Miss piggy RSI and no broadband

Octygone · 06-07-2006, 17:35

First ....don't expect to get a text from miss piggy anytime soon........... she has got RSI from texting and using the pc also our BB supplier went bust so no access for at least 7 days.

make themost of the peace and quiet

Fabia 12v · 06-07-2006, 17:36

that explains a few things

flatfourburble · 06-07-2006, 17:40

I had wondered why there was no posts from the wee lass.

RSI from texting!! How much does she send on text messages?!?!

Octygone · 06-07-2006, 17:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by flatfourburble

I had wondered why there was no posts from the wee lass.

RSI from texting!! How much does she send on text messages?!?!

she gets 300 a month free and ALWAYS uses them all

Fabia 12v · 06-07-2006, 18:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Octygone

she gets 300 a month free and ALWAYS uses them all

ah so if i were to say i use all 1000 free ones i get that makes me look a hell of a lot worse

oh dear

flatfourburble · 06-07-2006, 18:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fabia 12v

ah so if i were to say i use all 1000 free ones i get that makes me look a hell of a lot worse

oh dear

I get 700 on my contract...............but I dont use them honest lol

300 a month isn't too bad I guess

Emily-Elizabeth · 06-07-2006, 18:33

I have had RSI from texting before. I used to have a phone with a really stiff keypad.

What is scary is I was on 1000 minutes anytime, and was using them all. Cut back now to 500 minutes anythime now I have a landline, slightly more affordable phone bills!

devonutopia · 06-07-2006, 19:05

Anyone actually thought that PHONING would be a good idea to save from RSI? Saves all the bloody back and forth texts.

With my new talk plan I'm hoping for as many cross network minutes as possible, and then a few txts alone will sufice me.

heresmo · 06-07-2006, 20:35

RSI from texting? Perhaps someone should come up with abbreviations for common words so that it's not necessary to make as many keystrokes.

Must confess, I'm slightly surprised since I'd have thought that anyone worth his/her salt would have had thumb RSI from PS2 etc long before they got a phone. Perhaps texting is the cumulative icing on the cake

Get well soon MissP

PS - No point texting me, as my phone was nicked in mid June. I'm in that hiatus period of not knowing what to get now and monitoring just how hard life is without one anyway. Gonna have to decide soon though before desperation sets in

Mo

lfc958 · 07-07-2006, 11:08

If you activate the T9( predictive txt ) directory, you only have to put part of a word in as it fill in the rest for you LESS RSI

Sonic1980 · 07-07-2006, 11:34

From the title I thought you may have forked out for a sporty VW beetle for Miss Piggy...!

Octygone · 08-07-2006, 16:02

hello all,

wrist is slowly getting better. and have "nicked" dads computer and dial up for a bit!!!

pixi · 08-07-2006, 16:19

Texting? What's that

Glad to see you're wrist is getting better Lorna

Loz · 08-07-2006, 16:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Octygone

hello all,

wrist is slowly getting better. and have "nicked" dads computer and dial up for a bit!!!

wrist??

heresmo · 08-07-2006, 16:48

Hi MissP

Glad it's getting better - mine befell me completely out of the blue when I woke up one day and it took a good month to recover proper usage

I gather it can be permanent, as of itself, meaning aside from any arthritis-type implications.

I took it as very abrupt wake-up call re what to avoid etc, so as hopefully to avoid another attack. It was quite scary, I have to say. There are two threads (at least) on here about it, which might be worth a look at.

Continuous use is one of things that's always top of the list - i.e. take a break every 20 minutes (both hands and body position.) Slow dial-up could be your friend, believe it or not.

Best
Mo

WW_VRS · 08-07-2006, 16:53

Wrist tends to go first if you use unnatural angles and/or make very repetitive moves

In the case of dialup it also depends if you have a two-hour cutoff causing you to have to hit that redial button

Out of interest, who was the ISP?

ScoobyChris · 08-07-2006, 18:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by WW_VRS

Wrist tends to go first if you use unnatural angles and/or make very repetitive moves

My doctor told me I had the strongest wrists he's ever seen

Chris

heresmo · 08-07-2006, 19:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScoobyChris

My doctor told me I had the strongest wrists he's ever seen

Chris

Best not over-use them then...

Mo

WW_VRS · 08-07-2006, 21:33

Ambidextrous are we Chris

Right-handed myself, somehow there used to be a difference

Octygone · 08-07-2006, 22:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by WW_VRS

Wrist tends to go first if you use unnatural angles and/or make very repetitive moves

In the case of dialup it also depends if you have a two-hour cutoff causing you to have to hit that redial button

Out of interest, who was the ISP?

it was Customnet and now another part of the group wants to take over but I have had enough am moving to plusnet

WW_VRS · 09-07-2006, 09:24

Might as well - apparently they're decent enough

I've had Zen and Pipex for ADSL, and NTL for cable, for several years now. Costs more but I've never had no bb access (that said I've got two load balancers so if one goes down it will fail over transparently

) - OTT for most people that though

Octygone · 09-07-2006, 10:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by WW_VRS

Might as well - apparently they're decent enough

I've had Zen and Pipex for ADSL, and NTL for cable, for several years now. Costs more but I've never had no bb access (that said I've got two load balancers so if one goes down it will fail over transparently

) - OTT for most people that though

we have no hope of cable here for at least another 8 to 10 years (nearest cable is 17 miles away

