what grinds your gears

[Old Boar]

Trying to get though to EE and hearing how they are the "most reliable" network over and over again. I suppose that is true, I can rely on not having any signal at all for the last month.
Repairs are "underway" they say, just as they said last month. I am going to have a look at the mast tomorrow to see if there really are men working on it, or someone in EE is going to have his/her ears burned tomorrow!
I may take my large bolt cutters....

 

[JeepJeep]

Lazy people who want the world without ever having an "outer chair experience"

 

[itsalwaysme]

Trying to get though to EE and hearing how they are the "most reliable" network over and over again. I suppose that is true, I can rely on not having any signal at all for the last month.
Repairs are "underway" they say, just as they said last month. I am going to have a look at the mast tomorrow to see if there really are men working on it, or someone in EE is going to have his/her ears burned tomorrow!
I may take my large bolt cutters....

What are you planing on doing, climbing the mast to see if you get a signal

 

[Old Boar]

How many tension wires do you think need to be cut before the mast gets a lean on it?

 

[Breakthru]

Trying to get though to EE and hearing how they are the "most reliable" network over and over again. I suppose that is true, I can rely on not having any signal at all for the last month.
Repairs are "underway" they say, just as they said last month. I am going to have a look at the mast tomorrow to see if there really are men working on it, or someone in EE is going to have his/her ears burned tomorrow!
I may take my large bolt cutters....

Get an unlocked 2nd hand 4G phone (Nokia Lumia £80 at game shop). Buy all the network sim cards at the pound shop and work out who is best.
I was 02's biggest critic years ago when BT owned them but now have a sim deal of unlimited mins, txts +25 gig data for £25/mth. Excellent signal, just upgraded all the aerials, and fantastic service. 16 gig £16 if you are not a big data user.
I live alone so this is my home,business phone and my internet router.
Puts BT EE Talk Talk etc to shame. Have sold all my BT shares due to this.

 

[marcot]

Yes but buying all those SIM cards at the pound shop ....however much are they going to cost?

 

[GTB]

Trying to get though to EE and hearing how they are the "most reliable" network over and over again. I suppose that is true, I can rely on not having any signal at all for the last month.
Repairs are "underway" they say, just as they said last month. I am going to have a look at the mast tomorrow to see if there really are men working on it, or someone in EE is going to have his/her ears burned tomorrow!
I may take my large bolt cutters....

we had similar problems with EE last summer. The signal would be off for days at a time and this went on for weeks/months. I phoned them up one day only to be told by George from Calcutta that there were two men working on the mast 'as we speak'. I said no there isn't you lying pansy, I can see the mast from here! Anyhow in the end they sent me a wifi thingy so I could use the mobile off the wifi. Not much help when I was out in a field but at least I did get texts and voicemails when I got in. When the signal came back permanently we had 4g and all so bear with them is what I'd say tbh. Keep on to them for now though, ask for the free gadgets and insist on a month or two of line rental reimbursed (I got it).

 

[Breakthru]

Yes but buying all those SIM cards at the pound shop ....however much are they going to cost?

Try a pound each, as in pound shop.
If that is too expensive go to home bargains, some are 79p each.
Not an expensive trial to improve your internet and phone connection as in my case by a factor of 100.

 

[rob1]

Try a pound each, as in pound shop.
If that is too expensive go to home bargains, some are 79p each.
Not an expensive trial to improve your internet and phone connection as in my case by a factor of 100.

I think he was being ironic

 

[Old Boar]

Unfortunately EE is the only one that works here - sometimes. Visitors have to go up the road to get their messages on different networks. They sent me a wifi thingy but apparently you need more than 1mg for this to work.
They have given me so many refunds, I wont have to pay for at least 6 months, which is nice, but I would rather have a working phone!

 

[Superted820]

Pesticide containers. Makes me mad when spraying docks having to put in 14 cans plus wetter. Why can't they be available in bottles bigger than 2 litres?? If they're all for contamination risk, environmental waste etc etc even a 4L tub would make a huge difference.

 

[Pilatus]

With so much "Real Drama" happening in the world and our everyday lives,I cannot for the life of me understand why there are so many drama and terror films shown (made) on TV and at cinemas. Even more concerning why do people watch these drama programmes showing so much violence and terror ,when in real life they cannot cope with it .
I only see the above type of films advertised on tv ,during the interludes,the short clips make me think who watches this trash.

