Nice people thread part 7 - a thread in its prime

PasturesNew

Nikkster wrote: »

o2: if you have o2 mobile phone, normal cust services = From your O2 mobile 4445 25p per call

If you don't have an O2 mobile
0844 847 0202 5p / min†
Opening hours Monday - Friday 08:00 - 21:00
Saturday 08:00 - 20:00
Sunday 08:00 - 18:00

† 5p per minute from a BT landline, other providers' charges may vary.

I dont have an O2 mobile phone, just a sim for mobile broadband, that fits into a dongle.

silvercar

so I bought one... only to discover I now needed batteries....

Also in my power cut box! Shame you are not near enough to send the box over to you!

PasturesNew

misskool wrote: »

If last tenant had sky, you can see it by poking your head outside, they don't normally remove the sky satellite dish.

Weather's been vile - and it's pitch black outside. So far I've not stuck my head outside that side of the house. I leave for work in the dark and get back in the dark. I've no torch and there are no outside lights - and there's nothing out the back, so no streetlights or other form of lighting.

I can look Saturday

But I don't want Sky - they'll want money for stuff I dont understand.

misskool

PasturesNew wrote: »

I dont have an O2 mobile phone, just a sim for mobile broadband, that fits into a dongle.

The sim for the mobile broadband can be taken out and placed into a phone. depending on what they've done on the sim, you may be able to call when you put it in the phone.

PasturesNew

You'd think information about phones etc would/should be stuff agents/landlords tell you about by default. Slack bunch of wallies!

I think I'm in danger of being arrested soon. Sitting here in the middle of the carpark, typing away .... in the dark ..... looking probably quite dodgy. Engine running....

Looks like 10-15 mins left of power, or it might suddenly shut down before that... without warning. As they do.

michaels

silvercar wrote: »

I acquired mine from a previous office, it now lives in the power cut box.

Snap

Is it just indoors you get no signal PN or is it anywhere in the vicinity? Could the phone point just be a separate extension belonging to LL or is it definitely just yours? It is a shame you are so far, we have scart leads coming out of our ears and old phones etc etc.

If you are by Sains could you no buy one, use it to test the line and then return it 'unused'?

Sometimes if you do have to pay a BT reconnection fee it can be cheaper to go with another operator like post office etc.

I think most mobile cos have an online service checker to give a clue as to whether you might get signal at any address?

202 will get you to O2 CS for free although may be only on contract?

PasturesNew

There's a page here for home/broadband - which I haven't time online to read yet http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-broadband#bundles

Looks like Tesco's a good bet (randomly picked as it was closest to the top of the list and said unlimited). That type of stuff really needs a chair, desk, mug of coffee and a couple of hours to decide.... even if I knew if the line's connected.

PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

Snap

Is it just indoors you get no signal PN or is it anywhere in the vicinity? Could the phone point just be a separate extension belonging to LL or is it definitely just yours? It is a shame you are so far, we have scart leads coming out of our ears and old phones etc etc.

If you are by Sains could you no buy one, use it to test the line and then return it 'unused'?

Sometimes if you do have to pay a BT reconnection fee it can be cheaper to go with another operator like post office etc.

I think most mobile cos have an online service checker to give a clue as to whether you might get signal at any address?

202 will get you to O2 CS for free although may be only on contract?

No idea re vicinity - not tried sitting in the driveway (dark/spooky/looks odd). I'll recharge the laptop when I get home and try that later.

No idea re extension or line. It never occurred to me. I've found a lightswitch that turns their garden lights on Must be popular with neighbours as I found that about 4am this morning.

Sains isn't very big - could try... but somewhere between Saturday morning (moving in a severe weather situation) ... and here .. I've lost the will to live so not going back in there today,

O2's checker hasn't worked for me at home - I'll try it again from here. The page also says to downline silverlight - tried that, it downloaded some last night, then stopped and tonight at home even the microsoft page wouldn't load.

I don't have an O2 phone, so 202 won't work for me.

Nearly out of battery now. I'll go home, recharge then get back online.

Edit: Their signal checker says I'm in a blue zone - full coverage inside and out.

PasturesNew

Going home now. Back on later.
Cheers
I was all dark and lonely ... and even had a little cry earlier

michaels

Reason I ask re outside is we allegedly have good signal but with our extension the steel beams kill the signal indoors, this means that the mobile operators claim it is not their fault no signal inside.

Have you google unlocking your dongle so you can try payg sims for other operators? The O2 dongle I have I think came unlocked.