Recent content by kgotson

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    Metrofibre Project Rollout Delay

    weird update, as of today, Metrofibre has essentially dropped the area from their coverage map. went from work in progress to Not covered. Not a great sign.
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    Metrofibre Project Rollout Delay

    Hi Does anyone know what the usual timeline is for rolling out fiber in an area? I have a family member who lives in an area that had fiber laid out earlier this year. In fact, as the team was finishing up, the last feedback was that they could begin placing orders for lines to be installed in...
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    3rd Party Insurance Claim

    I am in a bit of a pickle at the moment, I had the unfortunate luck to be on the receiving end of a three-car collision at Robot, resulting in minor rear damage for myself. There were no injuries, and we all exchanged details. Luckily, all parties have insurance. The party that caused this...
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    Recommended Recharge Amp for 2 x 200ah Batteries

    Here is a picture of the side of the batteries. can not make heads or tails of what the charge amp is based on this
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    Recommended Recharge Amp for 2 x 200ah Batteries

    Lead, told they are Gel Batteries
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    Recommended Recharge Amp for 2 x 200ah Batteries

    Hi Recently, I had a grid tied 3kVA 24v inverter installed at my home with dual 12v 200ah batteries. I have successfully been able to power the house during 2-hour load shedding schedules with lights, TV, fiber, the fridge, and a few laptops. Aside from the loud fan noise, everything seems...
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    Monitor choice for developers - 32" UHD, or 27/32" QHD?

    I have been working on a 17-inch 1080p laptop with a rather past its prime Samsung 1080p 23.3-inch monitor. On most days, I am switching between IDEs, Brower tabs (testing and documentation), Postman, SQL Management Studio, etc. I'd love to have a more streamlined setup. Would anyone kindly...
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    Be Careful of Price Changes on FNB Credit Card Effective 1 July 2022

    Noticed the same on my account, really weird to charge for items already priced in Rand. Reviewing the pricing structure makes it seem like switching to using the virtual card or debit card would still incur a charge. Maybe time to switch payments to Tyme or other? any one with an issue option...
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    Dumb TV to SmartTV: Device suggestions

    Based on the recent reviews on the Ematic doesn't seem like DSTV now works
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    Dumb TV to SmartTV: Device suggestions

    Thank you to everyone for the valued input, almost missed the takealot deal but managed to grab one. Thank you so much
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    Dumb TV to SmartTV: Device suggestions

    Hi I'm trying to help a relative save a few hundred Rands a month on DSTV subscriptions they have for two households, both locations making use the traditional satellite box to watch Live TV. What I would like suggest is ending their one subscription and switch to streaming rather making use...
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    Vodacom discriminates between prepaid and contract customers - Vodamail

    Move to better hosted services
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    Samsung has launched its latest budget-friendly smartphones

    No mention of the A73? Is it not coming into our market?
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    Do you want a free VPS? - Always free - from Oracle

    Had one of the ARM64 (4 Core 24GB) which has been running for a few months now suddenly die as the host had died and there was no capacity to move the VM.
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    AMD EPYC VPS Beta Testers Required - Round 2 - More awesomeness

    Really enjoyed my trial, had 4 VPS set up in a k8s cluster all with low pings. Fantastic stuff
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