Comments for blog.markham.ph http://markham.ph/blog The Patrick Markham Personal Blog Pages. A random mix of thoughts, rants and inspirations. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:21:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on BT Network Tunnel damage leaves UK broadband users without internet. by linda hayter http://markham.ph/blog/2009/04/07/bt-network-tunnel-damage-leaves-uk-broadband-users-without-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-8508 linda hayter Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:21:43 +0000 http://markham.ph/blog/?p=421#comment-8508 I have had no internet since Tuesday 30th March 2010, after ringing several times i got though to an advicer and told me it might be several hours as they seem to have a problem, now Friday 2nd April still no internet[ using my daughter dongle] and when you now ring it goes to a phone message, saying they are trying to fix it, and the tech team are aware of the situtation, i wonder how long this will take? and hope i dont get charged for it? if you now try to tell them you have a problem you need to press one on your phone, but it does not connect to any thing and goes back to the beginning of the message, i just wish they would be honest and tell us the whole truth I have had no internet since Tuesday 30th March 2010, after ringing several times i got though to an advicer and told me it might be several hours as they seem to have a problem, now Friday 2nd April still no internet[ using my daughter dongle] and when you now ring it goes to a phone message, saying they are trying to fix it, and the tech team are aware of the situtation, i wonder how long this will take? and hope i dont get charged for it? if you now try to tell them you have a problem you need to press one on your phone, but it does not connect to any thing and goes back to the beginning of the message, i just wish they would be honest and tell us the whole truth

]]> Comment on Improve your broadband speeds by Patrick http://markham.ph/blog/2008/12/05/improve-your-broadband-speeds/comment-page-1/#comment-8503 Patrick Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:30:32 +0000 http://markham.ph/blog/?p=321#comment-8503 UPDATE: These days we sync at a reliable 4Mbps. UPDATE: These days we sync at a reliable 4Mbps.

]]> Comment on Let down by Mountfield petrol mowers by Ivor Bennet http://markham.ph/blog/2008/08/19/let-down-by-mountfield-petrol-mowers/comment-page-1/#comment-8501 Ivor Bennet Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:52:52 +0000 http://markham.ph/blog/?p=124#comment-8501 YOUR to blame, you purchased a Chinese engine and there is your problem in a nutshell, also you should purchase a mower from a mowerstore and not a useless *box* store. The BEST lawnmower on the planet is a Harry, powered by a Briggs&Stratton donk, not only is it built like a tank, but picks up wet heavy grass better than any other, huge grass catcher and it also does a really fine job on the lawns. I have had mine over 15+ years, and in the early days used it to pay my way through school as i did a few mowing rounds, must have mowed 100's of acres with it! Its the Ferrari of mowers! BEST dang mower on the planet, END-OF-STORY! Cheers I/B YOUR to blame, you purchased a Chinese engine and there is your problem in a nutshell, also you should purchase a mower from a mowerstore and not a useless *box* store.

The BEST lawnmower on the planet is a Harry, powered by a Briggs&Stratton donk, not only is it built like a tank, but picks up wet heavy grass better than any other, huge grass catcher and it also does a really fine job on the lawns.

I have had mine over 15+ years, and in the early days used it to pay my way through school as i did a few mowing rounds, must have mowed 100′s of acres with it!

Its the Ferrari of mowers!

BEST dang mower on the planet, END-OF-STORY!

Cheers

I/B

]]> Comment on Ken Campbell is buried by Jean Marie http://markham.ph/blog/2008/09/09/ken-campbell-is-buried/comment-page-1/#comment-8499 Jean Marie Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:21:41 +0000 http://markham.ph/blog/?p=231#comment-8499 Did you ever find out the cause of his death? Did you ever find out the cause of his death?

]]> Comment on Improve your mobile phone signal with a repeater by marvin http://markham.ph/blog/2009/03/28/improve-your-mobile-phone-signal-with-a-repeater/comment-page-1/#comment-8491 marvin Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:38:23 +0000 http://markham.ph/blog/?p=385#comment-8491 Is there a distributor here in the Philippines? Is there a distributor here in the Philippines?

