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>> "Commander Hughes" all.com> wrote in
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>>> "Jonbhoy" champsagain.com> wrote in message
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>>>> "Commander Hughes" all.com> wrote in
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>>>>> 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.

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>> Isn't the sky subscription related to the address/phone number? from what
>> you're saying the subscription is in your mums name but coming from your
>> account. They won't know who's account it is, as long as its paying the
>> subscription.
>>
>> You can request sky+ online i think and then no need to speak to anyone.
>> Think your best option is to get your mum to request its changed over to
>> you, when they tell her no then she tells them to cancel it. They might
>> relent but even if they don't then just phone up and tell them you want
>> sky.
>>
>> Last time i spoke to them it was to get my dish repositioned and they
>> were messing me about, wanting