Over the years, people have complained about getting signed up to premium rate SMS services without their consent. These text messages involve a reverse charge, typically €2.50 per SMS received for a 57xxx or 59xxx number.
I have checked over various complaints reported on the Boards.ie discussion forum. One thing is very clear – Premium rate SMS services in Ireland are badly implemented (unlike collect calls), leaving them open for abuse. Continue reading Reverse charge premium rate SMS sign-up theories and opinion
Although the newer DOCX Word format has been around since Word 2007, many people still have older DOC files laying around. Anyone that has tried saving many to the newer DOCX format has probably noticed a loss in image quality, particularly when printed. 
With every previous fridge we owned, replacing the light bulb was as simple as removing the cover and inserting a new 15W SES appliance bulb. When the bulb blew in our Samsung fridge freezer (model RL38SCTB), it was a rather surprising challenge to replace.
Up until the end of 2016, we used a filter coffee maker to make a pot of coffee each day. The first cup in the morning was fine and the next cup near midday was so-so. By the afternoon, it was barely drinkable.
Ookla’s Speedtest measures the ping time to each server it operates around the world. What it lacks is the ability to run extended ping tests that the command prompt offers. With each test, it also runs a full speed test. This is incredibly bandwidth intensive if all the user wants to check is the response times to various countries or cities.
Dual SIM phones traditionally provide two lines with a single phone such as for personal and work numbers. They are also brilliant for prepay users to combine the benefits of two mobile operators or even with two SIM plans on the same operator.
Like mobile phones, most mobile broadband routers are considered plug and play where you just insert your SIM card and it’s ready to use. However, in some instances routers and modems will need some further tweaking to improve the connection stability or to even get online. 
If the device / modem shows a signal, but will not connect, it is very likely that the APN setting is incorrect, particularly if trying to use a phone SIM in a modem/router. Most routers automatically configure the APN from the SIM or have preconfigured APNs per the SIM type, so it’s likely it is either trying to configure an obsolete APN or picking up an incorrect APN from the SIM. 
Electric oil filled radiators, fan heaters, halogen heaters, bar heaters, convertor, panel heaters and so on are all 100% efficient at converting electric power into heat. However, as for how efficient they are at heating the room varies from one type to another.
The Irish ISP Eir (formerly Eircom) supplies the F2000 modem router with its fibre broadband package, which provides 802.11ac Wi-Fi on the 5GHz band in addition to the 802.11n Wi-Fi commonly available on other Wi-Fi access points. While this may seem great, what if you are using another router in place of the F2000?