[Dorset] [OT] Anybody using City Fibre in the BCP area
Be interested to hear anybody experience of using the City Fibre Broadband from any of the reseller in the BCP area. Who did you go with how is it working out do you get the advertised bandwidth, any form of traffic shaping, is the supplied router any good or did you supply your own? Considering moving from Virgin so any comments would be appreciated Tim H -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?
Just a further note. My phone is Android 13, and the tablet we saw this morning is Android 10, but don't touch an Android 12 one. They are totally different and hard to get the hang of. Peter On 30/10/2023 10:18, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, After years of resistance, I'm going to get a tablet! Ideally it would be one that ran Linux of course, but the main specs needed are good resolution and plenty of contrast. The reason for this is my deteriorating eyesight. Generally speaking, I'm OK with distance vision, but reading small text on coloured backgrounds is becoming increasingly difficult. This means that my magazine subscriptions are largely wasted because I cannot read them. However, I do know that I can read PDFs of the magazines on my wife's iPad and on my desktop monitor, so getting a decent tablet is probably the most convenient solution. If possible, I don't want to spend a fortune, so Samsung Galaxy Tabs at circa £1000 are out, and in any case the performance of this type of device is probably way over the top for reading a magazine. However, I am prepared to pay for the kind of performance I need, hence this query. Thanks in anticipation. -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?
I use the paper like screen protector on the iPad, mainly because I like to do sketching (badly) using the rather fantastic Apple Pencil. It transforms it into a nice Matt surface. Sent from my iPhone On Wed, 1 Nov 2023 at 11:55, Terry Coles wrote: > Peter, > > I stopped using screen protectors with the advent of gorilla glass some > years ago. Obviously, I'd rather have a tablet with a matt screen and a > non-scratch surface, but if all else fails... > > Terry > > On 01/11/2023 11:31, Peter Merchant wrote: > > Look up 'anti-glare tablet screen protectors' on Amazon/ebay. > > P. > > On 01/11/2023 11:29, Terry Coles wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> So I met up with Peter this morning and had a look at his Lenovo > >> Tablets (Thanks Peter). For me, the main show-stopper with these is > >> the shiny screen. I tend to read magazines at the breakfast bar in > >> the kitchen, and the kitchen has downlights, making the text very > >> difficult to see unless I angle the device to avoid the reflections. > >> > >> My wife's iPad Air (circa 2019/20) also has reflections, but much > >> less, so I can read it easily. I would still rather not have an > >> Apple device, so what about the alternatives; are there any out there > >> that don't have a shiny screen? I will be calling into PC World > >> later to see what is on offer, but if anyone has any tips I would > >> appreciate it. > >> > >> Terry > >> > >> On 30/10/2023 13:14, Peter Merchant wrote: > >>> WE have had a few, and I have been happy with Lenovo ones. I once > >>> had a 10" one, but it was eminently droppable, so I now have an 8" > >>> one. I recently bought Val a new 8" one, but it has Android 12 and > >>> is a pain to use. I recommend an 8" one over the 7" ones as it is > >>> significantly larger. Looking at my list, my tablet is Android 10 > >>> and my phone Android 13, and both are easy to use. > >>> > >>> I suggest that we meet for coffee somewhere and you can have a play > >>> before committing. I got our latest from Currys for about £89. Via > >>> Quidco! > >>> > >>> cheers, > >>> > >>> Peter > >>> > >>> On 30/10/2023 10:18, Terry Coles wrote: > Hi, > > After years of resistance, I'm going to get a tablet! Ideally it > would be one that ran Linux of course, but the main specs needed > are good resolution and plenty of contrast. > > The reason for this is my deteriorating eyesight. Generally > speaking, I'm OK with distance vision, but reading small text on > coloured backgrounds is becoming increasingly difficult. This means > that my magazine subscriptions are largely wasted because I cannot > read them. > > However, I do know that I can read PDFs of the magazines on my > wife's iPad and on my desktop monitor, so getting a decent tablet > is probably the most convenient solution. If possible, I don't > want to spend a fortune, so Samsung Galaxy Tabs at circa £1000 are > out, and in any case the performance of this type of device is > probably way over the top for reading a magazine. However, I am > prepared to pay for the kind of performance I need, hence this query. > > Thanks in anticipation. > > >>> > >>> > > > > > -- > Terry Coles > > > -- > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk > -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?
