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Cheapest TV Only deals for OAPs ?
Can anyone suggest any TV only deal for my 80+ mum please? she currently has Sky - we negotiated a discount for the last 12 months from around £30 to £20 a month - it just seems VERY expensive for what she is getting???. She only gets the basic TV channels (no sport/movies), but she likes UK Gold etc, and she likes to…
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40% off code
Hoping someone will be able to offer a confused person advice I have been a virgin customer for the past 12 yrs, so don't know anything about sky, my costs with Virgin are getting ridiculous, so I managed to get a sky code, my question is what is the best way to go about this...my landline, tv, broadband is all through…
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What could I watch on Sky box after contract cancellation?
Hello. Have Sky basic package + Movies + Multiroom + HD which costing over £60 per month and considering movies are pretty poor at moment starting to think about either going to BT or something else. Quick question though. Got Sky HD plus boxes x 2. If I cancel Sky contract for both or maybe just multi room what would I be…
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TV though broadband?
I live in a flat with no external aerial. I don't have Virgin Media in my area, a Sky dish in not allowed and BT TV requires an aerial to receive the Freeview channels. Is there any way to receive TV channels (including Freeview) purely through a broadband connection?
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Projector suggestions and advice
I want to get a projector for watching movies from my PC via NOWTV or Netflix etc. I will be projecting onto a 60 inch screen which will pull down from our wall or cealing (sic?). Where to position it? Is fixed to the cealing the best place, if so how would I connect to my PC without wires trailing? Or would it be best…
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Change from Sky or Virgin to full streaming set up
Just wondering as I have been thinking about this for a while, currently have Sky full package apart from sports and also signed up to Netflix. Has anyone ever tried just streaming all TV, signing up to all three services NOW TV, Netflix and Amazon would you actually miss out on any TV if you watched TV by streaming? Would…
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Virgin media contract
Hi all, Was after some advice if there is anyone who can help? I am a virgin media customer and need to stream my finances and looked into changing my provider for broadband and phone and cancel my TV contract. I rang Virgin to ask about how much it would cost me to do this as my contract states that the minimum service…
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Best TV option
I have just upgraded to a samsung 40" LED telly (bought used off eBay, the moneysaver way)...so I was wondering how I can get the most HD channels for the cheapest/free way. (I'm not being super scrimpy, I just don't watch enough TV to justify paying for a subscription...but when I do get a chance to watch some, it would…
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Freeview via WiFi on a smart TV??
Hi, I currently pay for virgin & while it's great I really only use the channels I could get on freeview anyway. I have a smart TV (Samsung ue40h6400) - does anyone know if there is a way to get freeview via WiFi on a smart TV? I can already get a lot of on demand stuff through my TV with apps but would like to get live…
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Magic remote/LG TV
anyone had problems and solved ? (re the voice activation setup). I get a box "say this sentence" (So I say just that), the "sound level "indicator 'reacts', then nothing. I would have thought it wanted you to say a series of Q. Tried dozens of times !!!! Help please
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Amazon Prime/Amazon Instant Video
Hi According to Amazon Prime it says that for £79 pa you get access to videos as part of the package https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/prime/pipeline/landing?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0. You can also pay a separate subscription for Amazon Video. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Instant-Video/b/ref=sv_uk_7?ie=UTF8&node=3010085031 Does…
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NOW TV entertainment channels subject to change
Hi all, As a cost cutting exercise I decided to drop Sky TV in favour of Freesat Humax. When trying to leave Sky they informed me that although I could get the Disney/Nickelodeon channels for now they could be subject to change month on month though they said it was a different dept so couldn't confirm. Can anyone verify…
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Sky Account
Hi I have just been advised that my sky account is out of contract what is the best way to get a good deal as am surprised no call up from SKy As the advised as it live account it will continue to be charged as monthly charge What is the best way
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Sky box no longer working - can they keep me in contract?
I have been a sky customer for around 7 years. About 18 months ago the box started showing 'no signal' I phoned and told them I didn't want to pay for an engineer to visit and access the situation/replace parts of the dish/box set up. That the box they supplied should have been fit for purpose for 6 years, and that if they…
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Sky remote record solved
I have just discovered Sky remote record using my computer. However when I view the programme guide on my computer channel 132 Alibi shows as Alibi HD and when I set up a recording it appears on my TV planner as 132 Alibi HD. Never noticed a very small box with the region in it, solved
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Clever way to buy TV with added after sales protection?
So I want to buy a new TV. I've done my research and chosen the model I want, but its only being sold through Curry's. Damn. Too many VERY bad after sales experiences with this company is stopping me from going ahead and buying. But I really, REALLY want that TV! My question, is there a smart way to buy it from Currys that…
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Sky via 3rd party
Is this illigal??? fed up paying more than anyone else is and just jump from 70 to 100...
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Virgin Media - what's not to like?
Just having a look at changing broadband for my parents and stumbled onto Virgin's website. Their Big Kahuna package looks quite good and I think it ticks all their boxes on what they watch on Sky. My main concern would be using their TiVo box. Is it pretty straight forward? They've been with Sky forever so not sure how…
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MSE Blog: Living without Sky – we did it!
"Back in 2012 I did a TV viewing audit and decided we weren’t watching Sky channels enough for it to be worth paying for them." Read MSE Andrea's full blog: Living without Sky – we did it! Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to…
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3d/lg
Featuring LG's great new webOS smart interface plus Cinema 3D TV, the LG 42LB650V is superbly equipped for all your TV needs. CINEMA TV WITH 2D TO 3D CONVERSION Cinema 3D TV is the popular passive 3D system from LG. It's simpler than the active system but, despite this, in many ways it's superior. For a start, passive 3D…
