Comments on: the challenges of migrating & good experience design http://www.disambiguity.com/the-challenges-of-migrating-good-experience-design/ Observing, reflecting, designing. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:14:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jen http://www.disambiguity.com/the-challenges-of-migrating-good-experience-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2678 jen Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:10:21 +0000 http://www.disambiguity.com/2006/08/the-challenges-of-migrating-good-experience-design/#comment-2678 i did the nyc to london move about 6 years ago (and am in melb now so have done the big move a few times). i also remember those horrible days in london. i hope it's changed but EVERYTHING was sooooo hard to get setup over there. royal bank of scotland was the one that didn't seem to mind that i hadnt been in the city forever. and you can (or could) find owner rented flats instead of going thru agents. i ended up doing that and it was so much more pleasant (and sounds like you did too). good luck!! and try to find time to enjoy the place also! ;) i did the nyc to london move about 6 years ago (and am in melb now so have done the big move a few times). i also remember those horrible days in london. i hope it’s changed but EVERYTHING was sooooo hard to get setup over there.

royal bank of scotland was the one that didn’t seem to mind that i hadnt been in the city forever.

and you can (or could) find owner rented flats instead of going thru agents. i ended up doing that and it was so much more pleasant (and sounds like you did too).

good luck!! and try to find time to enjoy the place also! ;)

]]> By: leisa.reichelt http://www.disambiguity.com/the-challenges-of-migrating-good-experience-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2658 leisa.reichelt Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:19:08 +0000 http://www.disambiguity.com/2006/08/the-challenges-of-migrating-good-experience-design/#comment-2658 hey Lucy :) We don't get to have any utilities bills as we ended up renting privately and the all the gas, water etc. is included in our rent. We've certainly shelled out a few deposits since we've been here tho... if we got 5% on all of them we'd be doing very well! Meanwhile, TeleWest have dropped the ball on my application... days later and a couple of mix ups, and I still haven't had my application approved, so my potential installation date is being pushed further and further back... oh, I wish there was an UnWired or an iBurst around here somewhere! hey Lucy :)

We don’t get to have any utilities bills as we ended up renting privately and the all the gas, water etc. is included in our rent.

We’ve certainly shelled out a few deposits since we’ve been here tho… if we got 5% on all of them we’d be doing very well!

Meanwhile, TeleWest have dropped the ball on my application… days later and a couple of mix ups, and I still haven’t had my application approved, so my potential installation date is being pushed further and further back…

oh, I wish there was an UnWired or an iBurst around here somewhere!

]]> By: leisa.reichelt http://www.disambiguity.com/the-challenges-of-migrating-good-experience-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2657 leisa.reichelt Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:14:36 +0000 http://www.disambiguity.com/2006/08/the-challenges-of-migrating-good-experience-design/#comment-2657 Michael - I'd seen signs about ADSL2 on the side of buses on Sydney, but wasn't sure exactly what kinds of speeds that involved. Michael – I’d seen signs about ADSL2 on the side of buses on Sydney, but wasn’t sure exactly what kinds of speeds that involved.

]]> By: Lucy http://www.disambiguity.com/the-challenges-of-migrating-good-experience-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2651 Lucy Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:50:17 +0000 http://www.disambiguity.com/2006/08/the-challenges-of-migrating-good-experience-design/#comment-2651 Ah, yes, welcome to England! I moved here from Australia five years ago and I still remember those same struggles! Good experiences: Almost none. Huge deposits required by everyone. Once you get an address and a bill from a utility company at that address things do become much easier. I tried many banks, the only one who'd take me were Citibank, on the Strand - seems they had encountered aliens from far-away lands before. The one positive was that the £100 British Gas deposit was refunded to me with 5% interest(!) at the end of the year. More than most savings accounts pay - if I'd known I might have given them a larger deposit! :-) Good luck with the rest of your administrivia! Ah, yes, welcome to England! I moved here from Australia five years ago and I still remember those same struggles!

Good experiences: Almost none. Huge deposits required by everyone. Once you get an address and a bill from a utility company at that address things do become much easier. I tried many banks, the only one who’d take me were Citibank, on the Strand – seems they had encountered aliens from far-away lands before.

The one positive was that the £100 British Gas deposit was refunded to me with 5% interest(!) at the end of the year. More than most savings accounts pay – if I’d known I might have given them a larger deposit! :-)

Good luck with the rest of your administrivia!

]]> By: Michael Air http://www.disambiguity.com/the-challenges-of-migrating-good-experience-design/comment-page-1/#comment-2618 Michael Air Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:11:14 +0000 http://www.disambiguity.com/2006/08/the-challenges-of-migrating-good-experience-design/#comment-2618 Dying to try real broadband? You realise that you can get 24mb back here? Dying to try real broadband? You realise that you can get 24mb back here?

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