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UK Mobile Operator Three Gives Switzerland No Reception

I just had a call with the support team at Three who advised me that they do not have a roaming agreement with any provider in Switzerland so the new Pay As You Go sim I bought from them would be useless over here.
I was only looking to port my existing number to a non [...]

UK Citizens Must Sign This Petition - Stop Health Services From Profiting From Your Phone Calls

It has long been a bug bear of mine that my local Doctor surgery uses an 0845 number and automated telephone system to milk cash from its patients.
There is a petition at the Number 10 website where you can add your name to a list of people against this practice.
It is basically a licence for [...]

Cablecom - An Exercise In Truly Awful Customer Services

In Switzerland, Cable TV from Cablecom offers the best choice of British TV for the best price. They offer a full online service in English and signing up is a breeze.
For the last two months I have been trying to add a second TV box to go in another room. In the UK, this would [...]

The 43 Folders Podcast Is Back!

Merlin Mann is a pretty normal guy but when he talks about productivity, people listen.
He hasn’t done a podcast for a couple of years, but he just relaunched it and the first one since his return is a very thoughtful piece on setting aside blocks of time.
If you can, I would also recommend his previous [...]

To Leo Laporte - This Week In Tech Gets Worse Every Week

Leo, I have been a TWiT listener since day one but in the last few weeks, I find it harder to listen to.
Personally, having Wil Harris on a show is always a warning. He is only there because you like to have a posh Brit say phrases like “freaking awesome”, “kinda like” and “twerp”. He [...]