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Sky increase on original pack
Hi I agreed a deal of £8 a month for sky original 5 months ago and have had the letter saying its going up by £1.50 Can i assume that it doesnt really matter what was agreed , i`m going to have to pay the new price? I was under the impression i had agreed 12 months at £8 but lifes too short to sit on hold to SKY to argue…
Proposed new TV licence fines
Just been reading that if it get passed from Autumn if you don't have a licence but do pay a subscription to any service the fines could be doubled . Looks like those who chose not to pay but essentially can will be hit harder. Subscription services could be made to hand over details of all its members.
New TV ariel socket?
Hi, thinking of getting some additional tv ariel ports installed in my house. Does anyone know how much (approx) they cost for someone to come and do it? I've had a look online and they just say free quote available and don't want to waste their time if I'm not going to pay it. Thanks
Do BT have an equivalent of SKYGO
Hi As the title really, I'm currently with Sky and looking to see if we can make any savings, we do make use of the SKYGO facility so I'm wondering if there's a similar thing offered by BT. Thanks
Questions about life after Sky
I've just cancelled my sky TV package, didn't watch enough to warrant it . I'm staying with Sky for line rental and Broadband. I've a few questions if OK. I'm guessing my Sky box in the living room on't work apart from to pick up freeview channels? So I will loose record/rewind/etc. If that's the case I'd like to get one…
The older generation and Sky TV
Good Morning All, A friend of mine has recently had to move his 80 year old mother into a residential home and during the course of sorting out her household he has come across a number of DD's. One of these is a Sky bill for £111 a month! This seems an incredible amount of money for just a TV package. Her box is very old-…
Sky Price Increase June 1st 2016
Is that Time of year again when sky decide to hike up tv packages new prices are below: Original - £22.50 ( existing customers) - £20 ( new customers) + £2.50 Variety - £32.00 + £2.00 Family - £38.00 + £2.00 Sky Q - £44.00 + £2.00 Q silver - £56.00 + £2.00 Movies - £18.00 + £1.00 Sports - £27.50 + £2.00 sports + Movies…
Best ever 'box' ? Name
just been speaking to son. His friend has a box (£30), that connects to your phone line/internet, that delivers ALL channels incl. foreign, all films "incl. those not released yet", etc. Sounds like a combination of magic box and putlocker ! but he can't remember the name !! IS there such a box - I want one
Sky and humax in one household with one dish?
Hi we have been paying £55 per month for sky+ With multi room. my husband and I want to stop with sky as we only really use it for the record/live pause facility and we want to save the money. We have a smart tv with built in freeview which is enough for us nowadays but we do still use the record facility. My daughter has…
Virgin TV
I wonder if someone could help me urgently please? My cousin recently died and tomorrow we will be having her house cleared of all her belongings. Just realised she had a Virgin Media TV package so I will have to go back to her house to retrieve and return any equipment. Reading the bill from Virgin it states: Line Rental…
Getting rid of Second Box
currently pay extra for second Virgin box in kitchen. It's used for watching sport mainly. But its £10 per month. Can i get rid of it, but still watch sports subscriptions via my virgin service? or would i need to do something like apple tv/chromecast and then not get virgin subscribed service? Help/ advice please!
NOW TV Box with 3 Month Sky Entertainment Pass
Hey all. Just got a great deal on one of these for £12! Get involved :money:
TV licence and second home
I have a TV licence. I stay sometimes at a relative's holiday cottage in the Scottish highlands which has a TV but no aerial and is genuinely only used for watching DVDs and they have no licence for their second home. When I visit I watch TV via the internet on my laptop/IPad(BBC/Sky Go/BT Sport). When logging in to BBC, I…
new tv help please
I need to buy a new tv and would appreciate advice. i'm not very techy so bear with me. i don't have a fortune to spend and don't need loads of extra complications. So far I've found that all have HD and most are Smart, some with Freeview. Will any of these options help me reduce my Sky subscription? We watch a lot of…
samsung hd sound issues
If anyone has been having sound dropouts on hd channels on their samsung tvs there's some good news, a fix has been made - but you need to contact samsung so that they will send you an update usb stick. There doesn't seem to have been any publicity regarding the issues that have been experienced by a significant number of…
Sky TV deal
Hi there, I have noticed the great deal on today's Money Tips email (ALL Sky TV £30/mth). I can see that it is only for new customers (not a customer for 12 months or more), however, I am wondering if there's a way around this? Specifically, I have not been a customer for well in excess of 12 months but my girlfriend has…
Currys price match
Hi , I bought a TV from currys 7 days ago and upon checking today they've knocked £10 off the price Ive paid. They do a price match thing - so can I get them to price match themselves and get that £10 back? Thanks
Cancelling sky sports
Anybody been offered a deal when cancelling sky sports? Have been offered half price for six months. It works the same like cancelling. Thanks
Cancelling BT Sport for the summer
That's that done. Today I've cancelled all my BT Sport channels for the summer, saving me £5 per month (not counting today's announced £1 price rise) until probably October or November, when I may renew. That's £35 I'll be able to use to put and to allay BT's other announced price increases for phone and broadband. It was…
NowTv and Game of Thrones
Does anybody know how long each episode of Game of Thrones Season 6 will stay on NowTv? I basically want to know the minimum number of months I need to subscribe for to get the whole series. The alternative is purchasing the season from Amazon Instant once it's finished, which will cost around £22 (this is what we did for…

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