I recently downloaded the JD Wetherspoons app to my iPhone. As a fan of the Wetherspoons pubs for their excellent variety of real ales and their great value meals it seemed an ideal way to be able to find a local Wetherspoons when you are out and about.
I was in West Midlands with my kids this week which gave the perfect opportunity to test out the app. We were staying in Travelodge hotels so needed breakfast each morning. First day we defaulted to the Little Chef next door but paid handsomely for the privelege of not needing to drive.
Second day we decided to test out the Wetherspoons iPhone App. Was there a pub open nearby serving breakfast? Sure enough with a good 3G signal on Vodafone the app fired up and located us. Several pubs nearby including one that was on our route for the day so would make sense to drive near.
Followed the SatNav directions, parked in the multistorey car park next door for the princely sum of 50p and walked into Wetherspoons. The children had already made their choices from the menu on the Wetherspoons iPhone App so having chosen our table we were quickly able to place our order. One thing that Wetherspoons do exceptionally well is deliver food to your table quickly and this was no exception. Within a few minutes our breakfasts had arrived at our table. At under £5 a head for full English cooked breakfast with coffees, the Wetherspoons food was amazing value for money and puts Little Chefs price to shame.
The Wetherspoons iPhone App is a great addition to your iPhone and one we will definitely use in future
Friday, 26 August 2011
Sunday, 17 July 2011
multizoneav.eu Review - Is it a con? Cheap Canon 60D for £361
Many people are asking about multizoneav.eu and a review of their website that offers electronic goods at unbelievable prices. Remember the saying "if it looks too good to be true then it probably is!"
Firstly multizoneav.eu and multizoneav.net are nothing to do with multizoneav.com which is a legal, legitimate UK company that sells electronic equipment. Their name has been used by overseas scammers to trick you into parting with your cash. Their website offers cameras such as the Canon 5D Mark2 for £865, Canon 60D for £361 or the Nikon D700 DSLR camera for £857. They then show a further 5% discount on these already ficticious prices. Beware - these are not genuine offers and you will never receive these cameras - just lose your money!
So why does a review of multizoneav.eu and multizoneav.net show that it is a scam and a con?
1) The website has only been running for a month (registered June 2011)
2) They do not accept valid forms of electronic payment such as Visa/Mastercard or Paypal and only accept payment types that cannot be traced and are easily laundered.
3) You cannot buy cameras such as the Canon 600D for under 50% of the UK price. This is cheaper than Canon can produce them for.
4) They are passing off as the name of a genuine business in an attempt to trick consumers into buying from them. This is a common scam and has been carried out many times before on different businesses.
5) All feedback forums are having reports of people who have lost money to them
http://www.avforums.com/forums/digital-photography/1483269-multizoneav-eu.html
Firstly multizoneav.eu and multizoneav.net are nothing to do with multizoneav.com which is a legal, legitimate UK company that sells electronic equipment. Their name has been used by overseas scammers to trick you into parting with your cash. Their website offers cameras such as the Canon 5D Mark2 for £865, Canon 60D for £361 or the Nikon D700 DSLR camera for £857. They then show a further 5% discount on these already ficticious prices. Beware - these are not genuine offers and you will never receive these cameras - just lose your money!
So why does a review of multizoneav.eu and multizoneav.net show that it is a scam and a con?
1) The website has only been running for a month (registered June 2011)
2) They do not accept valid forms of electronic payment such as Visa/Mastercard or Paypal and only accept payment types that cannot be traced and are easily laundered.
3) You cannot buy cameras such as the Canon 600D for under 50% of the UK price. This is cheaper than Canon can produce them for.
4) They are passing off as the name of a genuine business in an attempt to trick consumers into buying from them. This is a common scam and has been carried out many times before on different businesses.
5) All feedback forums are having reports of people who have lost money to them
http://www.avforums.com/forums/digital-photography/1483269-multizoneav-eu.html
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Scam Bargain Price Camera Gear multizoneav.eu
This site is a scam, you can only pay through non safe methods ie CASH. Who would go to a Paypoint location and hand over £400 cash to a company that uses the London immigration offices as its registered place of business on the website.
Do yourselves a favour and remember the golden rule:
If it seems to good to be true....it probably is.
http://blog.photo3.co.uk/2011/07/multizoneaveu-scam-multi-zone-av-scam.html
Do yourselves a favour and remember the golden rule:
If it seems to good to be true....it probably is.
http://blog.photo3.co.uk/2011/07/multizoneaveu-scam-multi-zone-av-scam.html
Friday, 17 June 2011
How do I unlock a Second hand iphone 3GS on Orange Network for Free?
