. If we switch to 1 provider for gas and electric, another for…
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What's the cheapest landline with anytime calls?
What's the cheapest landline with anytime calls? My mum doesn't use the internet but she just wants cheap anytime calls with her existing landline. She currently paying Sky £40+ per month and never even plugged the router in
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BT Switching phone line to digital, phone line with BT broadband with sky
Hi My sister has her phone line with BT (as a low user it only costs her £5 per month) her broadband is with Sky (no longer in a contract) she has received a letter from Sky saying they are sorry to lose her but she has not asked to leave. when she called Sky they said it was because BT are changing her phone line to…
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POP Telecom - Watch out for router charges (With advise)
Be aware, long read. If you are coming to the end of your contract with POP Telecom and looking to cancel or move services elsewhere you need to be aware of a practise they seem to have brought in from around August 2025 which is still occuring. For backstory I cancelled my renewal with them giving 30 days notice as…
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Home phone - but Plusnet pulling the plug
My elderly relatives have a broadband / home phone package from Plusnet. No complaints. It's due to end in early May 2026. Plusnet won't include a home phone in any renewal. They advise moving to EE instead. Presumably EE offer a VOIP service. The folks also have Sky tv via an old sky box and dish. Its a Sky sports and tv…
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BT British telecom Rinse and Repeat charging me for Cloud Training I Dont enen have phones with them
I’m having an extremely frustrating and ongoing issue with British Telecom and BT Local. They appear to have set me up on contracts lasting three years that I never agreed to in the first place. On top of that, I’m being charged around £300 per quarter for “cloud training” despite the fact I don’t even have phones with…
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