Re: [Hampshire] Support for touchscreens

2012-06-22 Thread john lewis
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:34:11 +0100 hants...@googlemail.com wrote: > But a (much) bigger screen with large display items is better for > those who are visually challenged, as are many of those with > Alzheimers, because many of them are old. I actually had an ipod in my hand for a few minutes toda

Re: [Hampshire] Support for touchscreens

2012-06-22 Thread hantslug
On Thursday 21 June 2012 11:01:50 Alan Pope wrote: > On 21/06/12 10:54, Kevin Safford wrote: > > Can anyone with experience in this area offer advice on hardware > > and best distro - or indeed an alternative approach? > > Gut reaction says "iPad". :S :-) But a (much) bigger screen with large dis

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] ISP level of tech support

2012-06-22 Thread hantslug
On Friday 22 June 2012 10:43:44 Brad Rogers wrote: >  If BT attend and no fault is found, > it's a minimum of £80. Over £300 apparently last time I had to crawl around on the floor plugging routers and cat5e into almost inaccessible sockets. But I don't know, of course, whether it was a more

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] ISP level of tech support

2012-06-22 Thread Tim
On 22/06/12 18:47, Keith Edmunds wrote: On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:43:44 +0100, b...@fineby.me.uk said: If BT attend and no fault is found, it's a minimum of £80. I believe it's £130. I can't help thinking BT would take a lot more interest if, when they attended and found there WAS a BT fault, the

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] ISP level of tech support

2012-06-22 Thread Keith Edmunds
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:11:14 +0100, b...@fineby.me.uk said: > Well, I did say it's probably more now. Yes, sorry Brad, I meant to quote that bit too. We were without a telephone or Internet for 3w2d a couple of years ago. BT didn't pay us anything :-( -- We're looking for good Linux people: ht

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] ISP level of tech support

2012-06-22 Thread Brad Rogers
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:47:08 +0100 Keith Edmunds wrote: Hello Keith, >I believe it's £130. I can't help thinking BT would take a lot more Well, I did say it's probably more now. :-) >interest if, when they attended and found there WAS a BT fault, they had >to pay the subscriber £130. That wo

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] ISP level of tech support

2012-06-22 Thread Keith Edmunds
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:43:44 +0100, b...@fineby.me.uk said: > If BT attend and no fault is found, > it's a minimum of £80. I believe it's £130. I can't help thinking BT would take a lot more interest if, when they attended and found there WAS a BT fault, they had to pay the subscriber £130. That

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] ISP level of tech support

2012-06-22 Thread Brad Rogers
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:29:28 +0100 Tim wrote: Hello Tim, >router first and if that is still a problem we will contact BT. Fault >turned out to be a broken line coming into the building so I would of >had to spend my time and money before Zen would call out BT to resolve >their line fault. I m

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] ISP level of tech support

2012-06-22 Thread john lewis
On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:29:28 +0100 Tim wrote: the wan side setup nothing else. > In regards to Zen (the above ISP is not Zen) I had a ADSL from Zen > several years ago, I went with them based on the comments of there > good customer service. Unfortunately the one time the line fail > (again remo

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] ISP level of tech support

2012-06-22 Thread Tim
On 21/06/12 18:32, Rob Malpass wrote: Hi all Slightly ot but something we all have to do at some point... I ask in all honesty - could / should any ISP have been able to do more for me in my situation? Tonight I contacted Zen because (having only had my connection activated a couple of day

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] ISP level of tech support

2012-06-22 Thread hantslug
On Thursday 21 June 2012 22:55:59 Andy Smith wrote: > So if someone were to say to me, > >     "I know I have a problematic phone line and need an ISP that's >     going to go to fight for me with BT instead of one that will >     just do the equivalent of a shoulder shrug and pass the buck >     a