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Any comments on C&W Bulldog service ?
Posted on March 15th, 2005 | 5 Comments

http://www.bulldogbroadband.com/residential/XPNP/XP/index.asp seems very good. anyone tried it ?

Best value ISP?
Posted on March 15th, 2005 | 9 Comments

Hi group, Spent a few hellish years on Pipex. Been with NDO for exactly one year now on 1MBit. Latency is an issue with this ISP (V.Slow to start downloads etc) so looking at possible migration. I'm...

Which ISP for a Charity - do they all charge at business rate?
Posted on March 15th, 2005 | 7 Comments

Can anyone recommend an ISP which can give a service at normal domestic rates, or special low rates. I was hoping to use Plusnet £14.99 as the intended use will be for no more than 3 hours per...

NTL confusion
Posted on March 15th, 2005 | 5 Comments

Hi, I'm interested in getting NTL broadband with the free offpeak calls. I also want a package where I can download at least 1 GB a...

ADSL on laptop
Posted on March 15th, 2005 | 9 Comments

Is it possible to get a PCMCIA ADSL modem ?

Pipex Static address
Posted on March 15th, 2005 | 8 Comments

Hi Im trying to set up my router for a static address on pipex is this possible to do this without paying more for it? I have a dlink 604 router but it does not seem to work when I set it up to go...

censored newsgroups
Posted on March 15th, 2005 | 46 Comments

Do all ISPs filter out the alt.binary newsgroups?

DLink DSL 300G+ and ATA486 won't work together
Posted on March 15th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Hi everyone, I have a problem connecting my modem DSL300G+ with the Grandstream HandyTone 486. I'm using this modem since two years attached to a Linux box that gets the public IP without problems....

Bulldog/UKOnline expand LLU coverage
Posted on March 15th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Bulldog's website is now showing that its 4MB LLU service is now available in: .. CENTRAL LONDON .. GREATER LONDON .. BIRMINGHAM .. BLACKBURN .. BOOTLE .. BRADFORD .. BRISTOL

My Netgear router thinks Ebay is the same as s*x!!
Posted on March 14th, 2005 | 7 Comments

I want to block some websites on my home network. I used to use the HOSTS file, which worked fine up to a point, although it was a pain maintaining the file up to date. Then I looked at DNSKong,...

Scottish Executive 100% coverage by end of year?
Posted on March 14th, 2005 | 7 Comments

Does anyone know what is happening with the Scottish Executive's pledge for affordable broadband for all by the end of the year? There was a tender put out in November but I've heard nothing since....

Talk Talk Broadband - Backbone?
Posted on March 14th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Does anyone know what talk talk's infrasturcture is like? I'm with pipex and considering the £14.99 per month offer for 1 mb/s service But what's their capacity like? oes service slow down at...

Re: Tesco.net broadband.
Posted on March 14th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Apart from first couple of days, Tesco has been 100% reliable for me. With 2 PC's and a xBox online virtually continuesly together, i'm happy. Bob "Dougal" <macclintock_not@freeserve.co.uk> wrote...

An incompatable product?
Posted on March 14th, 2005 | 19 Comments

ADSL Checker Results (for 0120439**3) Your telephone exchange BOLTON (LCBOL) does support ADSL however there is a generic incompatible product on your line which would prevent you from successfully...

Re: Tesco.net broadband.
Posted on March 14th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Dougal wrote: Cheap as chips for a 24x7 *unlimited* connection that's faster than my old pipex one (of course just my own experience). HTH, Chris

Netgear DG834G vs DG834GT
Posted on March 14th, 2005 | 8 Comments

Saw these in micro anvika today To me they look like the same router apart from DG834G - 54MB/s - £90 DG834GT - 108 MB/s - £150 Is the DG834GT worth paying the extra 66% ? -- Mike

OneTel webmail {new format} causing d/load grief+slow appearance of Add Book
Posted on March 14th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Since One Tel "Enhanced" their webmail design I now find that even on 1mb connection, when I select Address Book it takes several minutes to appear, and locks up screen during process. For dial up...

Mail Hosting
Posted on March 14th, 2005 | 9 Comments

If this is an inappropriate group for this question I would appreciate any pointers to a better group. I have my own domain name registered (through Easily) but they don't offer 'mail 'hosting' (if...

2 modems 1 phone line
Posted on March 14th, 2005 | 5 Comments

Hi Should it be possible to connect 2 broadband modems to 1 phone line, i.e. one computer upstairs one computer downstairs, I have tried it and have to disconnect one of the modems each...

Re: Tesco.net broadband.
Posted on March 13th, 2005 | 3 Comments

Dougal wrote: The out-laws' exchange has just been enabled. They use Tesco for their daytime dial up and wanted to switch to broadband. Tesco told me that they could not have broadband with Tesco...