Rob Withey

A tale of two chargers - a cautionary note about counterfeit devices. I recently tried to purchase two Genuine Samsung 2A ETA-U90UWE chargers from an ebay seller, and received these. Interestingly they have identical serial numbers which rings alarm bells from the start.

@GNRailUK Thanks. That email doesn't actually work as the attached undeliverable email shows. The correct domain is greatnorthernrail.com (without the "way" in railway). Instead I have emailed customerservices@greatnorthernrail.com which seems to work much better.

@Rob_Withey Hi there. If you contact the team directly here -customerservices@greatnorthernrailway.com . They will be able to assist with this ^Scottie

@gnrailuk My Key Smartcard expired last year, and it seems like there is automatically an application started for a replacement. But it's been stuck at the "Application submitted" stage as shown in the attached screenshot for several months now. How can I get a new Key Smartcard?

@StevieECampbell @bt_uk Not me, but I do notice that the BT app always tells me a lower number than a speed test. Have you tried speedtest.net to double check the speed?

Anyone else suffer with this from @bt_uk apparently super speeds down the line but rediculous speeds to the device?

@GNRailUK @lokyin923 And now cancelled. But yeah, not affected, right? 🤣

@GNRailUK @lokyin923 You sure? I believe the delayed 7:08 from Biggleswade to Kings Cross is a great northern service. That seems to be affected by delayed crew, from a Thameslink service perhaps?

@GNRailUK Good morning, is there any disruption this morning between Stevenage and Cambridge? I've seen Thameslink services are cancelled- just wondering if GN is also affected but have yet to update.

@GNRailUK I would prefer if my journey was only delayed by 25 minutes, as would you I suspect given that it's just under the next delay repay threshold. But as is pretty much the case every single time, you've once again woefully underestimated the scale of disruption.

Lines have now reopened. But to ensure this issue does not repeat, it will take a while to get trains back on the move👍 🕓 If you are in the affected area, your journey time may be extended by up to 25 minutes - please allow additional time to travel and look out for station information screens.

⚠ We have been made aware of a fault of the electricity supply between Royston and Hitchin. ⏰ Train services running through this area are subject to delays and are currently, at a stand. ℹ️ More information to follow...

@chet_45 @virginmedia @bt_uk Had Full Fibre 900 Halo 3+ with Hybrid connect for two months. It's not cheap (£74) but so far I've found it to be fast (930Mb down, 110Mb up) and very reliable. Digital voice is super clear. The Hybrid Connect gives peace of mind, but fortunately not really had to use it yet.

Looking at moving away from @virginmedia, £65 a month from £48 is just ridiculous for broadband only. Whats your experience with @bt_uk full fibre, speed and reliability are key.

@TeslaJigsaw @bt_uk Yes. Yes they do. Good performance when using wired backhaul here.

Haaaaaallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, halleluuuujahh ...turns out these BT Wi-fi Disk things work a treat!🙂 @bt_uk

@educatedpork And now for something completely different - a Spectrum 48k using one of my spare HDMI converter boards. Comes complete with the whole tape loading experience using PlayZX from my phone. Was a lot of fun to play Quazatron, Jetpac and Manic Miner again after all these years.

@educatedpork All finished. My N64 now has an HDMI port. Who doesn't love a bit of Mario Kart?

#Evri. Different name, same old #Hermes shit. I have 24/7 CCTV on the front of the house and they apparently tried to deliver it without being anywhere near the house.

@Illtydeyes @bt_uk You're definitely not the only one. It's not worked for me since at least May. Reported it many times, still not fixed. x.com/Rob_Withey/sta…

@bt_uk It's not been working for weeks - I can't be the only one!! Don't get all 'Post Office Help line on me now!

@bt_uk When oh when are you going to fix your website so I can SEE what deal you are offering me for your broadband (or are you keeping me away until the offer expires??)

@mrbj0144 @bt_uk Wifi to your phone? I doubt you'll see your 900Mb over Wifi. 203Mb over Wifi aint bad tbh.

@Rob_Withey @bt_uk That’s cute. This is what I’m getting and they say it’s ok. So, I paying for more than Four Times what they admit they are technically incapable of providing.

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@mrbj0144 @bt_uk Is this true? I have BT's full fibre 900 package. And this is what I see to my desktop, for me it seems to do exactly what it says on the tin.

@bt_uk If you’re switching to full fibre, be aware that although Bt will sell you their 900 package, their router won’t actually provide that into your house. Only to the router. So, they charge you for a service that they can’t actually provide.

@Stokesy88 @bt_uk @EE Ha, snap. EE have been working to fix this error since May...! When I phoned the upgrade team to renew my contract recently they also couldn't see any EE deals for me. Still not fixed. My full fibre 900 is awesome though, so hopefully I don't have to worry for 2 years.

Considering @bt_uk & @EE are "supposed" to be #TheBest service providers in the country, when it comes to completing an upgrade online a "technical error" arises so you HAVE to wait for an hour to talk to someone, who'll then try to increase your add-ons & overall monthly costs.

@bt_uk All sorted now, thanks. Your sales team was able to set me up with a new deal. Interestingly they were also unable to see any EE deals, and this was eventually attributed to me currently being on a GFast service, which is not something EE (nor BT in the near future) support.

@Rob_Withey Hi Rob. Your offer would continue to roll on to a month-by-month basis. It's strange the offers don't appear. I definitely recommend getting in touch with our Broadband Sales team so that we can take a look to ensure you're getting the best value for your money. - Michael

Hi @bt_uk, My BB contract is up for renewal soon. You're not showing me many offers and the EE offers link doesn't work (as I have reported previously). Can you confirm that if I let the contract expire that service will continue on my current deal on a month-by-month basis?

And for bonus points, passed this awesome Lotus Esprit on the way back. If only it had the little pop out fins it'd be perfect for the floods.

Had an early start today to visit Alex at VW Retrofit in Redditch. Genuine VW reversing camera was all fitted, coded and calibrated in a couple of hours. The extra wide angle feature is pretty useful too. I can very much recommend VW Retrofit for VWAG retrofitting work.

@willaurason @eon_next I'm back in. I had to clear the cache and data on the app and then set the app up from the beginning. I guess there is something incompatible about data from the old app version that prevents the new one starting after the recent update (and blames the gremlins).

@willaurason @eon_next Same here.

@eon_next My app isn’t letting me in - been getting this error message for hours.

@melwood671 @TakiUdon_ Yep, that matches my experience exactly. The Mega Pack triggered the pre-entered address to be rejected for me too. Anything else and the address is fine.

@Rob_Withey @TakiUdon_ Strange. I did a test run yesterday with the analog IO board until the point where you actually pay and the system did use the German address from the registration without any problem. Today I added the Mega Pack and it wanted a new address and I run into the ZIP problem.

The 2nd half of batch 1 sold out in three minutes. We just placed an order for batch 2, and will start production ASAP. Batch 2 will have 2x MiSTER Pi. PayPal will also be available. Batch 2 should be 30 days from today. Shipping will continue tomorrow. Thank you all!

@TakiUdon_ @melwood671 In my case it rejected my pre-entered UK address, then wouldn't accept my UK postcode when I tried to fix it, so I couldn't order. 5 minutes later I returned and went through the motions of ordering 128MB SDRAM and it accepted my pre-entered address just fine. It's very odd...

@melwood671 For a very small portion of people, it was because we don't ship to their country, but the system doesn't say this when you make an account. Several EU errors that still don't make sense, and no commonality with others.