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Forum: Spain
Sep 3rd 2012, 2:14 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 886
Posted By campolife

Re: Dog: mosquito etc protection

Scalibor is not enough.

You need to control fleas, ticks, lice, ear mites, heart worm, intestinal worms etc.

Scalibor will help prevent some ticks and the sand fly which spreads leishmanaisis....
Forum: Spain
Aug 8th 2012, 4:09 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 32,881
Posted By campolife

Re: telefonica/movistar wifi modem access code

Yes a solution could be to obliterate the code shown on the back.

Fred
What you said started me doubting the things I have said so I have tested it.

My password has been changed at least 3...
Forum: Spain
Aug 8th 2012, 11:53 am
Replies: 42
Views: 32,881
Posted By campolife

Re: telefonica/movistar wifi modem access code

lynnxa

Just making the point that if any of the people you mention get the code from the back of the router thay can gain access without your chosen code.
Forum: Spain
Aug 8th 2012, 11:48 am
Replies: 42
Views: 32,881
Posted By campolife

Re: telefonica/movistar wifi modem access code

No

I am talking about the hard coded access number displayed on the back of the router. This is totally different from any password you can choose as part of your settings.

If you don't know...
Forum: Spain
Aug 8th 2012, 11:36 am
Replies: 42
Views: 32,881
Posted By campolife

Re: telefonica/movistar wifi modem access code

Don't forget that if someone can inspect the back of your router they can simply use the code shown there to connect remotely.

Wouldn't think you can change that.
Forum: Spain
Jun 22nd 2012, 7:27 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 3,579
Posted By campolife

Re: Construction of borehole / well

Don't know any company in your area but, to give you an idea, my neighbour paid a company in Alicante 5000 euros for the drilling. Had they not found useable water there would have been no charge.
...
Forum: Spain
Jun 5th 2012, 7:30 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,221
Posted By campolife

Re: A thought re EHIC

NHS cover in the UK is a residency based system.

Therefore if you (legally) reside there you are covered fully.

If you, even temporarily, live in the UK whilst working or seeking work you are...
Forum: Spain
Jun 4th 2012, 7:27 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,162
Posted By campolife

Re: Escitura / property registration

This is getting me worried now.

Lots of you knowledgable people have read my post but no replies.

Surely mine is not the only escitura with this statement.

Does anyone know an expert on here...
Forum: Spain
Jun 3rd 2012, 7:07 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,162
Posted By campolife

Escitura / property registration

Wondered if anyone knows what the following text in my escitura / property registration document means as it doesen't translate literally.

Some of the letters below are missing their special...
Forum: Spain
Jul 2nd 2011, 6:37 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 512
Posted By campolife

Re: selling/buying and CGT - can anyone advise?

Thanks Fred

Always done everything to the book as am not brave enough to do anything else but on this occasion I could not afford to buy again if all that money was swallowed up by the tax man. It...
Forum: Spain
Jul 2nd 2011, 6:04 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 512
Posted By campolife

selling/buying and CGT - can anyone advise?

Due to my house builder/seller absconding in 2005 after my solicitor gave him the money. (don't go there) I had to legalise and register the house last year with only the building material costs...
Forum: Spain
Mar 6th 2011, 5:38 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 38,789
Posted By campolife

Re: Mosquitos-again sorry!

I read in one of those guides like "A thousand uses for ordinary items" that for bites and stings you can immediately dab on WD40.

The wasps at this time of year can be aggressive and it is the...
Forum: Spain
Jan 4th 2011, 1:20 pm
Replies: 534
Views: 38,093
Posted By campolife

Re: Is the new anti-smoking law working?

Except of course the people who have to work in that environment. You don't really have a choice of job these days.

I used to smoke and still could grab a cigarette from someone now, but I never...
Forum: Spain
Dec 31st 2010, 4:11 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 7,455
Posted By campolife

Sat booster

Any chance SatGuy or some of you other knowledgeable people could comment on the usefulness of these sat boosters on a weak signal in the campo.

Or do they only boost a good signal which has...
Forum: Spain
Nov 21st 2010, 2:53 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 10,792
Posted By campolife

Re: Approximate Cost of Removals from UK to Northern Spain

Seriously it is true. I was amazed back in 2004 that some quotes came in at £3500 to £6000. Then I saw some info on THIS SITE.

Followed it up and had 3 companies vying for the business. 2 of them...
Forum: Spain
Nov 20th 2010, 11:26 am
Replies: 13
Views: 10,792
Posted By campolife

Re: Approximate Cost of Removals from UK to Northern Spain

Wow - Some large figures quoted here!

I have used 3 different removers between Central UK and Southern Spain. I have never paid more than £1250.

Try Grant of Buckie who have no problem coming...
Forum: Spain
Nov 17th 2010, 6:19 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,317
Posted By campolife

Exclamation Re: DEFRA guidelines for pet passport

I contacted DEFRA regarding this issue of tick treatment and they replied :-

Dear Sir/Madam,

TICK AND TAPEWORM TREATMENTS

Thank you for your email of 9 November about tick and tapeworm...
Forum: Spain
Nov 12th 2010, 10:19 am
Replies: 28
Views: 4,763
Posted By campolife

Re: Dongle query

Carrefour uses the Orange network.

The 100 mb can last all day if you don't mess with video and limit your surfing.
I have found that when the allowance is exhausted you can still talk via msn or...
Forum: Spain
Nov 9th 2010, 5:05 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 3,595
Posted By campolife

Re: BBC channels

My Private Network is £5 per month

have a look here

https://www.my-private-network.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1&lang=en


Works for me but no guarantees
Forum: Spain
Nov 9th 2010, 3:39 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 3,595
Posted By campolife

Re: BBC channels

Please be careful with expatshield.

I installed it and as soon as I used the search tool my AV trapped a trojan.
Just in case this was a false positive I closed it and started it again. This time...
Forum: Spain
Nov 9th 2010, 2:07 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,317
Posted By campolife

Re: DEFRA guidelines for pet passport

Jeanc - thanks for that. See you are from Sheffield - originally a Crookes boy myself.

Here is an extract from the DEFRA website

"The tick treatment must be a veterinary product which has...
Forum: Spain
Nov 8th 2010, 1:59 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,317
Posted By campolife

DEFRA guidelines for pet passport

I have returned to the UK with my dogs a couple of times and understand the rules regarding Rabies jabs and blood testing etc.

There seems to be a change in the guidelines regarding the tick and...
Forum: Spain
Nov 1st 2010, 12:14 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,722
Posted By campolife

Re: BBC2 NI Moving to a Vertical Transponder

I too am in inland Alicante area and experience breakups on bbc and itv usually around 9pm. Sometimes this clears in minutes other times an hour or 2.

For bbc1 I go through all the regions for...
Forum: Spain
Sep 21st 2010, 3:03 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,147
Posted By campolife

Re: pitfalls of cheap calling to UK .

Just to update. It seems it was a fault on their server. Registered now.

Whilst I was trying to get it installed I tried the UK version and noticed it has a different pricing policy. Lots less...
Forum: Spain
Sep 21st 2010, 1:09 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,147
Posted By campolife

Re: pitfalls of cheap calling to UK .

JDR

I used voipcheap (under one of it's other brands) before in the UK with no problems.

I use Carrefour mobile broadband in Spain now and I cannot getVoipcheap to register me as a new user on...
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