Gripes about computers and the internet, broadband complaints and pc problems

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Trying to cancel deceased father's TalkTalk contract
My Father passed away in January this year and had previously changed his phone line etc. to TalkTalk. On behalf of my mother I tried to contact them on the 16th February to advise them of the change in circumstances.
Published: 16-March-2010 6 comments

Virgin Media and slow Internet speeds
The final straw for me was when my downward speed was reduced to less than 300kb/sec one Sunday evening. In the past I have had a reliable 2MB/s, even though I live in rural Wales and am some distance from the exchange.
Published: 23-November-2009 20 comments

Orange dolphin Internet access
Beware of Orange's pay as you go package called 'Dolphin'. The so called 'Free unlimited Internet acess' actually means you can visit Bebo, Myspace and Facebook for free. Visits to other websites will incur additional charges.
Published: 03-November-2009 45 comments

Besieged by random followers on Twitter
There's one thing I find really annoying about Twitter; it's those random followers that latch on to you just after you have posted an update. This was actually quite exciting at first until I realised what was going on.
Published: 22-October-2009 8 comments

Technology acronyms and abbreviations
Today as I searched various online shops to buy a new graphics card I was reminded of something that I find a little irritating - the vast number of 3 and 4 letter acronyms used in technology these days.
Published: 21-September-2009 5 comments

Have your say on the BBC website
I would like to gripe about the media, and in particular the BBC. Their 'Have Your Say' forums seem to reject many valid and non-offensive post. Why is there a need for so much censorship?
Published: 12-June-2009 19 comments

Frustrated by inept support staff
Foreign call centres do my head in! I'm sure it's cheaper to operate them but the people you end up talking to rarely know the subject you are calling about well enough to support it.
Published: 20-May-2009 22 comments

BT customer service, truly dreadful
Like many other 'gripers' I am a BT customer. The problems began in ernest when I accepted an email offer for the total broadband package in September 2006. I have spent hours on the phone to BT customer service since.
Published: 11-May-2009 17 comments

Mobile broadband problems
I recently purchased mobile broadband from Vodafone to use with my laptop. The problem is it doesn't work because of the signal strength in my area and I ended up locked into a contract for a service that I couldn't use.
Published: 20-April-2009 25 comments

Is Facebook getting too complicated? - 36 comments

No Internet connection - help! - 13 comments

Google Street View UK, why so paranoid? - 68 comments

Frustrated by usless Internet Service Providers - 9 comments

D600 latitude password problem, no support from Dell - 49 comments

TalkTalk connection and speed problems - 41 comments

Talk Talk connection and phone line problems - 33 comments

Sky TV and broadband complaints - 59 comments

UK Internet censorship by most ISP's - 5 comments

Flash websites are a pain - 13 comments

Talk Talk, problems getting online - 41 comments

Onetel email problems and customer service - 6 comments