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Title: General Broadband Chatter
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Users activity: 58 posts per thread
Forum activity: 127 active threads during last week
 

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Threads: 127 331 905
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Anonymous
81
user's latest post:
Anyone syncing at 23840? ::...
Published (2009-11-24 18:26:00)
Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]: 1,304 / 21,322 Uptime: 3 days, 5:18:03 Data Transferred (Sent/Received) [GB/GB]: 2.90 / 45.07
RobertoS
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speedtests ~ the good, the bad,...
Published (2009-11-24 19:05:00)
I'm still on 2009, 8.0.0.506 Which test server do you use? I think it can depend on that to some extent. A lot of the posts are just people posting a link to the result so they won't show up. Bob's broadband help site: www.robertos.me.uk ISP history: Demon dialup >> Freeserve dialup >> BT Broadband >> Prodigynet >> Newnet >> O2 Premium. Purple...
MrSaffron
53
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How to get a new cable put in...
Published (2009-11-24 09:03:00)
It may pre-date BT, but still under their control. You say you've used CAT5 which will be noticeable to any BT engineer as non-standard. Andrew Ferguson, andrew@thinkbroadband.com www.thinkbroadband.com - formerly known as ADSLguide.org.uk
zebedeee
51
user's latest post:
Oh joy, my business broadband is...
Published (2009-11-24 23:39:00)
Well, BTO were back today. They told me that they would be here on Tuesday "PM", so I took the afternoon off to let them in. By 3:45PM, no-one had showed, so I guessed it would be a "no show". Then at 3:50PM, an engineer announced that he would be here in half an hour, and he arrived (with another BTO engineer) at 4:15PM. They hooked up a Hawk and a laptop computer, and ran a "Line Pair Quality...
yarwell
42
user's latest post:
Google Chrome :: General...
Published (2009-11-24 08:56:00)
are these http downloads or other ? Phil MaxDSL - goes as fast as it can and doesn't read the line checker first. MaxDSL diagnostics Are your kids pirates ? Limewire, Bearshare, Kazaa, BitTorrent, eMule are all tools of the trade.
john2007
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Speed boost :: General Broadband...
Published (2009-11-22 23:39:00)
In that case I wouldn't bother making any change, the estimates indicate that you are not going to get a significant speed increase for that extra £4 a month (mind you my stats indicate I'd get an extra 10 Mbps for an extra £4 so speed isn't important to me!).
highlander51
32
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is this better ? :: General...
Published (2009-11-24 22:20:00)
Hmmm router stats are still the same but speed tests are now speedtest.net 0.92meg down 0.24 up [IMG] http://www.speedtest.net/result/632764699.png [/IMG] TBB Date 24/11/09 22:16:58 Speed Down 405.77 Kbps ( 0.4 Mbps ) Speed Up 252.37 Kbps ( 0.2 Mbps ) Port 8095 Server speedtest1.thinkbroadband.com just when i thought things were getting better. Have now had a email from BT offering option 3 for £15.16 for 12 months, following their...
XRaySpeX
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is this better ? :: General...
Published (2009-11-24 12:55:00)
Has it improved your speedtests? That was the anomaly before? 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg BB
Finguz
22
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Euston, do you copy? I think we...
Published (2009-11-20 19:12:00)
HEHEHEHE!! I'm guessing you meant 'Houston we have a problem?', or is this a rail related emergency? Vivaciti LLU Any ISP that thinks that selling my click traffic is acceptable is Misin PHORM ed
Andrue
22
user's latest post:
Google Chrome :: General...
Published (2009-11-23 19:29:00)
In reply to a post by Seansmit17 : I have been having some speed issues with my VM50mb service since it was installed.. But after trouble shooting with VM for over a week i have found that its Google Chrome thats to blame. Any speedtest or download will max out at 20 - 25mb with google chrome but when using IE speedtest go up to 50mb and downloads will max out at 5.5 - 6mb Has anyone elce got this slow down in speed when using google chrome...
  

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Started 11 hours, 7 minutes ago (2009-11-26 12:24:00)  by RobertoS
A Migration Authorisation Code (MAC) is only issued by BT Openreach on request and expires after 30 days if not used. I would imagine what he has been told is that there is another ISP's TAG on the line, and that he needs to obtain a MAC from that ISP. Without plugging an ADSL modem into his line I don't think he can be sure he hasn't got broadband! Daft isn't it? He could ...
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Started 1 month, 4 weeks ago (2009-09-28 12:37:00)  by zebedeee
In reply to a post by KevinR : There was something very weird going on at about 9am on Weekdays, where the noise margin seemed to adjust to the average level encountered overnight if the absolute lowest level was very low. Eg. 7db or 8db. There was also a huge amount of noise from the evening until the morning. Nothing really that weird. What you're seeing is the increase in ...
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Started 7 hours, 29 minutes ago (2009-11-26 16:02:00)  by adebov
As you're with an LLU provider you're not going to be suffering from a low IP profile (which, if you'd suffered a low sync within the last few days, could have resulted in a low profile - e.g. 135kbps IP profile would give a throughput around 90kbps). You mention your modem doesn't record error rates (which is a shame because finding out the FEC and CRC errors would go a long way to ...
