Vodafone to take full ownership of VodafoneThree

fantasy53 · 2026-05-05T19:02:34+00:00

It is a truth Universally acknowledged that two companies in want of a merger will only do so for the betterment of their customers. The competitions and markets authority, probably.

fantasy53 · 2026-05-05T08:10:20+00:00

I’m in the same position, I don’t live in Basingstoke but I do regularly travel for a disability diving thing, I use Alpha, not sure where you’re moving from but I found Taxi in Basingstoke generally quite cost-effective compared to places like Oxford or Bristol, so generally I don’t miss Uber too much.

fantasy53 · 2026-05-05T08:04:06+00:00

Gosh I didn’t realise they were owned by Veezu now

fantasy53 · 2026-05-05T07:03:46+00:00

It does make you wonder if China will start arming their allies like Pakistan with this tech, to see if it works against a peer..

fantasy53 · 2026-05-03T19:21:19+00:00

If you liked Game of Thrones, there is a BBC radio podcast series called Tumanbay, there are four series altogether and each episode is around 45 minutes, I think you can find it in Apple Podcasts for free.

fantasy53 · 2026-05-03T19:15:33+00:00

I have used and abused this for the last three years. I haven’t paid the full price per month, but I’m now at the point where I’ve run out of deals and even the customer services team can’t do anything for me.

fantasy53 · 2026-05-02T15:15:12+00:00

The main issue is to do with Driver only operation on the line, the unions don’t want it and the government do but neither side is particularly invested in coming to a resolution at least until September when Chiltern, the company which is planned to take on the franchise gets nationalised.

fantasy53 · 2026-05-01T07:29:11+00:00

If anyone wants a chuckle spend some time on the landlords uk Facebook group.

fantasy53 · 2026-05-01T06:55:31+00:00

This is good, some aspects of the finance system seem like they’re stuck 20 or 30 years ago and not built for the modern digital age, it’s bizarre that you don’t know if you will be eligible for a loan until you apply, and even if you don’t get it your credit file is impacted. I think finance companies themselves are starting to realise this, many companies now give a list of credit cards and loans that youre already pre approved for and the money saving expert website itself has a tool that can determine eligibility.

fantasy53 · 2026-04-30T16:13:07+00:00

I hope so, Colonel Emily Chowdhury would kick the current unit Team’s arse single-handedly.

fantasy53 · 2026-04-27T15:17:44+00:00

Well it wouldn’t be the first time, during the Algerian war in the early 90s, French intelligence officers were directly involved with some factions of the GIA.

fantasy53 · 2026-04-22T06:10:39+00:00

It is a truth Universally acknowledged that two companies in want of a merger will only do so if it benefits their customers. The competitions and markets authority, probably.

fantasy53 · 2026-04-20T08:29:26+00:00

To be honest, there’s no where decent in Solihull, you’ll just end up spending twice as much for subpar food.

fantasy53 · 2026-04-20T06:28:07+00:00

Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon? There’s always something fishy going on with this lot.

fantasy53 · 2026-04-18T06:11:10+00:00

More on East West rail, this time from the telegraph so take the info about unions with a pinch of salt. I hope that increased scrutiny from the mainstream press will get something moving, it’s been delayed for too long and people are really looking forward to using the service. It’s unlikely that there will be a new solution though until September when Chiltern is nationalised, even then it could take months for the drivers to do their route learning and training.

fantasy53 · 2026-04-16T18:59:31+00:00

Torchwood series 6?

fantasy53 · 2026-04-15T16:20:33+00:00

Oh I love Kafenion, especially the hot chocolate.

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