<t>"I assume the op will be buying more bits for his pi on the internet so he needs to get sorted with a credit card or prepay equivalent asap or he's in for a whole heap if pain and frustration. You can't beat the system I'm afraid no matter how principled or indignant you might feel – sorry."<br/>...

<t>I only used that as a quick reference,Ive phoned the bank explaining the situation and they have told me that Maestro is now considered as a Mastercard and use that option,but not today as all their systems are down and the half hour wait I had was due to people ringing in complaining that their ...

<t>I have just had a quick look at moneysupermarket most prepayed cards have an initial fee of £4.95,<br/> <br/> There are free setups though you pay £10 for the card.<br/> <br/> I work for a large multinational engineering company so should be able to order one through them<br/> <br/> The point Im ...

<t>Kernel,<br/> <br/> Before I edited my post to accommodate my reply to nmcc I mentioned that I will be calling Farnell tomorrow.<br/> <br/> I bank with Yorkshire Bank and they have issued me a Maestro card.<br/> <br/> nmcc,<br/> <br/> I have tried my Maestro debit card and it was not accepted,if i...

<t>Thanks but Im not going down that road if Farnell only want credit card holders to purchase the product how many prospective customers will instead wait for the chinese clones to appear on Ebay instead.<br/> <br/> The Foundation stands to lose out of a lot of royalties due to this.<br/> <br/> EDI...

After waiting months for the Pi to come out,I cannot purchase one from the Farnell site as I do not have a credit card and my Maestro card is not accepted,the aim of the Pi is to have a cheap computer which is available to all,but only if they have a credit card.

Ive seen Placebo a few times Blackpool Winter Gardens and Manchester Apollo,both times they never played True Morning that sucked.

The dev guys at the XBMC forum have put up a video of XBMC running on a Rasberry, so things are looking good.

All your problems are slight in comparison, think of all my fellow City supporters who shelled out good money having Tevez printed on the back of their shirts.
I will not mention the bitter reds but West Ham also got turned over by his "advisors"

Theres been a few cryptic hints dropped over at the XBMC forums in the last few days from one of the devs.
So it could yet happen.

I can see Bill Gates gaining a few grey hairs from this project.
Im hoping to run to run XBMC or GeeXboX on one.
With a usb mouse and usb wireless dongle.I can stream from my HTPC or modded Xboxes to the bedroom TV.