The good old M6 at Christmas

Advantages: few
Disadvantages: cost

...The M6 is a complete nightmare for anyone not just for businesses but for people who want to travel down or up to holiday locations or for even simple things like going to see parents over the Christmas Holidays. The M6 goes through the West Midlands and is one of the busiest motorways in Great Britain. I live in Warrington, Cheshire and we are joined to the M6 here, my parents live in Worcester and grandparents who live in Birmingham, we have to go this route and it is a nightmare of a journey. I hate it when we get near to Birmingham as to be honest it would be much quicker to get out of the car and walk down the hard shoulder. (This is only a comments and not to be advised, just to give you an impression of how slow the traffic is). We also have the infamous Thelwall Viaduct which often gets closed to high winds and there have...

BUBBLES171 15.12.2003 · Read review
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Review of M6 Toll

iPod alternative

Advantages: Big clear screen, sounds excellent, supports movies, photos, music, text, games
Disadvantages: Unoriginal design

...the colours start to look faded and washed out as the player doesn't have a great viewing angle. With the player you get lots of accessories, these include a carrying pouch, a strap, a cleaning cloth, a standard USB cable, player manual and software to convert videos to the right file type and size to use on the player. The only thing really missing from the player is a protective case to carry the player in but these can be bought on ebay and a few other places. I'm not to bothered about having a power cable because the player is charged up on the computer. This brings me nicely onto battery life, the battery life is stated as being a maximum of 20 hours which is very good for mp3 players as they generally offer about 10-12 in most other players. I found that the Meizu gives you about 16 hours of battery life with general use. The battery...

sifair 20.05.2007 · Read review
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My stay at the Holiday Inn, M6 J7

Advantages: Access to gym and pool, good breakfast
Disadvantages: Some noise from neighbours

...I stayed at the Holiday Inn Birmingham M6, Jct. 7 last weekend. I paid £54 for two people bed and breakfast. This was direct from the Holiday Inn website and was the best I could find. It was slightly cheaper because it was advance payment, although as it was on my credit card I've still not actually paid! It was very easy to find, literally 2 mins off the M6. While the exterior did have a slight council flat look to it, the reception area was lovely. Check in was smooth and speedy. We had a room that seemed to be miles away, although we found a slightly quicker route later! The room was clean and tidy. It had a desk and chair along with a small 'dining' table and chair. There was a 'room service' service although it did look rather expensive (to be expected I suppose!). The bathroom was on the compact side, but again it was clean...

lois22 21.01.2008 (06.02.2008) · Read review
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Review of Holiday Inn Birmingham M6, Jct. 7, Birmingham

More features than an iPod for under £30???

Advantages: Long battery life, plays videos, wide range of audio formats, great screen, all for £29
Disadvantages: Doesn't support M4A.

...INTRODUCTION: I got my M6 from a friend who visited China. She paid just £29 for it (current conversion rates). She managed to buy it just before Meizu increased the price nationwide by about £10. FIRST IMPRESSIONS: I received the M6 in its own personalized bag with some writing in chinese and a picture of it on the front. I got it out of the bag and found, of course, for the packaging to be just like the iPod's, as is alomst everything to do with this player. I turned it on and found that all the menus were in chinese. To fix this I went to a very good fansite where there were instructions on how to change the language, the site will be mentioned at the end of the review. When I turned it on and went to look round the menu, I noticed that there were some sample songs, included free! Only two were titled in english and they were...

tazzik 19.05.2007 (20.05.2007) · Read review
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Review of Meizu M6 Mini Player 2 GB

Lexsor LC27M6 27" LCD HD READY

Advantages: Detachable Speakers
Disadvantages: No wall bracket

...from a LCD , actually i found it looked better than i had seen on others. The sound quality was very good also. The tv comes with the usual remote control but a bit longer than i have seen on others with a directional dial in the centre with all usual features in a black and silver colour like the tv. There are 9 main sources on the tv remote for different types of viewing. That appear on screen when you press Source on the remote: 1. TV 2. VIDEO 3.S-VIDEO 4. SCART 1 5. SCART 2 AV 6. SCART 2 V/C 7. VPbPr 8. D-Sub 9. HDMI Does not come with HDMI cable. Teletext is standard It does come with a child lock also. External devices that can be connected include vcr, video camera and Home game system including the New PS3 through the HDMI socket. On top of the tv are the control buttons for on and off and stand by...

retrobabe1971 12.04.2007 (08.07.2007) · Read review
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Review of Lexsor LC27M6

A toll booth too far... ?

