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Home phone only ?
Is there anyone out there that does just a phone lines anymore ? From what i can see there are only a couple of places that do and getting a phone/broadband package is cheaper ! Line and very low call usage (few quid a month at most) is all i need.
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Slamming by Skytalk
I have a home phone and broadband contract with Vodafone. We moved to our current address in February and renewed our contract for 18 months. I received an email this morning from Vodafone that they were sorry that I was leaving them and and switching to another provider. Now it's the third time this month that Skytalk is…
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Sharp TV poor signal
I have an issue that is not only frustrating the heck out of me but is also costing me a log of money. I have had a new TV aerial fitted and a new powered splitter fitted. Three weeks later lightning hit the aerial and blew the power box on the aerial and also the powered splitter in the attic. So had to have both changed…
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TV with USB only - how to turn smart
Hi all, we have one tv which doesn’t have a HDMI connection, just a USB one. Which smart stick would be best to get smart features through USB and is this possible? Thanks
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02 contract
My partner and I recently split and we both have a mobile phone contract . Stupidly a few months back one contract came up for renewal before the other and we ended up with each other contracts . So he has mine and I have his . Problem is that it’s not an amicable split and he doesn’t want to give me back the number/phone…
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Carphone Warehouse and O2
I didn’t know that Carphone Warehouse had lost its deal with O2. I was telephoned by them on 16 April to say that my O2 deal was ending shortly and the best replacement would be with Vodafone at £16 per month. I agreed, but have been sent no contract details from either. I was told my old sim would cease and only then to…
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How to make a TV non smart?
We are having constant internet issues. Due to this the TV will not even turn on until I reset the router. Is it possible to make the TV non smart so it doesn't search (without finding) an internet channel before it turns on.
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Sky - taking advantage of Covid-19, minimising contact options too far
Sky TV, in a situation where I need to reduce or cancel my package asap. Have discovered I could be getting something similar for half the price with them and with monthly income much tighter now it is a change I want to make or at least instigate. However trying to contact Sky is a challenge in itself. Guidance is you…
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New telephone number - 119 Coronavirus test helpline.
In England and Wales call 119 to access the new Coronavirus test helpline. Calls are free from landlines and from mobiles. In Scotland and Northern Ireland call 0300 303 2713 to access the helpline. Calls are inclusive in allowances on the same basis as calls to 01 and 02 numbers or are otherwise charged at the same rate…
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Early Smartphone
I have had mobile phones for 23 years My first was a Nokia 9000i - the true forerunner to todays smartphones - it had Txt, Fax (dual SIM, using a different number to calls) email and web-browsing (albeit at less than 20kbps) - it ran the Sybian Operating System and had two screens and a proper "mechanical keyboard... I…
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Virgin media deal
Hi i need some advice please. I have been offered a deal by virgin media but their full discount offered does not show in the updated account online. I can see the new contract but not the discount. When I called and asked them they have said it is a managers discount and would not show on the contract, but would be…
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O2 device loan
Hi everyone - I have never used a platform like this before but I thought I would ask a question to see if it has happened to anyone else. I got a mobile phone contract from 02. It was a upgrade - i went through the normal way of getting the phone upgraded and everything seemed fine until a month after when I got my first…
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How to cancel Prime Video as an add-on to BT TV package?
I renewed my deal with BT and part of that was a 6 month free trial of Prime Video. The guy on the phone said I may as well have it, activate it, immediately cancel it & then i'll have 6 months free without having to pay a thing. Perfect. Problem is i couldn't find how to cancel it. Contact BT on the live chat who say that…
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Cheap mobile calls to Ghana...? Under 25p/min?
I found an elderly neighbour sat in her car crying earlier because she couldn't top-up her EE PAYG phone to call her family in Ghana. I carefully helped her (alcohol wipes, gel, not being too close), so she's happy now. But I thought I'd spread the MSE love and see if I could suggest a cheaper way to call. She said she was…
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Virgin Media - Excessive bill
Hi When I normally paid £32 Virgin Media contract for 24 months. My contract expired about three months ago and the price rockets up to eye-watering £60. My package consists of 100Mbps Fibre boardband, TV is player (M) and talk weekend (Phone) so the question is am I paying too much for this package and is there any way of…
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Duplicate payments for Television licence
So my son and his gf have been sharing a flat and all bills for the past couple of years. With one of them being furloughed, they have gone through their bills and it transpires that both of them have been paying for a TV licence for the flat during that time. They have a single television in the living room, and an iPad…
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TalkTalk £20 Amazon voucher
I have just received an email from TalkTalk (email heading, Thank for bearing with us) in the message it states please accept our sincere apologies for the trouble getting in contact with them. There is a link to click on. I did phone them about 2 weeks ago and like most people I did have trouble getting though. I am not…
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17 year old has managed to get mobile phone contract!! And can't afford it
My son has managed to get a phone contract and can't afford the payments, he is only 17, Vodafone are refusing to cancel the contract without paying back the full costs, is the contact legally binding since he's 17
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Text recieved by landline ansaphone...how to access it?
accessing a text message sent when you pick up is obviously easy but can you access the message when your ansaphone picks it up? Hope I’m making sense!
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Remote URC7955 One For All,
Remote Codes in manual list for model URC7955 One For All, doesn't work my old sky box, Anyone know code! SKY BOX which has a virgin/sky card in.