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Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-18 17:54:00)  by b4dger
Looks like it's still working to me Do you monitor your line (RouterStats) to see what might have caused your Target SNR to change? ------------------------------------------- Freeola[EntaNet] Faraday IPSC node Hmmm... Understanding ADSL | Map Coordinates | and more... SNR: Netgear DG834>2Wire 2700>Thomson ST585v6 My Router Experience
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Started 5 days, 5 hours ago (2009-11-21 18:09:00)  by Rockh
Tis a good deal Waiting on my mac from Sky and O2 here I come . Dave
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Started 1 day, 1 hour ago (2009-11-25 21:52:00)  by john2007
Let's see how that is reflected in the Digital Bill as it travels into law.
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Started 1 day, 14 hours ago (2009-11-25 09:25:00)  by MrSaffron
AFAIK there is no single qualification that makes you an ADSL consultant. It is a mixture of RF knowledge, BT infrastructure knowledge and much more. If it is an expert to back up a case to go to court then no likely to be cheap. All they can do is look at the data from your home, they would not be allowed to connect into the Openreach network e.g. at a cabinet to see if things ...
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Started 3 days, 11 hours ago (2009-11-23 11:45:00)  by yarwell
are you talking sync speeds or what ? If they're going down without the margin going up there may be something worth looking at but if the target margin has cranked up then probably not. If you're talking throughput tests then maybe they're just getting more demand relative to their supply. Phil MaxDSL - goes as fast as it can and doesn't read the line checker first....
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Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-18 17:54:00)  by b4dger
Looks like it's still working to me Do you monitor your line (RouterStats) to see what might have caused your Target SNR to change? ------------------------------------------- Freeola[EntaNet] Faraday IPSC node Hmmm... Understanding ADSL | Map Coordinates | and more... SNR: Netgear DG834>2Wire 2700>Thomson ST585v6 My Router Experience
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Started 1 week, 4 days ago (2009-11-15 11:57:00)  by Anonymous
oops chopped a bit off original post. I have had promised phone call only to be told that this offer does not exist and they would offer me option 1 at £12.99 with 10G download limit (which would not be enough I dont think as kids really hammer xbox live and Wii as well as having pc/laptops in house). Just wondering if there is anything I can do to get original offer or am I ...
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Started 1 day, 14 hours ago (2009-11-25 09:25:00)  by MrSaffron
AFAIK there is no single qualification that makes you an ADSL consultant. It is a mixture of RF knowledge, BT infrastructure knowledge and much more. If it is an expert to back up a case to go to court then no likely to be cheap. All they can do is look at the data from your home, they would not be allowed to connect into the Openreach network e.g. at a cabinet to see if things ...
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Started 5 days, 10 hours ago (2009-11-21 12:45:00)  by john2007
Do you have a wireless router? Perhaps someone is accessing that without your permission. Do you use P2P protocols? Perhaps one is still running and uploading files?
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Started 3 days, 11 hours ago (2009-11-23 11:45:00)  by yarwell
are you talking sync speeds or what ? If they're going down without the margin going up there may be something worth looking at but if the target margin has cranked up then probably not. If you're talking throughput tests then maybe they're just getting more demand relative to their supply. Phil MaxDSL - goes as fast as it can and doesn't read the line checker first....
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Started 5 days, 5 hours ago (2009-11-21 18:09:00)  by Rockh
Tis a good deal Waiting on my mac from Sky and O2 here I come . Dave
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Re: What do I do? - 16 new posts
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-18 15:34:00)  by RobertoS
Have you tried putting your number into O2's website and seeing what packages it offers you? Whatever it offers, do not order it ! If it says Standard/Premium/Pro then you are OK, but then you must clear cookies in your browser then order through Topcashback or Quidco to get £50 cashback. You still get three months free. (If you haven't used Quidco this year they take £5...
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Re: Broadband Tax - 16 new posts
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-18 15:14:00)  by zebedeee
David Cameron said ""This Queen's Speech is not about the good of the country, this Queen's Speech is going to be about trying to save the Labour Party. It's a whole lot of bills just legislating some intent but not actually doing anything."" I have to wholeheartedly agree. It's a lot of hot air which will achieve nothing. The death throes of a dying government. Home ADSL: ...
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Started 6 days, 3 hours ago (2009-11-20 20:09:00)  by john2007
Could you post some (links to) digital photos of the box/wires?
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Started 3 weeks, 1 day ago (2009-11-04 21:52:00)  by MrSaffron
Cash in hand will get someone sacked, jobs and cable/time are tracked very well, and the job would not be on the records. 43dB attenuation and 7995 sync is in the range you expect from ADSL2+ at that attenuation, so your bad cable is not really making that much difference (6Mbps to 9Mbps is what to expect for 43dB attenuation) Paying Openreach would have to be arranged via the ...
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