Conundrum

[Buckman]

Not sure when last we broke a mirror. However much to our dismay our router stopped working and kept indicating No Internet. The provider sent out an Openreach technician after we went through everything on the phone with them first. He arrived yesterday and went through everything changing the router,the cables and the connection box, but still no Internet. He admitted defeat and left.

It now appears that there is an issue between the street box and our property so needs another technician who probably cannot be with us for a couple of days. As we have no landline, poor mobile signal and zero broadband we have a slight problem. I had to drive about a mile down the road to upload some documents. Oh well such is life.

Also yesterday I noticed that the control radiator for the central heating had pulled away from the dry wall. Fearing a flood if it came loose entirely we contacted the fitters. Next day service. It turns out it was never fitted properly in the first place and only had two bolts holding it in place so no charge. Job done.

 

[otherclive]

Life can be difficult at times. I’m trying to finish setting up a new HP printer. It’s showing a continuous blue light, it’s diagnostic says it’s connected via the Virgin router. Yet when I go into my HP Instant Ink account it tells me it’s not connected to the internet so HP cannot monitor usage and ink levels in order to invoice me and supply replacement cartridges. The AI chat bot is about as useful as an igloo in Mauritania.

 

[otherclive]

Just a view, you could try plugging your phone in to the cars multimedia system as on mine using the mobile via the car gets me a better signal than just in the house or garden. I tried it a while back when setting up the cars various menus.

 

[Buckman]

Life can be difficult at times. I’m trying to finish setting up a new HP printer. It’s showing a continuous blue light, it’s diagnostic says it’s connected via the Virgin router. Yet when I go into my HP Instant Ink account it tells me it’s not connected to the internet so HP cannot monitor usage and ink levels in order to invoice me and supply replacement cartridges. The AI chat bot is about as useful as an igloo in Mauritania.

I needed to print off a document and no Wifi so unable to print.

 

[Sam Vimes]

I needed to print off a document and no Wifi so unable to print.

Can you connect a Usb cable between your PC and printer?

 

[Buckman]

Can you connect a Usb cable between your PC and printer?

No idea, but probably don't have the correct USB cable? I uploaded the document to my phone so hopefully that will be good enough.

 

[Sam Vimes]

You don't need the internet to print if your printer is on the same home network. As long as the WiFi is working you should still be able to print.

 

[Steve1962]

Life can be difficult at times. I’m trying to finish setting up a new HP printer. It’s showing a continuous blue light, it’s diagnostic says it’s connected via the Virgin router. Yet when I go into my HP Instant Ink account it tells me it’s not connected to the internet so HP cannot monitor usage and ink levels in order to invoice me and supply replacement cartridges. The AI chat bot is about as useful as an igloo in Mauritania.

We have just replaced our HP Printer......with a new HP printer.......the first one was supposed to connected wirelessly but I could never get it to do so, even after speaking to HP - they insisted it should.
In the end I connected it with an ethernet cable and bingo.....it connected ......I then disconnected the ethernet cable and it managed wirelessly without issue after that.
The new one (HP6400) connected seamlessly and is working fine.