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MicroFilter Question
Posted on January 15th, 2005 | 33 Comments

Hi there, Am upgrading to BroadBand shortly and have a question about the installation of microfilters. BT master socket upstairs. Dect phone base station plugged into that. 2 extension sockets...

Is firewall software still needed?
Posted on January 15th, 2005 | 43 Comments

Hi, I have a router with an "inbuilt" firewall, does this mean I still need say Norton Firewall installed or can I take it off as it seems to be hogging CPU power and slowing the pc...

Free Broadband Comedy Channel http://Yuks.TV Groucho, Benny, Chaplin, Marilyn, more http://Yuks.TV
Posted on January 15th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Free Broadband Comedy Channel http://Yuks.TV Groucho, Benny, Chaplin, Marilyn, more http://Yuks.TV ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet...

Re: Does Wannado have a good newserver?
Posted on January 15th, 2005 | 0 Comments

"Alex Boosbeck" <bach_slash@dot2dot.com> wrote in message news:k4fhu0hvuibptrpad06s5bqnflesrj31hr@4ax.com... They only have 36,000 (approx) groups in total, retention on binaries varies from group...

Re: anybody used aol? am thinking of joining them,,,
Posted on January 15th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Alex Boosbeck wrote: What about Demon Home 500? For only 2 quid more, i.e. £19.99 a month, you get all that but without the capping. Mike

Do Client Bridge mode WAPS act as repeaters?
Posted on January 15th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Do they? Earlier I reconfigured my now-redundant 3Com WAP to client-bridge mode so it would connect a device at one end of the house to the net through my new wireless ADSL router (at the other end...

Software to measure size of a webpage?
Posted on January 14th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Is there any software on the internet that tells you the size of the last webpage that you just browsed/downloaded? Thanks in advance du.

OT? Domain Transfer
Posted on January 14th, 2005 | 6 Comments

Hi there, I know this is OT, but I've upgradeing to Broadband and my domain name is on Freenetname.co.uk and I was wondering how easy is it to transfer my domain name to another...

router firewall disabling
Posted on January 14th, 2005 | 8 Comments

Can the firewalls in routers be turned off if I wish to use those in my PCs instead. Steve

RSS: how to import/export subscriptions
Posted on January 14th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I've just started trying a few RSS Readers. An immediate requirement is to be able to import and export the 'feeds' (subscriptions) between them, so that I don't have to tediously (and inaccurately)...

Installing NET Framework
Posted on January 14th, 2005 | 9 Comments

For a program I downloaded called SharpReader (which will apparently let me get into this 'RSS' stuff), I was told it also needed something called Microsoft NET Framework 1.1. It told me to download...

Re: VDSL - no BT broadband?
Posted on January 14th, 2005 | 0 Comments

"Mark Graves" <mark@SPAMTRAPukwealth.com> wrote in message news:7i1gu0lt5i6k8k3nltcvluue6ii76tdifi@4ax.com... thats right, no fibre optic copper pair only

Re: VDSL - no BT broadband?
Posted on January 14th, 2005 | 1 Comments

"Mark Graves" <mark@SPAMTRAPukwealth.com> wrote in message news:7i1gu0lt5i6k8k3nltcvluue6ii76tdifi@4ax.com... It is kinda funny, when they say they can't supply broadband because your line contains...

Re: BT Broadband down?
Posted on January 14th, 2005 | 0 Comments

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:59:58 -0000, said :- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4175805.stm

Re: BT Broadband down?
Posted on January 14th, 2005 | 0 Comments

In article <MPG.1c51fcdb5c74f4b3989f68@news.individual.net>, Tx2 says... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/14/bt_broadband_outage/ -- Conor An imperfect plan executed violently is far superior...

Re: BT Broadband down?
Posted on January 14th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Tx2 blurted on Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:59:58 -0000: Is OK here, if you mean the no frills... -- To err is human--and to blame it on a computer is even more so. *Robert Orben*

PlusNet Newsservers playing up again
Posted on January 14th, 2005 | 12 Comments

PlusNets news servers are playing up again. Click on a recent message and it gives the error that it does not exist on the server. This problem has happened so many times now. AMO

Cheapest ipstream 1Mb supplier?
Posted on January 14th, 2005 | 10 Comments

I'm currently on Central Point (Telefonica datastream) with 1Mb, but the speeds aren't what they where... Who's the cheapest reliable (ipstream) supplier for a 1Mb connection? Cheers Alex-IoW

No 0845-0870 calls from sipgate
Posted on January 14th, 2005 | 3 Comments

I will just ask out in the blue, Have sipgate blocked for calls to 0845-0870 numbers.. Fount this on their website: Calling with sipgate: May I call special numbers like those with the prefix...

2 months free broadband and free uk domain name
Posted on January 14th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Just moved from bt to madsasfish and got 2 months free and a free domain name. No download limits. Run by brightview who appear on adslguide as freenetname.