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skylight

mobile phone

I have two samsung mobiles, one 02 the other Orange. Can I get my O2 one unblocked, and if so where, so I can put in Orange sim card. cheers skylight
21:23 Tue 21st Nov 20066 answers, last by bella10 08:41 Thu 31st Jul 2014
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divegirl

Israel mobile number?!?!?

Hi, I have the phone number of my friend in Israel..... This sounds dumb I know, but I am assuming that it is her mobile number because I never saw a landline in her house......anyhooo....I can no...
12:17 Tue 21st Nov 20064 answers, last by Disco Fever 21:30 Thu 30th Nov 2006
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Clemmie

Oven doesn't heat up and its not the element's fault!

Why??
16:56 Tue 21st Nov 200612 answers, last by Disco Fever 21:27 Thu 30th Nov 2006
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Linda51

Printer very slow

We have a Hewlett Packard printer which was very good, but its now three years old and has gone very very slow. Its just taken 40 minutes to print 15 sheets. Does anyone know what could be wrong.
19:53 Mon 20th Nov 20064 answers, last by Linda51 12:26 Wed 29th Nov 2006
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agamad

Thomsom Scenium TV

I've got a Thomson Scenium TV which is playing up. When I switch on, the red standby light turns to amber. This may quickly turn green and i'm off and running. However, mostly if flashes between...
18:23 Mon 20th Nov 20063 answers, last by agamad 09:16 Mon 27th Nov 2006
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Immi666

plumping lipstick

my friend just brought a plumping volumising lip gloss with maxilip and the instructions say "40% fuller lips when applied 3 times daily for at least 28 days ." how does this work?
23:55 Tue 21st Nov 20065 answers, last by tonyted 23:25 Fri 24th Nov 2006
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tali122

clashing front headlines

what happens if 2 (usually tabloid) newspapers have clashing front headlines - does one agree to change theirs -do they have to submit first to keep the headline?
22:24 Tue 21st Nov 20062 answers, last by bazwillrun 15:36 Fri 24th Nov 2006
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bigbankhank

Crane erections!!

When putting up a crane, I assume a crane needs a bigger crane to put it's self up, and that crane in turn needs a bigger crane to erect the one erecting the first and so on and so on. So how does the...
00:07 Wed 22nd Nov 20063 answers, last by bazwillrun 15:33 Fri 24th Nov 2006
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Loosehead

What's going on?

They are now using commas in place of decimal points in garages and Supermarkets. Are we not cowed enough by the EU beast? Must they subjugate us totally? Is this just mopping up the last of the...
15:23 Wed 22nd Nov 200618 answers, last by Loosehead 11:06 Fri 24th Nov 2006
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polar

stretching shoes

does anyone know of a way to stretch shoes
15:20 Tue 21st Nov 20068 answers, last by june1977 10:55 Fri 24th Nov 2006
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fairkatrina

dvd+r

I have an oldish DVD player, but it won't play DVD+Rs. Will I have to buy another machine that's compatiable with this more modern technology? It's really frustrating!
21:52 Tue 21st Nov 20066 answers, last by parkesquay 21:26 Thu 23rd Nov 2006
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lovejoy0120

Greatest Civil Aircraft ever

What aircraft is the best plane ever ? Or else you could give a top 10
17:27 Wed 22nd Nov 200611 answers, last by Clanad 15:51 Thu 23rd Nov 2006
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The Trog

Camera Lenses ??

Please excuse me but I am new to digital photography !! Can anybody please explain to me, the logic in the numbers on my camera lens ?. My lens is an18-200mm. What does this actually mean and how in...
05:15 Wed 22nd Nov 20062 answers, last by heathfield 11:19 Wed 22nd Nov 2006
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Simon D.

CD Burning

Is it important to varify a CD after you have burnt images to it as sometimes the varify facility fails and I can't use the CD!?
12:41 Tue 21st Nov 20068 answers, last by Simon D. 10:21 Wed 22nd Nov 2006
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KARL

Change of Refrigerants

In the course of adopting ozone friendly refrigerants, old ones are being phased out and replaced by others. Meanwhile lots of systems continue functioning perfectly well with the old type of...
08:29 Tue 21st Nov 20063 answers, last by solera 23:50 Tue 21st Nov 2006
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walnut

redring undersink water heater

do i have to and what are the advantages of fitting a pressure/ temp v/v to a redring EW10 supplying two taps only
00:29 Tue 21st Nov 20062 answers, last by Hard@it 21:31 Tue 21st Nov 2006
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bossychloe

Removing ink for beloved dolls face.

Hi, I am unsure as to where to seek help for this one so I have posted this question in a few different topics... During a recent holiday my nieces favourite doll was packed along with various...
18:15 Mon 20th Nov 20063 answers, last by bossychloe 13:12 Tue 21st Nov 2006
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mkjuk

national lottery winnings and tax

IF i won ?1m on euromillions, would i receive a figure of ?1m free of tax or would i get a net?600k?
20:14 Mon 20th Nov 20067 answers, last by dasherman 12:22 Tue 21st Nov 2006
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aurelia

Bluetooth Adaptor's

Are Bluetooth adaptor's the same thing as a Bluetooth dongle and if so how do you install them. I plugged a bluetooth Adaptor into my USB port but it couldn't read it. I have Windows XP Service Pack...
20:54 Mon 20th Nov 20062 answers, last by aurelia 22:42 Mon 20th Nov 2006
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sarah_louise

TV Remote Controls have been operated by gorillas ?

In our house all the remote control devices TV, DVD, PVR and Sky + have been pressed by the heavy handed male so now I need to press equally hard to get it to work, really annoying When they were new...
17:07 Mon 20th Nov 20064 answers, last by 10ClarionSt 19:38 Mon 20th Nov 2006

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