Just a word of advice, You mobile internet connection can be costly esp abroad! My m8 got a mega bill in for charges when using his abroad! They charge you on number of MBs (Megabytes) used just in case you didnt know
thanks for the warning.
i am on pay as you go.
put 10 pound on and still running.
i havnt done much,but if it goes,it goes.
couldnt get coverage in adenkerk[belguim-french border] last night whatsoever.
germany ok even though thyey dont have 3 network there.
i a in rieland now and its good,full coverage and fast aswell
Just a word of advice, You mobile internet connection can be costly esp abroad! My m8 got a mega bill in for charges when using his abroad! They charge you on number of MBs (Megabytes) used just in case you didnt know
thanks for the warning.
i am on pay as you go.
put 10 pound on and still running.
i havnt done much,but if it goes,it goes.
couldnt get coverage in adenkerk[belguim-french border] last night whatsoever.
germany ok even though thyey dont have 3 network there.
i a in rieland now and its good,full coverage and fast aswell
Keep us updated on that Greg because my T mobile contract dongle almost broke me within 2 days
Just a word of advice, You mobile internet connection can be costly esp abroad! My m8 got a mega bill in for charges when using his abroad! They charge you on number of MBs (Megabytes) used just in case you didnt know
thanks for the warning.
i am on pay as you go.
put 10 pound on and still running.
i havnt done much,but if it goes,it goes.
couldnt get coverage in adenkerk[belguim-french border] last night whatsoever.
germany ok even though thyey dont have 3 network there.
i a in rieland now and its good,full coverage and fast aswell
Keep us updated on that Greg because my T mobile contract dongle almost broke me within 2 days
mine is a three pay as you go,so there wont be any extra bill.
its normal charge in countries that have three coverage…italy…austria…irl…england…denmark.
i dont know about germany where i had coverage on tues night.
as it was a ten pound top up,if it finished,theres no harm to the credit card.
i couldnt get cover in adenkerk belguim whatsoever.
i will keep you posted on this.
its great having the internet in the truck.
no more than having a pay as you go phone,its dangerous having unlimited calls on an acount.
i have had some terrible phone bills like 300 pound after doing a month on.
continental work
Thanks Koop for you comment, maybe the critics on here should read my post of 20th April saying the job has gone, I have replied to most PM’s, but again why must I say sorry for not repying to all of the 60 plus now that have PM me.
I have now walked away from the stress of working 7 days a week and left the company I started 28 years ago.
On 1st May I started as an owner driver and kept one of the company Renault Magnums and left the rest behind, it is bliss!
No more moaning drivers, no more customers ringing me at 2am, can now go for a pint and leave my phone at home.
I started the month with a cruise on P & O Ventura, their newest ship, this was the first holiday my wife and myself have had in 15 years without the phone and laptop with us, bliss.
If any of you see me, out and about in my Magnum cant miss it A.J.BLACK on the door and pulling a tanker feel free to chat, can tell you, get rid of plans to have a fleet, not worth the hassle.
I was very apprihensive about walking away, but it has been the best move ever.
Sorry AGAIN for the one or two critics for not repying to PM’s, but I never expcted so many and so little time to reply to ALL!
alanjblack:
Thanks Koop for you comment, maybe the critics on here should read my post of 20th April saying the job has gone, I have replied to most PM’s, but again why must I say sorry for not repying to all of the 60 plus now that have PM me.
I have now walked away from the stress of working 7 days a week and left the company I started 28 years ago.
On 1st May I started as an owner driver and kept one of the company Renault Magnums and left the rest behind, it is bliss!
No more moaning drivers, no more customers ringing me at 2am, can now go for a pint and leave my phone at home.
I started the month with a cruise on P & O Ventura, their newest ship, this was the first holiday my wife and myself have had in 15 years without the phone and laptop with us, bliss.
