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Disney+ to hike prices by up to £24 a year on its ad-free plans – here's what's happening
Disney+ is raising the prices on its ad-free 'Standard' and 'Premium' plans by up to £24 a year. The increases will take effect from Thursday 17 October for newbies and Thursday 21 November for existing subscribers – but we've a trick to help you beat the hikes. Read the full story: Disney+ to hike prices by up to £24 a…
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TV Licensing email - "We notice you've been using iPlayer"
Hello, I have received an email from TVL saying I have been watching iPlayer, tied to my email address and postcode, and my no-need-for-a-licence status is now void and I need to buy a licence. I don't watch TV and only have a BBC account to access radio stations. I requested info from BBC because I had a feeling I may…
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Cancelling the TV Licence Online??
I havent watched any TV for the last 6 months, but have still been paying my TV Licence when I clearly didnt need to. I tried to cancel this online but it just says that I have to phone them to do it, even though I paid via Direct Debit?? To continue with your cancellation, please call a member of our team on 0300 790…
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How soon after leaving Sky do you qualify as a new customer?
I currently have Sky Q and have been out of contract since the end of April. I quickly moved away from Sky for Broadband but stuck with the TV as I really like the interface and everything being in one place. I have just been advised my subscription is increasing so I will be paying £36.50 for signature + £8 for Netflix +…
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Chromecast Iplayer issue (2024) TV license
Hi, In short, I have a Chromecast, plugged in - I don't watch iPlayer/ cancelled tv licence 2023. The ariel doesn't work good, so we don't watch terrestrial/freeview. While away, my kid nephews watched BBC inadvertently via the inbuilt iplayer app on chromecast (can't seem to remove it) and I received an email today from…
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Am I really going to sack Sky this time
17 years with VIP but not really sure what benefits VIP gives me. My hubby wants sports, I want netflix. That's it. Not bothered about Showcase Atlantic tbh. I would miss my Q box for EPG and recording but I have a recording box that I rarely use in bedroom. So currently hard chat from cancellation team got sky to £55 for…
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BBC license hassle
Hi Everybody. We decided around 4 or 5 years ago that we didn't want to pay the BBC to have their nonsense broadcast in our house so went down the Netflix, Amazon, YouTube route and it's all been fine for quite a long time. Today I got a letter saying they've detected that I have been watching iPlayer and that they're…
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Scrapping Virgin recorder for a freeview/freesat recorder?
Hi, Wonder if I could have some thoughts/experiences on switching to using a box recorder for something like freeview/freesat? I'm finding it a bit confusing... (We've been with Virgin for many years and fed-up with price rises. Having reduced our package down to the minimum services, we can't reduce any more and are…
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Slightly shady renewal behaviour from Sky TV (shock horror) - advice pls
Got a really sly email from Sky in May about our out of contract costs going up for our packages. Would appreciate a bit of tactical advice pls. Attached is the email. I check my future bill for August and it goes up by £12 (£58 to £70pm) despite these claimed discounts, so their chat is nonsense. I'm happy to stay with…
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Where do I find Sky News on Now TV?
Where do I find Sky News on Now TV? Hi. I watch Sky News on Freeview most of the time. I also have a subscription with Now TV Sky. Opened Now TV the other day and on my home page was a link to Sky News in HD. After all these years and he never occurred to me to what's sky news on Now TV and get it in HD. But now I cannot…
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Thinking about Skystream
Thinking about Skystream 1/ I'm assuming there's no recorder to skip ads and everything is just streamed with ads 2/ Can you search all sources at same time. Sky, Netflix, BBC, ITVX, CH5, CH4, DISNEY, PRIME Oh yeah 3/ Any UHD content
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Is BBC iplayer tracking my location in UK legally and asking to pay tv licensing?
Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a pickle. I live in Devon, UK and I've already declared that I don't need a TV license online after lots of letters sent to me, asking to check my room. However, I recently got an email from TV Licensing saying they found me using Iplayer and are now demanding payment. I admit after declare, I…
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Joining Sky TV
Does anyone know of any good deals for Sky Q right now? I’m just needing Sky Q ideally with the entertainment pack plus Netflix and possibly an extra box. I don’t want Sky Stream. I noticed that TopCashback and Quidco only offer cashback if you go for Sky Q Lite with broadband but I don’t want broadband I just need the TV.…
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New TV Told Not To Turn It Off Overnight
I bought a new TV from Richer Sounds, they sent a man to set it up for me. Now I always unplug my TV at night, but he said do not turn off and unplug, leave it on stand by. Oh, it is a Samsung, if that helps. So should I just continue to unplug it at night or do as he advised?Out of force of habit, I unplug at night…
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Help please with TV options :)
Hi all. Currently with SKY for all TV & B/B - going to haggle, but this year will def leave if I cant get a deal! So, options are limited as we don't have an external aerial and I need help with what will & won't work for us please. What are my options without an aerial? Currently have an 8-10 yo TV and will have broadband…
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TV Licence
Why is it, if your second home is a static caravan, mobile home or 'moveable' chalet, your tv licence is covered by your main home licence (as long as no one else is using the tv at that property), but for a non moveable chalet, you need a separate licence. I have several pensioner friends who have a second holiday home on…
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TV License Refund for dead person
I'm getting nowhere fast with the Indian call centre "customer services" for tv licensing. Dad died in March. Mum moved into a care home. I contacted TV licensing about cancelling the license and they seemed unable to understand my request as the house at that point was not being sold - it was just empty whilst we sorted…
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Sky+HD > SkyQ and Sky Go
Hi, my HD box has finally given up the ghost and I need to move to Sky Q. One issue I have is that with my old box I had a AV Sender using the scart of the old box to send a signal upstairs. from what I understand Sky Q doesn't do this - but you can get a Sky Mini Box for £50 and then £15 a month for the privilege. I have…
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Freeview reception problems
Hoping someone might be able to help. My parents have a freeview tv and freeview recorder and they have suddenly lost some channels. Mainly UHF frequency 25, which includes 5USA and Legend. Chatted with Freeview and they said it could be to do with work being carried out on the Crystal Palace transmitter, but I live about…
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Alternative to Sky for TNT Sport
MotoGP/World Superbike fan here looking to find a cheaper alternative to Sky..... My current Sky deal is coming to an end in the next 3/4 weeks. I pay £63 for BB, basic TV package and TNT Sports. Sky have told me my package will increase to £86 so I called earlier to see what deal they could do (having previously been…
