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James Vertigan · 21-07-2004, 12:44

I'm sure the original poster won't mind me hijacking his topic slightly... but here is my NTL to Sky (normal Sky Digital) story...

Sunday 18th: Man turns up in plain white van and gives my dad a piece of paper - not an official Sky letter but just a scrap of paper with our details typed on it confirming our installation.

Today: NTL have switched our subscription channels off leaving just the free ones (and interestingly MTV - didn't know that was free!) An NTL engineer turns up about 11:50 (10 minutes to spare!), in an unmarked van and no ID, but with all the correct paperwork, he then comes in to the sitting room and unplugs the box (with a bit of help from me), checks the card and takes the remote as well... although he had to leave some of the cables as they were in an awkward area which would result in us having to remove an entire bookcase! Was all done within about 15-20 minutes though.

So we are just left with our 5 channels for the moment, and our Freeview box in the kitchen! No confirmation from Sky yet as to what time the installer would be turning up... but applause to NTL for actually bothering to turn up and take your equipment away (shame about the crappy TV service!)

I'll let you know how things progress over the next day, all I can say though for the moment is thank God the cricket's on Channel 4 tomorrow!

Oh, and PS, I'll change my signature accordingly later!

21-07-2004, 12:44	#29
James Vertigan cf.member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Acton, West London & North Devon Age: 41 Posts: 69	My NTL to Sky adventure I'm sure the original poster won't mind me hijacking his topic slightly... but here is my NTL to Sky (normal Sky Digital) story... Sunday 18th: Man turns up in plain white van and gives my dad a piece of paper - not an official Sky letter but just a scrap of paper with our details typed on it confirming our installation. Today: NTL have switched our subscription channels off leaving just the free ones (and interestingly MTV - didn't know that was free!) An NTL engineer turns up about 11:50 (10 minutes to spare!), in an unmarked van and no ID, but with all the correct paperwork, he then comes in to the sitting room and unplugs the box (with a bit of help from me), checks the card and takes the remote as well... although he had to leave some of the cables as they were in an awkward area which would result in us having to remove an entire bookcase! Was all done within about 15-20 minutes though. So we are just left with our 5 channels for the moment, and our Freeview box in the kitchen! No confirmation from Sky yet as to what time the installer would be turning up... but applause to NTL for actually bothering to turn up and take your equipment away (shame about the crappy TV service!) I'll let you know how things progress over the next day, all I can say though for the moment is thank God the cricket's on Channel 4 tomorrow! Oh, and PS, I'll change my signature accordingly later!