Standard def requires 2 MB downstream at least and HD a minimum of 3.5 MB and preferably 4 or better so if your line runs at 1.5 your out of luck, chuck unless you want to watch constant buffering.
How do you go about backing up the software images on these things or are you in the Apple situation where you are dependent on the manufacturer continuing to host the image for your particular system or are you expected to purchase a USB flash drive/HDD to back up the image onto.
Or is it dependent on a useless recovery partition?
This company seems to lurch from one problem to the next.
Joined them briefly last year after having been a happy O2 customer for 5 years and not having to call on Customer Service as the thought of getting paid to give advice on the forum was appealing, however the port in process took over 48 hours and within a few days of joining their system temporarily slapped a lost bar on my phone for no apparent reason.
It was lifted the next morning by an 'agent' after I raised a ticket but it did concern me that I could be left with a non functioning phone without warning.
Thinking that they may have improved I tried again in December, port in was smoother but there was absolute carnage on the forums as many people were reporting their old SIMs had stopped working but their number was not attached to their new GiffGaff SIM so was in a no mans land.
This went on until the week between Christmas and New Year.
The other annoying thing is the forums are often hard to read because you get the same peiece of advice repeated or complete rubbish posted within a matter of seconds by people who constantly stalk the forums looking for easy money but have no clue about what they are talking about.
In the end I decided to take out a SIM only contract with Tesco Mobile so that there is some comeback if I have an issue.
I disagree with your review, had one of these and was lucky enough that where I bought it from happily exchanged it for a Samsung S7800, it just simply died after 11 months despite being properly ventilated.
When I claimed under the wwaranty they sent back a badly beaten up refurb.
Dreadful, I'd not buy a Humax again, the Samsung S7800 is a much better machine.
I'd really like to be able to buy one to improve the coverage around my home.
Alas, only Vodafone supply them.
Really not sure why the operators and GSMA haven't got it sorted so that I can buy one that just allows me to select the network and it'll do all the integration.
The news channel has been available on 211 on Freesat for a while, it is broadcast (my freesat box isn't connected to my router) so can be watched if you are so inclined.
Watched about 5 minutes as any debates on issues seem to be rather tame as you would expect.
I believe in several articles it was mentioned that the Kindle was Amazon's attempt to get someone to buy and carry the cash register (that's a till in Blighty of course but then you have to forget your roots to sell advertising on t'internet) but now you are selling excusively through this platform and forgetting those of us who prefer reading a paperback, or what about making it available via a download area after payment in PDF?
I think it's time to drop the slogan of 'biting the hand that feeds IT' as you stopped doing that some time ago.
He probably got a call or message (via iMessage of course) shortly after the original story was published demanding he retract his comments or suffer the plague of a thousand law suits.
This being an IT based site and most of us working in IT we can of course bang on about single points of failure but you should remember this is on a ship where space is limited and the kit to support the function isn't exactly small I bet.
Remember it is a ship of war and is already the size oif a small island, any bigger and it would give the enemy even easier target practice.
I ordered a Pizza from Dominos' website last night using my First Direct debit card about 9 p.m., unusually it bypassed Verified by Visa and I did wonder for a second or two whether the transaction had gone through successfully.
Fortunately, it appears it did as Dominos gave me an order number and my order turned up just before 10 as ordered.
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Will they never learn
People don't want an OS that just looks cool, they want one that WORKS.
MS refocus your efforts on making it work and leave the UI alone.
@Irongut
Simples, he'll just need a second laptopmabob and a lorrylad of Proplus
remember
The quoted battery times are 'under optimum conditions' which means they've probably tested it right next to a test cell antenna
Result, you won't get anywhere near the quoted times.
And a fixed battery these days?
Oh wait, like HTC and the late Sony Ericsson, they've got Apple envy.
Freesat/Freeview streaming support
Standard def requires 2 MB downstream at least and HD a minimum of 3.5 MB and preferably 4 or better so if your line runs at 1.5 your out of luck, chuck unless you want to watch constant buffering.
Zen
Would agree with the above, the broadband and landline is terrific too.
