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Expensive BT contract ending
My BT contract ends in a few weeks time. I’m currently paying £80 a month for broadband fibre 1, landline and TV Max HD, which seems a lot to me and seems to have crept up over time. I want broadband, a landline and basic TV, I have Prime and NowTV entertainment when I get offers. I’m nervous about changing supplier…
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Free AppleTV Ap is offering purchases only
Here’s a long shot. My wife has just purchased a new Apple iPhone via Car phone warehouse, which came with 12 months free ATV. Over the weekend we watched Greyhound as some may know a brand new film. We chose to have another look yesterday and everything we looked at was purchase or rent, including the old offerings. It…
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BT Tv and NowTv deals
Hi, currently a BT customer with Landline, b band and TV and maybe thinking of adding NowTV Cinema and Entertainment. Has anyone managed to get a decent deal after calling BT ?if so what have you managed to haggle? Cheers si
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Freeview using a second hand Virgin Tivo Box
I currently have Virgin broadband. If I bought a second hand Virgin Tivo box from somewhere (Ebay for example) and then fitted a splitter to connect the Virgin signal to said Tivo box, would I be able to pick up Freeview channels?
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Student tv licence?
Hi, My daughter started University this month. She has a room on campus. Obviously, she has her own laptop, and she may from time to time watch something like Strictly Come Dancing :) ! , but mostly it is for working on and SIMS etc I'd imagine..... I can't get my head straight on whether I have to pay for a licence in…
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How to avoid buying a tv license?
I look after my mother who is in her 80's and is bedbound with dementia,she watches tv all day and did have a free tv license until this year when it changes for those people.I'm wondering if there is anything that I can do to enable her to watch the television for free,I'm not a tv watcher and would love to know is there…
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Streaming dongle v TV package
My TV and broadband package with BT is about to run out. I don’t watch much TV, about 5 hrs a month, dramas, documentaries and films mostly. I almost always watch these on catchup apps. There is sometimes something on Sky which I would like to watch but can’t access. I’ve been told that if I buy a streaming dongle,…
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Which box to Pause and Rewind
Hi, I've cancelled sky and got an Amazon Firestick which I'm really pleased with but miss being able to pause and rewind live Tv. I just need something simple not all singing and dancing as I'm not really tech savvy. I've read some threads detailing different leads, coax's etc but not sure I would know what to do. Has…
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Apple TV Free Trial
I’ve had my iPhone 6S about 4 or 5 years now and just upgraded to ios14. Just had a settings notification that I’ve purchased a new iPhone and am eligible for a years free trial. It can’t be a scam as it’s come through the settings but seems very strange.
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Virgin media to freesat
Hi all, I'm looking to cancel my Virgin Media and move to freesat to save money. We only watch free stuff, but do use the recording features of our tivo box. Already have a dish (but no aerial) so looking to connect up to that and get a recordable freesat box. The new freesat recordable box seems to have mixed reviews…
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Help with final virgin media bill?
My virgin media tv broadband package was coming up to 12 months so 11 months before I gave my notice so the 12th payment would be the last, I called cancelled like you do and was told it would be processed and no outstanding payments as the last payment would come out in a few days after my notice which was fine and then…
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BBC I player abroad
I pay my licence fee so why can't I watch BBC I player when I am abroad? The BBC quote "technical issues", now amazon prime and netflix don't have "technical issues" , so why should the BBC?
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BT Sport App Free
Just discovered today that my EE mobile service allows me to register for BT Sport which I can watch through my NOW TV box.The first three months are free and then £15 per month with ability to cancel before the trial period elapses.Don't know whether there are any traps for the unwary, but if anyone else has observations…
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TV Ariel Alternative
Hi We are doing some home renovation at the moment. As part of the work, we may have to move the current TV Ariel socket to few feet away. While the builder is very well happy to move it, I'm just thinking about an alternative here. We are using TV only for YouTube at the moment, therefore its not a big deal if we loose…
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Sky broad and tv phone renewal
Hi, our Sky contract is due to end after September and it's going up by £18. I've tried calling and haggling with them but they won't budge on price. I said I can go elsewhere for less and get wifi booster with BT but they don't seem worried at all. As it is, the wifi signal is poor anywhere apart from where the router is,…
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Sky Deals - how much are you paying
hi all what kind of deals/discounts are you getting with your SKY Q TV. i am paying just under £72 p/m for all the channels on Sky (except movies), SKY Q multiroom and includes the nextflix app. does this sound reasonable?
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Moving House and sky TV
I’m due to move house in the next couple of weeks, but will not be exchanging contracts until really close to completion date (1 week or less). Does anyone have any experience of doing this recently and could give me an idea how long it might take from signing up to actually getting sky installed? House will need to have…
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Catchup tv dropping out
This happens every 2-3 days on my Samsung smart tv. "Connect your broadband....) TV continues to work, I can see alll programs on Sky/Terrestial and access my recorded programs. Turn off sky > turn off router > turn both on > ok then. TV is connected by Wifi (I did have it connected by ethernet AS WEE, but this caused…
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Over 75 tv license advice please
Posting for advice for my gran, she’s 91 and has been getting the free license for years and now that is getting scrapped she’s worried about paying it. She is blind and only has the tv for sound purposes, will she still have to pay it in full? She lives alone independently but this is an extra bill for her to worry about.…
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having sky install a dish and then cancelling?
My aerial has been knocked off so i'm currently without a way to watch tv except through tv player on a firestick.i had the idea to have sky install a dish (set up fee seems to be £20 for sky Q, hopefully i could say i want sky hd with an existing box) and then cancel straight after and then just use as a freesat…
