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19-06-2013, 07:46 PM

chrisc4290 replied to a thread OpenWeb ADSL Feedback Thread in ADSL ISP Discussions

For the past week my 1mb connection slowly dropped until it was 0.06mb/sec. A few emails to Leon at Open Web, switch off the router for 30 mins and...

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18-06-2013, 11:18 PM

chrisc4290 replied to a thread Telkom’s forced wholesale ADSL price cuts: ISPs respond in Broadband and IT News

What is a realistic time frame for consumers to be offered cheaper rates, so we are closer to other ADSL customers in other countries?

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18-06-2013, 11:08 PM

chrisc4290 replied to a thread Daily ADSL disconnection, Tygerwaterfront..please advise... in ADSL Discussions

Looks to me like a dodgy wiring connection somewhere. Maybe best to log a fault with Telkom

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18-06-2013, 11:05 PM

chrisc4290 replied to a thread Faulty Power Supply ? in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Measure yellow to black with a meter = 12 vdc. Measure red to black = 5 vdc. If anything else, chuck.

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18-06-2013, 10:26 PM

chrisc4290 replied to a thread Marrying a foreign girl in Off Topic

I am a foreigner who married a S African, but I already had a permanent residence permit by then, so was treated the same as a SA citizen

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18-06-2013, 07:03 PM

chrisc4290 replied to a thread New York sushi restaurant owner BANS tips, raises waitress pay. in Health, Wealth, Leisure and Relationships

If you want to witness sh1ety service, go to an inexpensive restaurant in Moscow. The staff purposely look the other way and are all smarmy and...

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17-06-2013, 06:45 PM

chrisc4290 replied to a thread Charging in Off Topic

Lead acid batteries require a constant voltage charge. As the battery reaches its peak charge voltage, the resistance of the battery increases so it...

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17-06-2013, 06:41 PM

chrisc4290 replied to a thread Ripple Relay in Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding, Generators, UPS, Alternative Power

Switch off the power first!

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15-06-2013, 05:34 PM

chrisc4290 replied to a thread We can take Gauteng, says Zille in News and Current Affairs

Maybe Pres Lindiwe Mazibuko one day?

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