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Post by julesd68 on Sept 6, 2023 15:17:15 GMT
For the streamer I bought Amazon Brand Eono Cat 8 - nicely finished, fully shielded, decent looking plugs, strain relief, braided cable etc £4.99. Ideal for test purposes.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 6, 2023 15:13:53 GMT
Wi-fi and wired speeds are both up and down.
Wi-fi goes up to around 240mb on both phones. Nice.
Wired connection to the boy's PC around 100mb which is surprisingly low. New CAT 8 cable arrives tonight ...
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 6, 2023 12:32:18 GMT
Lol. I am probably the only person on TAS who loves classical ballet. Going to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden is one of life's great pleasures for me. Do your worst ... Think it was Royal Opera House where I saw Van Der Graaf and Gentle Giant, separate occasions, possibly others Nice place Yes it's beautiful and recently hospitality areas made bigger and better. Not familiar with those ballets you mention though ...
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 6, 2023 12:30:08 GMT
Speed stability is questionable at present.
I'm now getting about 80mb over WiFi and 100mb on my son's ethernet. Got a better spec network cable arriving later.
The one thing I will say about Sky is that the speeds were much more consistent.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 6, 2023 9:57:41 GMT
I think it's great that nearly all the shows are sold out already! Just goes to show what can be achieved with creativity and risk taking.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 6, 2023 9:52:36 GMT
DPD delivered my Three 5g hub at 8am this morning so all good there.
A few minutes to unpack and install the SIM card. The hubs like to be on window sills so I try my preferred one in the living room. It finds the network around 30secs after power on. Speed test shows 0.46mb - oh crap! Move to the other window sill - after trying different options of height and location I settle on one that gives 180mb. You really need to try all siting options. My son has a newer phone and gets around 240mb. Sky gives around 70mb. Let's see how it goes - I have about 10 days before I need to cancel Sky.
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HM ballet
Sept 5, 2023 20:34:01 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 5, 2023 20:34:01 GMT
Lol.
I am probably the only person on TAS who loves classical ballet. Going to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden is one of life's great pleasures for me.
Do your worst ...
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 5, 2023 18:41:48 GMT
Apple have bought the wonderful BIS Records. Somehow I don't think this is good news with Apple's obsession with tech like Spatial Audio. I wonder what this means for the BIS catalogue currently on multiple streaming platforms?
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 5, 2023 13:08:23 GMT
New music from Chemical Brothers.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 5, 2023 13:07:40 GMT
I'll get something cheap and cheerful for now just to make sure everything is working fine.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 5, 2023 12:31:23 GMT
Thanks gents.
Will need new network cable for my streamer. CAT8 or 7 or doesn't it matter?
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 5, 2023 11:58:53 GMT
Have ordered Three 5g home broadband. Hope to report back soon on it.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 3, 2023 21:54:14 GMT
If you're an Agatha Christie fan I can highly recommend Kenneth Branagh's Death on the Nile from 2022. So much better than 'Orient Express' this one makes the best of the uber stylish sets and locations. He even shot it on 65mm but after the Amazon UHD compression that doesn't mean much ...Fantastic ensemble cast, it's proper old school lavish entertainment. My only criticism is that it's occasionally a bit heavy handed with the VFX.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 3, 2023 18:37:05 GMT
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Dieting
Sept 3, 2023 14:43:27 GMT
via mobile
Post by julesd68 on Sept 3, 2023 14:43:27 GMT
Have a good one D!
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 3, 2023 11:44:55 GMT
Just had four lovely days in Germany. Due to indulging in some local Saxon cuisine and cakes I was worried I would be putting on the pounds but was walking around 10km every day, so have actually lost a tiny bit of weight!
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 3, 2023 11:41:40 GMT
This has to be the best amp I've ever owned. This is my last amp I buy for sure. Congrats, fantastic result! Remind me which deck and speakers you are using please...
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 3, 2023 11:37:31 GMT
Yeah but the problem with Herpes / Evri is that it's very rare that you see the same courier round here unlike UPS - "Gru" as I call him has been around for centuries, in fact he might be a vampire...
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 2, 2023 19:54:07 GMT
Rush are an interesting case. One of my favourite bands of all time, but seeing them on the Time Machine tour at the O2 was somewhat underwhelming in spite of them playing all of Moving Pictures.
True to reputation they recreated what's on record, almost note for note, by all three of them controlling synths and computers etc in addition to their instruments. Whilst the music was wonderful, as a performance it was nowhere near my most memorable by missing a spark and spontaneity that defines great live performances ...
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 2, 2023 18:34:43 GMT
Firewind ft Gus G - Still Raging - 20th Anniversary Show
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