- LLU question
- Posted on March 16th, 2006 | 1 Comments
Hi All Quick question here : If i am on "normal" ADSL and then i switch to a ADSL provider who is on LLU on my exchange, what actually happens to my line, its obviouly down for say 10 mins. Is it...
- Tiscali 25% slower than NTLWorld?
- Posted on March 16th, 2006 | 1 Comments
Over the past few weeks we have been comparing a 1Mb Tiscali conection with a 1Mb NTLWorld Broadband connection. On average Tiscali has been around 25% slower than NTL on all of our tests. Why...
- ADSL Connection Problem
- Posted on March 16th, 2006 | 3 Comments
A friend is having a problem with their new ADSL line (Tiscali). We've tried two different filters, two computers, one USB modem and one Netgear router. Web-wise we've tried two different browsers....
- Re: Looking for successor to Metronet
- Posted on March 15th, 2006 | 0 Comments
David M wrote: Yup, me too. Hopefully it'll be service back to normal tomorrow when I get my new connection with Eclipse: http://www.eclipse.net.uk/ Eclipse are owned by Kingston and if you sign...
- How to connect to Blueyonder surfboard sb5 100?
- Posted on March 15th, 2006 | 2 Comments
Hi I am staying with a mate who has a Blueyonder broadband connection via a Surfboard sb5 100 ethernet cable modem. Unfortunatly he doesnt have any documentation, cd's or drivers? Can anyone point...
- Tiscali blocking usenet traffic?
- Posted on March 15th, 2006 | 7 Comments
Are any other Tiscali BB users having problems with usenet? For weeks now, my connections to news.individual.net have spasmodically halted for long periods. Tiscali won't answer my questions about...
- How to safely share ADSL with neighbour?
- Posted on March 15th, 2006 | 12 Comments
My neighbour has a house abroad and goes there for a month or two every few months. It doesn't pay him to have ADSL because of being away a lot. I could let him share my ADSL, if I bought a...
- Re: April Product Refresh - Pre-annoucement details
- Posted on March 15th, 2006 | 2 Comments
On 15 Mar 2006 10:45, "Cary Moore" wrote: (Thanks for enlightening us, Cary) and on ADSLguide, there's some info too (from a posting by Ian Wild)... :Just to let you know, I have now posted...
- Off Topic: whats "www2"?
- Posted on March 15th, 2006 | 15 Comments
Sorry if this is off-topic, didn't know where else to ask. But I have seen/ been referred to a www2.domain.com instead of www.domainname.com. Whats the difference? Does it use different message...
- Cat 5 modem cable or standard extension cable?
- Posted on March 15th, 2006 | 8 Comments
My computer is 8 metres from the master socket. At present there is an 8 metre phone extension from the master socket to the room where the router and PC are. Is it likely to have any impact on speed...
- Netgear DG834G and no connection
- Posted on March 15th, 2006 | 1 Comments
Hi there, I wish to share with you one strange behavior I have noticed on my router Netgear DG834G. After installing a printer on Linux OS I have lost the internet connections and the log in the...
- router loses all traffic apart from incoming on port 25.
- Posted on March 15th, 2006 | 8 Comments
hi, there is an intermittent problem with a BT supplied siemens 5830 router. i'm not on site but this is what i've gleaned. the internet service provided is by BT connect and is where they supply...
- ADSL modem with HDD
- Posted on March 15th, 2006 | 38 Comments
Are there any wirelss ADSL modems with built in hard-drives? Was thinking of getting an external HDD and attaching it to my router but thinking it would be nice for an all-in-one unit - are there...
- Business Broadband ISP recommendations
- Posted on March 15th, 2006 | 4 Comments
I'm evaluating ISPs for a user who requires ADSL for multiple locations (with business level support - 24/7). Does anyone know of ISPs that might offer discount off their normal rates for multiple...
- Re: Improvements to USENET service
- Posted on March 15th, 2006 | 10 Comments
On 23 Nov 2005 08:58, David Kennedy wrote: It was never described as 'text-only' which is how you seem to now be portraying Usenet access on a Broadband Plus account. Previously the description...
- Anybody experiencing very intermittent ADSL connectivity in Leith?
- Posted on March 14th, 2006 | 3 Comments
Is anybody else experiencing very intermittent ADSL connectivity in Leith, Edinburgh? Since yesterday evening, my ADSL connection has been very spotty: the router has difficulty locking-on to the...
- Does dropping line speed to 256 help with poor SNR
- Posted on March 14th, 2006 | 6 Comments
I have a 512 line which shows SNR varying between 2 (daytime) and 19 (during night) the low SNR figure believed to be caused by local interference (the last 100 metres of the line is carried over...
- News Groups
- Posted on March 14th, 2006 | 11 Comments
I have seen a number of posts complaining about ISPs dropping News Group services. The following issued by Support at BT Yahoo may be of interest to people affected: Title: "Improvements to...
- Tick Tick!
- Posted on March 14th, 2006 | 8 Comments
Switching on the PC when I got home yesterday, I posted to a forum then came back a couple of hours later to check for replies only to find the ADSL link had dropped out - no too unusual, but the...
- BTBroadband DNS? problems
- Posted on March 14th, 2006 | 18 Comments
I can't connect to one particular website, which I need to, for work reasons. Everything else appears OK. Tried another computer, connected to same router - same result. Plugged in directly using...

