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The Rotherham estate prone to

The Rotherham estate prone to car crashes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-south-yorkshire-66502015

(Can’t help feeling that “prone to prangs” is a missed opportunity)

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Thanks. Having watched that,

Thanks. Having watched that, I’m more surprised the horses weren’t spooked by the buzzing drone cameras. 

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I’m getting commission, right

I’m getting commission, right?

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I bet shipping to the UK will

I bet shipping to the UK will cost a lot though

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Thanks. Any suggestions for

Thanks. Any suggestions for how I can remember this when I’m on my bike though?

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At least they’re honest about

At least they’re honest about it I suppose. The bio at the bottom says:

[Name] has volunteered with CETMA & Red Brand Media for many years and is the first point of call for uploading all articles sent into us. [Name] does not write any articles however if you notice that she is the author of this article, she has uploaded it on behalf of the original author

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jaymack wrote:

jaymack wrote:

John Wayne (for the younger reader… think Ronald Reagan but without the talent)

I think this needs an extra reference point for even younger readers. For Ronald Reagan, think…

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Jogle wrote:

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The video is available here https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2023-08-02/moment-car-slides-down-verge-after-trying-to-undertake-bin-lorry%5B/quote%5D

Oh that is just glorious. Particularly as nothing seems to have been using the other lane.   

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I’m dreading the inevitable

I’m dreading the inevitable onslaught of adverts that will follow, but I can’t resist watching this one… 

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Thanks, that’s a useful check

Thanks, that’s a useful check on my natural inclination to upsell to one of their mid-range Wifi6 options.

We have an extensive (and messy) network of coax satellite cables to most rooms courtesy of the previous owners. If only they were ethernet.  

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Thanks – see reply to Knee Yo

Thanks – see reply to Knee Yo for why I’m unsure about this. A difficult customer!

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BalladOfStruth wrote:

having a WiFi network capable of 25 times the throughput of your actual internet speed is going to be more than enough. 

Thanks – I partly just wanted to check that is indeed how the numbers (75Mb connection; 1800+ wifi speed) interact and that I hadn’t misunderstood – though I’m aware that it’s a bit more complicated than that as the 1800+ is spread across bands etc.

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What’s the actual layout of the environment? … if the stuff you’re connecting to doesn’t move, and you’re able to run ethernet cable to it, that is, and always will be the best option performance wise.

House which is tall at the front, long and low at the back. Fibre enters, and router is currently in, bottom of the tall bit. Extremes at top and back of house therefore suffer weaker signal. I’ll think again about hardwiring, or at least enough hardwiring to move the router, but part of the attraction of mesh was not having the hassle of routing cable around the place.       

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Yes, instinctively I’d prefer

Yes, instinctively I’d prefer not to have to power an extra 2 devices if I can avoid it, though finding an unobtrusive cable route may be tricky.   

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Thanks. We’re not demanding

Thanks. We’re not demanding users and the communication is all from internet to a limited number of devices and back again – it’s literally just about getting more than one bar of wifi signal in my home office…

I guess one argument for buying something capable of faster speeds is future-proofing in case I increase the line speed at any point, but that way madness lies… 

Of course the first thing I should probably do is buy a massive ethernet cable and see if simply relocating my ISP’s router more centrally in the house improves things.

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I’m not a member, but this

I’m not a member, but this CUK guide (from when Slater & Gordon provided the support) mirrors the OP’s experience – basically it anticipates that if you have only suffered property damage, you will be directed to bring a small claim yourself. The reason for that presumably is that (unlike for a personal injury claim) the solicitors can’t recover their costs for a small claim, so it wouldn’t be “no win, no fee” for them, it would just be “no fee”. 

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