My computers dying (sad face)

[davidc4430]

yes, my old faithful is struggling, constant crashes ect.

so last tuesday i bit the bullet and ordered a new box of tricks. ready to go, windows 10 ect ect.

now i'm waiting on delivery but the darn fastway tracking is showing nothing since 'pickup' last friday with 'your parcel is on its way from our sydney depot to our adelaide depot' which it was showing friday afternoon.

how long does it take for fastway to get from sydney to adelaide? i realise the depots are closed on weekends but i bet the trucks dont stop at 5pm friday wherever they are and dont move until monday morning 8am.

there enquirey thing on their website is a nightmare. cant just send a simple email.

so ive contacted the seller, who although telling me on friday the computer was shipped thursday has not even updated my item to show its paid for or sent.

maybe they will tell me where my computer is, i hope so.

ive had to reboot this computer 3 times allready today so i need the new one asap.

[freddie*rooster]

David it mightn't hurt to give them a ring sometimes it's

quicker for you to collect it from the delivery place.

[tasfleur]

Knowing "Fastway",  they've probably seconded it via the Hopping Walleroo Postman ..

[imastawka]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

ok, just rechecked my number on the fastway tracking page and its just been updated saying its with a 'local delivery agent' for delivery.

doesnt say if that 'local' is like wallaroo local or adelaide local.

i hope its wallaroo.

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David, I've only ever waited for a couple of packages with Fastway, but on every occasion they've NEVER delivered it.

They've left it at some distant PO for me to pick up.   Like 3 suburbs away.

The last time I wasn't even carded - didn't know where it was.  Tracking just said it was waiting pick up at parcel point!     Which one?

I paid for delivery.  If I wanted to go out to buy something I would've done that.

I've negged the seller for it.

They have to learn not to use Fastway, and I've messaged them exactly that every time.

Bit harsh?   Mebbe.

But I won't buy from anyone anymore who uses them.

I always ask first.

[enigmabear]

I know what you mean,my laptop kicked the bucket last week

I am very lucky tha a friend gave me her hubby’s old (original) iPad Air but I’m struggling as I just cannot get to grips with using the thing

looking for competitions to win a lappy or enough $ to buy one

Spoiler

Not buying one from an eBay seller though 

[lyndal1838]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

Which version of Windows is it downloading?   If it is 8 or 10 you may as well leave it beavering away overnight....they can both take ages, depending on the speed of your computer.

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its windows 10, but it was the free upgrade from windows 7

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Oh dear.....I hope it works for you.

I had an unused but several years old computer that I wanted to upgrade to Windows 8 when it first came out.  My friendly techie told me that it was unlikely to work as the system was too old.  Obviously it would be the same problem with Windows 10.

Just keep your fingers crossed that the new computer arrives in time.

[davidc4430]

well, good news ive got the laptop working again.

just finished installing some stuff, internet, anti-virus ect.

look, still got my Ellie as wallpaper.

Ellie was Foos predesesor.

ive shut the laptop down, fingers crossed when i restart it.

[ecar3483]

It seems appropriate, somehow... ha ha.

🙂

[davidc4430]

another day dawns, will my computer come today?

i'll never get a job in a resturant.

i'm not a good waiter lol

[imastawka]

[davidc4430]

quick question for the many smarter than i people here,

my new computer has USB3 sockets can i plug USB2 into them?