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Is Communal Free Wi-Fi Secure?
Hi, I have moved to a block of flats for over 55s with communal lounge. Virgin Media have delayed my new broadband installation at a crucial time. I have been without broadband for 3 weeks already and they did agree to put me on a 3 week holiday. But now they have delayed it for another 2 weeks til Sept 1st. So I now need…
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VPN router help please
I have Surfshark as my VPN supplier, but I want to put/have VPN on my router. The Plusnet 2 hub says it supports VPN but apparently it doesn’t! I don’t want anything fancy, nogaming, max 5 units going through it, just for security, can anyone suggest some good basic - easy to set-up - options under £100 please. T.I.A.
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Silentnight sunrise radio model JW-6639F
Bought this radio without main wall adapter. The voltage is 220-240V-50Hz. Output 5V 1A. I have been using my phone adapter with micro usb input 100-240V-0.15A. Output 5v 1000mA and noticed the plug gets very hot so am concerned. I have tried my old blackberry main plug with micro usb cable and it does not get hot. Pl can…
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issues adding gmail to mail app on iphone - "cannot get mail - gmail is currently unavailable"
I'm trying to add my daughter's gmail account to the mail app on her iphone 8. But after adding everything and authorising it, I just get the "cannot get mail - gmail is currently unavailable" error message. I've tried uninstalling the mail app, deleteing and adding her gmail details, and even resetting the network…
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No sound on uploaded video to Youtube.
Hi all, I am getting no where with this............I upload a video to my Youtube channel (recorded on my iPad direct to YT on their app) most weeks for work purposes (as I have been doing for the last 2 years) but the last one recorded fine visually but had no sound. I have had my iPad checked and there's nothing wrong…
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Does Windows 11 use a VPN ?
My new Windows 11 Laptop thinks that I am over 100 mile away from my true location and also believes that my ISP is Amazon rather than TalkTalk - When I check my IP address on line !Confirmed by Speedtest How can this be ?Is there a VPN built in to Windows 11 ?
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Android Laptop
I do not know if this is a thing but I am looking for a replacement laptop and it a ideal world I would like it to have these options. * Lightweight ( we like to take it with us when we go on holiday as we stay in AirB&Bs) * Fast ( do not play games beyond hidden object type) * Good storage * Can download android apps (…
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SD card showing error on Laptop - Help.
Hi there. When I insert an SD card into the slot in my laptop, I get a blue screen and an error message saying that it has to restart. As far as I can tell the SD card isn't corrupted, as it works in our camera, and i've tried 2 or 3 cards with the same result. The only thing I can think of, after a bit of googling, is…
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Amazon notification
Is it possible to stop Amazon texting my phone and e-mailing me every time I go onto the site. It's very annoying!
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Remove background of photo’s via a Free app?
I’ve looked and seen a few apps which can remove backgrounds. However when I go into the site they aren’t free - just a 7 day trial. Can anyone point me in the right direction for a totally free one - if there is one please? Thank you,
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Facebook tracking
My wife gets advertising 'meant' for me on her Facebook feed. Has anybody any ideas how? She use the Facebook app (doesn't post much), I use Facebook via Chrome, pretty much as read only, with all privacy options on. If I browse to a website, such as Halfords, looking for an item, SHE starts getting Halfords ads, for the…
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EE System said to be "a little bit down."
I'm having "strange" problems on EE this morning and I wonder if anyone else is experience the same thing. I could not find my package details on line (I wanted to check) and I used the Chat service. I am almost confused now about what happened in what order but one text message said something about a family member…
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My downloads no longer going down to the task bar
I often use EVRi and whenever I download an invoice or labels, they appear to be going down to the left end of the task bar at the bottom of my screen. From here, I simply click on them and hit PRINT ,,, Easy ! Now today, they go up to the top right, where there's an arrow representing downloads. However, it seems…
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Samsung a22 question
Hi, since my Samsung last updated, every time I click on an email I always get what seems like a popup saying "Allow this page to open google play" "You will leave Microsoft edge and open google play" It has the option to allow or cancel. It's driving me mad, does anyone know how to stop this popping up every time I try to…
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Dishwasher Leaking - only 2 years and a half years old
Hi, I wanted to know if anyone has dealt with goods not lasting a reasonable amount of time and how to address this. The retailer states on the website to go straight to the manufacturer which is incorrect according to Martin Lewis. I'm yet to contact them but wanted some advice before I do this and to see if anyone has…
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How can I access Yahoo emails from thousands of emails ago?
I've had my Yahoo account over 20 years now but I've never deleted emails I'm not interested in. Over the years I have accumulated 66,000 unread ones, which has never been a problem until now. I need to access a read one I received in a certain February, but scrolling down that far on the app is going to take hours! I've…
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Stupid question re mobile phone sim cards
I'm going to ask what might be a very silly question about mobile phone sim cards. I have an unlocked phone, with an EE sim but am out of contract. I pay about £10/month for 12GB data. I'm pretty happy with this but want more data so I can get some music. EE will not match any of the available sim only deals, and like all…
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Instagram toolbar has moved from top to left
This is on my PC, using Chrome browser. I prefer the toolbar horizontal and up top, but for some reason it's now running vertical, on the left side. I've checked Instagram settings, but I can't see a way to correct it.
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Hive heating app on mobile phone.
I have the Hive heating app on
an OPPO A74 Android 13 mobile phone. It controls my central heating and hot water. It works fine but the display
wraps the final letter of Boost. Instead of Boost it
displays Boos t It also wraps the the
time remaining. 00:44 is displayed as 00:4 4 I have tried adjusting
text size in the app…
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USB not playing back video on Samsung TV
Hi, I occasionally download programs for my mum to watch on her Samsung TV, model UE40H5000AK via a USB stick I've been doing so for years without issue however, the latest stuff just won't play. The TV recognises the USB and I can navigate to the folder and can see the individual MKV files but they have a red circle with…