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Tv Licence refund
Hello, We moved into our new home in March 2018 and paid for a TV licence in full thinking we would get get an aerial. We never did get an aerial installed and haven't watched Iplayer - we just stick to netflix, nowtv and prime. My licence is due to run out in Feb 2019 but would I be entitled to a refund for the whole…
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TalkTalk Youview box functionality
Hello I’ve been hit by the £4 a month charge for TalkTalk’s TV service. I only really use the recording, iPlayer/Netflix apps and rent a movie services. Can anyone confirm if these services could still be accessed without paying the £4 fee?
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Urgent help needed : BT
Hoping that someone can help me because I'm banging my head against a brick wall with BT and I really don't know what to do. 1: October 2017, Changed from residential to business as my daughter works from home for a company. 2: BT added a charge for a second phone line. The number attached to our account is not known to us…
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Gigaclear
A local community group is offering fast fibre broadband (proper fibre to premises) via a partnership with Gigaclear (http://www.gigaclear.com). The village where I live has very limited and slow (<3Mb) broadband where BT is the only real choice and we have no chance at all of BT Infinity anytime soon. Gigaclear are…
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MSE News: Calls to 084, 087, 09 and 118 to be clearer, but prices vary wildly
The price you'll pay to call banks, businesses and government departments from landlines and mobiles will become clearer ... Read the full story: Calls to 084, 087, 09 and 118 to be clearer, but prices vary wildly Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all…
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Call blocker?
What is the best call blocker? We aren't getting so many nuisance calls, What about one of those machines that the caller had to say who they are and then you can decide if you want to answer? Which is the best one to buy?
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Connecting Landline to new build
Hello I am wondering if anyone can help me. I move into a new build next month and want to get broadband set up. I'm not fussed about TV and even less so about a home phone - just internet really. I had planned on going with Vodafone but they can't set it up and said I need to contact BT. I have a few main questions; 1. Do…
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Truecall Handsets
Can anyone give me an idea of which handsets now feature the Truecall technology?
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BT basics
For anyone receiving universal credit , pension credit or any income based benefit BT offer a package called BT basics. You can get line rental including £1.50 of calls for just £5.05 per month, add broadband and it goes up to £9.95! They don’t advertise this, but it is on their website! Might help someone 🙂
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Landline Port > Forward
Evening All, Need a bit of help here, I couldnt find any answers using the search. I'm cutting down Virgin Media services on 2nd Feb due to a family death the home phone and television services are no longer required. Just internet only. However, I'm concerned that due to the number being disconnected we may inadvertently…
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Debt Relief Order, 02 and Virgin.
Hi all, I am submitting my paperwork for my DRO in the next week or so but have just realised that my 02 contract, sim only £15 pm is due to end in May. My Virgin Contract for internet and TV £56 pm is due to end in August. Neither of these companies will form part of my DRO. Should i switch providers now or wait till the…
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Blocked phone calls on land lines
I am looking to buy a new home phone WITH call blocking BUT am getting more confused the more I search as the ones that claim to have the “Call Blocking” facility on them then go on to say in the small print (Grrr :mad:) that you need to have Caller ID with your service provider. SO, am I right in thinking there is no such…
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Changing from EE to SKY can I stipulate start date?
EE broadband and phone contract ends February 28th 2019 and I need to give 30 days notice of leaving to avoid early termination charges. If I go with SKY I understand they would organise everything on my behalf without me contacting EE BUT if I sign up now will SKY just get on with it or can I ask them to organise for the…
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Sky fibre deals for existing tv subscribers
Apologies if this is covered in another thread. Been with sky for years as a sky hd/q customer. Currently with vodafone for our fibre and the contract is coming to an end. The service hasn't been great so looking to move. Has any existing sky tv subscribers moved to sky as a new fibre customer and been offered a deal…
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Virgin Media port landline
If anyone has any suggestions for getting my landline number back, all suggestions gratefully received. I made the same mistake as seemingly many others have, of trusting Virgin to port my existing land line number to my new Virgin phone line. Big mistake. Requested number to be ported when I signed up on 30th December,…
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Talk To Me About Vodafone PAYG Big Bundles.
Hi all, As the title says, talk to me about the good, the bad and the ugly of the Vodafone Big Bundles. The offer looks really good and will save me £5pm if I take out the Big Bundle 20 offer for 6 months. I am currently with 02 on a sim only plan, £15 pm due to end in May 19 but know they will end this once my DRO is…
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Cheap way to call US mobile?
No, theirs isn't a smart phone and neither is mine, thank God! So skype etc apart, can someone suggest a cheap way of calling phone - phone, please? One-off, occasional calls.
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Sky HD boxes no "top picks" on TV planner since last week
Seems to be a firmware update or their end. https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky/My-sky-hd-box-does-not-show-my-top-picks/m-p/2954634 Comes and goes on mine , everything else works like on demand etc so their glitch
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Help with CISAS complaint about Virgin
Hi guys, I'm currently in the process of making a complaint to CISAS after virgin deadlocked my complaint which is about them damaging my property whilst installing new cable from the exchange. Unfortunately CISA website won't let me log the complaint online and the only method is by completing a .pdf form & emailing it.…
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Current Virgin Media/Sky/BT package haggles
Hi guys, Im interested to hear of the best deals people are getting for the following package (or equivalent) ? All Premier League football across Sky and BT (most important) Virgin Tv V6 Box, Powered By Tivo VIVID 200 Optical Fibre (broadband) Telephone Line Rental Cost: £104 per month Thanks!