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Freeview or live TV with just a Smart TV
My parents were tired of VM ripping them off so they've gone with just a broadband and phone line package with another provider. They have my Smart TV but it's unclear how they can watch anything other than TV on demand through it. They want to watch the regular freeview channels in addition to TVOD, any thoughts? The…
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Can anyone say what kind of digi recorder mine is?
I have a digi tv recorder that I love but it's really done for. The hard disk needs constantly to sort itself out and recently required reformatting meaning I lost the library and recordings set. It didn't enjoy moving houses and has been going increasingly downhill since. I did look online a while ago and couldn;t find…
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Sky Q Box on standby when not used...potential energy saving?
Trying to save some money on electric bill and wondered if anyone has calculated how much a Sky Q box uses when in standby mode? I never used to turn it off because of the faff of the start up, (and missing recorded programmes ) - but am seriously thinking of doing it . Does anyone have any thoughts or facts and figures on…
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Netflix to hike prices by up to £24 a year for millions of subscribers
Netflix subscribers will see costs rise by up to £24 a year after the streaming service announced another round of price hikes. Read the full story: Netflix to hike prices by up to £24 a year for millions of subscribers If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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Virgin taking advantage of vulnerable pensioners
My parents are elderly and vulnerable as my mum has dementia. It has now got to the point where I need to take over the finances etc as she has declined rapidly in the last month. My mum has always looked after their money so Dad doesn't have a clue. I have an LPA for both. So going through their statements today and…
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Sky F1 on virgin media cost ?
Every year about this time as the Formula One season starts , i ring Virgin and get channel 516 Sky Sports F1 channel added for about 9 months . Usually £15 to £20 a month . I noticed earlier this week Sky were advertising a price of £18 a month for their own users . Have just rung Virgin , to be told it is the "standard…
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Freesat
Please bear with me as I am not too knowledgeable about TVs... I have a satellite dish with four cables, 2 cables go to my living room, 1 to my loft space, and 1 to the garage. I would like to get Freesat and be able to record programs and then watch them back either in the living room or the bedroom, so one box would need…
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Cancelling sky due to price increases?
I'm in contract with sky until march 2023 with sky q multi room, entertainment and sports Am I able to cancel penalty free due to the price increases as it's an unnecessary expense we don't use fully? I have only been a customer for 6 months
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Connecting satellite dish
Hi, I have a sky dish but no box.. not interested in a subscription. There are 2 identical cables coming from the dish (both connected) but most decoding boxes / tv's with built in freesat only have one port. How do I connect my dish? Will it work with just the one cable connected or do I need some kind of adapter?Thanks
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Sky TV refixed contract cancellation
Evening we stupidly refixed our sky tv contract December now I want out of it but with the price increase can we cancel it without penalty clause? Internet has very conflicting information saying initial contract not secondary contract. Any advice would be grateful thanks.
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Taking the Jump... Sky TV
Hi.. I'm seriously thinking of cutting out my Sky TV package and just having broadband and line rental, at the moment).I haven't yet looked around for a cheaper broadband packages. The question I'd like to ask to those who have done this is what channels are you left with that you can still watch? Is there a lost of them…
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is it considered tacky to have a mounted TV that is wider than the fireplace below?
just moved into a house and keen to get a 75-85 inch TV. The way the room is set up it makes sense to have the TV above the fire place. However, within the dimensions of the fire place I can only have a 55" TV. I'm keen to go big. Is this considered bad looking (i.e. TV wider than fireplace).
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Sky just refuse to haggle with me!
I've been with Sky for almost 22 years now but it seems my loyalty is worthless in comparison to a new subscriber. Virgin still don't supply my area, I've lost count the number of years I have registered my interest and been told they'll get in touch when they roll out. I need to reduce my bill. I am currently paying £82 a…
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Cancelled Everything...Help!!
Hi. I just need reassuring that I've done the right thing... Or not as the case may be. I've cancelled my sky TV package, my broadband and talk. And basically everything. I got fed up with being locked into an 18 month contract where if I cancel this that goes up or if I want this then I can't have that etc. I understand I…
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SKY Q and Fibre Broadband going up.. can I cancel
Sky have told me my Sky Q is going up from £16 to £17 and Broadband from £20 to £22.50 I believe that's higher than the rate of inflation so am I right in saying I can now cancel my contract early
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Best option for watching and recording TV?
We're currently with PlusNet and have a YouView TV box through then which we can record on. We're going to change to a new broadband provider and I'm guessing we will no longer be able to use this box. If that is the case, what are the best options for watching and recording TV please? I don't want to buy into a TV package…
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Switching to a IPTV Box - recommendations?
I'm one of those people affected by the Virgin Media price hikes, and I'm looking at broadband alternatives. I realised that we don't really watch much TV apart from the BBC channels and sometimes ITV. I'm not sure my antenna signal is strong enough to get a Freeview HD decoder so I was pondering to buy an IPTV box…
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Forced to split TV & broadband
Ofcom stopped TV/ broadband providers from sharing the cost of the component parts, I’m told, to benefit consumer choice. This presents a problem when my employer will reimburse my broadband and line rental as I use these for work but not (obviously) my TV. Virgin can’t provide a bill that I can submit to my job expenses…
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terrible customer service
I would like to share my experience of terrible customer service from Virgin Media when I tried to renegotiate my costs after a price rise. Following the advice on Moneysaving Expert, You and Yours and my own long experience of negotiating savings on energy and insurance I was ready for Virgin Media’s usual tactics (I…
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Signed up to Disney+ before 23 February 2021? Your annual bill is about to rise by £20 to £79.90
Households who signed up for an annual subscription to Disney+ before 23 February 2021 will see their bills increase by £20 from this month. Read the full story: Signed up to Disney+ before 23 February 2021? Your annual bill is about to rise by £20 to £79.90 If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
