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TV licensing
On the Thursday nights TV show the TV license was spoke about. Can anyone provide link to what the rules are for watching different channels. When you have to have the license.
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Buying a firestick,can I avoid paying for a tv licence
Hi folks I'm considering buying a firestick and only watching content through that,most likely amazon prime content.Would I be able to cancel my tv licence if I do this,I would be blanking off the ariel ports
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Using sky for freeview
Hi all im giving up on sky…just too dear, plus we have Netflix and Amazon, I can’t justify £65 month to sky. however, I’ve obviously got to send back the sky Q box and mini box in the bedroom if I want to use sky to watch freeview channels is it as simple as buying a secondhand Q box and mini box and putting my old viewing…
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Why is my TV Licence £238.50 for one year?
I started a monthly TV licence Direct Debit in May for one year - but it looks like the overall cost will be £238.50 instead of £159. I believe a TV licence is £159 annually. I understand that I have to pay a year in advance over six months - but the licence expiry date is for one whole year. With the addition of six…
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Adaptor to get signal from satellite dish?
Hi, I've just moved into a new flat, and there's a satellite dish so presumably the previous owners had Sky. I'm not interested in Sky, I'm happy with the Freeview channels. However, when I set up my TV and plugged the aerial cable into the wall I found that the signal is awful. The aerial is in the loft and I tried moving…
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Phone number to speak to a person TV licencing
I can't sort out what I need to sort from the automated lines I really need to speak to a person. I had to leave my previous address in a hurry when my daughter was thrown out of hospital. Had TV licence at that address didn't think anything about cancelling that. I have been renovating the property I'm currently staying…
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Cheapest basic sky + package
Hi all, thanks in advance for any responses. Have decided to get rid of sky movies, sports, kids whatever and go for the cheapest possible sky package that will allow me to keep sky plus so we can watch in bedroom.What package should I get and how much should I be paying please. Appreciated, Bob
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It's that time again...Virgin Media contract ending
Hi, We've been with Virgin Media for what must be nearly 20 years. I'm not too sure exactly. We have been paying £67.50 (a little less before inflation increase). They want to start charging us £127.50. We have always been successful in negotiations but just in case the offer isn't very good or even non-existent, are there…
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Sky signature
Paying £20 for sky signature with special discount. The offer ends in Nov, phoned sky they cannot do anything until offers ends and will be paying £32. Tempted to leave sky as bt is offering bb and tv for £6 offer too good to miss but hubby is used to sky and does not want to change. Anybody managed to get signature lower…
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MSE News: Apple TV+ hiked from £4.99 a month to £6.99
If you're an Apple TV+ subscriber your next monthly bill will rise from £4.99 to £6.99 after the company said it is raising prices due to increasing licensing costs. But remember you can leave penalty free or, if you're an avid Apple user and have other subscriptions, such as Apple Music, it might be worth considering…
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Sky Changing My Contract After Cancelling A Package?
Hello I'm hoping someone could give me some advice. I'm a Sky TV customer and have been over 10 years. During the summer I added the F1 package to my TV, as it is on a 31 day rolling contract I was told that once it was cancelled I would not see my other packages changed. When I rang to cancel it last week they informed me…
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BT sport
Used to get bt sport on sky platform as internet with bt but not anymore. Subscription is now £28 on sky platform. I am with sky and subscribe to football premier league but would like to have bt sport as well. Anybody here managed to get a cheaper subscription for bt sports? TV with sky and Wi-Fi with bt. Thanks
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MSE News: TalkTalk to hike price of its TV service to £5 a month - but you can cancel penalty-free
TalkTalk is hiking the price of its TV service from £4 to £5 a month for all new and existing customers from 1 November 2022. But it's an optional add-on, so you can cancel at any time penalty-free. Here's what you need to know. Read the full story: 'TalkTalk is hiking the price of its TV service to £5 a month - but you…
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Opinions on Amazon prime tv?
Hi all, I decided to give Amazon prime a go for a 30 day free offer to see how I like it, not sure if I will keep it. I just discovered that I also get Amazon prime movies/tv for a 30 day free trial too, not sure if that's because 1 week ago I signed up for a free Amazon prime deal or not. But anyhow just been checking out…
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cheap sport
If you have NOW TV but not the sports package its possible to have a cheap super weekend of sport with their 24 hour sport deal. Choose a weekend when there is a lot of sport on which you enjoy , select the package and activate just before start of first event. Does not work for everyone but one weekend I was able to watch…
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Sky to Virgin
Whats the biggest difference? Can you still download boxsets and record programmes on Virgin - or it all just "live" TV? Thanks
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No TV Licence - what can I watch?
Apologies, I’m struggling to understand what I could watch if I gave up the TV Licence. Is the following correct: - I cannot watch iPlayer - i cannot watch programmes as they are broadcast (all channels including YouTube and Amazon Prime). - presumably that means I can’t watch sky news or any other channel included in the…
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What coaxial cable?
I've moved into a house where my coaxial TV cable doesn't fit, despite it having both male/female connectors. Seems the connection isn't long enough to attach onto it. Could someone please advise what I need to connect up to this?
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Before I ditch my lovely digi box....
So spent a sunny morning looking for a new twin tuner digi box and they all seem to be less efficient than the one I have that's giving up the ghost.Before I take it to the skip could you tell me if there's anything I can do to 'repair' the old one please? It got upset with a move 3yrs ago despite great care and crashed on…
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BT charging me twice for the same BT Sport TV package - BT directly and through Sky
Upon checking my bank statements, I recently discovered that BT has been charging me twice for the same BT Sport TV package. This occurred last year when I contacted Sky to add BT Sport to my Sky TV package, because it was £7 cheaper per month than I was paying directly to BT (£34.49). At the time of switching to Sky I was…
