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AKMild

Mobile Phone Handset

I have a Tesco pay-as-you go mobile phone. Cheapest of the cheap. The bit where the charger goes in has broken, so now the battery is dead it can't be recharged. Question: can I just take out the SIM...
10:09 Fri 28th Jan 201113 answers, last by minder1991 10:04 Mon 17th Jun 2013
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monty0703

How does airmail work?

If I sent a letter to Arizona from Aberdeen, what route does the letter go? Is it flown to London then to a depot somewhere in the US where it is sorted and dispatched to it's final destination? Are...
21:05 Mon 24th Jan 20118 answers, last by LAX001 22:15 Wed 29th Feb 2012
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Khandro

Latest passports

The new British passports have a page in the back which contains a chip and what looks like a copper aerial. What is the purpose of this please?
00:03 Thu 27th Jan 20115 answers, last by bibblebub 08:04 Wed 09th Feb 2011
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kenny1234

Central heating on 24/7 or not?

Just which is the more economical, leaving the boiler on 24/7; or use the timer switches (especially at night ) to turn off?
13:17 Sun 30th Jan 20115 answers, last by kenny1234 23:17 Mon 31st Jan 2011
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kenny1234

Fridge drainage holes

The drainage hole on our fridge keeps accumulating water even though we have "prodded" in case there was a blockage. My question is where is this water supposed to go to?
13:30 Fri 28th Jan 20115 answers, last by AlBags 22:18 Mon 31st Jan 2011
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wintersett

No hot water

I have gas combi boiler. The radiators are working Ok, but just recentlty there has been no hot water. Any ideas what the problem may be?
07:45 Sun 30th Jan 20113 answers, last by AlBags 22:17 Mon 31st Jan 2011
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bloomwood

Radiator not heating up.

Have got seven radiators in a bungalow, six heat up, one dosen't. Anyone any idea why?
22:39 Sat 29th Jan 201122 answers, last by chas2008 17:41 Mon 31st Jan 2011
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chris552

mail on sunday crossword 10 down

solution to 10 down
13:25 Sun 30th Jan 20112 answers, last by Dodger666 11:09 Mon 31st Jan 2011
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quizbag

Transfer to Sky

I am transfering to Sky broadband from an unbundled phone line (whatever that means) and require a new phone number. The literature I have recieved does not make it clear if we will be without...
14:23 Sat 29th Jan 20119 answers, last by quizbag 09:32 Mon 31st Jan 2011
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Kassee

old television set recycle

my son thinks i could get rid of an old 28 inch widescreen TV by giving it away to charity - has anyone any ideas how to do this? Apparently they are taken out to third world countries? Any ideas?
22:45 Thu 27th Jan 20117 answers, last by Kassee 21:12 Fri 28th Jan 2011
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Chickadee

Payment protection - help please

Hi All As many of you know, hubby is unwell and likely unable to return to work for quite a while. He has a couple of things that have payment protection and we are going to contact them. Does anyone...
12:48 Fri 28th Jan 20113 answers, last by Chickadee 13:30 Fri 28th Jan 2011
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abstibus

Pixels

Recently my TV has started to pixellate (is that a word) on some channels (Channel 4 last night) ? I have never had this problem before. Is it the TV or the Freeview box that is at fault? Has anyone...
17:27 Wed 26th Jan 20115 answers, last by annemollie 19:11 Thu 27th Jan 2011
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dorro123

PANASONIC FREEVIEW

i have a new panasonic with built in freeview an easy explanation ,please how do i record and play back.?in simple terms please i am thick.
17:39 Wed 26th Jan 20119 answers, last by spudqueen 10:56 Thu 27th Jan 2011
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brenda67

Tumble dryer tripping electric

Hi all I have a tumble dryer in the gagrage and has been working grand. Last night I went to use it and it blew all the fuses and tripped the whole system. Gave dryer a good cleaning as i usually do,...
21:24 Wed 26th Jan 201111 answers, last by deggers316 10:44 Thu 27th Jan 2011
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sunsocks

TV and DVD/hard drive channels different ........

I have a new Panasonic tv - HD full and new freesat dish which are connected to my existing Panasonic DMR EX77 DVD/hard drive. The channels viewable on the tv are different to those listed on the hard...
09:26 Thu 27th Jan 20114 answers, last by ChuckFickens 09:55 Thu 27th Jan 2011
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Matheous-2

Touch Lamps

How do they work & how can they come on by themselves??
15:49 Wed 26th Jan 20113 answers, last by AlBags 21:28 Wed 26th Jan 2011
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evedawn

ResetvCard radio after flat battery

I need to reset the radio on my YH reg golf cabriolet.(licked out after recent flat battery) I do have the 4 digit code but not sure which buttons to press to enter thus. Someone told me to enter code...
14:53 Wed 26th Jan 20112 answers, last by evedawn 18:22 Wed 26th Jan 2011
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echokilo

The Royal Wedding Bank Holiday

If I am contracted to work Mon, Tues and Wed each week do I get an extra days leave to cover the above which is on a Friday? Confused!!!
23:30 Mon 24th Jan 201127 answers, last by Hopkirk 10:09 Wed 26th Jan 2011
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Kassee

converting a sky TV aerial

A few years ago we had Sky TV, the package was a TV aerial on our roof, a sky box and sky. But for the last year I have cancelled the subscription and no longer have sky. I have just bought a new TV...
23:56 Tue 25th Jan 20117 answers, last by flobadob 01:21 Wed 26th Jan 2011
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milly143

Tesco Clubcard Rewards

I'm very confused! I currently have £41 of vouchers and was planning on building these up to have a weekend away in a hotel once I have enough. I was just looking at the hotels in Ireland but I...
20:31 Mon 24th Jan 20118 answers, last by milly143 12:09 Tue 25th Jan 2011

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