Rob Withey

Hacker of electronics, coder of ... code, runner of miles, husband to Caroline, dad to Astrid. Opinions are my own.

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

A tale of two chargers - a cautionary note about counterfeit devices.

I recently tried to purchase two Genuine Samsung 2A ETA-U90UWE chargers from an ebay seller, and received these. Interestingly they have identical serial numbers which rings alarm bells from the start.

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

@SonyUK Message sent. It's pretty straightforward though. X wouldn't let me send an image with the DM illustrating the problem, so hopefully this one will help. Tried 3 PCs, a mobile, 3 different browsers, cookies cleared.

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

@GNRailUK This appears to be working now. Thanks very much for fixing this. 👍

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

@gnrailuk Why is your journey planner showing no trains from Biggleswade to Letchworth during the daytime tomorrow? The national rail website shows lots of trains running between 04:54 and 17:00.

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

@GNRailUK Biggleswade to Cambridge does indeed seem to be fixed, thanks. Biggleswade to Letchworth (the original report) is not. And Cambridge south also is broken. Please keep me updated. It's been nearly a month and a half so far.

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@GNRailUK Any updates? My wife is having considerable trouble buying return tickets from BIW to CMS simply because it's hard to find an out and back journey on the same day. This is ridiculous and highly inconvenient. Please fix this...!

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@GNRailUK Is there any update on this issue? It's now a full month since I reported the problem.

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

@GNRailUK Thank you. This is pretty ridiculous. I am having considerable trouble finding the trains to pick from your website to actually buy a return ticket for tomorrow.

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@GNRailUK Any update on this issue? This is what it's showing me for trains from Biggleswade to Cambridge tomorrow. Nothing for most of the day...! National rail website shows me trains.

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

@GNRailUK Are you at least able to confirm there will be trains for this route? If you're unable to provide any kind of service then I'll need to look at an alternative.

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

@GNRailUK Thanks. That email doesn't actually work as the attached undeliverable email shows. The correct domain is https://t.co/MxZ83FoswC (without the "way" in railway).

Instead I have emailed [email protected] which seems to work much better.

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

@gnrailuk My Key Smartcard expired last year, and it seems like there is automatically an application started for a replacement. But it's been stuck at the "Application submitted" stage as shown in the attached screenshot for several months now.
How can I get a new Key Smartcard?

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@StevieECampbell @bt_uk Not me, but I do notice that the BT app always tells me a lower number than a speed test. Have you tried https://t.co/Jv64dQI9ln to double check the speed?

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@GNRailUK @lokyin923 And now cancelled. But yeah, not affected, right? 🤣

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

@GNRailUK @lokyin923 You sure? I believe the delayed 7:08 from Biggleswade to Kings Cross is a great northern service. That seems to be affected by delayed crew, from a Thameslink service perhaps?

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

@GNRailUK I would prefer if my journey was only delayed by 25 minutes, as would you I suspect given that it's just under the next delay repay threshold. But as is pretty much the case every single time, you've once again woefully underestimated the scale of disruption.

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@chet_45 @virginmedia @bt_uk Had Full Fibre 900 Halo 3+ with Hybrid connect for two months. It's not cheap (£74) but so far I've found it to be fast (930Mb down, 110Mb up) and very reliable. Digital voice is super clear. The Hybrid Connect gives peace of mind, but fortunately not really had to use it yet.

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

@TeslaJigsaw @bt_uk Yes. Yes they do. Good performance when using wired backhaul here.

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

@educatedpork And now for something completely different - a Spectrum 48k using one of my spare HDMI converter boards. Comes complete with the whole tape loading experience using PlayZX from my phone. Was a lot of fun to play Quazatron, Jetpac and Manic Miner again after all these years.

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

#Evri. Different name, same old #Hermes shit. I have 24/7 CCTV on the front of the house and they apparently tried to deliver it without being anywhere near the house.

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@educatedpork All finished. My N64 now has an HDMI port. Who doesn't love a bit of Mario Kart?

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

@Illtydeyes @bt_uk You're definitely not the only one. It's not worked for me since at least May. Reported it many times, still not fixed. https://t.co/faTFwmJXYs

[Rob Withey @Rob_Withey]

Hi @bt_uk,

My BB contract is up for renewal soon. You're not showing me many offers and the EE offers link doesn't work (as I have reported previously).

Can you confirm that if I let the contract expire that service will continue on my current deal on a month-by-month basis?