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Vodaphone Broadband wifi signal dropping
Looking for some help. I (stupidly) switched from EE to Vodaphone a couple of months ago. Pretty much since day one I've had issues with WIFI signal across the house. Signal keeps dropping throughout the house even when in plain sight of the router my phone for example will suddenly switch to mobile internet rather than…
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Best web hosting providers
Many moons ago I was seduced into using iPage as my web host. Unfortunately, they now want a ridiculous £281 for a year's worth of hosting. I note that new subscribers are getting it for $1.99 per month! So I am off, and looking for a new provider. Preferably one with telephone support, ideally UK-based but at least one…
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USB not recognised
On my Sharp SMART tv, I need to insert a USB device to record, but it says it's not recognised. I can't even pause the tv! Am I doing something wrong or have I missed a setting somewhere? I've just bought a new Toshiba SMART tv, and I'm getting a slightly different message on it, though it's basically saying the same. TIA
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OnePlus Nord 2 - Cannot set Nova Launcher as the default
Hi I've got the above phone and the built in stock launcher/home screen doesn't suit me, so I use Nova Launcher and have done for a decade. Even though I set it as default using the phone's setting and also confirm this via Nova Launcher, the phone will keep on jumping into the OnePlus launcher so I have to manually change…
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Outlook Junk emails not being automatically deleted
My Win 10 Outlook Junk emails are supposed to be automatically deleted 'after 10 days' but I have ignored them for a while and I see that I now have over 400 and the oldest is 8/11/2023. So the auto delete isn't working. Any ideas how to fix that? I am permanently signed in.
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Acer Aspire TC-1760 Tower Pc choice?
I'm looking for a new tower Pc and the Acer Aspire TC-160 seems to be the main contender to purchase at my budget of around £350-00, unless any member can recommend a different choice? There are two models available in the TC-1760 range, one has a intel core i3, the other a intel i5, my use will be general Pc work,…
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How Do I Add my MS Live Email Account to my Kindle Fire HD8 ?
I bought a Kindle Fire HD8 thinking it would be better than my old one, so I could use it for email sending abroad whilst away and whatever and find that I cannot add my Microsoft Live Email Account to it! The instructions on the Microsoft web site are a bit pathetic and don't work. It will only accept a Gmail account. Why…
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Bush tv without aerial
My mother had a small Bush LED22134FHD tv in the bedroom in her flat but since she’s moved into a care home we thought we might as well use it ourselves. It was connected to an outdoor aerial at her place and I intended to buy a set top aerial so it could be used in a spare bedroom. Some appear to advertise themselves as…
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I've locked myself out!
I've recently bought this laptop..https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3930706?clickSR=slp:term:lenovo laptop:8:41:1Like an idiot I've locked the touchpad and now can't get into it, no mouse working.Fortunately I've a spare PC, hence I can write this message. Any ideas how I can unlock it please? With the PC there's an F key…
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Audio output from smart TV through amp and speakers - digital audio adapters
I have upgraded my lounge TV to a Sony Bravia smart TV. The previous Panasonic has been moved elsewhere, but one feature the new Sony doesn't have is phono/RCA audio out sockets - which we had used to play the TV through the amp and to 4 speakers and a sub woofer to give surround-ish sound - mainly used for movies and…
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Free View Play? How Can A Smart LG TV Work On Wi Fi Only? (Without An Aerial.)
Please help. The TV is a LG OLED55C9PLA My friend is looking to move the TV. Another friend has suggested Free View Play, to avoid having untidy aerial cable extensions. Thanks for all replys.
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Windows 11 Versions and general software queries.
We are at the point of purchasing a new home PC and pretty much decided on a Dell Inspiron model. The configuration requires us to choose between the Windows 11 Home or Windows 11 Pro versions. There is a £63 price difference. The comparison between the two versions on both the Dell and the Microsoft website seems to…
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Windows Movie maker - no more?
Has Windows movie maker been done away with?
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Help with jpeg photos in mac
I have been sent my son's wedding photos by the photographer and they are all saved as jpeg. When I click on a photo it opens in preview. I usually just drag then into my Photos app on my apple macbook air. but I keep getting the message "Unsupported file type". How can I change the file type and to what? I need to do this…
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Another tablet query
Having narrowed down my preference to getting something from Samsung I'm now pondering what the difference is with these 4 available from Currys. (frankly my least favourite place to buy nearly anything but it's an easy compare) Tablets - Cheap Tablet Deals | Currys So prices go from £169 to £229, size is the same, 32 GB…
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VPN
Hi, could anyone explain what VPN is in simple terms please, does it provide you with an email address? Is it free? Any recommendations? Thank you
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Google account verification
Hi. A member of the family is in hospital & their phone has gone AWOL. I have bought a new phone & EE have sent us a replacement SIM card with the same original phone number. I am trying to set up the phone & have the persons Google account email & password but Google are sending a verification code to his old phone…
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Amazon Account for Alexa
Although I had an account many years ago. I closed it as I had fraud problems. It was before OTP and I was left not out of pocket. My son now buys all my Amazon purchases on his account, but. Now I would like to add an Echo Dot for Alexa to my extend my home Smart Switches. Can I open another Amazon account but not make…
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Stolen iphone
Hi, apologies if this isn’t the appropriate category. My iphone was recently (2 days ago) stolen by what I assumed were chancing pick pockets, however unbeknownst to me, they had watched me unlock my phone before snatching it from my hand, it was 1 in the morning in London so I didn’t bother chasing them. I didn’t have…
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iPhone & anonymous posts
On Facebook . R they possible? I’ve read with android can but not sure if working with iPhone. Any ideas? Thank u
