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this was my point, I am sure you get a combo discountrick_chasey said:
So not sure as i currently have the virgin tv broadband combo.kingstongraham said:How much cheaper is the new internet provider?
if you want cheaper then tell them you are cancelling and wait for their "pant dropping dept" to call and then hammer the price down. This works particularly well if you actually cancel.0 -
So I got told this when I binned off sky to go to virgin and they just went "sure no probs cya later" (to paraphrase)surrey_commuter said:
this was my point, I am sure you get a combo discountrick_chasey said:
So not sure as i currently have the virgin tv broadband combo.kingstongraham said:How much cheaper is the new internet provider?
if you want cheaper then tell them you are cancelling and wait for their "pant dropping dept" to call and then hammer the price down. This works particularly well if you actually cancel.0 -
When I renewed my deal with Virgin it was cheaper to have all the films and all the sport than not, because I wanted fast broadband. I have watched one film.0
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I did the reverse and Sky sent Virgin the transfer code who then called me and tried to negotiate, I told them the number it would take to stay and they agreed.rick_chasey said:
So I got told this when I binned off sky to go to virgin and they just went "sure no probs cya later" (to paraphrase)surrey_commuter said:
this was my point, I am sure you get a combo discountrick_chasey said:
So not sure as i currently have the virgin tv broadband combo.kingstongraham said:How much cheaper is the new internet provider?
if you want cheaper then tell them you are cancelling and wait for their "pant dropping dept" to call and then hammer the price down. This works particularly well if you actually cancel.
This is not a humblebrag as they have subsequently used my indolence to push the monthly cost to eyewatering levels0 -
I left for a month in November, but in December the "Return to Sky" lot came a calling....rick_chasey said:
So I got told this when I binned off sky to go to virgin and they just went "sure no probs cya later" (to paraphrase)surrey_commuter said:
this was my point, I am sure you get a combo discountrick_chasey said:
So not sure as i currently have the virgin tv broadband combo.kingstongraham said:How much cheaper is the new internet provider?
if you want cheaper then tell them you are cancelling and wait for their "pant dropping dept" to call and then hammer the price down. This works particularly well if you actually cancel.
I didn't haggle, just took what they offered: £50 off future bills and £19 a month thereafter. They also gave me another £5 off my BB, which they had already discounted, when I dropped my tv package!"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
rick_chasey said:
Yeah I'm not running the cable from the far corner of one room to the far side of the other.sungod said:
the right answer is get an aerial and run the cable inrick_chasey said:So am I right that the answer is, for now anyway, to stick with virgin?
It's what I had to do, took off the skirting boards, drilled through to next room, remove more skirting boards, channel cable behind skirting boards, replace skirting boards, re caulk and paint, chisel channel in wall up to TV, run cable up to TV, fill and plaster channel, sorted, no visible cabling and will give you something to do over the weekend 😀0 -
alternate method: big drill, big drill bit, cable entry anywhere you likewomack said:rick_chasey said:
Yeah I'm not running the cable from the far corner of one room to the far side of the other.sungod said:
the right answer is get an aerial and run the cable inrick_chasey said:So am I right that the answer is, for now anyway, to stick with virgin?
It's what I had to do, took off the skirting boards, drilled through to next room, remove more skirting boards, channel cable behind skirting boards, replace skirting boards, re caulk and paint, chisel channel in wall up to TV, run cable up to TV, fill and plaster channel, sorted, no visible cabling and will give you something to do over the weekend 😀
i used one of these at one of mrs s's places...
my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
sungod said:
alternate method: big drill, big drill bit, cable entry anywhere you likewomack said:rick_chasey said:
Yeah I'm not running the cable from the far corner of one room to the far side of the other.sungod said:
the right answer is get an aerial and run the cable inrick_chasey said:So am I right that the answer is, for now anyway, to stick with virgin?
It's what I had to do, took off the skirting boards, drilled through to next room, remove more skirting boards, channel cable behind skirting boards, replace skirting boards, re caulk and paint, chisel channel in wall up to TV, run cable up to TV, fill and plaster channel, sorted, no visible cabling and will give you something to do over the weekend 😀
i used one of these at one of mrs s's places...
Or you could just string it from the ceiling, wrap fairy lights around it, and tell everyone that you leave your Christmas decorations up all year to cheer yourself up.0 -
Not trivial for those that struggle with DIY.womack said:rick_chasey said:
Yeah I'm not running the cable from the far corner of one room to the far side of the other.sungod said:
the right answer is get an aerial and run the cable inrick_chasey said:So am I right that the answer is, for now anyway, to stick with virgin?
It's what I had to do, took off the skirting boards, drilled through to next room, remove more skirting boards, channel cable behind skirting boards, replace skirting boards, re caulk and paint, chisel channel in wall up to TV, run cable up to TV, fill and plaster channel, sorted, no visible cabling and will give you something to do over the weekend 😀0 -
Or rearrange the furniture to place the TV where someone decided was best.
Only kidding, but.....
Consider the TV location very carefully with regards to windows and lighting. Modern TV screens are very reflective.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
TheBigBean said:
Not trivial for those that struggle with DIY.womack said:rick_chasey said:
Yeah I'm not running the cable from the far corner of one room to the far side of the other.sungod said:
the right answer is get an aerial and run the cable inrick_chasey said:So am I right that the answer is, for now anyway, to stick with virgin?
It's what I had to do, took off the skirting boards, drilled through to next room, remove more skirting boards, channel cable behind skirting boards, replace skirting boards, re caulk and paint, chisel channel in wall up to TV, run cable up to TV, fill and plaster channel, sorted, no visible cabling and will give you something to do over the weekend 😀
Fair point, I'm ok on DIY, photography seems to be my Achilles Heel.
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this would be an excellent way to cheer up the whole neighbourhoodbriantrumpet said:sungod said:
alternate method: big drill, big drill bit, cable entry anywhere you likewomack said:rick_chasey said:
Yeah I'm not running the cable from the far corner of one room to the far side of the other.sungod said:
the right answer is get an aerial and run the cable inrick_chasey said:So am I right that the answer is, for now anyway, to stick with virgin?
It's what I had to do, took off the skirting boards, drilled through to next room, remove more skirting boards, channel cable behind skirting boards, replace skirting boards, re caulk and paint, chisel channel in wall up to TV, run cable up to TV, fill and plaster channel, sorted, no visible cabling and will give you something to do over the weekend 😀
i used one of these at one of mrs s's places...
Or you could just string it from the ceiling, wrap fairy lights around it, and tell everyone that you leave your Christmas decorations up all year to cheer yourself up.
my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
But used the hyperfast broadband to watch lots of, ahem, videos online?kingstongraham said:When I renewed my deal with Virgin it was cheaper to have all the films and all the sport than not, because I wanted fast broadband. I have watched one film.
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