Recent content by Gasconman

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    "Connected, but no internet connection"

    Yep, I spent about four hours trying to sort this out and tried evrything you could think of, which is why I got so frustrated. In the end I decided to return the EX6200 extender to Amazon and buy a cradle for the AC785 instead. The cradle has an ethernet port so all I need is to connect the...
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    "Connected, but no internet connection"

    I have just bought a Netgear EX6200 Extender and a Netgear AC785 SIM card router with a 4G SIM inserted. The initial setup was perfect and I was able to use my Nexus 5 to access the internet via the EX6200 from all over the house. But after two days, for no apparent reason, my Nexus 5...
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    Nexus 5 issues with SMS/MMS on Marshmallow

    OK, I uninstalled Handcent and the default app worked fine. I then installed 'Handcent Next' and that worked fine too
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    Nexus 5 issues with SMS/MMS on Marshmallow

    Yes. I had Handcent as my default SMS app and that stopped working immediately after the new system update. I thought it was a Handcent problem and was researching that when I saw your post. So it looks like a general SMS problem not restricted to Handcent. I'll uninstall Handcent and see what...
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    "I've ordered my Nexus 5X" (Order & Shipping Discussion)

    You did the right thing IMHO. I also have the original Nexus 5 (32Gb)and I'll be keeping it. The screen is like new and it's a perfect shape and size and the phone is as fast and responsive as I'd ever need. As you say, the 5X camera is better but then what are you going to do with the photos...
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    What do your homescreens look like for 2014?

    That is 'Calendar Agenda Widget'
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    What do your homescreens look like for 2014?

    This is the Main screen of four home-screens set up on my Nexus 5 To the left of this sits a screen that shows times in five cities worldwide plus various shortcuts to system settings To the right of this sits a screen which carries 40 of my most commonly used apps And to the right of that is a...
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    Google Nexus 5 - Surprise shipping news

    Yeah, great news! But as I say, entirely unexpected. Hopefully there will be many others getting similar unexpected messages.
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    Google Nexus 5 - Surprise shipping news

    I had a black 32GB Nexus 5 on order with an estimated date of dispatch from the "warehouse" of 11th December. I had assumed that the warehouse was in Ireland. 10 minutes ago I received an email from Google Play to say that it had just shipped via UPS from Eindhoven (Holland) and that I could...