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Broadband & Internet Access Sticky
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NOW (Sky Full Fibre Installation date broken)
Hi, Was given an installation date of 26th April for Full Fibre a text a few days ago to say it may be delayed and someone would call me on the 25th.Received a text instead saying I had to call them. They guy said I would get another update in a months time. I Asked if any compensation would be due and he said no because…
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Old equipment disposal after moving over to Fibre 2 with BT
A week or two after converting to Fibre 2, there is still no message on 'My BT' regarding offering me a bag to return the old router. I phoned BT customer services, and was told to recycle the old router and not return it to them.Does anybody have recent experience regarding being charged for old equipment after being told…
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Transcript with BT
Is that possible I spoke to bt yesterday and was offered bb £27.66. When told could get cheaper with Vodafone, he went and talked to his manager and said I could have the first month subscription free. I was going to recontract for 24 months but changed my mind as he told me I could just put the phone line to my hub and it…
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Ultrafast Full Fibre - installation question
We live in a small block of flats built in 2004 We currently have a broadband Fibre 2 package with BT plus BT TV including a shed load of sports stuff that the OH can't live without. We have a tv box and BT hub modem. The BT hub is plugged into the BT socket (we don't have a land line) and the line runs to the block via an…
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Virgin media take over of Upp
I have just been advised that my existing contract which was with Upp to run to April 2025 is having a new condition added that allows them to cease my services within a 30 day notice period. They then go on to tell me to start a new contract with them! Can they really do This without any form of compensation? The Upp…
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City Fibre - Routing of cable
I would like to have FTTP installed. It would be via City Fibre as the connection is on the pathway on the edge of the property. The property is detached. My neighbour had FTTP installed recently and the contractors routed the cable to his front door. This is not convenient to me as my master (BT) socket is at the back of…
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Broadband & Landline Deals - Best renewal prices
There seem to plenty of deals online for Broadband and Mobiles but can anyone advise deals for Broadband and Landline, pls ? I'm with Fleur Telecom and paying around £42 to £46 per month, but there doesn't seem to be any competitors to this provider. Thanks.
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Is my Sky deal really as great as they tell me?
Hello, I would be grateful for the advice and opinions of fellow Sky customers. I've been a Sky customer since 2002 and for about 4 years we have had the following items: Sky Q multiroom (4 boxes total) All the main channels in HD, all the Sky Sports, TNT Sports, Movies, Netflix and 'Superfast' broadband (with boost) and…
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Switching to another landline and bb.
My special offer with bt will end on the 21st May. I want to switch provider, I need to give bt 30 days notice. Is it better if I wait till 22nd May to give month or give I can give it now? Can I give the new provider a date when I want to switch? Thanks
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Shell Energy Broadband is moving to TalkTalk - can I get out of contract?
I am with Shell Energy Broadband and I've had an email saying my broadband will be switched to TalkTalk next month as the company has been bought out by Octopus. I only have about 44 days remaining on my contract, but I was wondering if this would be grounds to leave early? I'd rather not go through switching to one…
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My home only has access to Virgin Media - help!
I moved into my home 4 years ago and the only broadband available to me is Virgin Media. This is because there is VM cable installed at my property, but there is no Openreach network. I am constantly getting flyers for EE, Sky, BT etc. but when I ring up, or try to apply online to switch providers, they then say they are…
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virgin is coming
hi all, as the topic says my house is getting virgin couple of questions, the road works are getting done in stages, im looking at online roadworks and it seems like virgin are not going right inside the estate as no rd works planned is that normal also ive just had a flyer through th letterbox telling me its coming, its…
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Now broadband
Thinking of switching from bt to Now broadband at £23 or Vodafone at £26. Any feedback pl? Thanks
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OneStream double price increase
OneStream have added 28% to my direct debit this month. Here is their trick: - my contract says £17.95 for 12 months - but my monthly invoices say £35.90 less a promotional discount of £17.95 (not mentioned at all in the contract) The RPI+3% price increase has been applied to the first amount and not the promotion. However…
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Does BT call back with better deals when you cancel?
Put in my 30 day notice yesterday with BT B/B after signing up with Virgin as can get more for less but after speaking with a few neighbours that had it done recently i'm thinking of not going through with it. When it's great, it's great but when it's not it is a nightmare and that's just the call centre and with my wife…
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Using BT Email after changing to a new Broadband provider
If I cancel my BT Broadband service for a new provider will I still be able to access by BT Email account and therefore retain my BT Email address and access incoming emails as an external non-BT customer? Are there any other considerations? Looking forward to your advice.
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Why I decided not to move to Onestream
I looked at moving to Onestream, but decided not to, for a couple of reasons. I was one click from signing up, but: 1. Router cost. An extra £3 a month on top of the price advertised on the MSE comparison site. That eats up most of the apparent price advantage. That's all a bit underhand. I could buy the router Onestream…
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I successfully cancelled Virgin Media broadband. Here is the story.
I understand that Richard Branson do not want so many people to leave his VM wonderland and it may take several months to disconnect. To save your time: I told them I'm moving to another country. They stoped transferring me to another agent and cancelled my contract. My story: I got VM broadband & TV package but I found no…
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BT fibre 1
Interested to know what members who are paying for paying for basic fibre 1. Am now paying £24.88 but when contract ends, it will be over £30. Would like to stay with bt but there are more competive prices if I switch. Thanks
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No Virgin Email access this morning
anyone know what's going on with Virgin today I tried to log into it and I can get online OK but as soon as I try to access my Virgin email account it just whizzes a download to the top right hand corner of my screen, and when I click on its just blank so I cannot access my emails at all which is a nuisance as I'm in the…