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Post by meeee on Nov 3, 2012 1:19:03 GMT
But I do understand telecoms wiring, which is why I don't understand it. And I did follow the link and see the reviews. If you have a modern std BT master socket, doesn't matter what type, the hard wired cabling is fixed to the rear of the master socket. All of your extension wiring is fixed (should be) to the removable front plate. the plate you are talking about replacing. You cannot just change the front plate with reconnecting the wires. There are various type of older socket, but none will allow you to change the front plate. erm... I dunno mate... Like I said, I don't do wiring, so dont really know, All I kno is the sales pitch lol.... if you look at the image of the plate itself, there's a big hole in the middle of it, doesn't look like the actual main telephone socket connects to it at all, although again, I don't know what I'm talking about lol. I have one in my house, and have swapped the frontplate, if you don't have any extensions then it is just 2 screws, the ones I have seen also come with a plastic crone tool to recrone any extensions that you have. |
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Post by meeee on Nov 3, 2012 1:15:46 GMT
Games machines are a whole different area, I agree they are way overpriced. However if I did have masses of spare money I wouldn't mind an alienware PC. But then to be honest I don't play games much anymore, Last one was Quake 3 (thats how long ago it was) I am just trying to get it running on my raspberry Pi at the moment so I can bring back memories of yesteryear. LOL Meeee That's funny I was going to mention alienware in my post as being overpriced, but to be fair, their cases are stunning... I do like them, although I prefer coolermaster. True the coolmaster cases are impressive as well. I remember about 3 years ago Dell did a liquid cooled alienware case which was stunning. |
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Post by meeee on Nov 3, 2012 1:04:21 GMT
I don't understand this, the normal BT master socket has a krone strip for attaching extension wiring, this is detachable from the main socket in a lower pull out section. How can this be easily changeable for the home user? Honestly womble, I don't know, but they claim it is, and the user reviews seem to agree... quote "remove 2 screws, remove old plate, plug in new plate" did you follow the link? Sorry womble I know nothing about telephony wiring, but I had heard of this filter plate before, and that's why I pointed it out pal  The main back box as an RJ12 socket and the faceplate an RJ12 plug. You just take out the old faceplate and plug the newone in. The new one has a built in Microfilter and ringing wire isolation. It also has a crone strip for etensions. see here www.robertos.me.uk/html/ring-bell_wire.htmlMeeee |
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Post by meeee on Nov 3, 2012 0:58:17 GMT
I have to agree with you on your first point, I would not advise anyone to run a PC without Antivirus software, for example at work we use 3 different AV scanners on email before the end user actually gets the email but even then we get the odd virus getting through So to run without any would be mad. I partially disagree with point 2, In my experience the larger PC manufacturers don't tend to use inferior parts most of them use the standard chipsets such as NVidia, Intel etc. However I do agree about the bloatware, I seem to spend forever removing factory installed crap. meeee yeh to be fair I suppose that depends on what type of computer you're building or buying.... I don't see any of the well known manufacturers building gaming systems with top end parts for anything less than 4x the price the same parts would cost me to buy individually and build up. I should have made that clear, sorry. As for AV I agree completely, I only use free av on my main system, but I'd consider myself really careful, and only I use it, yet it still pops up and block files and sites that are malicious or contain malicious content every now and again. Games machines are a whole different area, I agree they are way overpriced. However if I did have masses of spare money I wouldn't mind an alienware PC. But then to be honest I don't play games much anymore, Last one was Quake 3 (thats how long ago it was) I am just trying to get it running on my raspberry Pi at the moment so I can bring back memories of yesteryear. LOL Meeee |
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Post by meeee on Nov 3, 2012 0:44:05 GMT
as for the advice, I disagree with 2 things here, firstly no anti virus is terrible advice to give to 99% of users. how do you know you've only had 2 trojans with nothing to detect the most hidden of threats, you mean you've only had 2 trojans that have had a noticably negative effect surely? I apologise if I'm wrong, however with most users not knowing how to detect and remove a virus themselves, I stand by the fact that most people should have antivirus... secondly custom built computers are usually loads better than production line computers, in my experience its the big brands that use inferior cheap parts and inflate system prices for maximum profit, plus they tend to add lots of useless bloatware that the average user doesn't know how to remove, and has no use for. I have to agree with you on your first point, I would not advise anyone to run a PC without Antivirus software, for example at work we use 3 different AV scanners on email before the end user actually gets the email but even then we get the odd virus getting through So to run without any would be mad. I partially disagree with point 2, In my experience the larger PC manufacturers don't tend to use inferior parts most of them use the standard chipsets such as NVidia, Intel etc. However I do agree about the bloatware, I seem to spend forever removing factory installed crap. meeee |
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Post by meeee on Nov 2, 2012 23:46:45 GMT
Now for some tips: internet found that some are still using the old router and white filter this causes a few problems dump the filters and buy a BT Master NTE5,ther anything from £6 -£10,and dead easy to fit,they have built in filters,stopped all my internet drops Hold on a mo, they might be easy for someone to fit who has a krone tool, or who understands basic telecoms wiring, but maybe not for others. And I presume you are asking people to change their BT master socket (do people even understand it's only the master socket they need to change) and BT take a dim view of people doing that. Also if you report drops to BT (or if you are with another BB supplier, to them, then they should get BT out eventually), they will change that anyway....especially if you mention it to them  Sometimes the wiring inside a master socket can be confusing, I wouldn't advise anyone to have a go if they are not confident they know what they are doing, you might end up with no phone line. To be fair some of the newer BT master sockets allow you to remove the bottom part of the face plate and switch it for a filtered faceplate without having to recrone any wires. (if you do not have any extensions of the master socket). The main advantage they have is the filtering of the ring wire which can act as an aerial and pick up noise. However as you say I suspect BT will not be overly happy with you changing it yourself. Meee |
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Post by meeee on Nov 2, 2012 23:35:37 GMT
Yep, I'm defo thinking a shop bought lappy, looking forward to the comet mega sale where they knock ten quid off  Or you could hang on till the Jan Sales. Also if you buy a Dell quite often you can haggle with them. I buy lots for work so it may be different buy I always look at the list price and expect to get at least 20% off of it. |
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Post by meeee on Nov 2, 2012 22:36:52 GMT
Like all things they can go wrong, I have bought probably the best parts of 1000 Dell PC's and laptops over the years, and have had very few fail.
Personally I would not go down the build your own route, I have done it in the past but off the shelf PC's are so cheap it is hardly worth the effort.
Also what one person may say is great another would say is rubbish I read a lot of hardware reviews and in one it will say that western Digital HDD are better than Seagate and then in another it will be the reverse.
As I always say "you pays your Money you takes your chances"
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Post by meeee on Nov 2, 2012 20:25:24 GMT
I would buy one every time. Buy one from a decent company where you know they would have tested everything works together properly. A lot of these built to order pc's that are out there are just bits put in a box and quite often you find alot of the parts they have used are low grade and not overly compatable with each other. Of course that's just my opinion |
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Post by meeee on Nov 2, 2012 19:32:11 GMT
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Post by meeee on Nov 2, 2012 19:30:49 GMT
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Post by meeee on Nov 2, 2012 16:30:59 GMT
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Post by meeee on Nov 2, 2012 8:57:19 GMT
Lol yep I know what you mean. My wife keeps wondering why we are no better off after I switched to vaping, but there are so many new exciting things to buy. If anything I am spending more on vaping than I was on the fags.
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Post by meeee on Nov 2, 2012 8:52:40 GMT
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Post by meeee on Nov 1, 2012 15:13:28 GMT
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