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NTL newbie
Posted on September 7th, 2005 | 12 Comments

Hi, just got my new NTL able link up and running. I subscribed to the '3 for £30' offer. I have 1Mb Broadband. So far, so good. Adslguide speedtest shows:

recommend ISP - TalkTalk / carphonewarehouse
Posted on September 7th, 2005 | 6 Comments

Do not touch TalkTalk / carphonewarehouse with a barge pole. Many joined them this year with the promise of a cheap uncapped service. And many thought this was too good to be true and...

Please advise on my config
Posted on September 7th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I am hitting some problems and I am not sure if I have reset all the values properly in the connection icon. Could some kind soul please check these with what they have please. Thank you. I have a...

VPNs - Cable and ADSL matching routers
Posted on September 7th, 2005 | 5 Comments

Hi, I may shortly have one location with ADSL and one location with NTL cable. I would like to be able to link the two together with a router<->router VPN so that they are like one LAN (VLAN?);...

Awful upload speed
Posted on September 6th, 2005 | 29 Comments

Hi In June I upgraded my Virgin dial-up account to 512kbps broadband. Download speed is consistently around 489kbps, I think very good for a 512 connection, but upload is pretty awful; it has varied...

BeThere.com 24mbps ADSL+2
Posted on September 6th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I am lucky enough to get this service in Dec 2005. What are the catches if I sign up now? Should I take the plunge now? I am on pipex, does anyone know how I can get the MAC code from pipex without...

WAG54G upgrade-Should I ?
Posted on September 6th, 2005 | 13 Comments

Hi Folks Not had any problems with my Linksys adsl Gateway WAG54G but noticed a firmware update 1.02 I think it was and wondered if its a good idea to go for it?. I also noticed two versions of the...

OneTel
Posted on September 6th, 2005 | 8 Comments

Does anyone have any views, good or bad on OneTel (www.onetel.co.uk) I will be moving house shortly, and am looking for a new broadband provider (currently with PlusNet) Do they block any ports, as...

Impact of hardware with bad SNR & Attenuation
Posted on September 6th, 2005 | 45 Comments

I'm struggling to find comprehensive (or at least convincingly accurate) information on what I'm sure must be a FAQ: - What are the "good" values for SNR/attenuation for different line speeds, and...

Why 1 PC fast; other drags?
Posted on September 6th, 2005 | 10 Comments

Got broadband for first time yesterday and connected two PCs via 3Com wireless router. Wife's PC is gives fast internet access (about twice as fast as the ISDN previously used); but mine emulates a...

Usenet Providers?
Posted on September 6th, 2005 | 7 Comments

I'm currently with Supernews via Forte's APN service. I'm finding quite often that I get "Group not found" when dowloading from .nzb files from Newzbin, and I think this is simply due to Supernews...

How do you cancel a Bulldog Broadband connection
Posted on September 6th, 2005 | 6 Comments

As the subject says. I've been with Bulldog for two and a half years (with not much trouble I may add) but am now moving house. I've never really had to contact Bulldog until now and am only now...

Looking for DG834GT review
Posted on September 6th, 2005 | 4 Comments

Anyone know where theres a good one?

using OE for AOL
Posted on September 6th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Hi Am trying to wean a friend off AOL, so as we have a new install of WinXP I am setting up OE to fetch mail from imap.uk.aol.com, however OE keeps saying it cant find the server, are AOLs servers...

Bulldog and 18866
Posted on September 6th, 2005 | 4 Comments

Deag Wrote: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought both companies charge you pe minute apart from calls to UK landlines which are 0.0p per minute. 189 say its a flat 3p connection charge whereas...

Best WiFi/Modem/Router
Posted on September 5th, 2005 | 5 Comments

What do people reckon is the BEST ADSL Router with built in Modem and WiFi. It if for home use running a network of 6 computers all running Windows XP. One of my sons does a lot of P2P and my current...

pulling hair out !!!!
Posted on September 5th, 2005 | 11 Comments

I have a Genius gw-7200p wireless cardbus and a mentor wireless access point wlg ap uk rigged up to the router. Ok now the problem: I can connect lovely when it's not secure but as son as I try to...

Netvigator-->Now Wireless
Posted on September 5th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Some of you may remember PCCW (http://www.pccw.com/eng) who "won" 15 regional wireless licences to operate a wireless broadband service in 2003 and launched a service called Netvigator in the Thames...

24MB ADSL for £20/month
Posted on September 5th, 2005 | 19 Comments

Be Broadband have announced details of their service in London and are now accepting ADSL2+ orders/triallists (up to 24MB downstream/1MB upstream) for their pilot service Their launch offer...

"Rachel" from bulldog
Posted on September 5th, 2005 | 8 Comments

PMSL "Rachel" called from bulldog broadband , she had a lovely indian accent and despite the fact that i insisted she was called rachel she carried on, the line she called from was appauling and...