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thugulike

Mobile phone use abroad

I have recently been on holiday and found that my provider - Orange, had no service for PAYG customers but did for contract customers. I am not happy so I intend to find out who has the best coverage...
15:43 Mon 09th Jul 200710 answers, last by frozengal 04:53 Sat 04th Jan 2014
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newlywed

New To Photography

I am new to this site so not sure if I am posting in the right area. I am interested in photography but not sure what camera would be good to start with, I would eventually like to do weddings etc...
12:36 Fri 06th Jul 20079 answers, last by mjwman 17:24 Sat 05th Jan 2008
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15goddess15

IQ levels

Is 119 a good IQ level for a 13 year old female??? soz dont really know how it works x
20:31 Fri 06th Jul 200719 answers, last by 15goddess15 17:15 Fri 27th Jul 2007
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goldilocks24

Nusiance Text Messages

I have been receiving some texts from someone, I don't actually know who it is but I have asked politley - and not so politley for them not to text me, with no luck! Also I have noticed that the...
13:29 Wed 11th Jul 200710 answers, last by gina32 17:13 Mon 16th Jul 2007
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spanner7853

iPod sounds awful

I have charged my ipod nano which I havent done for a while and when playing musioc on the computer it sounds distorted. Is it my computer or does iTunes do this sometimes?
20:46 Tue 10th Jul 20072 answers, last by spanner7853 09:19 Thu 12th Jul 2007
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propergomper

Bridges and wind farms

How do they get a base or foundation in the sea for bridges and wind farms without it washing away?
20:39 Sun 08th Jul 20077 answers, last by Panic Button 22:25 Wed 11th Jul 2007
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alankinguk

can you shrink a leather hat?

I have a beloved leather "Australian" cowboy hat which is too big for me. Is there a way I can shrink it?
21:52 Sun 08th Jul 20075 answers, last by anotheoldgit 16:07 Wed 11th Jul 2007
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Nat82

Online Texting

If I send a text off the internet (from a service that doesn't provide your mobile number) is there anyway of tracking which area the text came from?
11:59 Fri 06th Jul 20072 answers, last by Theoldsilver 15:01 Wed 11th Jul 2007
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Laurinha

Help please - Vokera Combi Gas Boiler

I moved into a new flat about a month ago. The combi gas boiler was showing no pressure on the water pressure gauge, I thought it must be ok if the last occupants must have been operating it like...
21:53 Sun 08th Jul 20073 answers, last by Laurinha 22:23 Tue 10th Jul 2007
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ls11

trv query

Hello, I had a new boiler and TRV's fitted today. On the radiators there was a manual valve on one side and a valve that I couldn't adjust on the other. The plumber fitted the TRV's to the sides that...
21:16 Tue 10th Jul 20071 answer, last by buildersmate 21:40 Tue 10th Jul 2007
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davidmarsden

television problem

i have been given a 33" toshiba tv but the picture has a pink tinge.could it be repaired ata reasonable price?
09:05 Sun 08th Jul 20072 answers, last by ZebUK 20:30 Tue 10th Jul 2007
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tigwig

volume not working on tv

Hi, the volume on my tv has suddenly stopped working so there is no volume at all. It won't work through the remote control or on the tv itself. Does anyone know what this may be or how we can fix it?...
18:01 Fri 06th Jul 200714 answers, last by Panic Button 06:36 Mon 09th Jul 2007
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nellypope

RE previous question Why can't I play DVD.....

Sorrry I'm running on XP and the Media player is WIndows Media Player Ver. 9 ....anyone and the error code is 0xC00D1163. I have tried searching through web help with no luck, can't help but think...
13:18 Sat 07th Jul 20071 answer, last by fender62 23:26 Sat 07th Jul 2007
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taffinnorfol

How tall is a high voltage pylon?

I want to find out roughly how high a high voltage pylon is. The type specifically is one of the big ones with three outriggers on each side. Thanks
10:37 Sat 07th Jul 20073 answers, last by kempie 21:27 Sat 07th Jul 2007
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Brownlow

Night Storage Heaters

I'd like to know how many hours a night storage heater is on, so that I can work out how much electricity it will use.
10:48 Sat 07th Jul 20072 answers, last by raysparx1 20:16 Sat 07th Jul 2007
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funnygirl

Have you been to Shepherds Bush Empire?

I want to buy tickets for Shepherds Bush Empire and the only tickets for the act I want to see is 'stalls standing'. Does this literally mean I will be standing in the stalls. The price I am being...
22:05 Fri 06th Jul 20072 answers, last by The Prophet 23:39 Fri 06th Jul 2007
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isabell

dab radios

how do i find if i can use a dab radio
22:07 Thu 05th Jul 20072 answers, last by markja 21:01 Fri 06th Jul 2007
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c/w

Smoke alarms

How do smoke alarms work? What do you think of smoke are they good or bad? (state why)
19:55 Thu 05th Jul 20076 answers, last by Panic Button 19:27 Fri 06th Jul 2007
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ludwig

Hot batteries

The other day the batteries in my camera started to get really hot spontaneously, so that I had to take them out and chuck them away - the camera wasn't even switched on. I've never had this happen...
21:07 Thu 05th Jul 20071 answer, last by Iggle Piggle 22:08 Thu 05th Jul 2007
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filthiestfis

Posting to Isle of Man

Does it cost the same to post a packet to the Isle of Man as it does to normal UK mainland?
21:30 Thu 05th Jul 20073 answers, last by ACB312 21:46 Thu 05th Jul 2007

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