)

and even talk talk can't get a toehold here as the local exchange isn't due to be unbundled for a while, 2 meg will do everything I need for a while and I think that plusnet has a 8 Gb download a month for £14.99 so will see how that goes

ScoobyChris · 09-07-2006, 15:11

I like Plusnet although their "fair usage" policy can be a bit of an inhibitor

Still, been upgraded from my 2Mb account to up-to-8Mb now for free

Chris

06-07-2006, 17:35	#1
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flatfourburble "Bones" Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Heathrow/Crewe Posts: 5,449 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Miss piggy RSI and no broadband I had wondered why there was no posts from the wee lass. RSI from texting!! How much does she send on text messages?!?! __________________ Oh to have the internet back..................oh have I missed it

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Emily-Elizabeth Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Essex Posts: 3,651 Thanks: 21 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Miss piggy RSI and no broadband I have had RSI from texting before. I used to have a phone with a really stiff keypad. What is scary is I was on 1000 minutes anytime, and was using them all. Cut back now to 500 minutes anythime now I have a landline, slightly more affordable phone bills! __________________

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devonutopia Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon Posts: 30,059 Images: 5 Thanks: 76 Thanked 346 Times in 289 Posts	Re: Miss piggy RSI and no broadband Anyone actually thought that PHONING would be a good idea to save from RSI? Saves all the bloody back and forth texts. With my new talk plan I'm hoping for as many cross network minutes as possible, and then a few txts alone will sufice me. __________________ Jason - Mongrel owner! WOOOOF! Grrrrr Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video!

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heresmo Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,515 Thanks: 50 Thanked 139 Times in 119 Posts	Re: Miss piggy RSI and no broadband RSI from texting? Perhaps someone should come up with abbreviations for common words so that it's not necessary to make as many keystrokes. Must confess, I'm slightly surprised since I'd have thought that anyone worth his/her salt would have had thumb RSI from PS2 etc long before they got a phone. Perhaps texting is the cumulative icing on the cake Get well soon MissP PS - No point texting me, as my phone was nicked in mid June. I'm in that hiatus period of not knowing what to get now and monitoring just how hard life is without one anyway. Gonna have to decide soon though before desperation sets in Mo __________________

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lfc958 500 Power Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Kent Posts: 4,068 Thanks: 14 Thanked 25 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Miss piggy RSI and no broadband If you activate the T9( predictive txt ) directory, you only have to put part of a word in as it fill in the rest for you LESS RSI __________________ Steve Man-Bag ? Girlie Car ? - You Decide ( I have - it's neither )

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Sonic1980 Briskodian Join Date: May 2005 Location: A hop and a skip from nowhere Posts: 1,603 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Miss piggy RSI and no broadband From the title I thought you may have forked out for a sporty VW beetle for Miss Piggy...! __________________ Fabia v/RS http://www.whf.org.uk Wildlife Heritage Foundation - The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent. Part of the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) Big Cat Encounter - Want an idea for a great present??

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Octygone Old Git Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,776 Thanks: 182 Thanked 115 Times in 74 Posts	Re: Miss piggy RSI and no broadband hello all, wrist is slowly getting better. and have "nicked" dads computer and dial up for a bit!!! __________________

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pixi Naughty Pix! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Writing in these boxes is soooo last year! Posts: 6,287 Thanks: 104 Thanked 93 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Miss piggy RSI and no broadband Texting? What's that Glad to see you're wrist is getting better Lorna __________________

08-07-2006, 16:48	#15
heresmo Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,515 Thanks: 50 Thanked 139 Times in 119 Posts	Re: Miss piggy RSI and no broadband Hi MissP Glad it's getting better - mine befell me completely out of the blue when I woke up one day and it took a good month to recover proper usage I gather it can be permanent, as of itself, meaning aside from any arthritis-type implications. I took it as very abrupt wake-up call re what to avoid etc, so as hopefully to avoid another attack. It was quite scary, I have to say. There are two threads (at least) on here about it, which might be worth a look at. Continuous use is one of things that's always top of the list - i.e. take a break every 20 minutes (both hands and body position.) Slow dial-up could be your friend, believe it or not. Best Mo __________________

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WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,853 Thanks: 45 Thanked 81 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Miss piggy RSI and no broadband Wrist tends to go first if you use unnatural angles and/or make very repetitive moves In the case of dialup it also depends if you have a two-hour cutoff causing you to have to hit that redial button Out of interest, who was the ISP? __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Lummox'/Ross thread on Unit18 Automotive progress on my car: here

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WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,853 Thanks: 45 Thanked 81 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Miss piggy RSI and no broadband Ambidextrous are we Chris Right-handed myself, somehow there used to be a difference __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Lummox'/Ross thread on Unit18 Automotive progress on my car: here

09-07-2006, 09:24	#21
WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,853 Thanks: 45 Thanked 81 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Miss piggy RSI and no broadband Might as well - apparently they're decent enough I've had Zen and Pipex for ADSL, and NTL for cable, for several years now. Costs more but I've never had no bb access (that said I've got two load balancers so if one goes down it will fail over transparently ) - OTT for most people that though __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Lummox'/Ross thread on Unit18 Automotive progress on my car: here

09-07-2006, 15:11	#23
ScoobyChris Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Andover Posts: 18,193 Thanks: 15 Thanked 335 Times in 289 Posts	Re: Miss piggy RSI and no broadband I like Plusnet although their "fair usage" policy can be a bit of an inhibitor Still, been upgraded from my 2Mb account to up-to-8Mb now for free Chris __________________ Holding up the traffic in a little Italian..........

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