[access-uk] Re: SKY Channel 5 audio interferance

  • From: "Spring.flower" <spring.flower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:43:33 -0000

Thought I'd leave it a few days before replying, typical of the letter.

Now, can you still get channel 5?

Trace

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 8:58 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: SKY Channel 5 audio interferance


Hi Trace.

Got my letter from them today saying that they were very disappointed that I
was no longer interested in receiving the best TV in the world.  surprise ,
surprise, that they would be happy to have me back if \I decided to return.
So even when you quit, they ar still giving the big sell.

Andy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Spring.flower" <spring.flower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 7:13 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: SKY Channel 5 audio interferance


> Yeah, you have to give a months notice so they can get another months
> payment out of you.
>
> Trace
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 8:17 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: SKY Channel 5 audio interferance
>
>
> Hi Trace.
>
> I will, though I've been told by SKY that unsubscription takes 30 days.
> I'll keep your message on top though.
>
> Best wishes.
> Andy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Spring.flower" <spring.flower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 6:57 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: SKY Channel 5 audio interferance
>
>
>> Just let me know if you can still get channel 5 after you've unsubbed and
>> lost Sky one etc as we couldn't, for a while we could but had a message
>> about needing to re-sub right across it and then it went completely.
>>
>> Trace
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:22 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: SKY Channel 5 audio interferance
>>
>>
>> Hi Trace.
>>
>> Similar to my own story.  I have one in the livingroom, which I watch and
>> one in the dinningroom that my wife Pauline watches.  None of us watch
>> much
>> TV, but you can bet on it, if you plan to watch something, then your
>> partner
>> also wishes to see her program.  That is why I got another box.  I've
>> been
>> told by a number of list members over the last few days that when I
>> unsubscribe from SKY then I'll be able to continue watching AD on Free to
>> Air stations.  This is working out nicely because all I was getting in
>> addition was SKY 1, 2 and 3 and the Sci-Fi channel and this was costing
>> me
>> £25.  Not worth it at all, SKY 1, 2 and 3 are a complete waste of time
>> and
>> as for the Sci-Fi channel, I rarely see anything on this that I like to
>> see.
>> As I like AD movies, I'm going to sign up to the AD DVD hire service
>> which
>> gives you three AD movies a month for £15.  So it's all looking pretty
>> good..  Should have considered it ages ago.
>>
>> Best wishes.
>> Andy
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Spring.flower" <spring.flower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:37 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: SKY Channel 5 audio interferance
>>
>>
>>> It was a while a go and hey were both completely separate, Dad liked his
>>> sport and I liked other stuff so we had two, we cancelled one when Dad
>>> died.
>>>
>>> Trace
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 10:56 AM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: SKY Channel 5 audio interferance
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Trace.
>>>
>>> The bedroom display, was this taken as a branch from your box, or did
>>> you
>>> have Mult-room.  I ask because I have Multi-room, with a set and a box
>>> in
>>> two rooms, but only one satellite dish on the roof.
>>>
>>> Best wishes.
>>> Andy
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Spring.flower" <spring.flower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 10:47 AM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: SKY Channel 5 audio interferance
>>>
>>>
>>>> When we unsubbed the set up we had in the bedroom e lost channel 5
>>>>
>>>> Trace
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 1:11 PM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: SKY Channel 5 audio interferance
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Paul - Blast from the past eh?  Hope you are doing well, down there
>>>> in
>>>> the big smoke.
>>>>
>>>> I understand that when I unsubscribe, I will be able to retain 5 along
>>>> with
>>>> some other stations, including my favourite radio station Radio 2.
>>>> Unfortunately, I don't think that Audio Description will be available,
>>>> for
>>>> example, on the few movies channel 5 broadcast per week.  I may be
>>>> wrong
>>>> and
>>>> it would be very nice if I was, as I'd really miss the AD.  Without it,
>>>> there is just no point in having a TV.
>>>>
>>>> Very best wishes.
>>>>
>>>> In case you still cannot remember, I was the social worker with the
>>>> blind
>>>> for Glasgow when you worked in the Mitchell Library.
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Paul Porter" <surfport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 10:17 AM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: SKY Channel 5 audio interferance
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Andy
>>>>>
>>>>> You don't need to pay a subscription to Sky to receive channel 5. this
>>>>> would
>>>>> count as Sky freeview. When you terminate your contract you should
>>>>> still
>>>>> receive the free to air satellite channels including all the radio
>>>>> stations.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope this helps
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 5:00 PM
>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: SKY Channel 5 audio interferance
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Trace.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No it was dry for once.  I checked 5 again today and it's just the
>>>>>> same.
>>>>>> Incidentally, I telephoned SKY to book an engineer about an hour ago
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> was
>>>>>> told that it was not possible to arrange a visit until March.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I mainly watch AD movies on 5 as there are very few of these on any
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> other channels, and I pay £25 a month for that.  I decided to
>>>>>> unsubscribe
>>>>>> from SKY and phoned them back.  When I was asked why I wanted to quit
>>>>>> SKY
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> told them that amongst other things, I cannot get an engineer visit
>>>>>> until
>>>>>> March.  The guy told me that his computer had just crashed and
>>>>>> volunteered
>>>>>> to phone me back.  When he came back he said that I could get an
>>>>>> engineer
>>>>>> out anytime this week, morning or afternoon.  What do you think of
>>>>>> that.
>>>>>> Anyway, I told him that I was no longer interested and requested that
>>>>>> he
>>>>>> unsubscribe me.  So that's me down and out as far as AD movies go.
>>>>>> Hope
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> have not cut off my nose to spite my face, hahaha.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best wishes.
>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: "Spring.flower" <spring.flower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 3:36 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: SKY Channel 5 audio interferance
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Was it raining? that happens here when it rains.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You weren't getting a load of hiss were you? don't live near a huge
>>>>>>> telescope do you? I'm not being daft, remember when they lost Beagle
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> mars? they had jodrel Bank cranked up to maximum one night trying to
>>>>>>> find
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>> and it messed up channel 5 via sky, we don't live hugely far away
>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Trace
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>> From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 10:13 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] SKY Channel 5 audio interferance
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyone experiencing interference on SKY's Channel 5 this evening.
>>>>>>> Not
>>>>>>> sure
>>>>>>> if I have a problem with my dish or it's a problem  at the
>>>>>>> broadcasting
>>>>>>> end.
>>>>>>> The audio sounds a little like a cassette tape that is sticky.
>>>>>>> Occasionally, the audio speeds up causing a stuttering.  If the
>>>>>>> problem
>>>>>>> lays
>>>>>>> at my end, then I can phone SKY tomorrow.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best wishes.
>>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>>>
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