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He'll make what you request on your order ....but I suspect they're 50/50 otherwise. He does the concentrates and various strength nicotine base liquid ready to use too.
Yes, i do remember them being a very good to use site Trish, and most of the liquids i tried were very nice :) I will always have my faves from Chefs, but, their ready to use range has dropped off quite a bit now and i need an alternative. I think i will try some Lemon meringue pie along with the others i mentioned, seeing as there is no more LCCC :(
 
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Yes, i do remember them being a very good to use site Trish, and most of the liquids i tried were very nice :) I will always have my faves from Chefs, but, their ready to use range has dropped off quite a bit now and i need an alternative. I think i will try some Lemon meringue pie along with the others i mentioned, seeing as there is no more LCCC :(
It's still listed in concentrates for all it's out of stock ...perhaps it'll come back.
I wish there was some indication of when the out of stock liquids and concentrates will be back ...I'm not desperate for anything at the moment, but do wonder where things are going.

I think I found Chefs ready to use liquids to be fuller flavoured than LT ...just an observation :)
 

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:offtopic: :( My Fibre speeds have dropped dramatically from 80/20 to 40/15 w t f have online chatted to PN support and they are hopeful to get back to me within 72 hours - hoping it is a fault in the Cabinet which can be rectified
Must be a time of internet woes ...I've been getting a daily drop in ADSL connection for a couple of weeks, but yesterday, there were three in a couple of hours ..very unusual for me.
I bought some new filters (The master socket is 4 years old, and not the filtered type) so I'll try one soon. One is the transistorised type, the others Billion and a brand I don't recall ATM.

VM have been laying fibre, and digging up pavements and grass verges - just hope they haven't disturbed something. There again, it may not be them at all - whatever, the SNR on the down section drops to around 3.0 before it drops connection.

Hope yours gets fixed soon with little fuss on your part! :)
 
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Must be a time of internet woes ...I've been getting a daily drop in ADSL connection for a couple of weeks, but yesterday, there were three in a couple of hours ..very unusual for me.
I bought some new filters (The master socket is 4 years old, and not the filtered type) so I'll try one soon. One is the transistorised type, the others Billion and a brand I don't recall ATM.

VM have been laying fibre, and digging up pavements and grass verges - just hope they haven't disturbed something. There again, it may not be them at all - whatever, the SNR on the down section drops to around 3.0 before it drops connection.

Hope yours gets fixed soon with little fuss on your part! :)
It was one of the reasons I ditched ADSL - it was too ropey, was always having problems with drop outs and noise on the line, exchange is about a mile & a quarter from me, whereas the Cabinet is only 320m away and it's only the last few meters from the other end of our block that is above ground, VM doesn't exist here so there is no other options. It's possible it's just the line card that has failed and needs replacing, we'll have to wait and see, I've had very good service since joining PN from BT which was also good but the price was more, i have had the occasional slight drop in speeds which is normally fixed by pulling the plug early in the morning, but this time it didn't work.
 
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It was one of the reasons I ditched ADSL - it was too ropey, was always having problems with drop outs and noise on the line, exchange is about a mile & a quarter from me, whereas the Cabinet is only 320m away and it's only the last few meters from the other end of our block that is above ground,
I was with Pipex, and through re-sales, ended up with nightmare TalkTalk - speed was around 3.5-4, and many disconnections. Went to Zen as I'd planned to if Pipex disappeared, and intended to get FTTC after having a new master socket installed. Had the wiring brought around outside and the socket in here just two feet from me now. Speed increased to 7.6 so I saw no need to get FTTC for my needs. All fine until Boris had everyone routed through the Westminster POP shifted off for the dratted Olympics, and hasn't been as good since. I'm back on a London one now, but never been as good as it was.
Had a new router (replaced my Billion 7800n) when the first one failed - so just looking at a new one of those just in case. Billion BiPAC 7800DXL Triple WAN Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+/Fibre 3G/4G LTE Broadband Router with USB Port: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Still not sure it would cause the SNR to drop to around 3 then disconnect.
VM doesn't exist here so there is no other options. It's possible it's just the line card that has failed and needs replacing, we'll have to wait and see, I've had very good service since joining PN from BT which was also good but the price was more, i have had the occasional slight drop in speeds which is normally fixed by pulling the plug early in the morning, but this time it didn't work.
VM don't seem to have good c/s - I like Zen for their UK base and access to tech services. They aren't cheapest though.
I'm around 2.7km from the exchange and 70mts from the cabinet. The Billion has been great on this long line.
 
