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by Philip
Thu 10 Apr, 2025 22.45
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The rise of the dodgy shop
Replies: 26
Views: 53236

Re: The rise of the dodgy shop

Looks like the police are waking up to this problem

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3677xzk56no
by Philip
Tue 08 Apr, 2025 14.31
Forum: Birdsong
Topic: Will the UK ever adopt DAB+?
Replies: 29
Views: 32673

Re: Will the UK ever adopt DAB+?


Admitting my ignorance but what's the difference between DAB and DAB +?


Here is my attempt at explaining in the very simplest terms:

DAB is based on older compression technology called MPEG-2, so each station needs more bandwidth in order for the station to have an acceptable sound quality to ...
by Philip
Fri 28 Mar, 2025 13.39
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2247
Views: 1207146

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

Though it's a bit similar sounding to TJ Hughes
by Philip
Thu 27 Mar, 2025 10.51
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2147
Views: 1349488

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

The roll has a red line on it when it gets near the end but the staff aren’t going to know that for the self service tills are they?
by Philip
Sun 16 Mar, 2025 16.34
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2147
Views: 1349488

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

Sainsbury's actually let you do phone scan-and-shop in the big stores as well. Again though, I find it easier to use the device because you can keep it in its holster and just scan the items that way.
by Philip
Fri 14 Mar, 2025 11.26
Forum: Birdsong
Topic: Will the UK ever adopt DAB+?
Replies: 29
Views: 32673

Re: Will the UK ever adopt DAB+?

Nine years (!) since the last post in this thread, DAB+ has truly taken off in the UK, to the point where from next month the only vanilla DAB stations left on the Digital One multiplex will be LBC and Talk Sport.

I find it interesting only because when I started this thread in 2011, I didn't think ...
by Philip
Fri 14 Mar, 2025 10.52
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2147
Views: 1349488

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread




The M&S app has a ‘scan as you shop’ function for the food hall with Apple Pay integrated, so no need to visit the checkout at all. It’s extremely handy when just nipping in for one or two things at lunchtime when even the self-checkout queues can be lengthy.


Wow, this is potentially a game ...
by Philip
Tue 11 Mar, 2025 18.06
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread
Replies: 2147
Views: 1349488

Re: The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread


The M&S app has a ‘scan as you shop’ function for the food hall with Apple Pay integrated, so no need to visit the checkout at all. It’s extremely handy when just nipping in for one or two things at lunchtime when even the self-checkout queues can be lengthy.


Wow, this is potentially a game ...
by Philip
Fri 17 Jan, 2025 14.07
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Emergency alerts
Replies: 21
Views: 47655

Re: Emergency alerts

Another test coming later this year but no date as of yet.

https://news.sky.com/story/uks-emergenc ... t-13290674
by Philip
Fri 03 Jan, 2025 09.11
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Digital Spy Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 571
Views: 340360

Re: Digital Spy Watch News and Information Board

Haven’t read DS forums for a long time, but when I did, the easiest way to avoid any Richardcoulter threads was to not click on any threads that have a full stop at the end of the title.
by Philip
Tue 03 Dec, 2024 15.56
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Pour Bill gates down the sink... Or is that milk?
Replies: 6
Views: 15278

Re: Pour Bill gates down the sink... Or is that milk?

I continue to be vindicated by my decision never to download TikTok.