If any of you see me, out and about in my Magnum cant miss it A.J.BLACK on the door and pulling a tanker feel free to chat, can tell you, get rid of plans to have a fleet, not worth the hassle.
I was very apprihensive about walking away, but it has been the best move ever.
Sorry AGAIN for the one or two critics for not repying to PM’s, but I never expcted so many and so little time to reply to ALL!
I sorry that you packed it in mate, but I know where you’re coming from with the constant ringing of the phone, never being able to shut off etc, I did the same on New Years Eve 2006 & though I missed the money, I chilled out & became a much nicer person to be around, probably added a few years to my life as well, good luck as an O/D mate.
Oh & to stop the moaning, I got a PM from you when I replied to your initial request, perhaps it was because I gave you a comprehensive list of my experience so that you knew I was capable of the job & not just a dreamer! I’d already set the wheels in motion to come over here by then but thanks anyway
Best of luck Alan. Known a few guys who have walked away from running trucks and I’ve not known one of them regret it, whether they went back to O/D or a different job.
alanjblack:
Thanks Koop for you comment, maybe the critics on here should read my post of 20th April saying the job has gone, I have replied to most PM’s, but again why must I say sorry for not repying to all of the 60 plus now that have PM me.
I have now walked away from the stress of working 7 days a week and left the company I started 28 years ago.
On 1st May I started as an owner driver and kept one of the company Renault Magnums and left the rest behind, it is bliss!
No more moaning drivers, no more customers ringing me at 2am, can now go for a pint and leave my phone at home.
I started the month with a cruise on P & O Ventura, their newest ship, this was the first holiday my wife and myself have had in 15 years without the phone and laptop with us, bliss.
If any of you see me, out and about in my Magnum cant miss it A.J.BLACK on the door and pulling a tanker feel free to chat, can tell you, get rid of plans to have a fleet, not worth the hassle.
I was very apprihensive about walking away, but it has been the best move ever.
Sorry AGAIN for the one or two critics for not repying to PM’s, but I never expcted so many and so little time to reply to ALL!
myself and a friend of mine are still waiting for a reply to our pms from alan.
i suppose we didnt get the job then.
i wouldnt want a load of trucks myself.i had three of them in the 80s.
i never had much driver probs.i found getting paid was my biggest hitch.
i wouldnt even consider getting my own again.
low rates and overpriced fuel and of course over regulation is probably the biggest drawback.
greg50:
myself and a friend of mine are still waiting for a reply to our pms from alan.
i suppose we didnt get the job then.
i wouldnt want a load of trucks myself.i had three of them in the 80s.
i never had much driver probs.i found getting paid was my biggest hitch.
i wouldnt even consider getting my own again.
low rates and overpriced fuel and of course over regulation is probably the biggest drawback.
I have now walked away from the stress of working 7 days a week and left the company I started 28 years ago.
On 1st May I started as an owner driver and kept one of the company Renault Magnums and left the rest behind, it is bliss!
alanjblack:
Thanks Koop for you comment, maybe the critics on here should read my post of 20th April saying the job has gone, I have replied to most PM’s, but again why must I say sorry for not repying to all of the 60 plus now that have PM me.
I have now walked away from the stress of working 7 days a week and left the company I started 28 years ago.
On 1st May I started as an owner driver and kept one of the company Renault Magnums and left the rest behind, it is bliss!
No more moaning drivers, no more customers ringing me at 2am, can now go for a pint and leave my phone at home.
I started the month with a cruise on P & O Ventura, their newest ship, this was the first holiday my wife and myself have had in 15 years without the phone and laptop with us, bliss.
If any of you see me, out and about in my Magnum cant miss it A.J.BLACK on the door and pulling a tanker feel free to chat, can tell you, get rid of plans to have a fleet, not worth the hassle.
I was very apprihensive about walking away, but it has been the best move ever.
Sorry AGAIN for the one or two critics for not repying to PM’s, but I never expcted so many and so little time to reply to ALL!