galaxy
Veteran
- Location
- Middleton On The Hill
For a free tv, there giving away a free LG tv. I know its a gimic, but it eased the guilt.
Cost of living....
- Thread starter gbb
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gbb
Legendary Member
- Location
- Peterborough
One sad realisation was...we're becoming too generous, we love giving help to younger members of the family (those that are in a similar position we were at their age)...buying prams, baby stuff, clothes, that kind of thing. It's our choice, no-one asks for it, it's done because we like to and it's for our grandkids....but again, the realisation how much we're spending makes me realise, we really should slow it down.
Just to clarify, we struggled financially as a young family so we empathise with younger family members in the same position now.
Just to clarify, we struggled financially as a young family so we empathise with younger family members in the same position now.
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
Having trouble cancelling Sky? Can't get through? Just cancel the direct debit - I can virtually guarantee you that they'll call you within 24 hours.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I found it really easy to cancel sky. Phoned them. Told them i couldnt afford it any more ( i could, i just didn't want it anymore. i was tired of the repeats and rubbish on sky ) and bingo. No fuss. No muss. Cancelled. A saving of £61.00 each month.
galaxy
Veteran
- Location
- Middleton On The Hill
Ive gone for the basic package £22 a month.
galaxy
Veteran
- Location
- Middleton On The Hill
Even at the £22 it was worth it for the tv and the fact we can watch 2 diffrent channels.
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Going from £1200 a month to £750 a month has been a shock to the system.
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gbb
Legendary Member
- Location
- Peterborough
[QUOTE 4697265, member: 259"]We dumped Sky years ago and I can't say I've missed it much, as most of what we were watching was on the free channels anyway. As it is, even with Freesat, we never manage to watch all the stuff we record for later. We had Netflix for a while, which was better value, but then they started all the cracking down on geo-blocking so we dumped that. I might consider Now TV for one-off stuff though. And there's always Kodi...[/QUOTE]
We had a Now TV box for a while, it was a cheap way of getting a film package for Xmas plus a few channels plus the ability to see catch-up...but didn't find it useful in the long term. Catch up we get via a smart TV anyway, bu there again thats probably via our Virgin package and the films didn't change that much...meh. Dropped it after maybe 6 months.
We had a Now TV box for a while, it was a cheap way of getting a film package for Xmas plus a few channels plus the ability to see catch-up...but didn't find it useful in the long term. Catch up we get via a smart TV anyway, bu there again thats probably via our Virgin package and the films didn't change that much...meh. Dropped it after maybe 6 months.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Using an android box or stick there are dozens of legitimate free apps for watching Freeview, and hundreds of free channels from around the world. I've taught my dog to bark at the ISIS shopping channel.
I think the days of watching TV via an antenna of any kind are numbered.
I think the days of watching TV via an antenna of any kind are numbered.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Only for the tech savvy/interested who also have a super fast internet connection.
Which I reckon leaves the majority of the population watching via an aerial.
Tin Pot
Guru
Do you need a cleaner? I can do sundays.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
The licence pays for the BBC.
Do you listen to BBC radio or use the BBC website?
If so, you are getting some value from the licence fee.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Mr WD tells everyone that he never watches the TV. However, he seems to turn the dam thing on far more than i do especially now we no longer have sky
