I saw it was £15 to get unlimited calls to US & Canada landlines and mobiles phones, I thought brilliant...I'll use this to call some friends. So I signed up to it.

Now on my first call, her phone went after 15 minutes and then found out later you get charged for INCOMING calls...well at least for her particular mobile phone plan.

So just a quick question, what Canadian mobile companies offer a pay as you go plan what doesnt charge for recieving calls....an idea I find moronic.

Thank you!

Quote from heson :

Fantastick thread takes me way back.

My absolute favourite tune Dom & Roland - Cant punish me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... RKpmo&feature=related The only limit on how loud I want to play this is nose/ear bleed. The same with this Aquasky tune: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCybTFdWziI

Other favourites include Adam F (he is the god). I once had almost everything ever made by Aphrodite (including signed custom made for me home burned CD). Prodigy, but that another genre! Jonny L. DJ Hype ("The Dogs..." is maybe the best racord I got combining my favourites scratch and dnb). Roni Size should not be forgotten either.

Now Im trying to find some good Dubstep but only 10% of what I find is good.

Rusko - Do U Wanna Have a Party
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sktktn535jg&fmt=18

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (L.A Boxers Dub Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... eature=related&fmt=18

La Roux - In for the Kill (Skream Mix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq5GdutCRo8&fmt=18

Quote from Bob Smith :

Well in fairness we'd get told our spelling was wrong in school if we used US English.

Actually its acceptable to use either now, at a degree level anyway.

I get a lot of people that 'text speak', I don't mind American variations such as:

(American / English)
humor / humour
tire / tyre
movie / film
gas / petrol
mom / mum

I don't use them but I'm not going to be a stubborn arse because at the end of the day I know what they mean...well if an English person uses American terms maybe

Just text speak winds me up, because many people do this now and while I understand the purpose of it...people have started using it on everything but hand writing. There's a point where it becomes counter-productive because it takes me 30 minutes to read a 200 character long text message!

I feel sorry for the people who have to decode an English person's message into English, especially those not natively speaking the language.

See attached...I've looked through and everything is connected to the motherboard and power supply.

the graphics card is already installed...its the card in it with the fan...everything you have thats not in the computer is not needed...it should work from the box..

Just plug everything in...screen, mouse, keyboard, power and sound...press the power button...

You'll need to install an operating system if you didn't select to have one.

Maybe this is what inspired Jeremy's finale to series 13

I have always gone with Nvidia myself, but looking at the price VS performance ATi look easily the best choice, even considering the 275gtx.

I have to admit if my motherboard was hybrid crossfire/sli I would have probably gone with what I know and stayed with Nvidia, but I'm not 'wasting' my money on an ATi product, the card is much better than the one I have especially at my resolution with AA/AF, and its half the price of what I originally payed for my 8800GTX.

I genuinely do think the games looked crisper and better on my uncles computer (using the same monitor) then what they do on mine, and he's on a 4870.

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"Note - All systems are built and installed on demand and usually ship within 48 hours of the order being placed. During exceptionally busy periods this time can increase by 48 hours. The system can be supplied assembled with or without your choice of installed operating system but is supplied without keyboard, mouse, speakers or monitor (all of which are available elsewhere in this on-line store)."

You should give them a call, they should have built it for you.

CS 1.6 and Team Fortress Classic

Thanks for all your help, strongly leaning towards the 4890 tbh, as said I could always add another...

I found the comprimise with the 4850x2 card vs 4890, and that is...the card is pretty loud even when just watching a film, and also uses more power than the single 4890 core.

So yea its pretty much there in front of me to do it.

I have pretty much decided on this one
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products ... pphire-HD4890-1GB-VAPOR-X

Its not the cheapest but apparently is much quieter than the other ones and I guess the pre-OC is welcome aswell.

haha when mine broke they sent me a replacement and told me to dispose of it all properly.

So I give it my uncle, we replaced the motors in the wheel with a couple motors that are used in electric RC cars and it was as good as new.

1680x1024

Good information though! Thing is I can't really wait...I was gunna stick with the 8800GTX but already offered to my cousin for £50 with my old PSU...he has no computer atm and would rather get em both sorted asap for some TF2 fun!

Would 2 X 4850 cards be better than the single card 2x4850?

Yea...I went for cheaper parts...originally was going to go for an i7 but ended up doing a 50/50 split on a laptop and upgrade pack for the main PC...(don't ask but that laptop is like an omen in this house).