Happy customer for nearly two years.
An important question no one appears to be asking
How do you go about backing up the software images on these things or are you in the Apple situation where you are dependent on the manufacturer continuing to host the image for your particular system or are you expected to purchase a USB flash drive/HDD to back up the image onto.
Or is it dependent on a useless recovery partition?
@AC - So you can sell software you have acquired...
Not sure whether you have seen the story elsewhere about the patent M$ has filed.
Somewhere in the not too distant future Windows will stream from the cloud as will Office I'll bet, why do you think the new Windows has an app store?
And then of course there's apple with Lion, Mountain Lion and their app store with no disks.
What a waste of money
I specifically bought the Xperia Ray because ICS was due to be released for it.
Looks like Its going on ebay now because the battery life is lousy.
.England
I for one would like to see a .England domain as a proud Englishman.
St George's Cross flag icon please along with flags for a Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
Obama has the right idea
Give tax cuts to UK companies that bring jobs back and penalise those that offshore.
More jobs, better service and a better economy because people spend more.
Anything
After Under Siege 2: Dark Territory with Steven Seagal in it.
GaffeGaffe
This company seems to lurch from one problem to the next.
Joined them briefly last year after having been a happy O2 customer for 5 years and not having to call on Customer Service as the thought of getting paid to give advice on the forum was appealing, however the port in process took over 48 hours and within a few days of joining their system temporarily slapped a lost bar on my phone for no apparent reason.
It was lifted the next morning by an 'agent' after I raised a ticket but it did concern me that I could be left with a non functioning phone without warning.
Thinking that they may have improved I tried again in December, port in was smoother but there was absolute carnage on the forums as many people were reporting their old SIMs had stopped working but their number was not attached to their new GiffGaff SIM so was in a no mans land.
This went on until the week between Christmas and New Year.
The other annoying thing is the forums are often hard to read because you get the same peiece of advice repeated or complete rubbish posted within a matter of seconds by people who constantly stalk the forums looking for easy money but have no clue about what they are talking about.
In the end I decided to take out a SIM only contract with Tesco Mobile so that there is some comeback if I have an issue.
As desktop computing subsides
El Reg will be no more then.
Foxsat HDR
I disagree with your review, had one of these and was lucky enough that where I bought it from happily exchanged it for a Samsung S7800, it just simply died after 11 months despite being properly ventilated.
When I claimed under the wwaranty they sent back a badly beaten up refurb.
Dreadful, I'd not buy a Humax again, the Samsung S7800 is a much better machine.
It's on Freesat too
So no need for a Sky sub.
As other posters have said though I'd not trust it as a source on its , I get my news from a range of sources on satellite TV.
@The_Noble_Rot
The reason they store the details is for recurring billing for services such as broadband and hosting.
Bit like your utility company storing direct debit details, they do it for cards as not everyone wants to pay by DD.
Wish I could buy one
I'd really like to be able to buy one to improve the coverage around my home.
Alas, only Vodafone supply them.
Really not sure why the operators and GSMA haven't got it sorted so that I can buy one that just allows me to select the network and it'll do all the integration.
Who wants to bet
That the codename for the next Apple product will now be Excalibur?
Broadcast on freesat for a while
The news channel has been available on 211 on Freesat for a while, it is broadcast (my freesat box isn't connected to my router) so can be watched if you are so inclined.
Watched about 5 minutes as any debates on issues seem to be rather tame as you would expect.
El Reg sells out to The Man
I believe in several articles it was mentioned that the Kindle was Amazon's attempt to get someone to buy and carry the cash register (that's a till in Blighty of course but then you have to forget your roots to sell advertising on t'internet) but now you are selling excusively through this platform and forgetting those of us who prefer reading a paperback, or what about making it available via a download area after payment in PDF?
I think it's time to drop the slogan of 'biting the hand that feeds IT' as you stopped doing that some time ago.
Not just America
BAE systems are building one right here in Blighty called the Mantis
You could say
The iPhone is now blowing its own horn.
TAXI!
