Re: Impending arrival

2011-10-07 Thread David Cantrell
On Tue, Oct 04, 2011 at 02:38:43AM -0700, Paul Makepeace wrote: My 3-supplied UK HTC Desire isn't picking up 3G in the US so I'm stuck with Edge (as, say GPRS would be). Not horrible, but still. By comparison my US Nexus One picks up 3G on both sides of the Atlantic. I wouldn't touch 3,

Re: Impending arrival

2011-10-07 Thread Nicholas Clark
On Fri, Oct 07, 2011 at 11:15:03AM +0100, David Cantrell wrote: I wouldn't touch 3, precisely because of nonsense like that. Their network is rubbish even in the UK - so much so that they have roaming agreements *in the UK* - but roaming 3 customers don't get 3G. Another reason to not use

Re: Impending arrival

2011-10-07 Thread Paul Makepeace
I'm primarily on T Mobile both in the UK and US but the phone came from 3 for reasons that will go unexplained for now. I've had no problems with 3 in the UK and have heard Vodafone is worse. Sent from Android On Oct 7, 2011 3:29 AM, David Cantrell da...@cantrell.org.uk wrote: On Tue, Oct 04,

Re: Impending arrival

2011-10-07 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
On 7 Oct 2011, at 17:36, Paul Makepeace wrote: I'm primarily on T Mobile both in the UK and US but the phone came from 3 for reasons that will go unexplained for now. I've had no problems with 3 in the UK and have heard Vodafone is worse. Sent from Android On Oct 7, 2011 3:29 AM, David

Re: Impending arrival

2011-10-04 Thread Leon Brocard
On Mon, Oct 03, 2011 at 05:04:40PM -0400, David H. Adler wrote: Well, I'm on my way to your side of the world soon. Looking forward to seeing a bunch of you on Sunday (What time is the meeting, by the way?). I'll answer this one. Generally from 6pm, but the real answer is whenever you can

Re: Impending arrival

2011-10-04 Thread James Laver
On 3 Oct 2011, at 22:04, David H. Adler wrote: Since no one indicated an interest in joining me for the Curved Air/Caravan show on Saturday, I guess I will brave Shepards Bush by myself... Is there any reason for me to buy my ticket locally, when I arrive, rather than ordering online? I'm

Re: Impending arrival

2011-10-04 Thread Paul Makepeace
On Oct 4, 2011 12:46 AM, James Laver james.la...@gmail.com wrote: On 3 Oct 2011, at 22:04, David H. Adler wrote: More importantly, I would like to have a mobile phone while I'm over. My understanding is that I can pick up an inexpensive pay-as-you-go phone for the duration. Is there any

Re: Impending arrival

2011-10-04 Thread David Precious
On Tuesday 04 October 2011 10:38:43 Paul Makepeace wrote: My 3-supplied UK HTC Desire isn't picking up 3G in the US so I'm stuck with Edge (as, say GPRS would be). Not horrible, but still. By comparison my US Nexus One picks up 3G on both sides of the Atlantic. I don't know if it'll be the

Re: Impending arrival

2011-10-04 Thread Ashley Hindmarsh
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 17:04:40 -0400 From: David H. Adler d...@panix.com Subject: Impending arrival To: london.pm london.pm@london.pm.org Message-ID: 20111003210440.ga27...@panix.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Well, I'm on my way to your side of the world soon. Looking

Re: Impending arrival

2011-10-04 Thread Peter Corlett
On 4 Oct 2011, at 08:35, James Laver wrote: [...] For the amount of time you're here, it doesn't matter, really. Get a 3 sim, put 15 quid on it and you get unlimited internet though. As always, make sure your phone supports the relevant GSM bands (I think all modern smartphones ship with

Re: Impending arrival

2011-10-04 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
On 4 Oct 2011, at 12:49, Ashley Hindmarsh wrote: http://www.o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk/event/31298/caravan-performing-songs-from-the-classic-album-in-tickets Looking at the venue site they only offering tickets for level 3 (Up in the Gods), which usually means they are getting close to

Re: Impending arrival

2011-10-04 Thread Matt Freake
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Dave Hodgkinson daveh...@gmail.com wrote: On 4 Oct 2011, at 12:49, Ashley Hindmarsh wrote: http://www.o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk/event/31298/caravan-performing-songs-from-the-classic-album-in-tickets Looking at the venue site they only offering tickets for

Re: Impending arrival

2011-10-04 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
On 4 Oct 2011, at 15:33, Matt Freake wrote: On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Dave Hodgkinson daveh...@gmail.com wrote: On 4 Oct 2011, at 12:49, Ashley Hindmarsh wrote: http://www.o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk/event/31298/caravan-performing-songs-from-the-classic-album-in-tickets Looking

Re: Impending arrival

2011-10-04 Thread Paul Makepeace
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 04:12, David Precious dav...@preshweb.co.uk wrote: I don't know if it'll be the cause, but you can switch between what type of networks it should connect to. If I switch mine to GSM/WCDMA auto then I get 3G (HSPDA) in supported areas, but often with a slightly weaker

Impending arrival

2011-10-03 Thread David H. Adler
Well, I'm on my way to your side of the world soon. Looking forward to seeing a bunch of you on Sunday (What time is the meeting, by the way?). I have a couple of logistical questions that some of you might have some insight on. Since no one indicated an interest in joining me for the Curved