Never ending support after contract finished!!

[Hobosapien]

Ok, bringing NLUK into this is uncalled for.

Well he is a member of the 'search and you shall follow' Google cult. Some prefer to walk their own path even if it leads nowhere useful.

[SlipTheJab]

Generally people who phoned me where nice about it - apart from this guy.

How did NLUK get your number?

[WTFH]

You know nowadays you can get apps to block numbers?

The other person just thinks either you are not available as it goes straight to voicemail or thinks that you aren't around to pick up your phone as it just rings.

Oh and both Android and iPhone does it straight from the box but they don't flag up who is calling.

Really? Blocks all withheld or blacklisted numbers automatically?

I have an android phone for personal use, find the internet ability invaluable when out and about, but still have an old fashion blackberry style Nokia for work calls. I suppose I could move to one phone if I can ensure personal life not impeded too much by unwanted calls and by premie workaholics sending txts and emails at all hours.

Any android app names to avoid me searching? Some love searching like it's an addiction, but the benefit of the internet it to share info without needing to search.

You don't need an app, it's in the operating system as standard.


Anyway, I've decided to make this my one helpful post of the day (or maybe week/month), and have gone to the trouble of Googling "block phone number android"...


http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/...id-smartphone/

[Mordac]

I've decided to take up training. Going to set myself the Couch to 5K challenge.

In my case, I'm going for the Couch to Kitchen challenge.

Don't stretch yourself too far, that kitchen is almost 12 paces away...

[tomtomagain]

The issue is - they keep emailing me every week asking me to support or fix different things - but I think they are expecting me to do this for free... as in their mind it "should have worked".

Try this little experiment to help answer your question:

Go to your local garage. Ask them to fix your car for free. Go to your local builder, ask him to fix something he did for you last year for free.

Ask your accountant to do stuff for you .... for free.

Do you have a cleaner? If so, ask them to do some extra cleaning for free.

Ask any of your permie mates whether they work for their old employers for free.

In short, nobody works for free. So why should you? No commercial organisation supplies it's products for free. So why should yours?

More importantly. You should not feel guilty about saying "No" to them. You really need to get over your squeamishness about asking them for money.

[suityou01]

That's logical; who's had yours, your posts have made sense.

I have been out of sorts recently. I shall follow MFs example and do the Couch to Posting bollox challenge.

[MrMarkyMark]

Well he is a member of the 'search and you shall follow' Google cult. Some prefer to walk their own path even if it leads nowhere useful.

Gotta always love IT people that refuse to use Google

[Eirikur]

who remembers the good old times of webcrawler, alta vista, Lycos etc and even Yahoo?

[Scruff]

who remembers the good old times of webcrawler, alta vista, Lycos etc and even Yahoo?

Astalavista.box.sk was my favourite...

[SueEllen]

who remembers the good old times of webcrawler, alta vista, Lycos etc and even Yahoo?

Yahoo is still around.

Then there is Bing....