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 Studying in the UK, Tips, plz

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post Sep 18 2007, 10:18 PM

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QUOTE(azarimy @ Sep 18 2007, 05:49 PM)
another option is to buy those callcards sold in most asian grocery stores.
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I did that (or I bought via internet) + I'm using mobile's free minutes = cheap
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post Oct 1 2007, 10:18 AM

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However, be careful if you plan to do it on university network..

My friend got caught for sharing files via Kazaa
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post Oct 3 2007, 10:18 AM

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QUOTE(moto-moto @ Oct 3 2007, 01:47 AM)
hey...is all the local ppl in uk all dun need to sleep?they are so noisy from nite till mornig...i can't get a good sleep at all... mad.gif did u guys encounter this kind of problem?
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If you are living in campus, you can complain to the warden.

But hey, it's uni. life. Enjoy while you can laugh.gif
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post Oct 3 2007, 03:53 PM

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QUOTE(moto-moto @ Oct 3 2007, 02:21 PM)
Well..if once in a while i can understand but 3 nights non stop...i can't sleep well this 3 days and consequently i was sleeping in my lectures... cry.gif
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I used to live under that situation before. But that only lasted for a week or two. As youngkies said, as when courseworks/tutorials begin to flood in, it will be less noisy..
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post Oct 4 2007, 03:53 PM

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QUOTE(moto-moto @ Oct 4 2007, 03:43 PM)
for those groceries shops and supermarkets that accept credit card,do they have any minimum limit of purchasing only can pay by card?In malaysia they need at least rm 50 only can use card rite...
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I don't think there is any minimum limit. But don't la pay £1.50 with card.. tongue.gif
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post Oct 4 2007, 04:40 PM

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I used to collect these £1 coins so I could use it for my laundry.. laugh.gif
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post Oct 5 2007, 08:44 PM

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Sometimes, they reject your application because your accomodation has bad records (from previous owners). For e.g. records of previous mobile owners (mostly students), who did not pay their bills at all.
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post Oct 5 2007, 08:57 PM

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QUOTE(azarimy @ Oct 5 2007, 08:51 PM)
the previous tenant of my house, a malaysian couple, actually went out to apply lots of things by credit - mobile phones, plasma tv and whatver else - right before they left after finishing studies. i got people coming to my house from debt collection agencies! LOL!
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whoa.. that's pretty daring. the common case i heard was registering a line to get canggih canggih phone and fled the country the next day/week.

don't they know that they are messing with UK, not Malaysia. laugh.gif
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post Oct 7 2007, 01:32 AM

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QUOTE(moto-moto @ Oct 6 2007, 06:58 PM)
i m helping my fren to buy something in ebay uk...so if let say that thing is 18 BGP,so what is the range of the postal order thay have in post office?
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Ebay works really well with paypal in UK. Have a try with it.

I used to associated my paypal with my bank accounts in UK.
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post Oct 10 2007, 09:59 AM

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How do you all define good university for a certain course?
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post Oct 15 2007, 09:45 PM

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QUOTE(azarimy @ Oct 15 2007, 06:55 PM)
[4] i'm sure the offer's still available. if u rent a room in a shared apartment where those in the house already setup their own internet connection, then it's no problem laaa. but lets say everyone in the house is new, and everyone agrees to setup a home network, then sort out amongst urself, and apply for a line. u may need an extra router for this, depending on what sort of modem/router will be provided.
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And LAN Cables too, unless everybody has WiFi ready on his/her laptops/desktop ...
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post Oct 20 2007, 09:21 PM

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If you guys unsure about whether the phone you bought/got lock or unlock, get a prepaid card from Malaysia and test it in UK.

Added on October 20, 2007, 9:22 pm
QUOTE(azarimy @ Oct 20 2007, 09:55 AM)
heck when we malaysians were basking with the power of PCI-E display cards back then, they havent even finished fooling around with AGP cards!
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ROFL. very true.. laugh.gif

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post Oct 20 2007, 10:23 PM

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QUOTE(moto-moto @ Oct 20 2007, 10:04 PM)
sorry some noob question,what is locked phone?and how do i get unlocked?
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Locked phone is like Apple iPhone. The phone is bound to one telco only. You cannot use any other telco SIM card unless you have the code to unlock the phone.

You can do it in Malaysia or you can do it by requesting the code from your telco in UK. They (telco company) will charge you approximately £15 or so.

EDIT: typo

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post May 23 2008, 10:47 PM

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hi all,

i'm planning to further my study, i.e. master. so, is there such as part time study part time working in UK?
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post Jun 8 2008, 10:21 PM

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QUOTE(onemilimeter @ Jun 8 2008, 02:44 PM)
GBP300 cash + Bank Draft + Credit/Debit Card

Added on June 8, 2008, 2:48 pm
I heard that the rental for summer is usually HALF. It means, if you rent a room for July/Aug, you only need to pay one month rental. Is that true, especially at Sheffield? I will be kicked out of my current accomodation, need to find place to live again... aiii
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If you are staying in University of Sheffield, try asking the uni's accomodation office. Last time, I stayed in Broadlane during summer.

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post Jul 26 2008, 11:18 PM

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QUOTE(ilovecookies92 @ Jul 26 2008, 11:14 PM)
I am pretty sad when most of UK universities offered such an expensive fee for international students like us. For UK/Euro Citizens, the fees were only 3200++ pounds per course while for international students, arts 9000++ pounds, science 12000++ pounds and clinical course are 23000++. It's like "kena gandakan". I hope they wont charge that high for my time. As I know, Malaysia University fees the difference between international and local is only from RM 4000-8000. T.T
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If I'm not mistaken, the fees in UK increase gradually. That's what happened to me last time.
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