Peter, I stopped using screen protectors with the advent of gorilla glass some years ago. Obviously, I'd rather have a tablet with a matt screen and a non-scratch surface, but if all else fails... Terry On 01/11/2023 11:31, Peter Merchant wrote: Look up 'anti-glare tablet screen protectors' on Amazon/ebay. P. On 01/11/2023 11:29, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, So I met up with Peter this morning and had a look at his Lenovo Tablets (Thanks Peter). For me, the main show-stopper with these is the shiny screen. I tend to read magazines at the breakfast bar in the kitchen, and the kitchen has downlights, making the text very difficult to see unless I angle the device to avoid the reflections. My wife's iPad Air (circa 2019/20) also has reflections, but much less, so I can read it easily. I would still rather not have an Apple device, so what about the alternatives; are there any out there that don't have a shiny screen? I will be calling into PC World later to see what is on offer, but if anyone has any tips I would appreciate it. Terry On 30/10/2023 13:14, Peter Merchant wrote: WE have had a few, and I have been happy with Lenovo ones. I once had a 10" one, but it was eminently droppable, so I now have an 8" one. I recently bought Val a new 8" one, but it has Android 12 and is a pain to use. I recommend an 8" one over the 7" ones as it is significantly larger. Looking at my list, my tablet is Android 10 and my phone Android 13, and both are easy to use. I suggest that we meet for coffee somewhere and you can have a play before committing. I got our latest from Currys for about £89. Via Quidco! cheers, Peter On 30/10/2023 10:18, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, After years of resistance, I'm going to get a tablet! Ideally it would be one that ran Linux of course, but the main specs needed are good resolution and plenty of contrast. The reason for this is my deteriorating eyesight. Generally speaking, I'm OK with distance vision, but reading small text on coloured backgrounds is becoming increasingly difficult. This means that my magazine subscriptions are largely wasted because I cannot read them. However, I do know that I can read PDFs of the magazines on my wife's iPad and on my desktop monitor, so getting a decent tablet is probably the most convenient solution. If possible, I don't want to spend a fortune, so Samsung Galaxy Tabs at circa £1000 are out, and in any case the performance of this type of device is probably way over the top for reading a magazine. However, I am prepared to pay for the kind of performance I need, hence this query. Thanks in anticipation. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?
Yes - there’s this for iPad: https://paperlike.com/products/paperlike-for-ipad On 1 Nov 2023, at 11:31, Peter Merchant wrote: > Look up 'anti-glare tablet screen protectors' on Amazon/ebay. > P. > On 01/11/2023 11:29, Terry Coles wrote: >> Hi, >> >> So I met up with Peter this morning and had a look at his Lenovo Tablets >> (Thanks Peter). For me, the main show-stopper with these is the shiny >> screen. I tend to read magazines at the breakfast bar in the kitchen, and >> the kitchen has downlights, making the text very difficult to see unless I >> angle the device to avoid the reflections. >> >> My wife's iPad Air (circa 2019/20) also has reflections, but much less, so I >> can read it easily. I would still rather not have an Apple device, so what >> about the alternatives; are there any out there that don't have a shiny >> screen? I will be calling into PC World later to see what is on offer, but >> if anyone has any tips I would appreciate it. >> >> Terry >> >> On 30/10/2023 13:14, Peter Merchant wrote: >>> WE have had a few, and I have been happy with Lenovo ones. I once had a 10" >>> one, but it was eminently droppable, so I now have an 8" one. I recently >>> bought Val a new 8" one, but it has Android 12 and is a pain to use. I >>> recommend an 8" one over the 7" ones as it is significantly larger. Looking >>> at my list, my tablet is Android 10 and my phone Android 13, and both are >>> easy to use. >>> >>> I suggest that we meet for coffee somewhere and you can have a play before >>> committing. I got our latest from Currys for about £89. Via Quidco! >>> >>> cheers, >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> On 30/10/2023 10:18, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, After years of resistance, I'm going to get a tablet! Ideally it would be one that ran Linux of course, but the main specs needed are good resolution and plenty of contrast. The reason for this is my deteriorating eyesight. Generally speaking, I'm OK with distance vision, but reading small text on coloured backgrounds is becoming increasingly difficult. This means that my magazine subscriptions are largely wasted because I cannot read them. However, I do know that I can read PDFs of the magazines on my wife's iPad and on my desktop monitor, so getting a decent tablet is probably the most convenient solution. If possible, I don't want to spend a fortune, so Samsung Galaxy Tabs at circa £1000 are out, and in any case the performance of this type of device is probably way over the top for reading a magazine. However, I am prepared to pay for the kind of performance I need, hence this query. Thanks in anticipation. >>> >>> > > > -- > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?
