Author Archives: ianmacd
Surf & Mail & VoIP
I mentioned the other day that the KPN explicitly forbids the use of its flat-fee Surf & Mail mobile Internet package for VoIP services in its fair use policy. Nevertheless, I’ve put it to the test and can reveal that … Continue reading
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After purchasing my new mobile phone on 9th November, it finally rang for the first time on Friday, 23rd November; that’s a full two weeks later. Oh yeah, it was a telemarketer on the line.
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E90 and untrusted certificates
A couple of years ago, I wrote about how to solve the problem of the Nokia 9500 complaining about an untrusted (self-signed) certificate when picking up one’s mail over SSL/TLS. Well, the E90 suffers from the same problem and, again, … Continue reading
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Back To Life, Back To Reality
We returned home to the Netherlands today. It was a rude awakening; literally. Icelandair have this repugnant policy of making their Amsterdam flights — all of them — take off at 07:50. There’s simply no other option. Keflavík airport is … Continue reading
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Shop Til You Drop
As the sun in Iceland rises later and later each day, so, too, do we. After hauling ourselves out of the hotel at 10:30, we headed for Kaffi Hljómalind and had a modest breakfast of toast and macchiato. Eloïse played … Continue reading
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