Here's the exact spec as it stands...I would post pics but my cable management is embarrasing at the moment!

Case and PSU
Hiper Osiris
Zalman 6-channel fan controller
Replaced the case fans with 3 X Noctua Vortex Control fans
Corsair 750W PSU

Main Specs
MSI FX790-GD70 Motherboard
AMD Phenom II 550 Black Edition (Thermalright extreme heatsink with 2X Enermax Magma fans)
2X2GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz 9-9-9-24
Creative fatality pro sound card
8800GTX - yer this is the last part to be replaced

So yea...I spend a wee bit more on the cooling to overclock it which I haven't bothered as of yet...all I can say it MASSIVE jump in fps from my last computer.

Now, I'm definately looking at an ATi solution since my motherboard is Crossfire only...infact it has 4 GPU slots...why?...I dunno...

My budget would be up to £180 or there abouts but preferably not more than that. I see the 4850X2 card is better and the same price as a 4890, but surely there was some price modelling with ATI...there must be a comprimise with more power for the same price...this is where I get confused. See I could potentially get a 4870 since they are around £110, and buy another one just after...but is it worth it...guess I need to figure that one out myself. A few options...any recommendations?

Thanks!

It will play them easily, and pretty sure on max settings...since my graphics card (8800GTX) is around the same as the 4850 so yea. And my last CPU played games well too...and that was alot worse than the one in that one...

What I would recommend Jordan is the PC configurator...you seem to get more for your money, like a bigger PSU of the same brand (and Corsair are practically the best)...faster RAM (although cant see timings, so take with a pinch of salt) Not only that you can get a 1TB hard drive on top and get the same price with the difference of a few quid, or even a better motherboard.

Hope this helps

Say no but I have some friends who you can hook up with...want their numbers?

My mum recently changed her name since she got married so have to inform the DVLA. She had a paper provisional that lasted 50 years. She sent an app off with photo, and they sent her a new 10 year one free of charge.

Theres a section on the application for just changing your licence from paper to photo.

Just discovered this, its amazing!

http://www.vimeo.com/3912625

Totakeke - Permanent Note

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... eature=related&fmt=18

Check that out!
God is an Astronaut - All is Violent, All is Bright

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcpBhJq01UM&fmt=18

New pendulum

Quote from Chrisuu01 :

I cant se why they got suspended a wheel came of so?
Nobuddy got hit by tyhe actual wheel so what the hell is thr fia doing making our races even more boring.

They ar basicly idssing themselves becaus they want to give us excitting racing then stop the political shit and just freaking race..

They banned them for the fact that they KNEW the wheel was loose yet continued to race. What are the chances you get hit by a flying wheel? What are the chances you get hit by a small spring flying through the air?

The GTX 275 is better than the 4890 and pretty much the same price

Quote from boothy :

Hello, looking to replace my laptop (over 3 years old, 1.73Ghz, 1GB, 128MB Integrated - it runs LFS at low framerates only in high priority mode lol) with a better one, to use for general stuff and for photos etc, and just wondering if it's suitable enough to also be able to play LFS as well.

Specs I'm aiming for:
At least 2Ghz C2D
2+GB RAM
Dedicated graphics, 256MB+
15"ish screen, plenty enough HDD, not too heavy (<3kg), yadayadaya etc
For less than £700

Found an Acer Aspire 5738G-643G32Mn (with 512 graphics) - does anyone know if it's a wise choice regards running LFS? Or does anyone have any suggestions as to laptops I should look at?

Cheers!

I got a laptop in curries with this spec for £500:

C2D 2.13Ghz
3GB DDR2 ram
nvidia 9200m with 256mb dedicated
17" screen
320gb hdd

Not too bad and I managed to haggle a free bag they were selling for £30 out of it.

This laptop plays LFS on 1440Xwhatever it is pretty much easily

Its a HP g70, cant remember exact model, not got it with me.

Counting Crows - Round Here

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars This is sad or happy, depending on how your love life has gone

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

Sarah McLachlan - Angel

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing compares

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from russia with bass

Bes and Cobalt - Human (Sevent Remix)
Blackman and Royal Flash - Human Traffic II
Stim Axel - Сначала
Sky Residents - Krilia

EDIT:
Also loving this one atm:
Logistics - Thunderchild

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