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Neil5459
Posted on: Nov 3 2008, 07:31


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QUOTE(awarner (MVP) @ Nov 2 2008, 21:07) *
I think he was lucky in the end, but it's almost as if the Toyota let him through.


My wife- who is not into motorsport at all- said the same at the time smile.gif

I think it was genuine though- looking at what happened earlier in the season to those on the 'wrong' tyres! Just lucky the heavier rain started when it did smile.gif
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Neil5459
Posted on: Nov 2 2008, 19:36


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QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Nov 2 2008, 19:24) *
All came good in the end... ;)

P


What a cliffhanger though smile.gif

Hammy was a worthy championship winner in terms of consistency and excitement throughout the season; Massa was magnanimous in Champoinship defeat unlike the crowd. Good work was done by all.
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Neil5459
Posted on: Oct 15 2008, 13:33


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Are you sure you disabled ALL the connections? Most devices have a WAP connection (My Work Network) set up for the MMS channel to use, as well as the Web connection (My ISP, or Internet)- it may be that something was trying any available connection?
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Neil5459
Posted on: Oct 15 2008, 06:42


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QUOTE(Shadowy @ Oct 14 2008, 22:44) *
Thanks Paul, no idea how I managed to change it, that other mode seems worse than useless!


I'm not sure if you did change it smile.gif

Same thing happened to me yesterday and I definitely didn't change anything. A Ctrl-F5 cleared it.

The whole site had been crawling since Monday morning, though better yesterday; today no problems at all, and speed back to normal!
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Neil5459
Posted on: Oct 4 2008, 11:43


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QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Oct 4 2008, 12:42) *
On it now peeps...

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Neil5459
Posted on: Oct 4 2008, 11:39


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QUOTE(Dark Horse @ Oct 4 2008, 12:32) *
Yes, I kinda expected that all the posts would have at least been deleted as soon as a Mod noticed Was surprised to find it all still there this morning with more content having been added overnight.


I've just removed 200 of these from the last 24hrs smile.gif

Thought Paul may have closed the forum while the cause was investigated, but will keep checking for new ones.
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Neil5459
Posted on: Oct 4 2008, 10:01


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QUOTE(Dark Horse @ Oct 4 2008, 10:42) *
I haven't put anything in and wasn't logged in either! It was like this last night at around 1am but I thought it was just a glitch.

I'll log back out, take a screen shot and then post it back here.


This has been reported in the Staff Room and Paul is aware of the problem smile.gif
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Neil5459
Posted on: Sep 20 2008, 14:14


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Glad it was as enjoyable as you'd hoped!

Good to have you back though!
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Neil5459
Posted on: Sep 12 2008, 19:09


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QUOTE(jimbouk @ Sep 12 2008, 16:41) *
So I have been paying £22.99 per month for my calls and broadband from Pipex (plus £11 per month to BT of course). I get a 2Meg service and 3000 mins of calls.

Having set up a Small Business Server 2003 R2, I decided to get a fixed IP address so I could host my own emails in the exchange server. I rang Pipex who told me that I couoldnt get a fixed IP address with the current service and that I would have to upgrade.

So I was put through to retentions who without any sort of discussion offered me up to 8mb, unlimited bandwidth and unlimited calls and a static IP address... for £12.99 per month - on a one month rolling contract!

So £10 less per month for faster adsl AND a static IP AND unlimited calls!


Result smile.gif

I had a similar experience with BT last week (Yes- you heard that right!); having been on the BT Business Broadband service in my practice since it was introduced, at £35 per month, I decided to try and get a reduction. Rang BT and asked for a MAC code so I could move to Pipex who charge £17.99 pm. Immediately offered capped 10GB service at 8mbps for £15 pm. As I've never used more than 3GB per month I jumped!

Apparently BT have only just started offering this retention deal, so worth a try if anyone else is paying too much and out of contract.
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Neil5459
Posted on: Sep 10 2008, 06:10


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QUOTE(Looby @ Sep 9 2008, 19:51) *
That's because the McLarens were carrying more wing than the Ferraris giving them more downforce in the wet.


..and McLaren #1 was carrying a device which isn't scared of a wet track smile.gif
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Neil5459
Posted on: Sep 8 2008, 12:18


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QUOTE(DavidC @ Sep 8 2008, 11:11) *
I hope the appeal is successful, but this is turning into a farce now.


If the appeal is allowed to proceed smile.gif

Technically this was a 'drive through' penalty, and these are not allowed to be appealed. McLaren have to go to the FIA Court of Appeal who will initially decide if they are permitted to appeal before proceeding.

