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Best Wi-fi PC1 card for an old computer
Hi folks, I have an old an old PCspecialist desktop (15 years old start of next year) and connected to EE full fibre though Ethernet cable, on a 500 down package and getting speeds of 400 Mbps which is fine. I am thinking of changing to Youfibre and may have to connect the above desktop wirelessly if on the install day,…
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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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Facebook Messenger on Computer problem
I often use Facebook Messenger, on my desktop computer (Windows 11). I find that messages which appear on my phone (android) never appear on the computer. Does anyone know how to make them appear on the computer please, as I find it much easier to deal with when using a keyboard? Many thanks.
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laptop with camera capable of using Teams SOLVED thank you
Short version of story. I am looking at buying a laptop capable of running Teams type applications with a requirement for a camera and mic. It won't be used constantly and I have been recommended to a site called Back market on the basis I don't need a brand new top of the range laptop just for work. I am aware that a…
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Networks supporting 2G only phones
My mum doesn't use the internet at all on her phone; just calls and texts, and very very low use at that, so she has a 2G only phone which suits her just fine. Tesco Mobile have texted to say that with their upcoming 3G switchoff she will need to get a new 4G capable handset. Their site is clear as mud but suggests that…
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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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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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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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Good cheap tablet
Anyone recommend an OK tablet for my kid, don't wanna pay too much . 10 inch size
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onedrive sharing fails
Hope someone can help.Trying to share a file from within my public folder and it just gets the timer displayed 10+ minutes.( right click or use share on menu or right click private attribute no different)Signed in and recent pdf file uploaded today. Worked OK a couple of months ago. Any ideas?
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Hotmail problems
I have both Thunderbird and Outlook (office 2019) on my laptop - I am unable to receive Hotmail emails via Thunderbird, despite the password working in Outlook.The server settings are both using "outlook.office365.com" for the server.I have checked the password many times and it IS correct. Why should identical settings…
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Connecting Freesat box to existing sky + dish
Hi,. I have a new Manhattan SX Freesat box that I want to connect to an existing sky+ dish. A couple of questions please. 1.)Do I have to change the existing sky + LNB to a universal one to receive Freesat? 2.) The new universal LNB I have( in case I have to change over ) only has one connector on it but there are two…
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New Samsung Phone Security alert saying viruses
I bought a new Samsung phone A35 about 10 days ago. I am now getting security alerts saying I have got virus on it. Think it is advertising security like McAfee or other protection. It is frightening me. Can you please help me once again. As I am elderly I value the help and support on these forums. Sue
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Blue screen on my childs computer
Hi, My child PC randomly showed but a blue screen and then the computer crashes. He has to restart. He has tried updating some drivers not held. Appreciate if you can advise how to resolve this. Thanks
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Help with photobook please
I have purchased a photobook from UK Photo Gifts, and can't work out how to get the photos onto the 'add photos' section. I have made an album with the photos I want on Google Photos, but when I try to add these it only gives me the option of adding from 'my files' on my laptop. Im sure there must be an easy way to do…
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New TV needed
Hi My 32" LG TV's screen has stopped working since a brief storm a couple of days ago. I think the damage was caused by flash lightning. Sound works OK but as it's over seven years old, I'm looking for a new 43" UHD TV. Currently it seems that 4K is the base screen quality now and have seen large sets for under £300. Have…
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Is my location private?
OK, so I have Win 11 pro and am running a VPN. My PC connects to my router with a cable. WhatsmyIP and similar return the VPN IP address, and this looks up to be where it is supposed to be. If I want to find my local emporium, they have one of those googlemap pages with a button for "find my location" If I click it I get a…
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Is buying this over the top for mostly surfing
Is buying this over the top for not much more than surfing https://comet.co.uk/products/acer-veriton-n-vn4680gt-mini-desktop-pc-intel-core-i7-11700t-16gb-512gb-ssd-win-11-pro
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Keyring trackers which one is the best?
Pl can anybody give some advice which ones to buy https://www.personalgpstrackers.co.uk/products/gps-dementia-tracker https://youtu.be/hh2LWoUHHTE?si=6K37NDavGZnogxyG I prefer the tech silver but subscription is £2O a month. Thanks
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Transferring whatsapp messages to new phone
I've just got a new Samsung and want to transfer all my whatsapp messages and contacts from my old Samsung. Using google i found this https://faq.whatsapp.com/209942271778103/?cms_platform=android but when it got to the bit about scanning the QR code I hit a problem which was the phones couldn't locate each other and the…
