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Sky multiroom query
Hello all, I am looking for some advice with my Sky package and adding multiroom. At the moment we subscribe to Sky plus HD (Sports, Movies and entertainment) and have a single box. We are looking to add a box to another room where there is already a cable running from the Sky dish. A friend of ours has kindly given us a…
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Freeview recorder
Decided to ditch my virgin tv and go to freeview...can anyone please tell me what is the best box that i can record tv progs ...also simple to use...cheers.
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BT v Sky v Now...ARRAGHHH !!
Help ! my parents are doing my head in ! Dad has a BT vision box with Fibre BB, any time talk and a BT line. He is adamant that he could get it cheaper if he left BT. He pays £63.37pcm all in at the mo to include caller ID and the Sports package (which is free...and he doesnt watch). Ive been all over the t'internet…
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Sky movies from now tv
http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Product/partNumber/3096891.htm I've just added the movie package to my sky bundle for £18 a month. My friend informed me I could have got a tiny now box & 2 months sky movies for £25 & then 3 months movies for £25 a time. Would the user experience be different? Sky is so easy - I'm guessing…
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TV Licensing in Houseshares
So I was checking the TV Licensing website to find out how I stop my license when I move house in August and discovered that from 1 Sept as part of the new rules if you are a tenant in a shared house, you have to have YOUR OWN tv license if you have your own tenancy agreement. This means that even if your landlord…
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fried sky box: need replacement
Hi, Have a sky sub on a telly. We have a second sky box that is not linked to any sub and is used for free to air stuff. Alas that box is fried and need another. Where would you get one from?
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Virgin media/sky TV alternatives
Hi I'm looking for opinions on alternatives to sky and virgin. as I can't get them where I am moving to so I'm looking at the likes of now tv but want suggestions.
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TV licence, fire stick and what can I watch?
So I have just moved in to a new property and because I have always had sky decided to try netflix for a few months. My aerial actually doesn't work so I can't actually watch terrestial tv until I get it fixed. I bought a fire stick to stream T.V , am I right that although up until September September 1st I am well within…
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TV licence refund
Does anyone know if it is on a pro rata basis? I pay quarterly by dd so have paid about £78 so far for 16/17's licence, however sold my flat 119 days after the licence started, meaning that my liability should be £47.44 ((119/365)*£145.50). I applied for a refund almost a month ago but have not heard anything from them.
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No subscription TV fire stick?
Is it possible to buy an HDMI TV firestick that doesn't need a subscription just to pick up more 'conventional' channels like BBC, ITV, 4 etc?
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Half price sky sports and movies
Has anyone had this offer recently,and found out how long it lasts? Typical sky don't tell you,I am trying to leave it as long as possible ready for the football season starting again.I always ring up and get a deal but if it is on for a couple more weeks saves all the hassle!
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Coming to the end of awesome MSE Sky deal...what now?
Hi all, So I'm nearing the end of an awesome MSE Sky phone, broadband and tv deal. Basically got everything including movies and sports for ~£33 a month! Really enjoyed sky plus, box sets etc not bothered about sports. List price of the package is over £100 per month. So....what now? I know others got this deal before me…
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Random question about TV volume...
Sorry just a really random question that popped into my ever-daydreaming head..... Does having the TV on a lower volume make it cheaper to have on? Would it be using less power? :think:
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Sky TV price increase
Sky just took their monthly fee from my account today and is increased by £3 from last month going from £47 up to £50. I'm absolutely incensed, it wasn't that long ago when I cancelled HD saving myself £10 a month. It seems they are absolutely intent on getting as much money out of me as possible. I'm not the greatest…
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TV Licensing + iPlayer
It's been in the press that the "iPlayer loophole" is closing - i.e. a TV Licence will soon be required to legally watch iPlayer catchup content online. The TV Licensing website says "From 1 September 2016 you'll need a TV Licence to watch or download BBC programmes on demand, including catch up TV, on BBC iPlayer."…
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Right on the money bbc one
Anyone else watching this?
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Big Broadband Switch Event 2016? - SKY
So last August i took out one of the Sky deals as part of the big broadband switch event, thank you Martin and the team, bloody fantastic deal. This is what i got.... Sky Go Extra (£5 discounted by £5) £0 Family with Sports & Cinema (£74 discounted by £56) £18 Sky Fibre Unlimited (£20 discounted by £10) £10 So £28 + Line…
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Mobile TV receiver for iPads
Not sure whether I should ask here or on the technical board. I'm looking for a portable Freeview TV receiver that operates without using data or wifi on an iPad so you can watch TV whilst out camping. I'm thinking something similar to this Humax one would be good but this review is a few years old now so I'm not sure…
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HDCP now Tv / youview
hi, could anyone explain please? I've got a monitor with HDMI input which works fine with a youview box, but if I try to use with a now Tv box the menu etc works ok but when I select something to watch a HDCP warning appears and the screen is blocked (audio ok) I understand it's some kind of copyright protocol but why is…
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Tried to save money on sky....ended up quadruple the bill...
Last month received email saying our subscription (currently at £21.50) would be going up by £4.50 from 1st June. Oh got on straight and said cancel, he really only watches for sports and footie season was nearly over so we thought we'd save a few bob. They offered us what we thought was £14.75 for 6 months, however…
