I give up trying to find the TV and monitors thread.

Samsung have a gorgeous range of arty TV out, designed a bit beyond just being a panel of the wall.

This one caught my eye. At first because it is such a unique idea but fitting for today. Secondly I wonder if it would work for shmups.

https://www.samsung.com/uk/tvs/the-sero-ls05t/

Looks cool but I dunno about that permanently angled screen, feel like I would constantly notice it and be mildly annoyed.

LivDiv wrote:

I give up trying to find the TV and monitors thread.

Its on page 2.

Broadband contract ending so went to find some dealz, signed up with Plusnet, went to cancel my old one and was told I could now have it a super deal, agreed and went to cancel the one I'd just signed up for only to be offered an even better deal, did the same again and the same thing happened at which point Plusnet offered me £13 a month (fibre, 12 months) plus some prepaid £50 card thingy but I couldn't be arsed to go back to my original company to again. Broadband tennis.

Can you time your broadband switchover to be exact, just as the last one is ending? Not that I need to now but I was wondering because it seems like it's either an early exit fee or one expensive month (when the deal with your current provider ends and the monthly cost shoots up).

SpaceGazelle wrote:

Can you time your broadband switchover to be exact, just as the last one is ending? Not that I need to now but I was wondering because it seems like it's either an early exit fee or one expensive month (when the deal with your current provider ends and the monthly cost shoots up).

When I switched from sky to Virgin it was seamless.

Virgin did it all for me, I didn't need to lift a finger really - they contacted sky, cancelled my broadband and phone line and as soon as they came out and set up the router I had access to their service. I was out of contract with sky though, so there wasn't any exit costs.

To put this into context, I'm trying to be less shite with my money.

I get an email from my current provider reminding me my contract ends on 20th Nov, at which point I'll be charged £37 pcm instead of my current rate (which is less than £20). So I set up a new account with a different provider but there's no set start date - they'll get in touch to let me know when that will be, but I don't want to incur an early exit fee but I don't want to pay £37 at the soon to be new rate of my current provider either, even if it's for just one month. 

Is it possible to synchronise the switchover at the exact day my current deal ends or do I have to just wait until it's up before going with a new provider, and have to pay for one expensive month?

Yeah exactly. No internet is unthinkable so I'd have to try and time it to have the least gap, by maybers going with a new provider a few days/a week before my old contract ends, but this seems a bit silly.

That's impressive though.

I didn't realise you could do that. There's certainly no option when you sign up, just that it may take a while and they'll be in touch nearer the time with a starting date.

Too late now I guess but we went with Zen because they topped a recent Which? provider poll. Certainly no complaints from us so far.

Can't remember where PlusNet came.  Think Sky and Vodafone were right at the bottom.

Not sure. I was out of contract.  They just told me there was a two week leadtime which was fine with me, so I never asked if I could have a different date.

Been with Zen for years, sound as fuck.

If you are past the initial 18 months contract ring Virgin and tell them you are thinking of leaving.

I got £22 off my bill without changing my package. They will want to sign you up to another 18 months, if you aren't comfortable with that tell them you are likely moving house within that window and they should drop the contract length but need prompting to do so, I got mine down to 9 months.