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]]> Comment on Let down by Mountfield petrol mowers by John http://markham.ph/blog/2008/08/19/let-down-by-mountfield-petrol-mowers/comment-page-1/#comment-6852 John Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:47:22 +0000 http://markham.ph/blog/?p=124#comment-6852 Re, Mountfield mowers at Sheds (B&Q ). Mountfield is part of the GGP group, it is just a name. You can buy a mountfield made in Sweden, Italy, China etc it all comes down to the price you pay if you buy a buget Mountfield from the sheds it will have a engine made in china fitted to it and after you have handed over your money you might get a couple of years out of it. It is the same as the petrol hedge cutters sold by the sheds but with a mounfield name on them and a made in China sticker on the machine, you can see by the quality they are not paying more than £35 to £40 for each unit but selling them on offer at £140. You use they 2 or 3 times and they pack up, If you buy a Mountfield from a Garden machinery dealer it won't have a engine made in china fitted because the dealers have had enough problems with the fuel systems, recoil assemblies, fuel tank splitting etc and in some cases have given up selling Mounfield machines or only sell the machines with a Honda or Briggs & Stratton engine but not at £99 or £125 it is like anything you get what you pay for. Re, Mountfield mowers at Sheds (B&Q ). Mountfield is part of the GGP group, it is just a name. You can buy a mountfield made in Sweden, Italy, China etc it all comes down to the price you pay if you buy a buget Mountfield from the sheds it will have a engine made in china fitted to it and after you have handed over your money you might get a couple of years out of it. It is the same as the petrol hedge cutters sold by the sheds but with a mounfield name on them and a made in China sticker on the machine, you can see by the quality they are not paying more than £35 to £40 for each unit but selling them on offer at £140. You use they 2 or 3 times and they pack up, If you buy a Mountfield from a Garden machinery dealer it won’t have a engine made in china fitted because the dealers have had enough problems with the fuel systems, recoil assemblies, fuel tank splitting etc and in some cases have given up selling Mounfield machines or only sell the machines with a Honda or Briggs & Stratton engine but not at £99 or £125 it is like anything you get what you pay for.

]]> Comment on Improve your mobile phone signal with a repeater by Chris http://markham.ph/blog/2009/03/28/improve-your-mobile-phone-signal-with-a-repeater/comment-page-1/#comment-5828 Chris Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:02:07 +0000 http://markham.ph/blog/?p=385#comment-5828 Hi guys, Have been looking on into buying a dual-band system for use at home (would like it if it could do 3G as well, but hey-ho!) However, I came across a stumbling block for 2 reasons: 1) Kit like this must be CE approved for use in europe 2) It appears to be illegal to install and run one of these repeaters within the UK!!! Allegedly upto £5k fine and 51 weeks in prison!! WTF? Link to OFCOM website: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/enforcement/jammers/ So what to do? Hi guys,
Have been looking on into buying a dual-band system for use at home (would like it if it could do 3G as well, but hey-ho!)
However, I came across a stumbling block for 2 reasons:
1) Kit like this must be CE approved for use in europe
2) It appears to be illegal to install and run one of these repeaters within the UK!!! Allegedly upto £5k fine and 51 weeks in prison!! WTF?
Link to OFCOM website:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/enforcement/jammers/

So what to do?

]]> Comment on Improve your mobile phone signal with a repeater by Tim Lawson http://markham.ph/blog/2009/03/28/improve-your-mobile-phone-signal-with-a-repeater/comment-page-1/#comment-3365 Tim Lawson Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:52:38 +0000 http://markham.ph/blog/?p=385#comment-3365 Repeater arrived Ok. Fitted it last weekend. All working well... now have 4 bars in my study for the first time! Excellent! Repeater arrived Ok. Fitted it last weekend. All working well… now have 4 bars in my study for the first time! Excellent!

]]> Comment on Free Fall Skydive: We did it!!! by Patrick http://markham.ph/blog/2009/05/18/free-fall-skydive-we-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2628 Patrick Mon, 18 May 2009 15:37:30 +0000 http://markham.ph/blog/?p=469#comment-2628 ... that's not flying. It's falling with style! … that’s not flying. It’s falling with style!

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