Leaving for greener pastures

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I have signed up to SKY and will no longer use YOUVIEW, I'm with TALKTALK until I get my box and to be honest I think TALKTALK have lost complete interest in YOUVIEW and I can't see it lasting much longer. So goodbye and the best of luck for the future.
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Maybe put the TalkTalk YouView box in the loft, against the day that ever comes to pass?
I was surprised to get an email from BT saying your BT contracts are up for renewal soon as I only renewed just under 11 months ago and thought Now TV was for a min 24 months with BT. Although I would keep Youview and both my Youview boxes. I now thinking if I don't get offered a good BT fibre deal this time round then maybe looking elsewhere for my fibre FTTC and just getting Now TV direct from them.
Virgin is in my area but have heard some like Virgin and some dont.
Would not be looking at moving to TalkTalk of FTTC as have heard too many mixed stories about them.
Hopefully BT will give me a a good deal this time round.
I saw recently they replaced a box for someone who was leaving within 4 weeks and the condition was it was sent back.
Darren type in Virgin media reviews. Or check out watchdog or Martin Lewis
On Trust pilot they get a record 90% negative rating.
Since Liberty acquired Virgin it's been horrendous.
If you do renew with BT and have the smart hub 2 ask them for a free disc. Have this setup myself and it really is the best on the market.
TalkTalk probably have some algorithm on whether equipment can be reused or not dependent upon the age of any replacement, and whether a customer keep such replacement.
I'm sure that played a part in the 4 week old box replacement with the customer basically wanting TalkTalk to honour their commitment of a new box during their contract, when they had given notice to leave.
TalkTalk regularly confirm to their customers that they can keep their stuff as do their T&Cs. BT have historically lied about this and have now changed their rules. I don't mind criticising any supplier, but on this occasion TT come out on top, no question.
That comment made me laugh out loud, because its true. And saying they are Communications companies makes it even funnier.
All subscription TV services have now made their equipment rental only unless it's bought up front (like say buying an Apple TV). YouView have withdrawn from the retail market due to low sales and most manufacturers in general have withdrawn from the retail PVR market, again due to low sales, believed to be somewhere around 30,000 units per year for the lot of them. So its looking like the days of independent standalone bye-off-the-shelf (deliberate spelling Roy) PVR days are numbered and digital viewing rights are just going to kick us all in the nuts.
Another nail in the coffin of PVRs.....
If you have a PVR, and it fails, they will currently replace like for like.
As for Now TV, the only way to go with it is to buy directly from Now TV. Most of my friends have their Now subs that way and get some exceptional offers upon cancellation or fairly soon after their sub runs out. Why pay big money to BT/TalkTalk for Sky Lite when you get it much cheaper direct from the source.
All the best with Sky @johnnyshank
Oh go awwnn then.
TalkTalk store now only do rentals. You can't purchase movies anymore.