TOO BADD
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| posted on 10/7/08 at 05:48 PM |
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Nice people at Sky
As I have just been notified of an increase in my package going up a pound to £22 I thought this is the time to cancel.
Phoned them up and they are installing foc Sky plus to keep me on.
Result......Thanks Sky
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big_wasa
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| posted on 10/7/08 at 05:51 PM |
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hmm been thinking about trying that one my self as the old box has started turning itself of every now and again
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 10/7/08 at 06:46 PM |
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We used to hav an employee who used to phone up to cancell SKY every six months and they would always offer her another deal to keep her on
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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r1_pete
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| posted on 10/7/08 at 06:48 PM |
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Just worked for me too, Sky+ and phone for an extra £2 a month....
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ChrisW
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| posted on 10/7/08 at 07:15 PM |
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Slightly off topic but...
The multi-room thing on sky, where you can get extra cards for £5/month each. Sky stop you giving the card to a mate by making the boxes dial up, and
checking that they both call from the same caller ID.
However, if you had a VoIP to regular phone adaptor that support T.38 'fax bypass' protocol on each box, hooked up to the same SIP
account, would the boxes be able to dial up through it? Therefore both showing the same caller ID?
Disclaimer: Obviously I'm not condoning this, just asking if anyone thinks it's possible? 
Chris
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Liam
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| posted on 10/7/08 at 07:25 PM |
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What would that question be in English?
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ChrisW
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| posted on 10/7/08 at 08:36 PM |
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In simple terms....
"Could you fool two Sky boxes to think they were in the same house, when actually they were miles apart, and therefore share the bill with a
mate/mates"
One of these days I'll fire up my old VoIP router and see if the box can dial out using it. If it can, the rest should be easy.
Chris
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chris_smith
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| posted on 10/7/08 at 08:41 PM |
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i was told the same thing about ringing to cancel and them throwing stuff at you, so i called and cancelled sports and movies and HD, and they just
said ok mr smith that will be sorted within 24hours
NOT THE RESPONSE I WAS EXPECTING
so now i got no sports and no movies and no HD
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donut
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| posted on 10/7/08 at 08:56 PM |
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So you got an HD box thats not showing HD anymore?? Did you pay £399 for the box?
Thats not good.
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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chris_smith
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| posted on 10/7/08 at 09:00 PM |
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no they had some offer on when it first came out with a new 42" tv so the box was free
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BenB
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| posted on 10/7/08 at 09:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_smith
i was told the same thing about ringing to cancel and them throwing stuff at you, so i called and cancelled sports and movies and HD, and they just
said ok mr smith that will be sorted within 24hours
NOT THE RESPONSE I WAS EXPECTING
so now i got no sports and no movies and no HD
Yup, same here with Virgin.
I rang up and said "I can't believe you're got rid of Sky One- I can't watch Lost anymore. I want to leave"
They said "okay, see ya  "
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stevebubs
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| posted on 10/7/08 at 11:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ChrisW
Slightly off topic but...
The multi-room thing on sky, where you can get extra cards for £5/month each. Sky stop you giving the card to a mate by making the boxes dial up, and
checking that they both call from the same caller ID.
However, if you had a VoIP to regular phone adaptor that support T.38 'fax bypass' protocol on each box, hooked up to the same SIP
account, would the boxes be able to dial up through it? Therefore both showing the same caller ID?
Disclaimer: Obviously I'm not condoning this, just asking if anyone thinks it's possible?
Chris
In theory yes as (AFAIK) they're just looking at the CLID. However, I disconnected both my boxes from the phone line 5 minutes after I went
totally skitz at the installed for trying to staple an extension lead all the way across my house.
Never heard a dicky bird from them...
Whereas my dad plugged his second box into the his second line and had a threatening letter that they were detecting a different number...and he went
skitz and the poor CSR on the phone....
Moral of the story (IMO)...is unplug the things 2 minutes after they leave...
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stevebubs
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| posted on 10/7/08 at 11:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_smith
i was told the same thing about ringing to cancel and them throwing stuff at you, so i called and cancelled sports and movies and HD, and they just
said ok mr smith that will be sorted within 24hours
NOT THE RESPONSE I WAS EXPECTING
so now i got no sports and no movies and no HD
That's because they're still getting your cash.....
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tomblyth
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 04:26 AM |
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never plug my sky into the phone line ! infact I had an in-contact bt line (£10 a quarter) when it was installed and that does'nt call out
except 999
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D Beddows
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 08:16 AM |
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The being showered with special deals if you threaten to leave doesn't happen as much as it used to. Different industry but when I renewed my
car insurance a couple of months ago I phoned my insurer up - who I'd been with for 4 years, never claimed for anything etc etc - and said that
I'd got a cheaper quote....."Ok sir, I'll cancel the renewal on your policy" was the reply....... she didn't even ask
how much the cheaper quote was never mind try to match/beat it!
Regarding Virgin, we phoned them up to cancel movies and sport as we never watch them - ok, we'll cancel those straight away they said (and did
- almost instantly!) then without telling us billed us £100 for the second (ancient) box we've got in the bedroom as apparently the computer now
saw it as a 'new service' - and we even got a letter telling us to be in on a certain date so a man could come round and fit it!
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woodster
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 09:23 AM |
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these seem very popular with virgin cable users
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=eurovox
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splitrivet
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| posted on 11/7/08 at 10:51 AM |
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Same with me rang to cancel after being a customer for donkeys years hoping they would do a deal, no chance.
Like most company's these days being a long time loyal customer means diddly, its the new customers they want.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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