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Just gone back to Sky, but ITV not free???
Ok, just gone back to sky tv with a 6 month contract for family package for half price. I have had a Freesat receiver but now just swapped it over and put my sky digibox back in. Set it all up and awaiting for the channels to appear. Right, BBc is ok, but ITV and Channel 4 is asking me to call my subscriber for an upgrade.…
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Pair viewing card to sky box
I have just received a new sky viewing card, is it possible for me to put my old card in my friends box and for it to work on there. How do i go about pairing my old vieiwng card to a different sky box without calling sky up
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Thinking of leaving sky-Q about sky+ box
I am currently with sky and have a sky+ box (fantasic invention). I have a tv with freeview so am not really concerned that i won't get the sky channels - it is the box aspect and the fact that i can record etc so easily. Does anyone know if i leave sky (cost cutting mission), will i still be able to use box to record, if…
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BBC HD Bitrate and Compression
Hi all, Does anyone know what compression BBC HD uses and what the bitrate for it is? :confused: TIA.
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Moving House and SKY Cancellation.
So I am moving house soon. I currently have the bog standard SKY set-up but want SKY+ for the recording facility. Do I downgrade my current package and then cancel giving 30 days notice the next day and then join as a new customer for the new house? If I keep my telephone number would SKY rumble it? I don't have SKY…
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Virgin V+ Digital Box - Can you search?
I might be missing something on my V+ box but it doesn't appear to have a search option? Can anyone enlighten me on this or does it just not have one? My Humux digital box did and I think it's a very handy tool... :confused:
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what to do if you cant get cable at new home
I am moving to an area where I can't get virgin cable tv and I doubt landlord will allow sky dish up. Is there anyway I can get more TV channels than with a freeview box please. thanks
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help me/ advice on what to do with my Sky TV and Broadband
I've got: Normal Sky TV with Variety and Kids package and Midi Broadband I think I pay about £28.50 on the credit card each month. What I want is: Sky+ Maybe more TV package like Music, Documentary and to reduce the monthly cost, possibly by going for the base Broadband (will I see much difference in the Broadband speed?)…
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Football - 3pm on a Saturday
I have a full Sky HD package which costs me a fortune, but still find myself in the local every Saturday afternoon watching the game via the foreign channels. Does anybody know if this is widely available and if i could get equipment to show these games? I've heard of Eurovox but i am unsure!! Any info would be helpful…
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Sky free hd
Hi Just though i would let you know i was speaking to an engineer from Sky yesterday,and he let me know that as from christmas Sky's hd channels will be free.Same deal as they did with Sky+ back in the day.
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East Midlands Freeview Reception Problems
Having terrible problems with Five, Fiver, Five USA and Virgin1 - they used to come fine All other channels seem ok Bush receiver from argos any ideas?
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TV scrappage scheme
Hi, I'm a newbie to this so apologies if this thread is in the wrong place. I just wanted to check out the Sony TV scrappage scheme to see what Martin thinks about it, but I can't find any reference to it on the site - am I looking in the wrong place? :confused: I read in the paper that Sony are giving upto £150 for old…
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sky multiroom
i just moved into a house that has the wires for sky+ downstairs and a wire from the sky dish in the bedroom, do you think that if i got a second hand sky box it would have the same effect as multiroom or would i only be able to watch what is on downstairs? Thanks very much
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Is SkyHD REALLY worth it?
Currently got Sky+ and I've been considering upgrading to SkyHD, but I don't know if I can justify the extra £9.75 a month. :confused: Apparently it's supposed to be good with things like sports, but I don't have the sports package.. although I do have movies. I have a full HD TV, so obviously would like to use it to it's…
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Sky viewing card
Does anybody else keep getting a message to insert your new viewing card when Sky haven't even sent it to you yet? It keeps coming on every minute! I really dont wanna ring Sky as takes ages to get through!! Aaaaaaah!!!
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Sky+ - Football First Match Choice - Problems
My mum is having huge problems with this service - after looking around the web, it seems she is not alone but Sky are giving her the runaround and will not answer definitively. She subscribes to just Sky Sports 1 as she has done for about 12mths with no problems (so she doesn't get 2, 3 or extra). Since the new season…
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Free sky?
I've just moved into a house where a previous resident had sky so the dish and cables are still there but no box. I cant get freeview where I am and only get 4 channels on terrestrial tv. I dont want to pay a monthly subscription and had been told I can just get a sky box and connect that up to my tv to get the free…
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Digital TV Help
Anybody any good with digital TV? I used to have ordinary TV with a freeview box. The scart socket at back of TV started to die on me so I decided to get a new digital tv, ie it has freeview built in. Anyway I used to be able to record from the freeview box, I was able to tune a video channel where the freeview box showed…
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£49 Virgin V+ box upgrade
I have been toying with the idea of having a V+ box installed to watch the new HD channels, especially now that ESPN HD was released today. Despite the quote on the Virgin website being £99 installation fee, I just phoned and managed to get mine installed for a one off fee of just £49. Plus, as an XL large customer there…
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Sky.. 7 months and still ahven't cancelled.. and moving - what to do??
Hey everyone.. any advice/opinions gratefully received :) Basics are: Moved out of previous property in Oct last year... Still ahd 3 months contract left so set up to pay that (as I was moving into parents and they already had sky) When I cancelled they kept sending bills, they keep screwing up - evidentily someone new has…