* Posts by Andy Vernel

2 publicly visible posts • joined 16 Apr 2008

3 pledges 14.4Mb/s HSDPA in 2010

Andy Vernel
Alien

3 sucks

If I could get 512kbps, I would be happy.

As it stands, I'm lucky to get 56 at in Exeter City Centre with 5 bars of HSDPA.

I was in the North East last week and was getting 1200kbps with 2 bars of HSDPA.

Sod the 14.4Mbps - just get the 3.6Mbps working.

eBay kills live auctions

Andy Vernel
Linux

sadly...

I use ebay/PayPal because it's safer for me, as a buyer.

I've bought stuff that's not turned up and the buyer disappeared, and I got my money back fairly quickly (within a month) of raising a dispute.

I've also used ebid where I was scammed for £60 and was told by ebid to "contact the credit card company for a refund" and "contact the police" and that was all they were prepared to do.

Credit card company paid up, grudgingly, three months later. The police said it was a "civil matter" and told me to go forth.

ebay/Paypal is as successful as it is because of the backup they have when things go wrong. It there's another service out there with the same safety net, they need to do some advertising.

Tux - cos I think he's cool and no other reason.