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General Car Chat / Re: Anyone bought from 'omegas52' on ebay ?
« on: 11 July 2015, 16:35:12 »
Why not 'Ask a question' on some of his other stuff on ebay - when I did he responded within hours.
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General Car Chat / Re: Anyone bought from 'omegas52' on ebay ?
« on: 11 July 2015, 10:48:07 »
And my stuff's turned up 
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General Discussion Area / Re: Glacially slow broadband.
« on: 10 July 2015, 22:54:04 »Whilst I'm not sure that Mr. Heskech is towing his company's line, BT Infinity is the fibre-based product and if available would be a good choice to increase your speeds.I have no idea why but the figures make much better reading this morning.That is about what mine was opti 5mb/s down & .8 mb/s up Then i moved over to There so called fibre. Vdsl in other words you are still on the copper/aluminium upto the nearest green box nearest to your house.there after its fibre..
Upload....0.36
Download...6.93
A week ago both figures were virtually zero.
Ping (whatever that is) is currently 268.50.
Let us hope the recovery continues.
Now i am 30 mb/s down & 2 mb/s up. so i think its worth the swap if it is available to you.
I'm thoroughly confused now.
A fella called Stuart Hesketh from BT RETAIL has just called and informed me that there is no VP issue and that there is plenty of 'capacity'.
Apparently he was told this by BT WHOLESALE. He is at a loss to understand why the engineer said there was a VP issue. He suggested the engineer didn't know his arse from his elbow.
He wants another engineer to attend.He suggests I should upgrade to BT infinity.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Glacially slow broadband.
« on: 10 July 2015, 22:51:29 »Agreed, if available get onto this - as long as the green cabinet is reasonably close you'll see a massive jump in speeds.I have no idea why but the figures make much better reading this morning.That is about what mine was opti 5mb/s down & .8 mb/s up Then i moved over to There so called fibre. Vdsl in other words you are still on the copper/aluminium upto the nearest green box nearest to your house.there after its fibre..
Upload....0.36
Download...6.93
A week ago both figures were virtually zero.
Ping (whatever that is) is currently 268.50.
Let us hope the recovery continues.
Now i am 30 mb/s down & 2 mb/s up. so i think its worth the swap if it is available to you.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Glacially slow broadband.
« on: 10 July 2015, 22:49:20 »I have no idea why but the figures make much better reading this morning.I recommend you monitor on a frequent basis and note the day/time of the tests - that should start to build up a picture of what's going on.
Upload....0.36
Download...6.93
A week ago both figures were virtually zero.
Ping (whatever that is) is currently 268.50.
Let us hope the recovery continues.
Were I live I can only dream of such high speeds on ADSL.
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General Car Chat / Re: Flash motor I don't think so.
« on: 10 July 2015, 22:43:47 »Same as the Dodge Viper unless I'm mistaken !But why are they deemed as an old mans car anyway?. I get the wee wee taken out of me when I pull up in work to the shout's of " taxi"..
Probably because most younger male drivers go for ,clits, Corsas etc. Majority of Omegas I see appear bog standard, whereas youngsters tend to add "go faster" accessories. I have always preferred larger cars my first at 17 was a 3.3 litre Vauxhall Velox PB 1964 vintage, & then a variety of Zephyrs Zodiacs Granadas & Mercs through the years .Have had smaller cars but never really enjoyed them.
Was this the same lump that was used in the Ventora?
Yes same engiņe, mine had the Hydramatic gearbox.
Rumour has it the engine came from a lorry.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Last flight of the Vulcan
« on: 10 July 2015, 22:41:38 »
On the contrary, they're very good. Thanks for sharing
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General Car Chat / Re: My omega is now Famous
« on: 10 July 2015, 22:39:53 »http://www.pistonheads.com/regulars/ph-features-sheds/shed-of-the-week-vauxhall-omega-v6/32513A bit harsh !
I tried to sell it here, but had the post taken down (I hadnt read the rules, sorry oops)
But thought I'd let you guys see how much hate the poor barge is getting on PH
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General Discussion Area / Re: RIP Omar Sharif
« on: 10 July 2015, 22:33:18 »Yep.Why the sad face, Phil, did you know him?[/highlight]
No Steve, neither him nor his camel! His passing is just another nail in the coffin of the film era I was brought up in and underscores the fact it'll be my turn in the not too distant future. Lifes a Bitch & then you die
Always look on the bright side of life...
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General Discussion Area / Re: Glacially slow broadband.
« on: 09 July 2015, 21:34:02 »
Doctor Opti's concern was that things had deteriorated in the last week and whilst I recognise the points you're neighbour has raised, they don't appear to be consistent with Doctor Opti's feedback, hence my suggestion re. the speed test comparisons.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Wireless phone charging
« on: 09 July 2015, 21:11:07 »
Confused me ! 
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General Discussion Area / Re: Glacially slow broadband.
« on: 09 July 2015, 21:09:43 »Open reach own every phone line based line. All ISP's have to deal with open reach for service and maintenance. Or something like that.Actually, whilst Openreach own every line, Communications Providers (CPs) can either buy LLU (Local Loop Unbundling) & connect pretty much at the entry to the exchange or they can buy a wholesale ADSL service. In both cases, the CP then contends (bulks end customers) traffic onto high bandwdith link(s) back to their own service centres. How many customers they put on, how big their links are and what end customers are doing will dictate what speeds you get. That's why I recommended speed testing at quiet time to see what's the best you can get enabling you to compare best to worst speeds which can be used in discussions with CPs. Openreach will resolve line fault issues if they can find them.
Point is if Open reach can't fix it won't matter which phone line based ISP you use. Your buggered. So go with Virgin. If available in your area.
Hope this helps.
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General Car Chat / Re: Buying tools in the USA
« on: 09 July 2015, 20:29:53 »As you well know, I don't rate Snap-on based on the fact that they are over priced, there are manufacturers out there who are just as good (and better in many cases) for less money and with similar or better warranty.Can I ask what brand you'd recommend if not Snap-on.
I do have some snap-on tools but, there not my first choice.
Consequently, I would be advising to 'buy clever' over here rather than trying to save a few quid on 'a brand' and bring them back.
The only advantage Snap-on have is that they can be bought on the drip.
Thanks