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Dave scribbled a message in
. This may or may not have been its contents: All the moaning and groaning about the fact that the V1 cards will no longer work and how Sky and/or ITV/Channel4/Channel5 should be horsewhipped is getting boring. Everyone who uses these newsgroups knew that V2 cards were being issued and that BBC were going to withdraw from providing free cards. Anyone without the nous to obtain a V2 card from the BBC before they stopped issuing them has only themselves to blame. Hence the fact I got one about two weeks ago. What about the majority of FTV viewers, who probably don't read this newsgroup? -- Alan | Please remove hat if replying by e-mail Fancy a browse? http://www.chuffin.co.uk/ |
"Alan Teague" wrote in message
... Dave scribbled a message in . This may or may not have been its contents: All the moaning and groaning about the fact that the V1 cards will no longer work and how Sky and/or ITV/Channel4/Channel5 should be horsewhipped is getting boring. How's about all you guys out there with a FTV subscribe to Sky on their Value Pack for 1 month (£12.50) then cancel? You have no 12 month commitment when you do this as you already have the box. They will send you a V2 card, and then 30 days later you cancel? Or am I barking up the wrong tree? Simon -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a Nokia 6100 on Orange YourPlan 200 for nothing with freebies! FREE Nokia unlocks, unmetered internet from £3.99 and ADSL from only £19.99! http://www.kernow-telecom.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Dave wrote:
All the moaning and groaning about the fact that the V1 cards will no longer work and how Sky and/or ITV/Channel4/Channel5 should be horsewhipped is getting boring. Everyone who uses these newsgroups knew that V2 cards were being issued and that BBC were going to withdraw from providing free cards. Anyone without the nous to obtain a V2 card from the BBC before they stopped issuing them has only themselves to blame. Not everyone reads the newsgroups. In fact I suspect that the vast majority of FTV viewers are totally unaware that the BBC has gone FTA or that new cards may be needed. There is also some suggestion that series 2 cards may not continue to work until the next release. I personally had all my 4 FTV cards replaced over the last few weeks and I have been collecting expired series 2 subscription cards for some time, just in case. I am however concerned for those who were not aware that this might be a good idea. -- Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these. The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/4f9c How to get UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73 Fed up with logos / red buttons? : http://logofreetv.org/ BBC gone? : http://www.astra2d.cjb.net/ ---- Only the truth as I see it. No monies return'd. ;-) |
www.kernow-telecom.co.uk wrote:
How's about all you guys out there with a FTV subscribe to Sky on their Value Pack for 1 month (£12.50) then cancel? You have no 12 month commitment when you do this as you already have the box. They will send you a V2 card, and then 30 days later you cancel? Or am I barking up the wrong tree? New subs carry a 12 month minimum (in fact a 13 month minimum as Sky won't accept cancellation notices until the end of the first year, though this could easily be disputed in court). Only people re-activating an existing sub can cancel after one month. -- Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these. The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/4f9c How to get UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73 Fed up with logos / red buttons? : http://logofreetv.org/ BBC gone? : http://www.astra2d.cjb.net/ ---- Only the truth as I see it. No monies return'd. ;-) |
"Jomtien" wrote in message
... New subs carry a 12 month minimum. Only people re-activating an existing sub can cancel after one month. ahhhh.... well that shut me up then! :) Well, all those with expired Sky cards could do that though ;) Simon -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a Nokia 6100 on Orange YourPlan 200 for nothing with freebies! FREE Nokia unlocks, unmetered internet from £3.99 and ADSL from only £19.99! http://www.kernow-telecom.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Jomtien wrote:
[..] New subs carry a 12 month minimum (in fact a 13 month minimum as Sky won't accept cancellation notices until the end of the first year, though this could easily be disputed in court). You don't have to pay for a 13th month. I wrote and gave them a month's notice to quit with effect from the end of the minimum term, as per the contract, and it all went through without a hitch. -- cosmo |
cosmo wrote:
New subs carry a 12 month minimum (in fact a 13 month minimum as Sky won't accept cancellation notices until the end of the first year, though this could easily be disputed in court). You don't have to pay for a 13th month. I wrote and gave them a month's notice to quit with effect from the end of the minimum term, as per the contract, and it all went through without a hitch. You were lucky, or perhaps Sky have finally realised that what they were doing was unfair and unenforceable. I suspect the former. -- Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these. The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/4f9c How to get UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73 Fed up with logos / red buttons? : http://logofreetv.org/ BBC gone? : http://www.astra2d.cjb.net/ ---- Only the truth as I see it. No monies return'd. ;-) |
Jomtien wrote:
cosmo wrote: [..] You don't have to pay for a 13th month. I wrote and gave them a month's notice to quit with effect from the end of the minimum term, as per the contract, and it all went through without a hitch. You were lucky, or perhaps Sky have finally realised that what they were doing was unfair and unenforceable. I suspect the former. Good heavens, it never even crossed my mind at the time that the minimum contract could be made into a 13 month one because Sky would refuse to accept my notice in time to terminate at the end of the 12 months. Phew. Looking at the contract again, I can see how it might conceivably, although mistakenly and unlawfully I have no doubt whatsoever, be taken that way when it says 'If you want to end the contract after the end of the minimum term for any reason, just give us one calendar month's notice'. If they'd said that to me, I would certainly have complained and cancelled my direct debit anyway, and I'd like to have seen them try to get another month's money out of me. How on earth could they possibly think a minimum term could be forcibly extended when you have in your possession a signed contract for the minimum term? Lunatics. -- cosmo |
cosmo wrote:
How on earth could they possibly think a minimum term could be forcibly extended when you have in your possession a signed contract for the minimum term? They rely (relied) on the fact that they had the upper hand and that most people don't argue. -- Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these. The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/4f9c How to get UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73 Fed up with logos / red buttons? : http://logofreetv.org/ BBC gone? : http://www.astra2d.cjb.net/ ---- Only the truth as I see it. No monies return'd. ;-) |
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