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Which AI tools do you use?
Which AI tools do you use to save money, boost your income or organise your finances? Let us know your success stories (how much did you save? What did you learn?). Does your bank offer any AI tools and if so, are they a help or a hindrance? We'd like to hear of any duds you've tried too. Thank you. ___________________…
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Techie Stuff sticky
🖥 Useful thread from the Forum: * FAQs - Techie Qs & As (Some of the information in the links may be out of date, so please do check the dates of posts first). If there are any other useful Forum threads on this board that you think we should add, let us know 🗣 🖨Other helpful content from MoneySavingExpert.com: * Best free…
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I need a new Network PC1 card to solve a problem.
Hi folks, I have an old desktop pc 16 years (has had a few upgrades in its time but otherwise running good) I do have a problem though Connected to Erro Router (with Youfibre through Ethernet) I do have this problem very often when either I start the PC or wakes from Sleep that the internet is not connected, The network…
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Nest thermostat thinks we're Away, when we're not
Don't know whether this is linked to the lastest IOS update, which mentioned they were fixing bugs with Airtag locations, but yesterday when we came home, the Nest didn't recognise we were here. We didn't notice it until 2 hours after the heating was due to come on, that it seemed cold in our lounge where the thermostat…
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Flaky 5 app on my TV
Hi, I have this TV The 5 app seems to be very poor: It takes ages to load & often hangs Please note: I have very strong / fast wifi signal and all other apps work well. I have deleted and re-installed app, but no improvement.
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Gmail folders missing on phone
My email provider is Fasthosts, where I have an IMAP mailbox. When I log onto webmail I can see the folder structure that matches what I have on my laptop using Thunderbird. Until recently the same folders could be seen in the Gmail app on my phone (Motorola Edge 40 Neo, Android 15) by selecting the three bars, but now all…
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Advice on 4G router please
I want to replace the rather poor and expensive broadband service to my house with mobile broadband. I can get a mobile data sim for £3 a month whereas the broadband provider wants £32 a month. So, I’m happy to give mobile a try. There’s a tower 1/2 mile away and despite the hill in between the signal is okayish. There’s…
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Air tags?
Do they work in remote areas with no mobile network coverage?
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Virtual landline
Moving over to mobile broadband will mean ditching our landline number that we have had for nearly 50 years, as we’ve moved it with us when we moved home. We still get calls on it, although we usually make calls on our mobile phones. If there’s a fairly cheap way to retain the number and redirect it to a mobile phone or…
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Samsung TV - Freesat EPG
I'm thinking about buying this TV Samsung 55 Inch QE55Q7FAAU Smart 4K UHD HDR LED TV I will be using my current sky dish to connect to the tv. can anyone please confirm if it will pick up all the freesat channels and give me full 7 day EPG?
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"Local Energy Advisor" spam calls
I've been on the TPS for decades and it's reduced spam calls no end, but obviously some people still ignore it. As well as the "bank security department" scams, which probably originate outside the country, one persistent annoyance is the "local energy advisor" calls. These have been going on for years and should have been…
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??? Just had this appear on a family member's Samsung phone.
What on earth?
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Remove POP UPs from Android Phone
My New Android phone ( Motorola G85) is annoying me - I am getting constant "news" pop ups - I think that they are from the HELLO YOU app - which I can't remove Any clever suggestions ?
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Security monitor/ microphone / speaker for elderly
My elderly mother is hardly ever left alone but I need some way to contact her at home on the very rare occasions that I have to leave her unattended for a short period. She can no longer cope with answering the phone as her hands are too arthritic. Is there a gadget that's pretty easy to set up which I could use to speak…
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Word: Issue where Word keeps saying to 'Save' even though have just saved it
Hi I'm having an issue with Word at work, when I save a document and then after saving on attempting to close it, it then comes up with the message box "Want to save your changes to 'document name?'", as though I am closing it WITHOUT saving it. If I then open the document, it has clearly been saved, but the message is…
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Microsoft License
Today I bought a new printer HP envy 6100e Tried to install found it hopeless ,contacted HP support who spent over an hour still could not get it up and running remotely, said he would call back when problem found. He calls back says the problem is my windows 10 is no longer supported and i would need a new license it…
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Ring door bell parts
I got a new video door bell plus and it’s missing the large raw plug and large screw but only seen parts for the smaller one screws for the £2.99 spares?
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PC not starting
Hi, My dads PC isn't starting - I suspect it is probably the power supply unit, but wondered if there could be any other reasons ? I opened the box this afternoon and the light on the motherboard is on, but when I press the on button the processor fan gives a very brief stutter but nothing else happens. Thanks for any help.
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undo latest I O S "upgrade"
I've got two apple phone users here grumbling about the latest "upgrade" (I O S 26.2.1) and wondering if there's a way to 'roll back' to the previous version. Is there a way? — Sent from my aNdroid phone! 😉
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samsung phone locked not able access
is the any way to access the above with out having to lose all dat on the phone and any idea of cost as phone is 6 years old and sim free as it seem some tried to acess it and reird to may time to gain access
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Weird Excel calculation
£ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 93.59 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 18.12 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 169.90 When doing the Sum function (via the icon) I get a wrong answer All other cells are empty - I have checked and checked and checked again.…
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How do I contact Insta?
My Instagram account was blocked today, no clue as to why. Last time this happened I provided my mobile number. No reception here since this afternoon, so unable to verify, so at risk of losing account, email states. They`ve sent 3 codes but so far my phone won`t receive. Reception always poor here. Can`t even message to…
