In article [email protected], Stan the Man
wrote:

I have been looking in from time to time. And i keep seeing the term Sky
"engineers" From what i have seen and heard these people are Box Swappers
Not "engineers" and never will BE. I trained for 4 years not 4 week to be
called an "engineer" so come on Guys lets
not give them ideas above there Status !

Stan the Man

Having used the 'Stan the Man' nickname on usenet for over 10 years, I
should alert you to the fact that your adoption of it may cause
confusion on occasions.

Stan

Stan the Man
+++Naked under this Macintosh+++

Stan The Man wrote:

Having used the 'Stan the Man' nickname on usenet for over 10 years, I
should alert you to the fact that your adoption of it may cause
confusion on occasions.

Stan

That gives you nothing, you cannot "reserve" a name, either get used to
other people using it, or choose something more unique..

Stan..,

Stan The Man wrote:

Having used the 'Stan the Man' nickname on usenet for over 10 years, I
should alert you to the fact that your adoption of it may cause
confusion on occasions.

Stan

That gives you nothing, you cannot "reserve" a name, either get used to
other people using it, or choose something more unique..

Stan..,

Mark A wrote:
|| Jono wrote:
|||
||| You can even enter the serial number of the HD in Maxtor's website &
||| you will be told whether the drive is still under warranty
||
|| When I did this with my original drive from my Sky+ box I was told by
|| Maxtor that they had sold the drive's guarantee to Sky/Pace as part
|| of the OEM deal, and as such they wouldn't replace the drive under
|| any circumstances.
||
|| Regards
||
|| Mark

It worked for me four weeks ago. Have you still got the faulty drive? Try
again

Mark A wrote:
|| Jono wrote:
|||
||| You can even enter the serial number of the HD in Maxtor's website &
||| you will be told whether the drive is still under warranty
||
|| When I did this with my original drive from my Sky+ box I was told by
|| Maxtor that they had sold the drive's guarantee to Sky/Pace as part
|| of the OEM deal, and as such they wouldn't replace the drive under
|| any circumstances.
||
|| Regards
||
|| Mark

It worked for me four weeks ago. Have you still got the faulty drive? Try
again

"Another Stan The Man" wrote in message
...
Stan The Man wrote:

Having used the 'Stan the Man' nickname on usenet for over 10 years, I
should alert you to the fact that your adoption of it may cause
confusion on occasions.

Stan

That gives you nothing, you cannot "reserve" a name, either get used to
other people using it, or choose something more unique..
Stan..,

I have to agree

"Another Stan The Man" wrote in message
...
Stan The Man wrote:

Having used the 'Stan the Man' nickname on usenet for over 10 years, I
should alert you to the fact that your adoption of it may cause
confusion on occasions.

Stan

That gives you nothing, you cannot "reserve" a name, either get used to
other people using it, or choose something more unique..
Stan..,

I have to agree

In article , Another Stan The
Man wrote:

Stan The Man wrote:

Having used the 'Stan the Man' nickname on usenet for over 10 years, I
should alert you to the fact that your adoption of it may cause
confusion on occasions.

Stan

That gives you nothing, you cannot "reserve" a name, either get used to
other people using it, or choose something more unique..

Stan..,

You're missing the point. It's of no concern to me what anyone chooses
to call themselves -- but it would unquestionably be a smart move
before choosing a nickname to run a Google Groups search on it to check
whether other people with the same nickname could might be posting in
the groups you intend to frequent. I know what I've posted so I'm the
least likely person to be confused by a thread which appears from the
headers to be a monologue with the same person asking and answering the
questions. So out of consideration to others it's a good idea to be
easily identifiable by your nickname. Of course there's nothing
patentable in a nickname. It's just common sense and good netiquette
not to choose one that might confuse the natives.

Stan

Stan the Man
+++Naked under this Macintosh+++

In article , Another Stan The
Man wrote:

Stan The Man wrote:

Having used the 'Stan the Man' nickname on usenet for over 10 years, I
should alert you to the fact that your adoption of it may cause
confusion on occasions.

Stan

That gives you nothing, you cannot "reserve" a name, either get used to
other people using it, or choose something more unique..

Stan..,

You're missing the point. It's of no concern to me what anyone chooses
to call themselves -- but it would unquestionably be a smart move
before choosing a nickname to run a Google Groups search on it to check
whether other people with the same nickname could might be posting in
the groups you intend to frequent. I know what I've posted so I'm the
least likely person to be confused by a thread which appears from the
headers to be a monologue with the same person asking and answering the
questions. So out of consideration to others it's a good idea to be
easily identifiable by your nickname. Of course there's nothing
patentable in a nickname. It's just common sense and good netiquette
not to choose one that might confuse the natives.

Stan

Stan the Man
+++Naked under this Macintosh+++

Having spoken to Sky today I was assured that the £65 would include a
replacement box (not new) with a 3-month warranty.

Thanks for the advice. I'm thinking now I'll replace the Hard Drive myself,
upgrading to 120Gb in the process.

The FULL SYSTEM RESET was tried previously - it was unsuccessful.