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> "Jonbhoy" champsagain.com> wrote in message
> news:SdKdndxWO_SZ81jVnZ2dnUVZ8t_inZ2d@giganews.com...

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>> "Commander Hughes" all.com> wrote in
>> message news:ga3phm$454$1@aioe.org...

>>> Guys I'm in a bit of a pickle so to speak so I hope someone out
>>> there can help me out. Apologies first and foremost if this is a
>>> long email.
>>>
>>> I'm trying to upgrade to sky+ at the moment, shamefully I haven't
>>> done so yet - the problem I face is this that every time I call up,
>>> I'm treated like I stole the viewing card because basically I'm a
>>> joint subscriber - meaning that my mum has her name on the card
>>> (long story short my father got sky for me because I liked the
>>> football and other sports he died in 95 and my mum reluctantly (I
>>> was too young at the time) signed up for sky. ) I switched accounts
>>> with her which is all they could do unless my mum cancelled her
>>> subscription and I got a seperate one myself to have my name on the
>>> card with my bank account number etc..
>>>
>>> Problem is this - If she was to unsubscribe now, would I have
>>> difficulties in subscribing using said bank account?
>>>
>>> I hope I haven't made this too difficult, sorry for the long
>>> explanation.

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>> Sounds a bit confusing,are you saying your systems still under your
>> mums name?Just get her to dial up and cancel then you call them and
>> say you would like to sign up as a new user and start afresh.They may
>> even just swich all the details over and let you use the viewing card
>> you have or might have to wait 24-48hrs for a new card.Or if you are
>> still living with your mum best way to do it is just to get her to
>> call and order it and you give her the cash.Final option is she
>> cancels and you take over the subscription.
>>
>> JB
>>

> Thanks for that Jonbhoy and yes I'm sorry if it is complicated. We
> switched bank accounts as I said to my bank account around about the
> time we upgraded to sky digital. I have a disability which is why I'm
> still in my family home so I wouldn't have the cash for my own one
> just yet (still waiting on my six numbers to come out of the
> lottery... aren't we all?)
>
> My point was basically if I asked her to cancel altogether, would they
> pull me up on the bank account if they weren't aware of the issue I
> have? It's just a nuisance ringing them if I needed assistance like
> for example just last night I rang for the upgrade to sky + and he was
> pausing after I gave my sky card number obviously because it was a
> guys voice he was hearing and the name on the account is a womans
> regardless of what bank account its coming out of it probably gave the
> impression the card was robbed! Getting a bit sick of it tbh. Just
> wondered about the implications.