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and required several trips to the shops
and long telephone calls. Additionally, I’d
have to buy and set up new SIMs on each
trip because they expired unless topped
up regularly.
I have a tariff on my iPhone that ‘rolls
over’ and I almost never use my whole
data allowance. I know that prior to
going away I could get some extra data,
but I’m not sure if that would cover me
for expensive calls in the US.
I would like to suggest an article
explaining how to use mobile phones
outside the UK. Maybe there are other
readers out there who would benefit, too,
or who could offer some advice?
Patricia Christmas, via email

Problem with link for
Dr WiFi app
I was keen to try the Dr WiFi app, as
featured in your workshop on page 56
of Issue 492, but the Bitly link was not
recognised and led to a Google Play
error message saying: “We’re sorry, the
requested URL was not found on this
server”.
Searching the Play store for ‘dr wifi’
did not find any app with the logo you
show in the magazine, and the
screenshots for the app at the top of the
Play Store list did not look like the
screenshots shown in your article.
Tony Whitmarsh, via email

Web User says: Unfortunately, it appears
that Trend Micro’s Dr WiFi app was
removed from the Google Play store
after we went to press with the issue,
hence the ‘not found’ error when you
used the Bitly link provided in the
magazine. As you
discovered, the
other Dr WiFi app
in the store is a
different app from
another developer.
We’re not sure
why the app was
removed, but it can
still be ‘sideloaded’
to your Android phone if you download
the APK file from Softpedia at bit.ly/
drwifi494. To allow this, you’ll first need
to go to Settings, ‘Apps & notifications’,
Advanced, ‘Special app access’ and
choose ‘Install unknown apps’. Tap your
default browser and switch on ‘Allow
from this source’. Please accept our
apologies for the inconvenience caused.

A

REYOUSTILLRUNNING

WINDOWS7 AFTER

MICROSOFTENDEDSUPPORT?

I’mstillrunningit fineonmytwoPCs.

I’llexploreWindows 10 if I buya new

PCbutthehassleofchangingnow

is justtoomuchbother.

IainKenworthy-Neale

No,I movewiththetimes.Whena

newoperatingsystemis released,

I tendtoupgrade,becauseit’smore

secureandstable.

BrianBrown

I refusetobepanickedintoupgrading

toWindows10.Myantivirussoftware

andbrowserareuptodate,andI’m

carefulaboutwhatI download.

ColinBroughton

I haveonelaptoprunningWindows 7

andanotherrunningWindows10.

I prefer7, butI amoldandmoreused

toit than10.

KathyMims

S

HOULD TWITTER ALLOW

USERS TO EDIT THEIR

TWEETS (bit.ly/tweets494)?

Yes, but with a footnote under the

tweet to show that it’s been edited.

Ady Colclough @AdyC76

Absolutely, it’s a right pain having to

delete and redo a tweet to correct a

typo. People have been requesting the

ability to edit tweets for ages.

Russell Cox @RussWWFC

I’d rather see bots banned and Twitter

users having to use their real names!

Roger Whitcomb @milairpix

Definitely – for spelling errors, at least.

Henley on Thames Blogger

@on_blogger

Yes. Maybe a function to delay

sending the tweet for 20 seconds –

long enough to spot a typo or think

again about saying something?

Caroline Chapman @cantstopthesgnl

Yes, because autocorrect often

changes an alien word to something

random. You should have 30 seconds

toedityourtweetafterposting.

Goldmaster@imthegoldmaster

W

ILL YOU SUBSCRIBE

TO DISNEY+ WHEN IT

LAUNCHES NEXT MONTH

(bit.ly/disney494)?

No, I have to draw the line somewhere

as the cost of all these services soon

becomes prohibitive. With more

streaming companies popping up all

the time, I fully expect pirated content

to make a resurgence because people

won’t pay for so many services when

they probably only want one or two

programmes from many of them.

Rich Grove

No! There are too many streaming

services jumping on the bandwagon

now, with BritBox being another.

There should be ad-supported

versions like Spotify for those who

only use the services occasionally.

David P-Smith @david_p_s

It’s getting awkward with so many

services to subscribe to. The thing is

that I do want to watch all the Marvel

shows when they come out. So I will

probably subscribe for a while and

then cancel once I’ve watched them.

Sam Higgins

No, because I’m already struggling to

find the time to watch Netflix, BBC

iPlayer and Amazon Prime Video.

Chris Armstrong

No. There are too many channels to

watch on Freeview already without

paying for more.

John Hewett

Keeping the kids quiet is worth the

subscription fee.

Dan Hannon @Daniel__Hannon

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