-
New Cordless phone
I need to buy a twin cordless phones. Can anyone give me ideas of ones that are the best. I am 70 and not very tech minded. I need it to have an answer machine, about 30 minutes of message space, easy instructions, and that the calling number shows on the phone. It doesn't have to have large buttons. Thanks you
-
landline Phoneline ownership
I am trying to track down who supplies my elderly mother in law (who is housebound), with her phone land line. The line is active and has been in use for many years but recently we thought she had a line fault. BT have no record of her on their system. I have also tried Talktalk (as that is who we are with) They too have…
-
The 14713 that wasn't - a Telecomms scam?
Just over a week ago, my wife answered a random call on our landline, at 02:30 in the morning; when she answered, the call was termimated. So
she dialled 1471, but got a call that was made the day before - the caller at
02:30 had withheld their number. I then checked our statement (Now TV), and found that we
had been…
-
Sky Customer for 15 years, thinking to upgrade to Sky Q, wondering if it will be more/less expensive
I've been with Sky for +15 years and currently paying for TV, broadband and talk services - I'm basically out of contract and pay about £145/pm (£90 for TV and £55 for broadband and telephone) I recently received an email about an 'upgrade' offer which would move my broadband service from Sky Fibre Max to Superfast and cut…
-
Digital
When talk talk move over to digital will my additional extension sockets in the bedroom and living room still work?
-
Loss/Interruption to Internet connection
Since upgrading to fibre broadband I cannot access Freeview Play on the "smart" tv; cannot get the wi fi connection to my mobile phone and download/upload speeds on laptop are considerably slower than what the ISP is frecording. Engineers have been and not found any faults with wiring or router. It has been suggested that…
-
Lebara* (Vodafone) MSE Blagged 3 GB Top pick - Tariffs
Been looking at this deal - Equiv £4.29/month over 12mths – it's £2.45/month for the first three months, then £4.90/month- and see that it includes unlimited texts and calls. I have searched Lebara site for information on what restrictions are in place for unlimited, for example are calls to other mobiles and 0845 numbers…
-
First time buyer - Sky/Virgin broadband and tv deals help
Hi everyone! I'll be moving into my first home in the next few weeks and one of the main priorities is sorting out the TV/Broadband setup. I created a Sky package on their website which included the following:* Sky Signature (is this Sky Q?) - £21 * Sky Sports - Complete Pack - £20 * BT Sport - £24 * Ultra HD and HD - £11…
-
Do I need a TV licence to watch non BBC on my set top box which were recorded before I cancelled it
Do I need a TV licence to watch non BBC recordings on my set top box which were recorded when I had a licence which I have subsequently cancelled. Thanks!
-
Phones2pounds
Hi I am wondering if this company has failed to return anyone’s phone I have rejected 2 low pffers as they have claimed damage to my phone that wasn’t there asked for phone to be returned now they not responding to my emails or answering the phone I’m wondering if this is usual practice and how to proceed
-
You soon have to pay for BBC Good Food app
£24.99 per year or £4.49 per month!
-
digital voice
Will I get digital voice if I am with another internet provider?
-
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…
-
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.
-
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…
-
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'…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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
-
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…
Confused by wifi, routers and modems? Need help picking the best broadband for you? Not sure if cable or fibre or 5G is the way to go?
24.2K discussions
187.9K comments
Most recent: Vodafone shopping voucher incentive scam by QrizB
Today at 12:47PM
Need help choosing the best value contract, SIM-only deal or PAYG?
Satellite, cable, terrestrial or streaming? This is the place for questions about TV services.