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  1. mrkev

    When are you going fully electric?

    That Volvo is awesome. The best electric vehicle I've driven so far.
  2. mrkev

    Monzo/Starling Banking/Revolut

    It seems that Chase are now changing the terms of their cashback offer so you now need to deposit at least £1500 per month into the account. It used to be £500.
  3. mrkev

    YouTube Premium

    I've successfully set up in Ukraine now as Turkey was no longer a suitable destination. I normally use PIA for VPN but this didn't work in this case so I had to go 'Urban'
  4. mrkev

    Netflix here we go again.

    It seems they starting to roll out the clamp down on password sharing. I'm sure it won't be long before it hits the UK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64573517
  5. mrkev

    Monzo/Starling Banking/Revolut

    They said they'll convert any Amazon points you have left to Amazon gift card once it closes. I personally prefer the NewDay app to the Barclaycard one. Also, NewDay card works with Google Pay but I also use the Barclaycard for online purchases especially for FX transactions. There was a...
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    Monzo/Starling Banking/Revolut

    NewDay have said they are replacing it with their own rewards card which will have same cashback rate as the Barclaycard Rewards and Lloyds Cashback cards. You have to phone them on the automated service though to request it.
  7. mrkev

    Building own router - pfsense vs openwrt vs ?

    Out of curiosity, which vendor is the other IPSEC fw? Most I've dealt with assume a tunnel per subnet pair.
  8. mrkev

    Building own router - pfsense vs openwrt vs ?

    Every firewall vendor I have dealt with always seems to have their own interpretation on how IPSEC is supposed to work. I suspect the other end of the IPSEC tunnel is expecting one tunnel per subnet pair which is a pretty standard way of doing it in my IMO. If it works on *sense and Sophos ok...
  9. mrkev

    Monzo/Starling Banking/Revolut

    Monzo do offer savings accounts and cash ISA via 3rd parties but it is all integrated into their app. Not fantastic rates mind (0.31% last time I looked) but mainly use Starling now as it has less limits and restrictions. Also set up a Chase account for the cashback and 1.5% savings account.
  10. mrkev

    Energy Suppliers

    I was moved from People's Energy and I got my first bill on the 2nd of Nov. I'm not expecting another until Feb (assuming they bill quarterly)
  11. mrkev

    Monzo/Starling Banking/Revolut

    I get this all all the time so I've stopped using Barclays with Android and use other cards.
  12. mrkev

    Energy Suppliers

    I finally got my first bill with British Gas yesterday after moving from the now defunct People's Energy. They only had a correct reading I gave them for electric and for some reason ignored the one I gave them for Gas so the actual bill was quite a bit lower than it should be. Also, for some...
  13. mrkev

    Energy Suppliers

    I'm in a similar situation and no longer have a cheque book so I hope they accept other forms of electronic payment. Not sure whether to bother with DD also as there is no benefit to me and saves me from building up huge amount of credit. I would just rather pay a bill monthly for the correct...
  14. mrkev

    LED Bulbs for dimmable touch lamps

    Sorry, didn't mean to cause confusion. They are not specific to lamp type as it is the bulb that dims so won't be suitable for a touch dimmer. I just find they are better than trying to get a led bulb to dim where the switch performs the dimming function if you know what I mean. I've tried a few...
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    LED Bulbs for dimmable touch lamps

    The best solution I've come across for me is the bulbs that actually dim themselves such as Philips Hue or cheaper alternatives. Absolutely no flicker even on the dimmest setting.
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    Taking advantage of my internet connection

    Or tbb speed test https://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest
  17. mrkev

    Passport Renewal - Should I Let it Expire?

    I did mine online last year after it had expired. I have never needed to counter sign a photo at renewal before and this is the first time it had actually expired. I even did the photo myself with my phone which was not as easy as it sounds - it took a few goes to get it right. I think if you do...
  18. mrkev

    Cloud /online backup

    I find backblaze pretty good. https://www.backblaze.com/backup-pricing.html
  19. mrkev

    Renew licence just a tax.

    Looks like you just missed out there:
  20. mrkev

    Monzo/Starling Banking/Revolut

    You can turn off notifications on Monzo for news items like that in the settings. I didn't get any.
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