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Getting a broadband provider for only 12 months...
...is impossible. They all want 2 year contracts, I just don't understand this, so many people only live in one place for a year. Is there some technical reason for doing this or is it just about trapping people?
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Samsung QLED Malware?
Sorry if I sound stupid, but this worried me. I recently got a new Samsung QLED TV and suddenly today whilst watch Netflix a pop-up message say malware threat blocked 500000100000 something like this. Then the choice to report Always, Not Now or Ignore. Took me a while to realize I had to use the Samsung remote to accept…
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Best free video capture software?
Hi, we have just bought a vcr capture card to convert some of our old videos to files so we can continue to keep them (old school plays etc). What is the best free software for this? Also is there a best format for recording them in? Thanks for any advice.
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Firefox
I was advised of an update to Firefox, downloaded it, and now I've got an error message: platform version 131.0 not compatible with mini and max versions. Fortunately I've got Chrome, but I'd like to get Firefox back. How? TIA
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Wifi problems upstairs
I have ee router downstairs, the wifi connection upstairs is really bad. I purchased TP mesh from Amazon but works on and off. Not very good. I bave taken a ethernet cable upstoars which is connected to a computer which works fine. Can I have another router upstairs and connect ethernet wire to it and then other equipments…
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Sign a pdf?
Hi, As above, I need to sign and email last page of a pdf document. I opened it on readEra app. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy s8 plus tablet (no pen) Anyone able to give me idiot proof instructions pls? 😊Tnx
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Domain selling advice please
I have a number of domains to sell. They have been listed on Afternic for quite a while now with absolutely no interest. Now it could be that my domains which are .co.uk, are not as interesting a prospect as I thought they were or it could be that Afternic is no longer the place to sell domain names. Anyone have any…
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Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen, 2023 release) - need advice
Hi, I need advice on this. A few days ago, I bought this Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen, 2023 release) since it's on offer with Prime Deal, anyway, when it arrived, I set it up, but when it tried to update software, it stated Network error while updating, so I click on my WIFI on the device (Echo show) a few times, and it updated…
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CD/DVD writer recommendation?
Having some issues of bad writing on my win 10 PC especially to CDs ( I do not burn DVDs much ) so suggestions please? Detail: A bit long in the tooth ( me too! ) so unsure it is the media or is the writer.Recognising lasers do deteriorate ( especially burn ones of higher power) dvd tracks are smaller ( same writing CDs?)…
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Turn off I Message for just one contact
I have inherited an ancient I Pad and now if my wife send a text from her I Phone, it comes to my I Pad rather than my Android phone.She doesn't want to delete my email address as she may need to email me sometimes - is there another way?
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Cheap phone and tablet
Hi looking
for some direction please, my wife would like to replace her old phone and
tablet, we are talking old. Phone is a Moto
G5 that’s about 6 years old Tablet Samsung
Galaxy tab A 10.1 16GB +2GB Ram. That’s about 8 years old. As you can
see, both very basic gear. She has around £350 to £400 to spend. Phone is
just…
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Tethering a Mobile Phone
Having recently discovered tethering buried within an ISP’s Terms
of Service, I was wondering whether anyone has experience of doing this and
would like to comment on it? Jim Dolton last year made a YouTube video sharing
his knowledge of tethering and Kevin Thomas 4g.co.uk discusses it on his website. Tethering was not…
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WiFi Streaming
I can't get WiFi to work well on my TVs. I have Vodafone Fibre with excellent speed, TV near router works well on ethernet connection, but remote TV keeps buffering. Remote TVs will not, despite having strong signal strength, 383 download / 421 Mbps and 7ms ping at the remote TV. Initially WiFi works fine but then frequent…
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Occasional use printers
Hi, can anyone advise me on a very occasional use printer? It will mostly be used for occasional kids homework etc. mostly black and white printing but sometimes needs to be colour. Might not print every month. Some months might print a lot. Had a previous inkjet tank printer. Nozzle got blocked probably because of lack of…
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Gmail 'queued in outbox'..? Help!
I have been transferring various photos I've taken with my android smartphone over the last couple of years to my hotmail account which I access by PC. I use gmail on my phone to do this and it's always worked without a hitch. In other words I send from my gmail account to my hotmail account. Suddenly today I find the…
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Space on my Google Workspace
Apparently my 15GB of free space has been used up with Gmail etc. WhatsApp use this space? Whst should I do? I can't even save a Google docs to it. I've been trying to make cv into pdf through Google docs but dunno where to save it and then find it and upload it! Better to do make cv on pc? I don't have word
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Wireless Eathernet Adapter Hub to Tv
Hello, can anyone recommend a decent wireless eathernet adapter ? I don't really want to run a 30 feet cable from the hub to the tv. Any advice welcome most of what I see is for Samsung Smart tvs. If anyone has a solution for a reliable adapter that's efficient and not expensive that would be helpful.
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Update PC Or Buy New?
I've got a PC which is now ten years old. It's a Novatech Life NTI106, with Intel Core 4th Gen i5 Processor, 8GB Memory, 1TB Hard Drive and 128GB SSD.Everything is working fine, but it's running Windows 10 and can't be updated to 11 so I would like to do something about this before next year when MS will be withdrawing…
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Can I use spare cable from sky+ dish for Freeview setup.
Hi, We have a sky+ dish that is not being used for sky anymore. We have a Freesat box that only has one connection and therefore only one of the two sky cables is being used on it and it works perfectly for that. As a result there is a spare sky cable( that runs alongside the other one not being used. That spare one is…
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Possible Scam?
Hi.. couldnt find a category listed to ask this, here seemed most suitable, as computer related. I made an online purchase from Spain. GLS was the courier that end, with Parcleforce delivering this end. I received an email in my spam folder from glscs@ccllhr.com claiming to be from GLS, requesting me to pay customs fees to…
