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Leave Sky and go to Freesat - Any good?
As the title suggests I am considering leaving Sky and moving over to Freesat, I would appreicate any advice on whether Freesat is any good. My situation is, I currently have the following with Sky; Sky Entertainment Extra Multiroom HD Subscription - currently on a 12 month 1/2 price deal until May 2013 Sky Talk Anytime…
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Virgin are making my life so difficult!
I signed up for a contract in November 2019 for £75. They keep taking £123 saying this is what my contract is. I have my contract in front of me. After some time of back and forth they decide they can in fact see my contract of £75 a month. The first month I called they credited my account BUT THEN sent me a red letter…
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Has virgin media sold our contact details on
We never use the landline only to call virgin media when we need to. We have never given the number out to anyone. We have suddenly we have started having nuisance calls. One being a scam, claiming that the internet is being suspended due to illegal activity. Press 1 now to cancel this. (This one is an unknown number) The…
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How long are virgin media originated phone numbers in quarantine?
Hi all. My phone and broadband switched from NowTV to Post Office on 7 August. Despite being issued with a temporary phone number when placing the order with Post Office they assured me my phone number would transfer over on the switching date. Needless to say, 3 days after switching I still don’t have my landline number.…
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Broadband provider blackmail
A few times a year our WiFi grinds to a halt. We think it’s caused by the wet/windy weather getting into a comms box on a telegraph pole on our property. In the past a previous broadband provider sent an engineer out who said it was our fault because the lower branches of a tree on our property could have reached this…
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Sky TV Deal
Hey you great people, hope you are well. I am wanting to join Sky as a new customer and wondered if any of you kind people had a Sky account who could refer me. I believe we get £100 each on a prepaid card. If you could PM me or post to this thread i would be thankful. I am looking at signing up today or tomorrow, so can…
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Options to watch live TV channel over internet (preferably free or one off cost)?
VirginMedia have increased my package price yet again and I've had enough. :mad: I have already cancelled with them, giving a 30 day notice. I was on a broadband, TV and phone package with VM. Broadband is the real must have for me and I should be able to find a decent broadband package ... so that's all fine. I was hoping…
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(ALMOST SORTED) BT Refusing to Refund Direct Debits taken months after we were no longer a customer
I received an email yesterday from BT telling me my bill was ready. What bill? We moved phone and broadband provider in last June. We didn't pay for the old email accounts to be retained and used either, so no services were remaining. Using my old log-in details I found BT had continued to take the direct debit each month.…
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Virgin Media Cancellation Penalties
Anyone else been penalised for cancelling Virgin Media after changing their services? A few months ago my dad changed his services to get a price reduction but now when he decides to cancel, Virgin Media say he took out a new 12 month contract - although this was not explained to him at the time and he never received the…
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Sky Tv equipment old and failing & slow internet
Sky+ HD equipment is years old and out of warranty. Satellite dish is rusty and antenna broken. Not aligned properly and freezes up when turning on (have to unplug at wall) and can't access sky1 hd or channel 5 most days. Sky hub is slow and drops out a lot (DL 4mbps / UL 0.5mbps) Currently paying per month - £48.50 Sky Tv…
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DVDs v. Streaming Films
Hi, Does anyone have any tips when it comes to downloading or buying films? We have for some years been free of physical DVDs or CDs but now our young daughter is here (and she wants to watch Frozen on repeat) I am thinking I need to reconsider! If I 'Buy' a film on Amazon effectively I'm only getting a license that can be…
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Does Sky have a Netflix app?
Hi Could anyone who uses Sky tv please tell me if it’s possible to watch Netflix through an app? Have just been on the phone with them and forgot to ask - don’t want to phone back for another 20 minutes of the hard sell and the website gives limited info. We currently share a Netflix subscription with the children and…
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Three vs Sim only Dealz!
I have been using Three mobile on payg and topping up on average £5 ish a month with my main use being data, i ditched 1p mobile as the internet seemed slower for some reason. I am always trying to check if a sim only deal would be a good idea but the companies offering the cheapest deals always seem poor, i had a lot of…
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Does anyone here use mobile broadband instead of wired home internet?
It would save me a lot of money. I also live alone and prefer reading a book to spending time on the internet. Also, All You Can Eat mobile data seems to be getting cheaper and cheaper. Sorry if I've missed a thread dedicated to this idea. Regards H
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Virgin Media charge for old equipment
Hi! I recently cancelled my virgin contract and switched to sky, I then sent back all the equipment via their bag but they have emailed me to say that a super hub was missing and would be billed £40. I phoned them as can’t seem to access my account online anymore and they said it was an old super hub that we replaced in…
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Does more choice equal less quality TV channels?
I remember when I was a child television seemed to cram so much variety and quality programmes on just 3 channels, now we have all this choice via hundreds of channels it feels like we actually have a lot less quality. Hence the saying quantity verses quality. I was just 13 when Channel 4 was first broadcast in 1982, but…
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Sky demanding payment after account is closed.
My daughter moved house in December and closed her Sky TV/phone and broadband account. She has now received a further demand from Sky for a payment of £98, but has not been given a detailed invoice for the supposed debt. She finds it impossible to speak to anyone at Sky about this, as each time she rings, they ask for her…
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iPhone stolen - what do I do now ?
Happy new year! I left my iPhone in a taxi on Saturday - when I realised I called the mobile company (it is sim only so the phone belongs to me) they blocked the sim and as I had the imei number - the handset also. I also put in phone stolen on find my iPhone. Whoever has it now has obviously unlocked it and put their own…
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Plusnet charges once left
Hello All, I contacted Plusnet some time ago and informed them i was switching to another provider due to poor service, and wanted to know the exact date i needed to leave, to ensure I did n ot receive any extra charges? I was told my contract ends with plusnet on 24th Jan, so i should leave on 25th jan. I informned my new…
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Getting Incoming BT Phone Cable to my house Re-routed
Hi, Does anyone have any idea how much BT/Openreach will charge to re-route the incoming BT Phone Cable to my house? Basically, the outside phone cable runs from a pole on the corner of my land over my flat roofed detached garage and then into my loft of my house. I am getting my garage flat roof replaced with a new…
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