Posts by dippy1 29 publicly visible posts • joined 8 Dec 2023
I currently get a reliable 70/20 over copper which is adequate for my needs. I'm only 2km from the exchange.
Gigaclear have put a connection point at the end of my drive (made a real mess of the path in the process but that a separate issue).
I have asked Gigaclear how they will make the connection from the end of the drive to the house - they tell me place an order and then they will do a survey.
Next question to them can you provide me a fixed IP - no they say.
Can you provide me a “landline” telephone (over IP is fine) as I currently have? - no.
I need 2 power sockets within reach on the ingress of the fibre to the house - don't have them on that wall.
I get discounted rate now then you stitch me up in 12/18 months?
So why would I want to switch from my current provider?
(zen by the way - good support when its been required).
Maybe some of these newer providers need a reality check on what they are providing versus what potential customers might want or need.
What happens when the cost of the parts (and potentially the labour) costs far more than a new one?
Recently encountered this with Black and Decker Workmate......the cost of the replacement wooden jaws was more than buying a new one.
Yes I did buy the new one but at least I managed to pass the old one onto someone else who was happy to use it as it was.
Most don't even realise that the data is on the phone.
As an example recently a non-tech friend was having issues reading pdfs on their phone.
After sorting the pdf reader I showed them how to find the pdfs stored on the phone.
They were shocked to see pdfs going back a couple of years still on there.
They had received them via email, read them and then deleted the email. not appreciating that the pdf have been downloaded and stored on the phone.
How were they to know?
If I understood correctly at the time, the "update" was pushed out from Crowdstike with no intervention or choice from those running the Crowdstrike agent.
There was no means of testing/staging before full production deployment.
So IMHO the culpable ones are Crowdstike.
I think this is the case(and hence the risk) with most security and AntiVirus products these days.
"The individual behind the data theft, who has not been named, was referred to Warwickshire Police and was subject to investigation from law enforcement, but has escaped with an official caution – a slap on the wrist. "
That all???
No deterrent to stop it happening again by a "rogue".
"Apparently they "apologized sincerely" and the police confirmed that all data had been deleted."
Do it and then beg forgiveness?????? How sincerely?
How is anyone certain that ALL COPIES have been deleted?
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