Even the 'giving back the place' issue may be irrelevant if the stewards stick to the letter of Rule 30.3a

30.3 a) During practice and the race, drivers may use only the track and must at all times observe the
provisions of the Code relating to driving behaviour on circuits.


as LH patently used more than just the track (as did just about every other driver in this, and other races) smile.gif


Nice result list from a US site, Patronise US:

Race Result after 44 Laps

1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:22:59.394

2 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber + 9.383

3 Lewis Hamilton** McLaren - Mercedes + 10.539

4 Fernando Alonso Renault + 14.478

5 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso - Ferrari + 14.576

6 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber + 15.037

7 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso - Ferrari + 16.735

8 Mark Webber Red Bull - Renault + 42.776

9 Timo Glock* Toyota + 1:07.045

10 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren - Mercedes + 1 Lap

11 David Coulthard Red Bull - Renault + 1 Lap

12 Nico Rosberg Williams - Toyota + 1 Lap

13 Adrian Sutil Force India - Ferrari + 1 Lap

14 Kazuki Nakajima Williams - Toyota + 1 Lap

15 Jenson Button Honda + 1 Lap

16 Jarno Trulli Toyota + 1 Lap

17 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India - Ferrari + 1 Lap

R Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Hopeless

R Rubens Barrichello Honda Useless car

R Nelson Piquet Jr Renault Useless driver


* - Given 25 second penalty for overtaking under yellow flags.
** - Given 25 second penalty for overtaking.
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Neil5459
Posted on: Sep 7 2008, 10:06


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QUOTE(tsutton @ Sep 6 2008, 16:51) *
Heh...it's funny when they do it and not doing actual work!


Doesn't that come under 'Staff Develpment' and 'Product Knowledge' ? smile.gif
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Neil5459
Posted on: Jul 28 2008, 07:13


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QUOTE(~Rob @ Jul 27 2008, 21:44) *
Well it seems to be a black Astra according to the sighting I heard of in Brum and both references in this article. I'm assming it's the same car as you never seem to get two sightings in the same day from different areas.

One thing to think about is that St. Augustines is permit holders only so I guess they're employing local people to do the driving


Well at least the GM page of Street Sightings shows that there are at least 5 different vehicles- all black, but some Vauxhall and some Opel smile.gif
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Neil5459
Posted on: Jul 9 2008, 12:27


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QUOTE(octoped @ Jul 9 2008, 11:48) *
I logged into my orange account online and all the plan change options have only 2 months unlimited web browsing under the 'more details' section. Whats this all about, how do I get it for good?


If you have updated your account to Dolphin 35 or upwards, you get up to 500MB of anytime Mobile Internet access for the life of the contract.

The 2 months Evening/Weekend is an error (or at least that is what applies to plans that don't include the full Anytime access); I've just gone through this with CS, and have had it confirmed that my plan will be 'Unlimited' from my next billing date.
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Posted on: Jul 6 2008, 09:03


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QUOTE(blackhorse @ Jul 5 2008, 15:39) *
fair use is 500mb


..and no tethering, VOIP or streaming (same as O2, Voda and WnW Basic)
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Posted on: Jul 5 2008, 06:14


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You should be able to go into your Online Account and look for the Change Service Plan option. The new tariffs are now listed alongside large 'stars' saying Unlimited Mobile Internet. You do need to update your service plan to get the new services, but if you want to stay on the same level, you will need to speak to CS.

Service Plan updates don't take effect till the next billing date, but Bundle changes take effect after 24 hours, so don't select a new service plan and cancle the OWA30 data immediately or you may find yourself with a large data bill smile.gif
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Posted on: Jul 2 2008, 16:36


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They are now advertising the new plans on site- any plan of £30 per month or more has 'unlimited' mobile internet.

I rang to ask what that meant and was told there was a FUP of 500MB, that the plans were for new customers only at present, but would be available for the forseeable future. Mobile access only (ie no tethering), no streaming and no VOIP.

No WM devices on the phone list for the plans available, but apparently Diamond is about 2-3 weeks away and may well be included at a charge. All current phones, including 'premium' ones are free on these plans except N95 at £30 and an exotic Nokia at £200 smile.gif
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Posted on: Feb 15 2008, 19:51


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QUOTE(harrysaab @ Feb 15 2008, 18:20) *
many thanks guys

hey neil wil u be able to help with some of work as my submission date is 1st may and i need to do Literature review and i needed some help with this and how u should go about doing this.

my initial title was 'media services on mobile phone networks' but my 2nd supervisor did not understand project terms so said u should have a title in a form of a question which u r trying to find out, like ending with ? mark. so i changed it to 'what is gender perferences of using mobile phones?' also il be talking about media services/mobile tv etc in the report.
any help or pointers would be much appreciated.

cheers.


Sorry, but my field is pretty specialised to a branch of medicine; I'm in private practice most of the time but teach/tutor one day per week.

Your supervisor has left it a bit late to suggest changes (or have you responded late? smile.gif ) so you really need to ask him/her for advice. Presumbly the title should reflect the actual context, not just what a misconception by the supervisor has suggested? Failing that, your university librarian would be the next choice to approach, or the research fellow in charge of the department. Otherwise, your academic tutor should be able to advise as to the best course for both the content/title, and the lit review.
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Neil5459
Posted on: Feb 15 2008, 17:08


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Done here too- I supervise final year students, so know how hard it can be to get responses!
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Posted on: Feb 6 2008, 08:37


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Presumably a seller could still leave a 'Positive' feedback, but put negative comments in the text box if needed? We'd just need to get used to reading the actual comments a bit more smile.gif
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