I smell Bacon
Ofcom will always rule to the benefit of those that pay the largest fees.
The big boys care only about margins, service quality isn't on their list which is why:
1. The throttle the crap out of connections to spend less on infrastructure or don't
2. They outsource tech support to whereever they can get away with paying peanuts this month.
Contrast this with the smaller operators that cost a bit more:
1. UK based customer support
2. No throttling.
3. Regular investment in their networks.
@ IT Hack
Only one way to deal with the Chicken menace.
Kill 'em, cook 'em, eat 'em with some veg, roast spuds, gravy and Yorkshire Pudding.
I know its a bit random but we need a Yorkshire Pudding icon to complement the beer one,
Surely not
Desmond Llewelyn was Q, John Cleese was R so is this guy going to be S?
How will the phrase 'grow up 007' work when his technician is younger than he is?
C'mon there has to be a bitter and more mature choice.
Anthony Head?
Anthony Hopkins?
What we really want to know
But will have to wait to find out is whether the job sucks or not.
I'm opening a book
That amanfrommars 1 is a bot :)
Going back to the story I think Apple will move away from hardware and more into services in the coming years.
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You cant escape
The wrath of the mighty Apple.
He probably got a call or message (via iMessage of course) shortly after the original story was published demanding he retract his comments or suffer the plague of a thousand law suits.
@Edward Kenworthy
I wholeheartedly agree, one of the reaspns we have so much unemployment is that so much has been offshored.
I'm not sad
I neither have nor want the latest iPhone or iPad.
Single points of failure
This being an IT based site and most of us working in IT we can of course bang on about single points of failure but you should remember this is on a ship where space is limited and the kit to support the function isn't exactly small I bet.
Remember it is a ship of war and is already the size oif a small island, any bigger and it would give the enemy even easier target practice.
He thought about it and then realised
icantaffordit
Sounds like
Total shite
hmmmm
Not too bothered if its generalised percentages as in
X% of your customers also shopped at Bloggs and Co today
But not too happy about getting exclusive offers for MR A N Other
no real loss
As all the Mail seems to peddle is middle class angst about nothing.
If they are successful at getting this...
Who wants a .England address?
Oh dear
Why not just order online?
Only in Japan
They really are scraping the bottom of the barrel or should that be can in this case.
Oh dear.
Battery life of a smartphone running LTE
Probably about 2 minutes, the 3G ones barely last a day if you use them.
Former owner of a Desire S now using my Nokia 6700 Classic again until something worthwhile comes along.
Knock it down
Save us from the Saturday evening dross but make sure the entire Strictly Come Dancing team, Ant and Dec and Cowell and co are buried in the rubble.
@Scott Mckenzie
I'm sure the Communists won't be locking themselves up or calling elections anytime soon.
Let's hope
Dave joins Freesat soon as I'll be pretty pissed if I have to watch it via TVCatchup.
Difference between Chinese and Western governments
Is that Western governments don't force those they disagree with into forced labour camps or tear down houses without warning.
The thing they have in common is that they both spin things to their own ends and only the truly foolish don't realise this.
Even so, I'd rather be in the West any day.
@enigmatix
And I take it you know EVERYTHING do you?
Now all becomes clear
I ordered a Pizza from Dominos' website last night using my First Direct debit card about 9 p.m., unusually it bypassed Verified by Visa and I did wonder for a second or two whether the transaction had gone through successfully.
Fortunately, it appears it did as Dominos gave me an order number and my order turned up just before 10 as ordered.
As usual it was great.
@ Simbu
Desmond Llewellyn aka Q died shortly after The World is Not Enough was realeased in 1999.
Spookily he introduced his replacement, R played by John Cleese in that film.
What about
The underrated K800i, next to my first phone, an Ericsson S868, the best phone ever.
Not just Freeview
One stream has appeared on Freesat and on its EPG (my box isn't connected to the net at the min)
He's not the Messiah.....
.....he's a very stupid yank.
Another failed prediction then as I'm very definitely sat at my desk at work.
Mine's the one with a copy of the Life of Brian DVD in the pocket.
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