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General Discussion Area / Re: Hectic night
« on: 07 April 2019, 17:07:10 »
Sorry to hear Steve.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Rooting of phones
« on: 04 April 2019, 21:47:21 »
Just reset Samsung password and restarted and all seems ok. Thanks Mark. Very strange.
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General Discussion Area / Rooting of phones
« on: 04 April 2019, 16:06:36 »
I have stayed well clear of anything to do with the rooting of phones - or at least I thought I had.
Tried to do something on my galaxy S9+ and it comes up with not possible for rooted phones!!
Is it possible for rooting of a phone direct from EE to have happened through some background programme or at least no request at any time warning me that accepting a command will root the phone?? There are no other operational issues with the phone.
Tried to do something on my galaxy S9+ and it comes up with not possible for rooted phones!!
Is it possible for rooting of a phone direct from EE to have happened through some background programme or at least no request at any time warning me that accepting a command will root the phone?? There are no other operational issues with the phone.
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General Discussion Area / Re: any experience with fibre broadband to property?
« on: 03 April 2019, 11:18:17 »
I thought the fibre went to the Openreach cabinet and then you use the exiting copper wires to get your service?
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General Car Chat / Re: The deed is done ... :(
« on: 30 March 2019, 09:13:04 »
Very nice car Nigel. Best wishes with the recovery.
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General Car Chat / Re: Strange Astra Problem
« on: 30 March 2019, 09:09:44 »
This was a common fault if you google. My 62 plate is fine but issue extended to other types eg Zafira so related to type of radio system. Someone mentioned try leaving a cd in the player and see if it still does it.
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General Discussion Area / Re: What a week..
« on: 30 March 2019, 09:01:02 »
Very sad Aaron. Sorry to hear.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Samsung Washing machine nonsense
« on: 27 March 2019, 15:03:31 »Once again I personally would use the legal pathway to resolve such issues. In this case it is the Consumer Rights Act 2015, and particularly the elements of that Act that outline the Right to have faults resolved within a "Reasonable" period of time. For a washing machine to be repaired only after 4 weeks is not reasonable and that is the line to take. Therefore I would start the legal process off by sending Samsung a letter laying out your points of legal disassfaction, and insisting they either repair within 14 days or you will call in another agent to undertake the repair and then will seek reimbursement from Samsung, through a legal action (via the small claims court) as necessary.
Various great links exist on the web for this Act, and Citizens Advice Bureau site is particularly useful.
Going forward for after the machine is out of warranty, seriously think of your daughter obtaining insurance from Domestic and General. For only about £6 per month the machine will be covered for repair or replacemen, with repairs by Hotpoint engineers (with my machines; Samsung in your case) being speedily arranged (certainly never in 4 weeks!), and other appliances can also be added..
All the best Pscocoa
Thanks Lizzie - we used to use D & G but it is actually more cost effective for us to self insure as our appliances seem to have lasted a reasonable time. will have to think about options in terms of value of repair and the principle of having some idiot advising to wait weeks for a repair visit and chasing it to nth degree. Will probably end up feeling more aggrieved!!
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General Discussion Area / Samsung Washing machine nonsense
« on: 26 March 2019, 18:04:18 »
My daughter's Samsung ECOBubble has stopped working mid wash. They contact Samsung who say if it is a known fault on inspection by a Samsung authorised engineer then they will pay cost of part. When is the earliest this engineer can attend - 4 weeks. They get a local guy in who confirms it is the motherboard - a common fault - £145 for the part and £60 labour/call out. Samsung do not see the argument why with 2 small kids and loads of washing that 4 weeks is unacceptable. It will have to be fixed and protests made but if anyone other than this Samsung engineer attends then Samsung will void their commitment. Can only think of advising Which of this and write to MD of Samsung UK - I hate this kind of rubbish from a big company.
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General Discussion Area / Re: cat5 or cat6 external ethernet
« on: 26 March 2019, 16:09:00 »The way things are going I wonder how much longer satellite TV will be around. It's a very expensive broadcast medium compared with the other options these days.
As for the gas pipe, does it end in the kitchen? A hose and funnel on each end and you can order your dinner from the comfort of your armchair, even during a power cut.
I have a bell to signal that I have needs.
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General Discussion Area / Re: cat5 or cat6 external ethernet
« on: 26 March 2019, 15:39:41 »One thing I would do if building anything is to put network cable everywhere!
In fact, I'd probably put fibre in too to future proof it!
Yes I can get to the 2 rooms I need to with ethernet. Just wondering whether to get the satellite cable in as there ae spare slots on dish. Will assess with the guy tomorrow.
On a related matter SGN are now coming on 2nd April to divert gas pipe which is now running under extension- if we get very clever then we can use the redundant gas main pipe to run the various cables to the other side of the house!! Probably too ambitious?
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General Discussion Area / Re: cat5 or cat6 external ethernet
« on: 26 March 2019, 10:48:24 »
Decided to have a number of jobs done by local digital solutions guy - the cat 5e I had run externally is internal cat 5e so he will change that plus running new ethernet and coax links to new extension before floor goes in and cabling to another room also - putting in faceplates as well. He is also changing LNB on dish to one that is not Sky specific as tried current LNB on Freesat and not working. Thanks for all previous replies. Hopefully all done tomorrow.
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General Discussion Area / Re: cat5 or cat6 external ethernet
« on: 14 March 2019, 14:58:57 »I would say if its 6 years old then then its probably Cat5e, that stuff has been the standard for quiet a while now and still gets used today within the Industry.
As Fuse19 says if it is the older Cat5 spec then upgrade it, but I personally wouldnt bother upgrading from 5e to 6.
Also assuming that if some of it is running outside the House then its the External Spec with the additional covering, normally Black in colour, if it isnt then again upgrade it.
If you need some External Cat5e, and its a short run, Ive probably got some leftover from a drum kicking around you can have, just let me know and cover the Postage or possibly we could meet up somewhere.
Many thanks. Will check
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General Discussion Area / Re: Brexit
« on: 14 March 2019, 12:45:06 »
Reminds me of our holiday home at Telacre near to Rhyl in the 1950s. It was basically a shed on the beach.
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General Discussion Area / Re: cat5 or cat6 external ethernet
« on: 14 March 2019, 12:32:51 »I assume you have Cat5e and not Cat5, if this is not the case then Cat5e would be a useful change.
Cat 6 actually has a better core and more twists per meter so some useful gains (so even with the same termination standard as Cat 5 there is gains to be had), its also better for cross talk so more suited to high speed applications in server rooms etc where there are many cables, with long runs, bundled together.
Reality is that your cable length is very short, so no great challenges (unless it really is Cat5)
Thanks - will check.