My Tweets for the week 2010-03-21

by Ian Posted on March 21, 2010
  • On train to London to go to Royal Albert Hall #
  • In the dry at the Royal Albert Hall #
  • Just had a great risotto at Sole Luna S. Kensington #
  • Waited 20 mins for train doors to open then 16 min delay #
  • Thanks London Midland. Just opened the doors on the 20.34, 16 mins late #
  • All home 20 minutes later than expected. Tired, but it was a great afternoon. #

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My Tweets for the week 2010-03-14

by Ian Posted on March 14, 2010
  • V slow into Hocklife. Q to Heath and Reach #
  • Roadworks on A5 in Hockliffe. Long queues #
  • At Red Priest concert in MK @StablesMK. Great #
  • Back from The Stables MK. Red Priest were brilliant. After watching Piers, I feel like a complete beginner. Oh well, keep practicing. #
  • Last practice at Dunstable Music Centre this morning. Dress rehearsal next week and concert on Sat 27th at Manshead School at 9:30 #
  • Seen the devastation that the clearance of the railway line in Dunstable has wrecked. For a busway that the people of Dunstable don't want #

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Increasing my broadband speed

by Ian Posted on March 6, 2010

I was looking on the VirginMedia website to find the cost of adding Caller ID to my telephone line and noticed that the prices they were quoting for 10MB broadband were £12.50, half the price I was paying.

So I rang them up and renegotiated my package. I have upgraded my broadband to a 20MB connection, removed the sports channels, added Caller ID and am still £15 a month better off.

Speedtest results for VirginMedia 10MB connection

I had to enter into a new 12 month contract with VirginMedia, that’s not a problem, I’ve been with them (and NTL before them) for over 10 years. The moral of this story is not to assume that you are on the best deal available, ring up and let them work out the best package for you.

I thought I’d check out my connection. The image above is my 10MB connection just after I got off the phone. It took overnight for the Caller ID to be added and a day and a half for the broadband and TV changes. Below is my new 20MB connection.

Speedtest results for VirginMedia 20MB connection

Quite a way off of the doubling I was expecting, but maybe Saturday’s a bad day to test.

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My Tweets for the week 2010-02-28

by Ian Posted on February 28, 2010
  • Another snowy morning. Half inch or so of snow on the ground and still falling. 1/10 LU6 #uksnow #
  • Getting a bit heavier, snow is steady now 3/10 LU6 #uksnow #
  • Ewwww. Our cat is lazy. Rather than go out to her bowl for a drink, she stuck her head in my glass and helped herself. Only water..but..ewww #
  • Heavy traffic south into Dunstable. Idiot in blue car ND08 PYU forced down opposite lane and back in at lights. Then ahead from right lane #
  • Chatting on handheld mobile all the time. Carved up a white van on the lights, wonder how many others saw him. Pity no unmarked police car #

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