How do I unlock a Second hand iphone 3GS on Orange Network?
As you may have seen from blog posts my iPhone 3GS is with Vodafone UK but doesn't always get the signal I need so I wanted to be able to use alternative SIMs in the iPhone if no signal exists at the location I am at. The same process can be used for any iPhone 3GS on Orange and O2 as well.
There are various websites that offer iPhone 3GS unlocking for around the £20 - £25 mark but I spotted this video on YouTube that allows you to unlock your iPhone 3GS for free.
The first step is to install the jailbreak software if you have not already jailbroken your phone. I use This gives lots of other benefits as well as being able to unlock the iPhone 3GS for free. I still use iOS 3.2 which is much more stable and can be easily jailbroken but does not work with apps that need iOS 4.
I used redsnow to jailbreak iOS 3.1.3 on my iPhone 3GS.
Once you have jailbroken your iPhone 3GS then you can load the ultrasn0w package which then unlocks the iPhone. Using Cydia add the URL
http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com
Once rebooted your iphone will be unlocked for free!
I've just tried it with my iPhone 3GS locked to Vodafone UK and it now works with SIMs from 3 and Orange so I can now use my iPhone 3GS on any network for free.
As you may have seen from blog posts my iPhone 3GS is with Vodafone UK but doesn't always get the signal I need so I wanted to be able to use alternative SIMs in the iPhone if no signal exists at the location I am at. The same process can be used for any iPhone 3GS on Orange and O2 as well.
There are various websites that offer iPhone 3GS unlocking for around the £20 - £25 mark but I spotted this video on YouTube that allows you to unlock your iPhone 3GS for free.
The first step is to install the jailbreak software if you have not already jailbroken your phone. I use This gives lots of other benefits as well as being able to unlock the iPhone 3GS for free. I still use iOS 3.2 which is much more stable and can be easily jailbroken but does not work with apps that need iOS 4.
I used redsnow to jailbreak iOS 3.1.3 on my iPhone 3GS.
Once you have jailbroken your iPhone 3GS then you can load the ultrasn0w package which then unlocks the iPhone. Using Cydia add the URL
http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com
Once rebooted your iphone will be unlocked for free!
I've just tried it with my iPhone 3GS locked to Vodafone UK and it now works with SIMs from 3 and Orange so I can now use my iPhone 3GS on any network for free.
Friday, 27 May 2011
Mobile Mast locator:How to find Locations of Mobile Phone masts in your area
Mobile Mast locator: how to find mobile phone masts in your town or neighbourhood
If you are concerned about mobile phone masts in your area then check on the locations that are already in place including opposite Parkwood school in the centre of the Parkwood residential area. An additional mast will have no impact on any radiation levels based on the number that already are constructed.
You can check the locations of mobile masts in Rainham or any other town using this website http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/search
If you are concerned about mobile phone masts in your area then check on the locations that are already in place including opposite Parkwood school in the centre of the Parkwood residential area. An additional mast will have no impact on any radiation levels based on the number that already are constructed.
You can check the locations of mobile masts in Rainham or any other town using this website http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/search
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Loading Photos to iPhone without iTunes
For a company like Apple that prides itself on the software and products it designs, iTunes seems to be a complete opposite in comparison to everything else it sells. It is the most un-user friendly, unintuitive and inflexible mainstream software I have ever used.
When on holiday I needed to load some photos to my iPhone to show friends. No way to do that in iTunes without wiping all the existing photos from your phone - unless you are at the PC that has sync'd with the phone before.
So if you need to load photos to your phone one way is to use the Dropbox software. This will load the photos to the cloud but also sync them to you phone and allow you to view them. All without needing to touch the disaster that is iTunes.
When on holiday I needed to load some photos to my iPhone to show friends. No way to do that in iTunes without wiping all the existing photos from your phone - unless you are at the PC that has sync'd with the phone before.
So if you need to load photos to your phone one way is to use the Dropbox software. This will load the photos to the cloud but also sync them to you phone and allow you to view them. All without needing to touch the disaster that is iTunes.
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Dropbox for iPhone App
As an update to my recent post about Dropbox I have now found that there is a Dropbox app available for both the iPhone and Blackberry.
It means that I can have documents and photos from my desktop immediately available on my phone where I have 3G/Wifi internet available. There is also an option to save files locally on the iPhone.
It means that I can have documents and photos from my desktop immediately available on my phone where I have 3G/Wifi internet available. There is also an option to save files locally on the iPhone.
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