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I was with Pipex, and through re-sales, ended up with nightmare TalkTalk - speed was around 3.5-4, and many disconnections. Went to Zen as I'd planned to if Pipex disappeared, and intended to get FTTC after having a new master socket installed. Had the wiring brought around outside and the socket in here just two feet from me now. Speed increased to 7.6 so I saw no need to get FTTC for my needs. All fine until Boris had everyone routed through the Westminster POP shifted off for the dratted Olympics, and hasn't been as good since. I'm back on a London one now, but never been as good as it was.
Had a new router (replaced my Billion 7800n) when the first one failed - so just looking at a new one of those just in case. Billion BiPAC 7800DXL Triple WAN Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit ADSL2+/Fibre 3G/4G LTE Broadband Router with USB Port: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Still not sure it would cause the SNR to drop to around 3 then disconnect.
VM don't seem to have good c/s - I like Zen for their UK base and access to tech services. They aren't cheapest though.
I'm around 2.7km from the exchange and 70mts from the cabinet. The Billion has been great on this long line.
Billion has some good reviews and might be the one I would plump for if ever the Fritz! 7390 that I have breaks down although I would probably go for this one: Billion BiPAC 8800AXL VDSL2(Fibre)/ADSL2+ Dual Band Wireless AC 1300 Modem Router with 3G/4G LTE failover 4 x Gigabit LAN, 1 x Gigabit WAN and 2 x USB port: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories even though I hate white for electrical goods, being only 70mtrs fom your cabinet you would be able to get the full 80/20 FTTC product from someone like PN and probably save money over Zen, especially if you paid the telephone line bit annually like I do.
 
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Billion has some good reviews and might be the one I would plump for if ever the Fritz! 7390 that I have breaks down although I would probably go for this one: Billion BiPAC 8800AXL VDSL2(Fibre)/ADSL2+ Dual Band Wireless AC 1300 Modem Router with 3G/4G LTE failover 4 x Gigabit LAN, 1 x Gigabit WAN and 2 x USB port: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories even though I hate white for electrical goods,
My 7800n is under my desk, so I never see it really, but I agree, white/beige is not a particularly attractive colour for most electrical appliances. Still, now that we don't smoke, at least they stay that colour! ;)
I had an 8800 (not sure which model) and it handled wireless very badly ..was a known fault though - so Amazon kindly took it back after some time of trying to get it to work, and let me get another 7800n :)
being only 70mtrs fom your cabinet you would be able to get the full 80/20 FTTC product from someone like PN and probably save money over Zen, especially if you paid the telephone line bit annually like I do.
This is the Zen/BT estimate for my line: "Your line will typically support up to 62.4Mbps download (Min. 36.1Mbps and Max. 80Mbps), 20Mbps upload"
I'd have gone for the Fibre 1 deal which is 38down 9.5up and 50GB per month £19.99 plus £16.50 phone. We already have our phone rental charges through them, and for the deal I got, get 1000 phone minutes per month ..not that we ever use them, but there's no checking the clock when making calls.
I'm currently on ZenLite @ £18.37 monthly contract plus the phone, and for UK c/s & tech access, I don't mind. Still not convinced I'd justify Fibre, and would need to take on a 12 months contract too.

@Pictor Thanks to someone on TB, I have now found out that it is a line problem, I cannot call or receive calls even though I have a dial tone nothing works, weird that the Internet still works though albeit at a lower speed
Good - at least you know ..now let's hope it's fixed quickly! :)
 
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They look good, I'm assuming you will be getting that switched powered hub to go with it, so that you can switch it off when you need to.
Yes, I'd get the powered hub too. Interestingly, with the drives, the red one is more expensive! ..never mind, blue will do :laugh:
I had intended getting the WD 1TB - but I don't suppose there's much to choose between these things ..none of them totally trustworthy!
 

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Yes, I'd get the powered hub too. Interestingly, with the drives, the red one is more expensive! ..never mind, blue will do :laugh:
I had intended getting the WD 1TB - but I don't suppose there's much to choose between these things ..none of them totally trustworthy!
Can't remember where it was but there was a report that the Seagate had a better fail rate than the Western Digital drives, so think you probably made the right choice, and you know you like Blue :laugh:
 

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Can't remember where it was but there was a report that the Seagate had a better fail rate than the Western Digital drives, so think you probably made the right choice, and you know you like Blue :laugh:
Well then ...in that case! :) ...and yes, rumours abound that I do have a fondness for blue! ;)
(If you saw how many tubes of blue paint colours I have, you'd see where those rumours originated).

...talking of which, if you recall my mention of "...and adding a little 'embellishment' " - said embellishment now has a new home! ;)
 
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a few more pennies in the jam jar then :laugh:
Indeed - and very welcome too! :)
until the end of the year when the other George & co will want their cut.
Last tax bill put a hole in savings, but seeing my next tax bill at the year-end will be for 2015: a very lean year because I got very little work done, it'll not be so bad! ...whatever though, we can't run away from it :(
 
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Tropical Storm is alright.
Def NO melon or menthol.
It's a very fruity mix,with strong flavours,altho' i can't pick them out individually.
Not the greatest juice i have tried,but it really is quite nice.

Vaping at 27.5W in a Wotofo Serpent,with a .14Ω Nife30 coil.
 

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Tropical Storm is alright.
Def NO melon or menthol.
It's a very fruity mix,with strong flavours,altho' i can't pick them out individually.
Not the greatest juice i have tried,but it really is quite nice.

May pass on that one then - not a huge fan of mixed fruits, but have one or two real favourites: AG Vaping Outlaws 'Moonshine' & AG Superhero 'Heart of Heaven' :)

I'm watching for the new Vaping Outlaws 'Voodoo Tea' being available, and may also get the 'Mayhem' one then too.

I like Chefs PMP too - tend to mix it with Strawberry Vapetto or Custard!

Did you see where LT have a concentrate that's similar to Castle Long?
 
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