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Virgin V6 Box free upgrade- but i only ham V+ boxes
I have two V plus recording boxes and are on a Broadband/TV/phone package which dates back over 5 years.In the past despite general poor customer service Virgin have refused to upgrade my V plus boxes to Tivo box without an additional monthly charge. I am in the process of looking for another provider but I have recently…
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Question about safely sharing broadband
I would appreciate a knowledgeable answer to this question... My neighbour has approached me with a proposal. He is building a new house adjacent to my garage for his son. I currently have broadband on the old copper wire, but recently BT have made fibre available. He is offering to pay the difference for me to upgrade to…
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New Smart Phone
As I mentioned a couple of days ago my smartphone went for a swim. I need ideas for a new phone. I am looking at under £100. My old was used to run a few apps, facebook and take photos. So hit me with your ideas Yours Calley x
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Disk activity light all the time on windows 7
Hi folks, I have a seven year old quad core desktop with an SSD drive and it works fast enough, but starting to notice the disk activity blue light is on most of the time, so take it as a sign that some thing is busy. I have done a Malwarebytes, avast and Spybot search and destroy, but everything coming up as clean. I have…
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Home printer recommendations
Hello all I need a new printer for home use. It's really just used occasionally, maybe 10-15 sheets per week. Mainly my son uses it for his homework and the other times for bank statements, bills etc. Colour is a must so would the only choice be inkjet? The cartridges are so expensive in the last printer we had, it…
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locked google admin / account?
Hey guys & girls. :beer: I’m really hoping someone can help with this issue as its not only driving me insane, its also going to cost a pretty penny which we’re also trying to avoid. :mad: My F-I-L had a tablet computer brought for him last Christmas (2016) On the tablet it asked him to create a google profile. This was…
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Synology NAS for web access
We currently have a 9 year old Buffalo Linkstation NAS in our office that has always performed perfectly well within our small hard wired network but web access has always been troublesome. I have had it working on occasions but at best it's sketchy and more often than not it's been pretty hopeless, so I've decided to go…
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Postimage.org problems
I use postimage.org to post pictures on a forum I am on but I am having problems. When I go to the site, it has me already logged in and goes directly to the upload image page. From there, its not letting me do anything else, although it did let me upload an image. I can't get into my folders or anything. I tried logging…
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Email from google ..resolve 1 security issue found on your computer account .
Howdy! I did not press the link. I instead went to the google homepage and signed in . There was no mention of any issues. So I assume it’s a scam . Just thought I’d mention it .
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License Key
A while ago, I downloaded a Pro version of some software from Giveaway of the day, but recently something went wrong, I had to re-boot my pc, and now I have the Free version. I'm sure the key will be somewhere on my pc. How can I find it?
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Windows update error
Hi I am having problems updating my Windows 10 pc. On 3rd Jan an update was downloaded onto my pc and a re-start was completed afterwards. I was presented with a blue windows logo and it just sat there for a very long time. I entered F8 set up mode and was able to do a system restore which took my pc back a few days. All…
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Spotify-us
I have got an advert for Spotify which I cannot get rid of on my phone. It supposedly comes from a website Spotify-us. Does anyone know if is a genuine advert or some sort of phishing ?
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kindle paperwhite deals
Hello Money savers I wanted a kindle paperwhite for Christmas and it was down to about £99, but before I could order it, a few days before Christmas it went back up to 109. I was hoping there will be discounts in the January sales, but no such luck. I noticed from searches that the prices do get down, and it was even down…
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Problem with BT Broadband
Hi I have had no broadband connection since 21 December 2017 when BT cut the broadband line into my house. They said there were 2 broadband lines coming into my house but the cut the live one by mistake. Since that date I have been told that works orders have been passed to contractors to sort out the problem but still I…
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Virgin boxes
Hi, I have been reading about the offer from Virgin to offer existing customers a free upgrade to a V6 box. At present I have a Tivo box downstairs and a standard V+ HD box upstairs. Both of these have recordings on them. Will I lose them if I get V6 boxes or can I somehow put the recordings onto an external hard drive?…
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Transferwise Access Problems
Trying to access Transferwise.com but get the following error message..... Forbidden You don't have permission to access /error/tw-503.html on this server. Is it me or their website ??? TIA
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Which battery ?
I need a replacement battery for my Asus X75VC laptop – OEM are around £110 ! Which battery should I buy ? http://www.battdepot.com/uk/model/notebook+battery/asus/x75vc-ty144h.aspx?s=aps @ £28.99 or http://www.battdepot.com/uk/model/notebook+battery/asus/x75vc-ty143h/las238.aspx @ £15.49 As far as I can make out – the only…
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Bluetooth with Windows 7
I have just bought a used Dell E6320 Laptop running Windows 7. Upgrading it to Windows 10 and adding a SSD was going to be my first job but I am surprised how smooth it runs so I am going to leave it alone for the time being. Has anyone got any tips on getting bluetooth to work with Win7? For some reason bluetooth is…
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How are you supposed to contact Facebook about problems?
Tried to log in this morning and get 'Your account has been disabled'?? I run all the social media streams for an author friend and I need to post some updates today! I can't find any info on how to get to talk to anyone about this? I've completed their request for ID, but it says that it can take them 30 days to look at…
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Washed mobile
Yesterday afternoon I bunged some clothes in to the washing machine. With in less than 2 mins I realised my phone was in my jeans pocket. Got the phone out. it worked to start with then started cutting out. I can charge it and turn it on and what is on the screen briefly flashes up. How long should I leave it to dry out…
