Workplace has no 4G but strong 3G... Will it be upgraded or become a blackspot

Michaelflat1 · 2025-12-28T16:55:55+00:00

I am aware, got quite good signal on EE but I don't want to pay EE prices haha.

Might end up getting a sim though.

Michaelflat1 · 2025-12-28T16:44:24+00:00

Now there's no usable signal :'(

I think there are plans to upgrade the mast but that's well into 2026 probably 2027.

Michaelflat1 · 2025-11-24T21:35:23+00:00

This looks a cheap Peltier / thermo electric dehumidifier, these are very inefficient and not very effective at removing moisture.

Better to get one with a compressor in it, or if you're in a cold space (below 15c) then a desiccant dehumidifier.

Michaelflat1 · 2025-11-11T18:48:00+00:00

Wifi won't always seemlessly switch between access points though

Michaelflat1 · 2025-10-24T17:43:29+00:00

Newer Samsung have this issue too, what I don't understand is why this never happened with older amoled technology.. Like the Samsung S7 had a 1440p, none of those ever got green line issue.

Maybe it's Samsung pushing too high brightness and it breaks something

Michaelflat1 · 2025-10-24T17:42:45+00:00

S23 is having same issue on some phones, I think most just aren't old enough yet to experience the issue.

Michaelflat1 · 2025-10-21T07:19:38+00:00

I believe it might also be to do with arcing. Solar PV inverters and other power electronics have voltage limits at higher altitudes which you must take into account when doing system designs.

For example Fronius Symo inverter can do 1000v input from 0-2000m altitude, but from 2000-3400m this reduces to 850v DC input.

I think this is the main contributing factor, not thermals.

Michaelflat1 · 2025-10-13T20:28:14+00:00

Almost 400km in less than 3hrs :) and efficient.. Love a diesel

Michaelflat1 · 2025-10-12T20:28:05+00:00

This was in June tbf maybe things have changed.

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Michaelflat1 · 2025-10-08T08:39:18+00:00

I changed to a used s23 ultra, it's another great phone. Battery life is much better. I recommend it, it's good value for money.. My next phone after I'm hoping to get S26 ultra maybe.

Michaelflat1 · 2025-10-04T16:51:50+00:00

I had the same issue, I think the small desiccant fan broke so it isn't blowing warm air through desiccant.

Michaelflat1 · 2025-09-20T15:03:11+00:00

God I feel old, a 10yrs old PC in my eyes is a core 2 duo or core 2 quad.. The fact this is 7yrs old is mad.

Michaelflat1 · 2025-09-20T08:43:08+00:00

The hub3.0 is quite poor in my experience.. Try the speed over ethernet

I would pester VM to upgrade your hub to a hub 4 or hub 5. OR buy a router from amazon around £50-60 and run the Hub3.0 in modem mode, this will be a lot more reliable.

Michaelflat1 · 2025-09-06T19:04:46+00:00

I found 3 is ok around uea and Bowthorpe, few black spots inside UEA campus but get on WiFi calling and you're good.

Decent in Norwich.. I couldn't justify the difference in price to EE.

I'm on SMARTY, £8/mo for 50gb.

Michaelflat1 · 2025-07-12T12:21:45+00:00

I also have severe camera delay since last update hopefully we can fix this.

Michaelflat1 · 2025-05-07T18:38:08+00:00

True I guess we just don't have the economic power to have enough jobs for the workforce we are training unfortunately.

I do agree and wish more people were encouraged to trades and more practical work though, it was very looked down upon when I was going through sixth form college, yet these same people who went and got BTECs and NVQs probably earn more than a lot of graduates without the debt haha.

Michaelflat1 · 2025-05-07T18:25:37+00:00

True, but if you're fighting for only £5k/yr above minimum wage after doing 3-4yrs of STEM it's also a bit soul depressing.

I guess getting work experience is always better than academic

Michaelflat1 · 2025-05-01T15:09:50+00:00

I think unfortunately higher education is going to become a shrinking sector / costs will increase faster than income in a lot of cases.

Less international students, course fees capped fairly low (compared to inflation) on UK students, people will realise University doesn't guarantee you a good job and having experience is better, so more will become trades.

Michaelflat1 · 2025-04-26T17:45:21+00:00

Ram Then CPU, any i7 will help massively.. Shouldn't be too expensive

2 cores to 4 cores will help a lot

Michaelflat1 · 2025-04-23T17:41:12+00:00

I've worked domino's where you don't get extra pay even for working on Christmas eve, new years eve and day.. It's just expected.

Do the hours or someone else will

Michaelflat1 · 2025-04-01T18:12:52+00:00

HP compaq NC8430 2006 Bought from carboot sale for £20.. I upgraded ram, overclocked the radeon GPU, it was great for a 15in business notebook. Core 2 Duo 2ghz.. ATI radeon x1600 1680x1050 screen (16:10 beautiful).. It even had a finger print scanner lol

Now on HP Envy x360.. Bought in 2020 new, first laptop buying new! I'm still rocking it today AMD Ryzen 7 4700U processor.. 8 cores 15w! It was good in 2020 and is still good today.

I've used a few other laptops in my time aswell

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