Look up 'anti-glare tablet screen protectors' on Amazon/ebay. P. On 01/11/2023 11:29, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, So I met up with Peter this morning and had a look at his Lenovo Tablets (Thanks Peter). For me, the main show-stopper with these is the shiny screen. I tend to read magazines at the breakfast bar in the kitchen, and the kitchen has downlights, making the text very difficult to see unless I angle the device to avoid the reflections. My wife's iPad Air (circa 2019/20) also has reflections, but much less, so I can read it easily. I would still rather not have an Apple device, so what about the alternatives; are there any out there that don't have a shiny screen? I will be calling into PC World later to see what is on offer, but if anyone has any tips I would appreciate it. Terry On 30/10/2023 13:14, Peter Merchant wrote: WE have had a few, and I have been happy with Lenovo ones. I once had a 10" one, but it was eminently droppable, so I now have an 8" one. I recently bought Val a new 8" one, but it has Android 12 and is a pain to use. I recommend an 8" one over the 7" ones as it is significantly larger. Looking at my list, my tablet is Android 10 and my phone Android 13, and both are easy to use. I suggest that we meet for coffee somewhere and you can have a play before committing. I got our latest from Currys for about £89. Via Quidco! cheers, Peter On 30/10/2023 10:18, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, After years of resistance, I'm going to get a tablet! Ideally it would be one that ran Linux of course, but the main specs needed are good resolution and plenty of contrast. The reason for this is my deteriorating eyesight. Generally speaking, I'm OK with distance vision, but reading small text on coloured backgrounds is becoming increasingly difficult. This means that my magazine subscriptions are largely wasted because I cannot read them. However, I do know that I can read PDFs of the magazines on my wife's iPad and on my desktop monitor, so getting a decent tablet is probably the most convenient solution. If possible, I don't want to spend a fortune, so Samsung Galaxy Tabs at circa £1000 are out, and in any case the performance of this type of device is probably way over the top for reading a magazine. However, I am prepared to pay for the kind of performance I need, hence this query. Thanks in anticipation. -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?
Hi, So I met up with Peter this morning and had a look at his Lenovo Tablets (Thanks Peter). For me, the main show-stopper with these is the shiny screen. I tend to read magazines at the breakfast bar in the kitchen, and the kitchen has downlights, making the text very difficult to see unless I angle the device to avoid the reflections. My wife's iPad Air (circa 2019/20) also has reflections, but much less, so I can read it easily. I would still rather not have an Apple device, so what about the alternatives; are there any out there that don't have a shiny screen? I will be calling into PC World later to see what is on offer, but if anyone has any tips I would appreciate it. Terry On 30/10/2023 13:14, Peter Merchant wrote: WE have had a few, and I have been happy with Lenovo ones. I once had a 10" one, but it was eminently droppable, so I now have an 8" one. I recently bought Val a new 8" one, but it has Android 12 and is a pain to use. I recommend an 8" one over the 7" ones as it is significantly larger. Looking at my list, my tablet is Android 10 and my phone Android 13, and both are easy to use. I suggest that we meet for coffee somewhere and you can have a play before committing. I got our latest from Currys for about £89. Via Quidco! cheers, Peter On 30/10/2023 10:18, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, After years of resistance, I'm going to get a tablet! Ideally it would be one that ran Linux of course, but the main specs needed are good resolution and plenty of contrast. The reason for this is my deteriorating eyesight. Generally speaking, I'm OK with distance vision, but reading small text on coloured backgrounds is becoming increasingly difficult. This means that my magazine subscriptions are largely wasted because I cannot read them. However, I do know that I can read PDFs of the magazines on my wife's iPad and on my desktop monitor, so getting a decent tablet is probably the most convenient solution. If possible, I don't want to spend a fortune, so Samsung Galaxy Tabs at circa £1000 are out, and in any case the performance of this type of device is probably way over the top for reading a magazine. However, I am prepared to pay for the kind of performance I need, hence this query. Thanks in anticipation. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
