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Best way to cheaply phone USA from UK landline
Hi I want to call US only once twice a year...with BT and last time I was offered an option for one month at certain cost...sorry cant remember amount and could cancel when needed as felt the friends and family monthly was not good option. But friend here said you can sign up with other companies by putting pre fix in…
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Help with Virgin TV
We switched to Virgin, TV and BB earlier this year, got a great deal as a new customer. But I cannot see how to watch Channel 4 catchup. I guess I should add an app but cannot find it. Any help appreciated.
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Residential VOIP
Hi - the UK is moving from landlines to VOIP but there seems to be very little information out there. Does anyone know a simple cheap reliable service for home use (I don't need international calling)? One to which I can port my existing landline number from Plusnet? Are there any good independent guides on the pros and…
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Openreach wants to run a cable across our building ...
... to a neighbours' house. Openreach wants written permission from us, and we wondered if there's anything the letter should contain to avoid any potential problems in the future. The cable will run from a box on the side wall of our three-storey end terrace, across the front and then down to the next-door neighbours'…
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Overseas subscriptions
A while back we cancelled our Netflix, Disney+ etc as there hadnt been much interesting new content and we had watched most of what we wanted during the first lockdown. We are currently away at the moment on an extended stay and a bit out of the way so seeing new content decided to resubscribe to some of these. Obviously…
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Gifting Now TV
Hi, i have a colleague who is desperate to watch Succession and i thought i'd get her a NOW tv gift card as a Christmas present. It turns out these don't exist anymore. You have to have a NOW tv account and it seems, having spoke to their 'live chat' there is no way of me giving this as a gift. Does anyone know of any…
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Calling UK land lines from abroad. Skype or??
I meed to call BA on one of their UK numbers ( 0800, 0191 or 0203) from Thailand. Is Skype the answer? I don't have an account and travelling with a smartphone NOT a PC. Any alternative providers you'd recomend to make the call cheap or free? Thanks
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Sky called my bluff slightly on cancellation...
I see a success thread on here, but just a bit keen to know how this process works. I was paying £64.50 p/m for Sky Superfast Broadband, Phone Line with Weekend minutes + Sky Signature, Box Sets Package, Sky Sports, Netflix & Ultra HD.. was happy with the package until my end of contract & the best deal they'd do me was…
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EE retentions
My contract with EE came to an end yesterday i'm only wanting a sim only plan i tried to get a better deal last month but just got the standard deals so waited until my contract expired and while the offers are cheaper EE won't even try to compete with tesco mobile to keep my custom.they offered 18 pounds for 25gb i have…
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BT Digital handover but I have no digital telephones.
Firstly many thanks for the Spell check, I'm dyslexic. Digital handover was yesterday for me as like many folk I failed to read the BT directions correctly and only now do I realise my five telephone setup is all non digital including one bought specially to assist with my being hard of hearing. I suppose its best if I…
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BROADBAND PHONELINE RATES FOR OVERSEAS
I notice on all the websites for the broadband companies that they do not quote for Malta, a country within the EU, whereas they do for nearby Italy. Does anybody know why this is?
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Threatening letter
My son has sent me this letter which was delivered to his girlfriend this morning. She recently lost her mum and has moved into her Mums old house. Like 99% of the young population she doesnt watch TV she uses her laptop/phone etc to watch all her media. What is the best course of action. She has had a hard time recently…
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Virgin final bill
I decided to leave virgin half way through my billing cycle, and I am coming up to my payment date. I would have thought that they would have sent me a new bill to cover the last 2 weeks of my contract, but I have not had any new bills and I am currently due to pay the full monthly amount, which I obviously don't want to…
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Can I add a cordless phone?
My elderly parents have a corded landline, so that doesn’t need a power socket. They can’t grasp using a mobile so I want to add a cordless option, something they can move around the house with, without having to go to the corded location every time to answer the phone. So I would need to locate the cordless phone near a…
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Trying to watch the latest Beatles docu "Get Back"
Partner and I are huge Beatles fans, so very excited to hear last year that Peter Jackson was producing a new movie of miles of unseen footage. It appears he's now changed his mind and has sold the rights to Disney Plus for streaming only over a 3 day period beginning on 25th November. This is so disappointing as our 10…
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Sim Only Contract Cash Back
I read on here a couple of months ago from a member who managed to pay less then £2 for a 12th month sim only contract after going through one cash back site that was linked to mobiles.co.uk etc. This was around 15th Sept time by now I cannot find this post. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Just to confirm it…
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Telephone only line?
Hi l am trying to find out if it is still possible to get a phoneline without broadband? It is for an elderly relative who doesn't need broadband. The company they are with are awful (3c Telecom - never heard of them myself) and do not have a way of blocking scammer calls which they are now getting on a very regular basis.…
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Virgin media undercharging me
Hi, I'm on a contract for £57 per month for virgin media TV and broadband, they've been charging us £32 for some time. Are virgin media legally allowed to request the remainder of the £57 or are they liable due to them collecting the amount via a direct debit? Thanks
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Apple TV 4k (Streaming device) question
I've just updated my broadband with vodafone and the upgrade came with an apple tv 4k (1st gen) streaming device. I don't have any other apple products (iPhone, iPad etc), so can I still use this device on my tv? The packaging says I need an iTunes account which I don't have. Thanks
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Tvgroup.com possible scam
I have today sent yet another email yo this company. We have a faulty tv and are waiting for a replacement, they are not answering the phone or emails. After looking on trustpilot i have realised that I am not alone in being ignored. Can anything be done about it, we have been without a tv since September
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