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sherrardk

Answering service

My phone has just informed me that I now have an answering service (have to dial 1571 to access it) but I want my answer machine to do this for me - how do I stop the answer service? Thanks

WhiteBears

very poor digital tv reception

i have a inbuilt FreeView on my TV and i cant seem to get a good reception, i have aerial lead connected from tv to the booster and booster connected to the indoor tv aerial still cant get full...

smurfchops

Philips Cordless Phone

I have an old cordless phone, probably around three/four years old and no longer have the instruction booklet. It rings for half a tone on an incoming call, and then stops although someone is always...

Kos

Can't fathom out how MENSA came to this answer.....

I am struggling to work out how MENSA came up with an answer of 472mph to this question......... An aeroplane covers its outward journey at 590mph. It returns, over exactly the same distance, at...

emma_llew

Employment and Support allowance.

When you've passed the assessment stage, done the medical board and are still entitled to ESA, are you still meant to send in sick notes to the benefits delivery centre? As I was (maybe incorrectly)...

flobadob

Open fire flu.

Firstly I don't know if that is the correct term but what I was wondering was, on our open fire at the top above the back boiler there is a little piece of metal that can be moved back and forward....

joko

any tricks to make a loose connection better?

the socket on my satnav doesnt connect the lead properly - i have to wiggle it about to make it 'catch'...obviously the socket is a bit damaged from the inside (because its like that with bother...

alison-kenny

New Wave 1000 Shower, 8.5kW, BEAB Approved

My landlord has just installed New Wave 1000 Shower, 8.5kW, BEAB Approved and I cant get it to work. Can someone tell me how to turn it on? thanks...

zzxxee

samsung netbook has been hit by a virus

cannot access internet or files, cannot run anti virus or cleaner of any sort any ideas how to sort it would be apprechiated tia...

bluebird34

Set top box

Hello ev 1 - I have a set top box in my kitchen which works perfectly with my tiny TV. I have just bought another one to put in my dining room and cannot get anything on it. Is there a booster or...

chrissa1

Sky+ Box

We have run into a slight cash flow problem and so Sky has cut off our Sky channels, which is fair enough. However, I thought that the +Box features would remain in situ as we bought our box and can...

wyetapper

Fifi and the flowertot doll.

If anyone has one of these talking dolls that can tell the time, could you tell me how to set the time on it. I have had a fiddle but it just keeps going to the next hour. Many thanks

secsee1

Search engines

I have managed to make a simple web site on one of these ''easy to make'' sites and after being published for about 2 weeks to my amazement I found it listed on Google albeit on about page 27 of the...

jonny707

"Reverse" Percentages

I'm not sure it reverse is the right term but my brother is doing these for his homework and relied on me for help, unfortunately I forgot about how to do these. Is there a formula to work them out,...

suna

knitting help

my patten askes me to knit the knit sts and purl te purl sts as they face me would that be the same as exp nornal row k1,k1,p1,p1 knit knit, purl purl sts k1 k1,p1,p1 or would it be p1,p1,k1,p1...

Tinkerpuss

Stoves oven problem

I have a Stoves Newhome electric built in oven. It developed a fault whereby it would heat for about half an hour, then cut off, with a smell of burning plastic. I could hear the fan working at first...

mandimoo

answerbank

has the 'post an answer' button moved recently? cos i keep accidentally nearly reporting people!

CherryBea24

Ladies watches circa 1950's

After my last attempt was scuppered due to someone being pedantic (overly concerned with minute details or formalisms,) I will try again Can anyone tell me anything about ladies watches of the 1950's...