 

[Av Gorritt]

ALL helplines Well- with the honourable exception of Zen , who are only in Rochdale and always have time to talk (in English) even though usually it's nowt to do with them . My particular ire at the moment is the "Hewlettt Packard one . Why do all helplines make it so difficult to actually get help .? First of all it's an automated thing "If this , Say that " type of thing , with the inevitable "I'm sorry I didn't catch that , please repeat slowly and clearly . " Eventually they shunted me into the Bangalore siding who's helpline person spoke so quietly that even if I could have understood her , I couldn't hear properly anyway . I put the phone down in disgust , And I only wanted to know the ins and outs of the HP instant ink scheme - good or bad . It's a new printer (HP Officejet Pro 6970 ) and I don't want to use spurious cartridges at least until it comes out of warranty . It used up the "Starter" set PDQ , and I replaced them with Genuine HP cartridges and after only a very short time with not a lot of work done , it's whinging about having a new set ready as these are nearing the end of their life (£40 odd a set ) It seems to spend a lot of time head cleaning grinding and whirring seemingly for ages , which must see off a load of ink . I vowed that I'd never buy another printer but a Brother , that will accept just about any cartridges , refilled , spurious , whatever . I won't do it again!

 

[Kidds]

With so much "Real Drama" happening in the world and our everyday lives,I cannot for the life of me understand why there are so many drama and terror films shown (made) on TV and at cinemas. Even more concerning why do people watch these drama programmes showing so much violence and terror ,when in real life they cannot cope with it .
I only see the above type of films advertised on tv ,during the interludes,the short clips make me think who watches this trash.

My missus.

 

[milkloss]

ALL helplines Well- with the honourable exception of Zen , who are only in Rochdale and always have time to talk (in English) even though usually it's nowt to do with them . My particular ire at the moment is the "Hewlettt Packard one . Why do all helplines make it so difficult to actually get help .? First of all it's an automated thing "If this , Say that " type of thing , with the inevitable "I'm sorry I didn't catch that , please repeat slowly and clearly . " Eventually they shunted me into the Bangalore siding who's helpline person spoke so quietly that even if I could have understood her , I couldn't hear properly anyway . I put the phone down in disgust , And I only wanted to know the ins and outs of the HP instant ink scheme - good or bad . It's a new printer (HP Officejet Pro 6970 ) and I don't want to use spurious cartridges at least until it comes out of warranty . It used up the "Starter" set PDQ , and I replaced them with Genuine HP cartridges and after only a very short time with not a lot of work done , it's whinging about having a new set ready as these are nearing the end of their life (£40 odd a set ) It seems to spend a lot of time head cleaning grinding and whirring seemingly for ages , which must see off a load of ink . I vowed that I'd never buy another printer but a Brother , that will accept just about any cartridges , refilled , spurious , whatever . I won't do it again!

Been there! Get a colour laser with wireless. Uses black to print black and not a combination of expensive colourinks like inkjets do (supposedly to keep them 'fresh'). No head cleaning and no expiry date on cartridges: you buy spares and they are out of date but he time you use them!

 

[Bob c]

what make ?

 

[Av Gorritt]

Been there! Get a colour laser with wireless. Uses black to print black and not a combination of expensive colourinks like inkjets do (supposedly to keep them 'fresh'). No head cleaning and no expiry date on cartridges: you buy spares and they are out of date but he time you use them!

Yes , got a Brother colour laser , and excellent it is too , used mostly for "business work " but the colour isn't quite up to photos or better quality illustration work . Very fast though and no "puffin' an' grindin' before it gets to work . I try however to run the inkjet at least once a week with a full colour print , just to stop the heads from drying up . I'll still try to find out about the HP Instant ink scheme , where they get a message from your printer on wi fi , when you're down , All for ONLY -- well I'll find out .

 

[milkloss]

what make ?

If you were asking me: brother hl3150cdw from printerland.co.uk. Can print straight from iPad, iPhone and probably android. £150 and comes with 1000 page starter toners (5, black and four colours). Buy a kit which comes with a hot hole cutter and little gears, grommets, toner etc to refill the starter toners so they are now full capacity ones. I haven't had to refill the colours yet though. Saves ££££

 

[Bob c]

yes i am and thank you

 

[milkloss]

Yes , got a Brother colour laser , and excellent it is too , used mostly for "business work " but the colour isn't quite up to photos or better quality illustration work . Very fast though and no "puffin' an' grindin' before it gets to work . I try however to run the inkjet at least once a week with a full colour print , just to stop the heads from drying up . I'll still try to find out about the HP Instant ink scheme , where they get a message from your printer on wi fi , when you're down , All for ONLY -- well I'll find out .

Binned my inkjet after having the laser. Any good photos get printed by an online firm, the laser is ok for just showing a photo to someone in passing. The inks just go off all the time in the inkjets, just not worth the money and hassle imo.