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toxiic

Hi, as part of my new position in the Gaff, I write tips on topics.

If you have any tips about any of the topics below, then let me know and you could be in with a chance of being featured in my section of the Gaff.

Leave your tips/questions/comments below and I'll get back to you ASAP.

I'll be updating this post with the future topics so 'subscribe' to this thread or look out for any updates.

I'll also have a look around the forums for tips, so if you do have tips worth sharing on a thread: I might comment and ask if they can be included.

I post in the Gaff fortnightly.

Thanks.

Toxiic

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Past/Upcoming Topics

23rd June- Scam Text Tips.

6th July- Conserving Battery Life Tips.

23rd July- missed due to confusion.

4th August- Conserving printer ink.

21st August- How to protect your phone (physically, for example... phone case)

1st September- How to get the best WiFi Signal.

15th September- Battery Tips V2

13th October- Keeping kids happy during half term.

Upcoming- How to keep your phone secure.

Upcoming- How to keep your phone clean (for example: screen protector, microfibre cloth)

Upcoming - How to stay safe with your bank

You can see an archive of previous gaff posts HERE.

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magspider

Is a light read on a mobile phone forum really an appropriate place to list tips on coping with bereavement?

It also seems, at least to me, to be a rather insensitive way to treat this subject, to reduce it to a Buzzfeed style, '7 ways to get over yer mum dying'.

toxiic

Thanks for the input, I'll rethink. @magspider

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Hi, thanks for sharing your concern. I've updated the post with different topics.

gsklb04

Do you own an iPhone we all have problems keep a good charge on them.

Go to settings scroll down to battery now press

low battery mode.

This will conserve your battery.

But you will have to look for new emails yourself.

toxiic

Some good ideas there, I'll include it in the post (when it comes to it) and give you credit. You can elaborate on your points if you want to a bit more. @gsklb04

gsklb04

Hi thanks for that.

When you activate low power mode on an iPhone. It does the following.

Low,power mode temporarily reduces power consumption until you,can fully charge your iPhone.

When this is on, Mail fetch, background app refresh, automatic downloads and some visual effects are reduced or turned off.

Let's face it you can do most of them manually when ever you like.

toxiic

Hello @gsklb04 and thanks again for your input. The topic of saving battery life is due to be posted a week friday.

The gaff will still continue on friday as normal, but as said in the post, I am in the Gaff fortnightly - so you should see some (limited space) of your tips within the Gaff as planned.

Thanks again for the tips you submitted.

navvy

Conserving printer ink.

The Brother inkjets have an ink-save mode where large blocks of solid colour are reduced to just solid edges and very faint colour in the middle. Very bold lettering is reduced to something like an outline. Photos get strangely enhanced and show more detail that was hidden in dark areas.

If you want to try it, look in the Advanced tab in the printer Preferences (sometimes called Properties).

foolish

posted 2 weeks ago https://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Tips-Guides/Top-10-tips-for-saving-your-phone-s-battery-life/m-p/20312655

mcilwraith

for anyone looking to use a continuous ink system on an epsom printer steer clear of 4 ink printers.the systems dont seem to last too long

6 ink systems are much better.ive been running one on a 6 ink for about 5 years.

saved me a fortune on cartridges

gsklb04

First could I thank you for my mention @toxiic in last weeks gaff about saving the battery on your phone.

Now to this weeks tip.

I woke to find my iPhone 6 did not ring when I received incoming calls, and I could not hear anyone talking on the other end if I called them, unless I put it on speaker phone.

I called my local phone shop to see how much it would cost to get it fixed, I as to

d £25 from one and £40 from another.

The first one advised I check nothing was stuck in the earphone port, as it's common for them to get fluff stuck inside them.

I check and and then used an air spray can from the pound shop to clear it just to be safe, and it was also the cheapest way to try first.

Nothing worked so of I went to the phone shop to get it fixed. On arriving at the shop he took hold of my phone and low and behold it was now working.

He then gave me the TIP.

If you don't use ear phones, cut a small amount of cello tape and cover the whole as this will protect it and save you money.

adrienne686

Battery life tips:

turn your brightness down.

close apps that are still going on in the background.

dont keep skipping music.

YouTube, Netflix, game apps and streaming will kill your battery.

toxiic

Hiya, no problem about including your tip.

My next part in the Gaff is around the 21st of July, so for that week I'm going to write about conserving printer ink (as there has been some good tips on this thread) and then I'll find a week where I can include this.

I'll probably name it 'how to protect your phone'.

So, you should see your tips in by the first week or so of next month.

@gsklb04

toxiic

Hi, thanks for your tips.

Unfortunately, As it says in the thread, I've already done battery tips.

But, there is a lot of content to cover on batteries, so I'll use some of your points If I ever do make a part two.

@adrienne686

If you want to suggest other tips that are under the section Upcoming Topics, then feel free.

gsklb04

@toxiic

Thank you for taken the time to get back to me and letting me know.

toxiic

@mcilwraith : hiya. I know it's been a while since you posted these tips but your tips should be in the 4th of August Gaff. It was planned to be today but unfortunately there was a minor confusion and my part in the gaff wasn't included this week.

So, it's all ready for it to be posted then. Thanks to you both for your tips.

The thread should soon be updated with the relevant information.

toxiic

Hiya there's been a change of plan. If you read the above message you'll find out why but the tip you made above. Consequently, it'll be on the 18th August that you'll see it. @gsklb04

gsklb04

@toxiic

No probs you know what your doing bud.

I hope you have s fab weekend.

toxiic

Hiya @adrienne686,

If you're still interested, i'm going to use some of your battery tips in Battery Tips: V2 in my part of the Gaff on the 15th September.

If anyone else wants to also contribute to this week's gaff, leave a comment under this.

Do bear in mind that this is version 2 of Battery Tips (Mentioned previously: Low Power Mode, Lower the Screen Timeout, Uninstall the Apps you don't need, Close apps in the background) therefore I won't be using any tips that i've mentioned earlier.

Thanks.