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18 posts • joined Monday 19th September 2011 19:22 GMT

Gonebirdin

VPN - Any Recommendations?

There are loads of sites out there recommending Free VPNs for secure browsing and anonymity but having read lots of reviews and then used OpenVPN and CyberGhost based on these I've decided they are proving to be decidedly ropey.

I want something that secures my connection, ideally doesn't require me to sign up for an account and if a free product has a decent quota and reasonable speed. Mostly for internet surfing, banking etc and some downloading. What do you lot use?

Gonebirdin
WTF?

Re: Freesat

Mine works fine in all weathers

Gonebirdin
Happy

Re: Abusing the legislation

Gadzooks!! even

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Very good service

Turned up on time to install fibre router, called me before hand to check I was home and let me know he was sorting out settings at the exchange and street cabinet.

Install was really neat and engineer very polite and well informed. All up and running in about an hour. Cannot fault him

Gonebirdin
Facepalm

hhhmmmm?

I'm with Sky on fibre and I just hope that migrating that lot onto the Sky network doesn't impact my current service and slow me down due to over loading the network.

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No worse off

I've been with Sky for years now and my speeds have recently been poor due to their DLM strangling my line because of noise apparently. Ive just been sent a replacement router and micrfilters and had DLM taken off.

Currently getting 5.5meg which I'm pleased with.

Fair play to Sky, their customer service has been excellent, it's just the automated DLM and possibly my line that's the problem.

Have read the comments I checked all quoted suppliers, BE, ZEN, IDnet and all will only give me a top whack of 3mb. So I'm happy to stay put for now and if I upgrade anything it will be to Fibre.

Gonebirdin

Included with Sky

I get free cloud wifi as part of my Sky subscription. Quite useful on the phone as their app detects and signs you in automatically

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Unhappy

How?

So when he says they will show you how to differentiate between individual offspring and the times and sites they casn access, how are ISPs going to do that then with a multitude of web enabled kit like PC, Tablet, phone?

I've looked in my router settings and there is nothing in there that will allow me to limit such things with that level of finesse

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Women eh!

PARIS was such a simple girl, this LOHAN is such high maintenance. She had better be worth it

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Re: Just the ticket

Or a pointed stick

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Re: Requirements for an ideal Android Smartphone

I have the exact same phone.....................................hense why it is on my list

Gonebirdin
Go

Requirements for an ideal Android Smartphone

I'll start with my must haves

MicroSD slot

Removeable battery

Must fit in hand, pocket, handbag comfortably

Good antenae for use indoors and weak signal areas

Decent speaker volume

Gonebirdin

So if I find an alternate TPB site and start downloading could I, if ever I get a knock on the door use the excuse that my ISP has blocked access to TPB as a defence as I couldn't possibly get round that surely?

Gonebirdin

Re: HTC - Ridiculous suggestion

eerrm my provider does everytime

Gonebirdin

Optimum Start

You can set the warm up period from 1 to 3 hours in the config settings. The unit does work out how long it takes to raise the room temp by 1 degree so if you set it to 3 hours it will switch on anytime within this period

Gonebirdin

Lookout?

How does it compare against Lookout AV Security for Android?

Gonebirdin
Paris Hilton

SPB?

Surely a job for PARIS & LOHAN

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hhhmmmm?

I tried searching for Stevenage Weather and ended up getting Stevie Nicks in leather!