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New to the TV MoneySaving board? Start here
📺 Some threads that may be useful * Sky retention deals * Virgin Media retention deals 📺 Useful links to MoneySavingExpert.com guides * Do I need a TV licence? * Digital TV deals * TV MoneySaving Tricks * Watch Movies & TV Online * 17 Netflix Hacks 💡 If there's a link you think we should include here, please send me a…
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Samsung Delivered Faulty Damaged TV & Refuse to Replace or Fully Refund
I recently purchased a 85" QLED Q7F 4K Vision AI
Smart TV (2025) from Samsung. The item
was delivered on 03rd December 2025 and was open on the day I received my
wall bracket 14th December 2025. The QLED television was found to be
faulty with considerable screen damage at the bottom of the screen. Samsung unfortunately…
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Now TV offers
My Now TV entertainment pass went up to £9.99, so I did the usual and tried cancelling expect them to give me an offer, but nope they just cancelled. Is there anyway to get a new Now TV entertainment pass at a good price now, as it seems like the old ways to get it cheap have all gone.
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nEFLIX DOWN last night - Snow?
My Netflix comes through Skydish. I could access the site on TV but all I got all night was the spinning thing. Nothing on BBC1 for a while. Does snow affect this? Others have reported the same. Heavy snow
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TV Licence article Discussion
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Does anyone know if the "ITVx Premium" service monthly half price discount still works?
From what I understood from the MSE boards, if you subscribed to ITV Premium on a rolling monthly basis, and then cancelled renewal at the end of the month, you would get the "Are you sure?" page and then be offered half price for the next 3 months. I tried this and it did work previously. This meant the first month was at…
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Sky apparently no longer selling Sky Q to new customers!
If you go to https://www.sky.com/tv/sky-q you used to be able sign up as a new customer to get satellite TV from Sky with a Sky Q box. Now on that web page it says:We've unplugged Sky Q. Plug in Sky Stream for less. Sky Q is no longer available to buy online. But you can take your viewing to the next level with Sky Stream…
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Sky TV Rip Off Help
Hi, I have been speaking to my relative and he is paying over £140 a month for sky, phone and broadband / no sports or movies. His package includes charges for sky ultimate tv £44 I can see it for £22 online HD extra UHD + atmos extra again broadband phone 17 a month Multiroom also about 17 extra he is a VIP and has been…
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Boyfriend wants to bring sky with him!
I pay for Amazon, Disney+ and Netflix currently at my house. He is moving in, and wants to bring his all singing, all dancing, sky sports with him. I believe he is paying around 150 quid for SS and broadband 🧐. What’s the most cost effective way to keep him sport happy?? We won’t need sky cinema etc. thanks
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Sky HD add on
Has anyone been offered HD after their HD add on discount period ended? I was getting it for nothing then they wanted £9 followed by "£4 is the best we can do" . Told them to shove it. Interested to see if anyone on a supposed legacy system like Sky Q has got offers. Im not hopeful as regards my own case.
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Moved: Free tv?
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TV does not have built in Freeview
what would be the most basic Freeview Box i would need to to connect to my tv, i would not need one to record, or anything else, and would i be right in thinking it is called SET TOP BOX ?
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Backdated TV licence refunds for over 75's
I was unaware of the free TV linces for over 75's and am now 78. They are refusing to backdate 3 years worth of overpayment. Only the few months worth of this year when I applied.. When I suggested going to small claims, the answer was we will fully defend it and you will be liable for full costs. I was also informed that…
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Why differences in quality of HD TV EG Movies
My expensive large TV receives Freeview (aerial) and Freesat (dish) and comparing HD movies Freesat is slightly better picture quality. Now I've just subscribed to Netflix basic £6.99 month and WOW the movie quality is fantastically better. Can anyone give me a simple explanation ?
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Can you operate a TV remotely over the internet?
My mum is 88 and lives 85 miles away She has WiFi but can't navigate TV outside typing in channel numbers. I'm wondering whether there is any facility yet so you can operate a TV remotely over the internet to operate things like Netflix, Amazon video,etc. Obviously you would need video feedback so you can see what's…
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TV LICENCE SITE PERMANENTLY DOWN
Our website is temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. We are working hard to resolve this issue. Been trying to renew licence after threatening letter for over a week, anyone else having above message
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Changing broadband/TV supplier
My broadband / TV contract is coming to its end. I've been with Virgin Media since before it was Virgin (that is, Redeffusion, CableTel, NTL and now Virgin), but as usual I'm looking to see if a better deal is available. Sky looks interesting for £48/m; as a new Virgin customer I can beat that slightly, but getting that…
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Sky stream vs sky Q and HD/UHD
Hi bit of advice pls. I’ve tried googling but get inundated with unhelpful ads or articles plagued with pop ups considering getting sky , primarily to watch premier league football so want sky sports and bt sport (tnt sport as it now calls itself) costed up on sky website and to get both with sky stream is about 60 a month…
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UHD - lots of hype but missing some truths?
I have just purchased a new LG OLED 4k TV to add to my BOSE sound system and my EE TV package. Being keen to see some programmes in UHD, I checked out the listings on iPlayer and Amazon Prime and expected to find ‘UHD’ in the corner of the programme information. Much to my surprise, I couldn’t see either ‘UHD’ or ‘4k’ - so…
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Set up a TV. No aerial connections. No internet
I have an elderly relative just discharge from hospital. In all probability, she will now be based in her bedroom. So looking to set up a TV for her in the bedroom. She lives with her younger (In her late 70’s) sister. They have no internet and are highly unlikely to get it. We have just got her younger sister to use a…
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TV licence - to pay or not to pay?
Hi all I read an article in DM yesterday where Boris Johnson said he is not going to pay his TV licence (I have no interest in why - something political!) Anyway, it got me thinking. I have no TV ariel & mostly watch bbc,ch4,itv etc apps (+Netflix ). I was of the understanding as I was watching BBC (signed in) I have to…
