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Three WiFi router help
My nan uses a three WiFi router for her internet on her windows laptop. Suddenly she can’t access sites like ITV X and BBC IPlayer through the browser. She gets a page cannot load page. She can access other pages though and they load. We have tried other browsers. When Curry’s take a look they all load for them. So is it…
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Best budget ish soundbar- just plugged in Samsung and unsure.
Hi. I have used a yamaha yas93 (now discontinued) for years. No sub no other speaks and I genuinely felt like it was closed to surround sound. Now I'm only changing it because of dramas with a soundbsr that mean it won't fit but also the optical socket in my TV is knackered. Have plugged in a Samsung hw b5550 tonight (with…
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"Alexa show 5 " touch screen not working
Hi all, i am using Alexa Show 5 but the touch screen died 2 days back suddenly. All other functions are working perfectly i.e questioning & answering but the touch screen, no response at all. I have also reset is several times but no luck. I purchased it almost 2 years ago. Any advice thank you so much kind regards AK
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Changing Battery in a Kindle Keyboard (D01101)
I've had this for many years but barely used it but when i went to use it recently the normal Empty Battery message doesn't go even when charging using different chargers and different fixes etc Apparently not using them isn't great for the battery. I don't want o buy another one so i'm looking to change the battery but…
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Setting up loud alert/alarm/notification in Gmail for G62 Motorola
Has anyone successfully found a way of setting up reliable alerts or notifications from Google calendar? That is loud or persistent enough to be reliable? All I get is a ping, which is OK if the phone is next to me. However, if the phone's in a different room or if the TV or washing machine is on, chances are the alerts…
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How do I connect a smart speaker to my smartphone?
Hello! I'm trying to connect a smart speaker to my smartphone using the MyConnectHome app. When I open the app, I get a message saying "Please on-board your router." I try to connect, but the QR code won't scan, and when I enter the router data manually, I get a message saying "This device is having trouble connecting."…
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Pension Tracing Service not working
I was looking at the gov.uk Pension Tracing website before , but it does not appear to be working this week. Is anyone else able to access it ?
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Alter music playcounts on Plex
I'm running Plex Media Server on my Synology DS923+. I'd like to alter some of the playcounts on my music collection. Is there anyway to do this on Plex? Thanks.
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Email from Bankrate
I received an email from 'Bankrate' asking me to verify email address by clicking a button.But i did not try and open Bankrate account, never even heard of them before but they seem to be some US company.Should i contact them via the email address below to let them know i did not create a Bankrate account or could that…
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File organisation on Samsung A14
I have in Google Files on my Samsung A14 around 20 short audio clips in the form of mp3 files, each with the name of a tune as its filename. With them sorted alphabetically, this works well enough for me to use when practicing clarinet. I have on my laptop two folders, each containing around 40 similar clips of exercises.…
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Switch controlled by Alexa
I installed a couple of switches to control the under cupboard lights in the kitchen. One of them has stopped working. The ones I used were Sonoff BasicR3. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07WFM246Q They have been okay, although I am disappointed to have a 50% failure rate in 3 years. Should I use something different…
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Video card vs Battery life - laptop
My MSI laptop has two different video choices - a lower spec Intel Iris XE and a high spec NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4060 - I have been running on the high spec until recently, when I noticed the battery was not lasting as long as I expected Running on the NVIDIA - Battery lasts 1 1/4 hoursRunning on the INTEL - Battery lasts for…
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amazon fire tablet
Morning all. Last year i upgraded from a 7inch to the 10 inch tablet.I like the way you can get around with Amazon Fire and so hubby has just ordered the new Amazon Max 11. When i went to load all my favourites on to my 10 inch tablet i immediately got all the bookmarks transferred across which was great,didn't have to do…
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its another laptop scam =sorry folks did not realise straight away.
I would have ignored it but it froze my computer so I had to phone the number given for Microsoft Windows Defender (Removed by Forum Team) - Guy called Brandon answered and said I needed to pay for an extension for windows Defender 1 year £199.99 2 years £299.99 or 3 years £399.99. I did ask questions - he said he worked…
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Classic Outlook
Is there any way I can retain Classic Outlook without being switched to New Outlook. Now everytime I switch on my laptop it goes into New Outlook which to me is rubbish. The slider at the top to come our of New Outlook has disappeared and then I have to go into help which after about 8 screens returns me temporarily to…
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Burn music to CD
I need to burn some music to a CD to play for an occasion. I downloaded one song from YouTube as an Mp3 file I then used Windows Media Player to burn it to a blank CDAfter it failed for the third time, I gave up and binned the CDs :'( We've now found the artist's original CD in the garage and would like to burn six tracks…
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Scan Old Slides to PC
Digging through some memorabilia and found a load of slides. We have borrowed a Maplin Gadget 5MP Film to PC Scanner which works reasonably well but is very tedious to use. (You have to manually insert three slides at a time into the fiddly holder, then push them through and click 'scan now' on each one, then remove and…
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Where to sell old phone
I have an old Samsung Galaxy Note 3 in working condition that i have just found in a drawer from a few years ago and may as well sell it. I have done a factory reset to get rid of personal info. We have a Ce exchange in town and there online (webuy.com) says its worth around £25 which is ok, but can you sell in store? or…
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Software for printing photos.
Hi, I am not very tech savvy and I am looking for an inexpensive or free software package to print off/resize/ simple editing of photographs. I am not wanting to edit videos or produce anything very complicated. Any suggestions gratefully received. Thanks!
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OLED vs qled TV for a sunny bright room
Still looking and every site I go on says something different We ideally want to spend around £500+ on a 55" TV which can be used in our bright lounge. Our current TV which we have had for 7 years has been brilliant but we are now struggling to watch Netflix/primer movies etc in the summer as they look so dark and the…
