[Hampshire] Quad Head Video Cards

2012-02-07 Thread Jack Knight
Just wanted to check experiences with various devices out there, I have 4 screens I'd like to drive from a single card in my Shuttle box. The current setup sharing them between the resident GEForce 8200 and a PCIx GEforce 8400 often seems to cause some IRQ conflicts with the USB and HD

[Hampshire] [OT] Vodafone - the hard sell

2012-02-07 Thread Rob Malpass
Hi all OT I know so apologies for that but I need an answer as soon as poss. Are 24 month contracts for mobile voice packages now the norm? This is new to me but I can't say my memory's that great nowadays or that such things keep my interest. If they are then fine - but it used to be

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Vodafone - the hard sell

2012-02-07 Thread Daniel Llewellyn
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 18:26, Rob Malpass li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk wrote: Hi all OT I know so apologies for that but I need an answer as soon as poss. Are 24 month contracts for mobile voice packages now the norm?   This is new to me but I can't say my memory's that great nowadays or that

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Vodafone - the hard sell

2012-02-07 Thread Vic
Any thoughts anyone? Do you need the latest shiny-shiny? You can pick up a decent second-hand handset and get a cheap PAYG SIM for a lot less than you'll pay on contract... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface:

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Vodafone - the hard sell

2012-02-07 Thread Rob Malpass
-Original Message- From: hampshire-boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk [mailto:hampshire- boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Vic Sent: 07 February 2012 18:38 To: hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Vodafone - the hard sell Do you need the latest

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Vodafone - the hard sell

2012-02-07 Thread Keith Edmunds
On Tue, 7 Feb 2012 18:26:37 -, li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk said: Are 24 month contracts for mobile voice packages now the norm? By voice packages do you mean telephones or sim-only? The latter are widely available on a rolling monthly basis (and some good deals too: unlimited texts, unlimited

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Vodafone - the hard sell

2012-02-07 Thread Jack Knight
On 7 February 2012 18:26, Rob Malpass li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk wrote: Hi all ** ** OT I know so apologies for that but I need an answer as soon as poss. ** ** Are 24 month contracts for mobile voice packages now the norm? This is new to me but I can't say my memory's that

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Vodafone - the hard sell

2012-02-07 Thread Vic
You don't have to tell them why, but my suggestion is to tell them you are going to Giffgaff. I rang Vodafone to get a PAC. They put me through to the retention department. As soon as I mentioned GiffGaff, the girl on the other end of the line stopped trying to retain the contract, mentioned

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Vodafone - the hard sell

2012-02-07 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 7 February 2012 18:26, Rob Malpass li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk wrote: Any thoughts anyone?   I'm anxious not to sign up for 24 months if there are better shorter deals out there... and Vodafone keep giving me the hard sell. Haggle. My Brother is with Vodafone, and he always gets a better deal

[Hampshire] [Job] Linux Web/Networking Developer, Portsmouth

2012-02-07 Thread Nick Chalk
Evening all. Long time no post; been busy with paid hacking. Indeed, that's why I'm posting. My current employer is looking for a Linux Developer to help out with Web / Amazon EC2 / Network coding. We're a small network appliance company, based in Portsmouth, with a product built almost