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Home Phone BT Fibre to SKY
Just changed over and now realise that my BT VIOP phones won't work with my SKY router - needs to be a base plugged into the router. Problem is my router is under the stairs - anyone know if there is a "base" only with additional phones connected via wifi? All the sets I've seen seem to have a phone attached to the base…
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BT bills
Just looking through my mums BT bill - it appears that she is paying £4.34 a month for Voicemail with Call Protect. However she also has a phone with TruCall on it. Would I be right in saying that she can safely ditch with voicemail etc option with no change in service ? (she doesn’t use Voicemail as she has an answer…
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Alternative to Sky
Hi I wish to leave Sky as prices are a joke. Can anyone advise what is the best option for having as close a set up to Sky as poss. I have thier signature package and Netflix but donuse prime Disney etc. I was contemplating a Tivo Box but perhaps a new smart TV would be better as mine is 10yrs old. I do like being able to…
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Phone line no Fibre please!
Hi, my dad is 80 years old and lives on his own, he doesn't use the internet or a mobile phone and I have to help him with his bills. I have his phone and broadband through NOW TV (I had to get broadband as its was the cheapest way), his contract with them is ending and its is going up in price dramatically and they want…
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Sky stream football
Hello, So I've never had sky sports before and being an Ipswich fan and having them in the premier league I was contemplating signing up on a Flexi deal. My question is whether 3pm Saturday games are shown in full later on the Saturday night (or atleast with good length highlights) and without showing the scores on the…
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Using old SIM while waiting for Port In date?
I've just swapped my wife's mobile provider. Got the new Lebara SIM, activated it, completed Port In form and asked for Port to take place on Thursday. Can we continue to use the old (iD Mobile) SIM until Wednesday?
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Suitable phones or packages to block cold calling?
Everyone knows that using the BT site to block numbers or being on the TPS is useless. Is the only option to pay BT extra to have a restricted list of friends and family who can contact you? What are the other options? Expensive phones can do this I think but it really annoys me that after all these years phone companies…
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Digital Landline without call plan
Existing phone+broadband contract is coming up for renewal. Looking around, suppliers are offering broadband only or with digital landline on a calls plan at additional cost. However, the landline is only needed for incoming calls so paying for "free" calls that won;t be made seems excessive. Does anyone know of suppliers…
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Calls cutting off to specific numbers
been tasked with helping parents with an issue and would be good to know which direction to head to for help. They moved house 6 months ago and landline and broadband are via NowTV/Sky. There are two phone numbers (friends of mums) where any calls made either of these numbers cut off after 56/58 seconds (resulting in…
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Plus Net home phone suspended
My father is in his 90s and uses his home phone for everything he pays by DD and never misses a payment regardless. Plus net have suspended his phone services this month as he went over the £50 a month cap they have imposed on home phone contracts leaving him without access to his support services etc. They sent an email…
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TV, Phone and Broadband options
I am considering leaving SKY, as the price is due to go up from £55 to £75 for broadband, telephone and SKY signature TV (with Netflix add on). I am reluctant to leave SKY, as I have been with them for about 15 years and have always managed to secure a significant discount upon renewal and it is easy having all services…
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Should I switch to Vodaphone broadband from Sky (Open reach)?
Hello all Hoping for some advice as very confused. We have had loads of issues with the local open reach who supply our broadband /WiFi via Sky as we use Sky for ALL our TV, broadband, WIFI, landlines, Mobile. However the amount of times openreach have had issues and we loose connection has been too many. For instance we…
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BT Digital Voice for customers with no Internet
I have had numerous emails, texts, and letters/cards from BT in the last few days, about this new system we have to change to. I understand what is going on but wanted to phone them because they say that we can get a free adaptor, but when I tried to order one it wanted to charge me postage - for something that I will need…
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TV license renewal payment oddity
OK so I got the email saying my TV license is about to expire so renewal is required. (because I like the Archers, so sue me!) Previously I've paid a year in advance but this time decided to go back to DD monthly. So I put in my bank details for the monthly DD and hit the continue button. Which took me to the credit card…
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Broadband and phone for a small charity
Our Broadband and phone contract with BT is coming to an end In two weeks time, so we looking for the best place to go to compare prices, we are a small charity (day centre for disabled), with one phone and a computer. Can anyone recommend a good place to start my search?. Many thanks Roger
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What's cheapest landline for anytime calls?
What's cheapest landline for anytime calls?My mum doesn't use internet but wants a landline with anytime calls. They all seem about £35 a month. Any ideas
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BT cables and treea
Hi. I have a large tree that overhangs the path/road . I came home recently to find that BT have relocated phone cables from a pole just past my property through the branches of my very tall tree. If they had given me notice I could have arranged for some branches to be cut back. I believe that I will now have to pay a lot…
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Sky v virgin
I still have a few months left on my sky contract but I'm interested in changing to Virgin. I've been with sky for over 20 years and have no issues with the service just the cost. With sky we have Netflix, paramount, Disney, discovery & cinema. Would I still be able to get these on VM?
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Netflix axes cheapest ad-free plan for ALL subscribers – here's what you need to know
If you're a Netflix subscriber on its 'Basic' plan, you'll have to pay £3 more a month (£36 a year) to watch without adverts at the lowest price. The streaming giant dropped the plan for new users last year, but it's now being scrapped for existing subscribers too. Read the full story: Netflix axes cheapest ad-free plan…
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Pop Telecom Internet Contract do I have a case ?
I started a new contract with Pop telecom 4 months ago. The first invoice they sent me had about £12 of extras included which I did not ask for, which they took off once I rang them.They sent me an invoice the other day, asking to increase their bill by 15.5% in April this year (Today). I assumed I would be paying the same…
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