Tech Support > Computers & Technology > Internet & Broadband
Getting Bored Waiting for Free Upgrade
Posted on July 6th, 2005 | 8 Comments

Hi Guys, Is anyone else getting bored waiting for their free upgrade from Plusnet? Okay I know it is free and if I paid it would happen sooner, but the original PDF said my exchange would be done in...

Migration from Tiscali
Posted on July 6th, 2005 | 8 Comments

Copy of info posted by "Mr Tibbs", moderator of Tiscali's Broadband Service Support forum: " Migration BT has recently launched the ability to do a single migration between IPStream and DataStream...

PlusNet Upgrade Query
Posted on July 6th, 2005 | 9 Comments

I'm just about to migrate to PlusNet's BB+ service, and will pay £14.99 to be regraded from 1MB to 2MB. They state that migration is free as long as I stay for 12 months. After I migrate, should...

Intersting Discovery
Posted on July 6th, 2005 | 5 Comments

Notice my connection uses very slight bandwidth even when it is idle. This is normal and equates to about 6KB every minute. Now assuming someone kept their PC on 24/7 this equates to around 253MB a...

Broadband Usage Monitor
Posted on July 6th, 2005 | 6 Comments

Is there any software out there that will keep a log of the amount of data I up and download? I have tired some software which claims to do this, however, it also seems to log the data transferred...

Is MAC number required?
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 4 Comments

Hi, I'm presently on cable with Blueyonder. I'm moving to an area that Blueyonder do not cover, so I am going with Plusnet using ADSL. During the Plusnet sing-up it asks for my existing ISP MAC...

PIPEX! Grrrrrrr
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 9 Comments

This makes me so angry grrrr. Yesterday when I posted about I will be leaving Pipex after three years If I see my connection being throttled. Guess what! It has. My torrents weren't quite beaming...

ADSL Detection
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 5 Comments

I understood that when BT activate a pots line with ADSL it should make no difference to the voice capabilities of connected phones. This allows activation without ADSL modem and filter being...

New cable modem - setup info?
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Any hep appreciated. My mum has NTL analogue TV and 2 x NTL phone lines. She has today had a cable modem installed. The engineer has told her to wait a few hours before using it and left her a CD...

ukonline having trouble LLUing
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 3 Comments

there does not seem to be much progress on LLU on many exchanges, are BT dragging their feet and obstructing LLU process ??

Basic broadband questions
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 5 Comments

I plan to enter the broadband world - but I am lost in a sea of information. I have a laptop with USB and a network card. The only thing I am sure of is that I want to go wireless. I'm hoping...

Re:- Computer+Netgear D834G+AOL Broadband+ PCWorld =
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Hi Martin Sorry for the delay in replying to your kind offer of help. I am pleased, (but sorry) to report that John has got so upset with all this yet again over the weekend that he has approached...

DIY filters.
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 22 Comments

I've got a lot of assorted inductors/... here. My existing filter isn't quite cutting it (9dB SNR loss on inserting a DECT/analogue cordless phone (oddly, both the wired phones I tried were...

Contractual Question
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Hi I am currently a Telewest customer, and moving house within the next month. However, I will not be taking my services with me since I do not wish to cause disruption to the other occupants of the...

ADSL Modem Synchronisation - why is it random?
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I have a Speedtouch USB modem for a Wanadoo broadband connection which has been working for some time. I wanted to upgrade to wireless with a BT Voyager ADSL wireless router. However it will not...

Tempted by BB
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 4 Comments

My local exchange has recently become BB enabled - and I've been informed that, technically speaking, low-speed BB is available in my area. However, I'm about as far away from the exchange as I can...

100mbit SDSL broadband being rolled out
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 16 Comments

100mbit SDSL broadband being rolled out http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-27-2005/0003982510&EDATE= BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! BT$ are cluless stuopppid...

Recommend a good mic?
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 0 Comments

All, I'm using a soft-client on a portable and would like to buy a very directional mic to avoid some of the echo that I'm getting (heard by the people I'm talking to, that is). Anyone recommend a...

Linksys wag54g
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 5 Comments

Tried this before and got nowhere!! can anyone out there tell me why Tiscali keeps dropping my connection after a period of website inactivity and where can I set my Pri and Sec DNS in this...

Tiscali 1MB pipe dream?
Posted on July 5th, 2005 | 5 Comments

Anyone know when tiscali will offer a 1MB package without tight silly capping?