Posts by AMBxx 2716 publicly visible posts • joined 3 Jan 2014
I have the older Fritzbox 7490. Very nice piece of kit. When an update caused a problem with just one VOIP provider, they were very responsive, took all the logs and included the solution in the next update.
From my perspective, all that's missing the ability to see which PC is using all the bandwidth. They like the idea though and are planning to add it in the future.
I just wish their central heating controllers were cheaper.
I still miss my Band 2. Never had a problem with the battery (that was the Band 1), but after the 5th one broke (yet another refund under warranty), I was no longer able to get another, so had to opt for a Samsung. Give mostly the same functionality. Only missing sensor is the UV and I'm glad to see the back of that.
I tried a Garmin and a FitBit, but had problems with notifications on the Garmin and the FitBits heart rate monitor was nonsense.
I'm more concerned about getting caught in the cross-fire. My work is about as far outside IR35 as it's possible to be - mutiple customers every month, flexible working arrangements, most of my customers haven't even met me, no direction or control etc etc.
However, given the odd letters I received from my public sector customers when the new laws were introduced, I'm concerned about how some companies may clamp down completely on external consultants like me 'just to be on the safe side'.
I agree that 'something' needs to be done, it's just that everything HMRC see to do is too heavy-handed.
Yahoo! was important back then too. Not so much a search engine as a hand-maintained directory.
These youngsters should get their history right.
I seem to recall Compuserve being a parallel system with no Internet access. That was added relatively late when they became little more than a dial-up ISP.
Most cars (all?) have either red or amber warning lights to notify the driver of problems. If it's red, you stop immediately. If amber, you follow some form of guidance. Would be easy enough for the software updates to have a warning light. Easy enough to prove a car has been notified of a critical update, just need to light an amber light to tell the driver to update next time they stop. Perhaps a graded system of how long they are allowed to drive until the light turns red.
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When there's an article about Android phones, he probably rants about how crap and insecure the OS is.
I just miss my Windows phone (don't want walled garden, don't like my current Android, don't seem to have any other options). The market really needs some serious competition, but MS blew it.
Not such a good start:
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/ \
/ REST \
/ IN \
/ PEACE \
/ \
| XX|
| 79 Au |
| killed by a |
| jackal |
| |
| |
| 2018 |
*| * * * | *
_________)/\\_//(\/(/\)/\//\/|_)_______
Goodbye XX the Ranger...
You died in The Dungeons of Doom on dungeon level 2 with 162 points,
and 79 pieces of gold, after 731 moves.
You were level 1 with a maximum of 15 hit points when you died.
A lot of this is down to expectations. For my 'emergency' mobile and car tracker, I use GiffGaff. £10 credit lasts a couple of years. I rarely use either, so am happy with the service I receive.
My business mobile is through O2. I hated O2's customer service, so now work through a reseller - they're great. IF there's a problem though, I get shouty as I'm expecting good service on an important service.
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