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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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
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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…
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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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Complaints against Sky - anyone actually get anywhere with them?!
Hi, I'm curious to know if anyone who has had a complaint (or numerous complaints!) against Sky has actually received a satisfactory response...or even an acknowledgement?! I ordered Sky+ (2 packages), Line Rental, Talk and Broadband over 6 weeks ago and so far the only service I have actually had installed is Sky+ which I…
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photes/media from phone/computer to TV
Help please Samsung J5 phone and Samsung6400 smart TV on phone I have Playto and Smartview Sometimes (?) Playto does not appear at the top of the TV as a connection option 1. Using Playto on phone, I expect to see photos displayed on TV. They flick through on the phone, but tv says for each "file not supported" The phone…
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sky installation costs - how much?
Hi Everyone I'm tempted by the sky offer but was just wondering how much it will cost for the installation of the satellite dish or whether this is included in the 12 month contract? I don't currently have a dish on the house. Does anyone have any idea how long it might take to arrange to have it fitted? Thanks All
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Not renewing SKY Contract
Guys I have been with Sky TV package for 12 months. DS gone to uni so we don’t really need the TV package as such so decided not to renew the initial 12 month contract. I rang sky to tell them I will not be renewing my contract, they surprised me by saying I need to pay cancellation fee. I told them I am not cancelling the…
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Any TV boxes that work with Mifi?
As title says, looking for any TV boxes that work with Mifi rather than broadband as our bb is mega slow at 1mbps. Tia We're currently with Sky, broadband speed around 1Mb, other providers are the same, we're too far from the exchange & no "cable" available in our estate. I have a 3 one plan with unlimited tethering atm…
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No dish
I'm about to be in the position of letting a house. It has an aerial but no dish and the tv pictures are fuzzy. I would like to provide tenants with something useable but not have to pay a monthly subscription. Any advice as to what I should buy?
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Sky/Virgin Media
Hope this is in the right place or not another thread like this. if not please move or deleted. ok so for ages we have had Virgin media TV+M unlimited weekend calls and 50GB Download speeds (Unlimited Fiber) for about £40 a month... (Upgraded to TvIo Box for £45 a month) (Mum pays it) I had freesat with sky (Bought box off…
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Need to save on my TV, Broadband, Home Phone and Mobile package
Hello All, I have been with Virgin Media and its predecessors for more than 20 years now, for TV, landline telephone, broadband and more lately mobile telephone. The service from them has been good and other than their Asian call centres, I have little to complain about . . . except their prices. Over the last 10 years or…
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TV License Questions
Hi folks, Does anyone really know their way around the TV Licensing laws and regulations. I currently have two issues: * I have been paying for a TV Licence that I didn't need by direct debit for about six years. In trying to get a refund, I have been told by the call centre that I can only get a refund for the last two…
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Sky Invoice Admin Charge
Hello , I have had sky tv since it started but about a year or so ago i was being charged for invoice admin charge as i still paid my bill by debit card and not direct debit so they still send me a paper bill. This invoice charge for the bill (bit of paper) Was £4 a month , then it went to £3.00 a month and now on latest…
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sky go extra discounts
I've had sky go extra as a free 2 month trial. Cancelled it today because you need to give 31 days notice During cancelling it on my sky service app they offered it to me discounted to £1 for 12 months instead of the £5 a month after the free trial period! £48 saving a year if you need it.
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Sky TV 60% Off Con
I took a Sky offer in February that advertised '60% off Sky TV for 12 months' +£100 credit if you apply online. So I applied online for the deal which was going to cost £18.20 per month for basic TV package and sports. During the chat I explicitly asked that the price was fixed for 12 months and the advisor said 'yes', so…