Advantages: Saves time, avoids Cannock
Disadvantages: Years of misery during its construction, you have to pay!

...So, it?s finally here. Years of motoring misery for anyone who?s used the motorways or primary roads around the north of the West Midlands are wiped out at a stroke by the opening of the new M6 Toll. Or are they? Years in the Making When the signs went up about 3 years ago saying ?delays possible until December 2003?, it seemed an age away. A few years ago, I had cause to go to the West Midlands area a few times a week, via the M42. My better half on the other hand had to do this commute daily. Because the M6 / M42 and new M6 Toll all must meet and interchange somewhere between my house and Birmingham, the chaos caused by the new road construction was immense. Fortunately for me, my commute to Birmingham ended, but my other half?s turmoil only deepened, when a new job because available in Wolverhampton. This meant having...

robert_parnham 15.12.2003 (18.12.2003) · Read review
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Review of M6 Toll

A place to rest when driving on the M6

Advantages: good place
Disadvantages: none

...We have often stopped at Tebay services both north and south heading back from Scotland at Easter we stopped at Tebay south. So this review is about Tebay southbound Tebay services are in Cumbria between j38 and j39 of the M6 In 1972 Tebay north opened it was not until 1993 that Tebay South bound opened. These service stations are owned by Westmorland Limited a company formed when two local Cumbrian families, the Dunnings and the Birketts joined together. These families were local bakers and Tebay is the only locally owned and run service station. This service station has been very successful winning many awards .In 2006 Tebay Services were voted the Best Motorway Services in Britain by 'Which Holiday' magazine. I would totally agree with this choice. Tebay north is a fairly attractive low building in a really attractive area...

mumsymary 28.08.2008 · Read review
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Travelodge - Southwaite M6 - Carlisle

Advantages: cheap and cheerful
Disadvantages: limited food available on site

...We recently travelled up to Scotland from Devon and on the way up needed to break up the journey. We stopped at Southwaite Travelodge on the M6. The Travelodge is right beside the southbound motorway between junctions 41 and 42. There is access from each side of the motorway and you have to drive under to motorway from the northbound side. It is 8 miles from Carlisle PRICE ++++++ We paid £50 for a non-smoking room which we booked online back in February. The current price is £51 or £54. BOOKING ++++++++ We booked online, which was very easy. You enter the date and number of nights, click away and it tells you what is available. The room is reserved with your credit card payment and they take payment when you arrive. Rooms can be booked up to 12 months in advance and sometimes they have super savers of £10 or £26...

kismet 12.09.2006 · Read review
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Review of Travelodge Carlisle Southwaite, Carlisle

Newest and best iPod killer

Advantages: Slick, beautifully designed & high-performing player, real rival to big brands
Disadvantages: Hard to get hold of, no after-sales service as yet

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suffol 06.09.2006 · Read review
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Review of Meizu M6 Mini Player 4 GB

Great Mower But Like Manouvering Lisa Riley

Advantages: Powerful, good wide cut
Disadvantages: Heavy and takes an age to warm up

...If you have read my review of the Hayter Hunter mower you will know I have a big garden. To keep the extensive grass area tidy I have three mowers. I have a Westwood sit and ride tractor which I will review at a later date, my Hayter and my recent purchase a Mountfield M6 power driven electric start mower. I saw the Mountfield in a local power mower shop. It had been reduced from £900 to £560 and given the specification of the mower this seemed a bargain. It has a useful 21 inch cut and uses a powerful Briggs and Stratton OHV engine. The mower can be started using the key start electric ignition but the first thing I learned was that from cold you always need the cable start. It seems the battery is just not capable of holding enough power to get the engine motoring. Starting then is 3 quick presses on the bulb to shoot fuel in...

polydeuces 02.09.2001 · Read review
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