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BT Yahoo Broadband
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 11 Comments

I have been with BT Broadband (1MB) since last December and initially had no problems. About four or five months ago I began to have trouble getting a connection. It would get to the "verifying...

Clarity Extension Socket
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 3 Comments

My Clarity RJ45 extension socket bears a label marked 568B showing the layout for cable attachment, but to confuse matters there is enclosed in the packing a similar label marked 568A with a...

Routers & file transfer rates
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 3 Comments

Do modem routers tell you what your transfer rate is when you are downloading a file for example, i know that obviously the web browsers do, but what about routers? just out of interest. Thanks du.

What sort of line problem?
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 5 Comments

I've been having intermittent problems with loss of synch for quite a few weeks. BT fixed a line fault - corroded terminal connection in an outside line box - a few weeks ago. This improved the...

I was thinking of getting broadband with plusnet
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 59 Comments

Right up until yesterday i was all set to order adsl from plusnet but i'am not quite sure anymore. I have been reading the posts about plusnet and people been receiving emails about the amount that...

radio signature of an (almost) enabled exchange
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 7 Comments

My recollection is that radio-amateurs who use 'top band' get a lot of interference from adsl... If I took a medium/short wave radio near an adsl exchange, could I tell when the adsl had been...

Restricting router access
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 23 Comments

Hello all, I have a USR9105 router and Tesco BB. All runs well with no problems. My son is spending far too much time on the Internet instead of doing his homework and so I want to restrict access...

Speed Drop when connected to router.
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 5 Comments

Hi I Have a BT Openworld 512k connection which was an engineer assisted install with an Alcatel Speedtouch USB modem. I've had it for about 3 years. I have just purchased a combined adsl...

Bizarre BT Broadband problem only affecting web not p2p
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 8 Comments

Having real problems with BT Broadband. Surfing the web with any browser is either totally fine (pages appear in an instance) or tediously slow (about 2Kb/second). Half the Internet is...

Voyager 150 ADSL modem not recognised on power up
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 1 Comments

The son of a friend uses AOL for his broadband connection. I believe that AOL has some kind of deal with BT as the modem supplied is a standard USB BT Voyager 150. The problem is that from power up,...

Force9 vs Plusnet
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 6 Comments

Hi Guys, Quite possibly a stupid question, but are those who have accounts with Force 9 affected by announcements from PlusNet? We know they are the same company, but would this user/pipe issue...

Re: Channel4 broadband
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 2 Comments

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:26:29 +0000, Alex <aem@aem.me.uk> wrote: you can try it with the 14 day trial realplayer superpass or whatever its called. I will if I can get it to work...

Re: BT line box with micro-filter?
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 1 Comments

In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Nigel M <reply@thegroup.com> wrote: There is a modified faceplate for the master socket, which BT fit if you have a BT-installed rather than DIY ADSL...

Does anyone actually care?
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 103 Comments

Whether Cheddar gets a good deal or not ..... Or migrates..... Or not ? Just wondered ..... Or should we stop tormenting the poor fellow?

802.11 superG 108mbps questions
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Just ordered the new DG834T 108mbps router from netgear and a couple of USB adaptors. If I have 2 PCs both with 108mbps adaptors and 1 PDA with only 802.11b wifi connected to the router, will the 2...

Modem will not 'find' ADSL ... but line is OK
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 16 Comments

I am trying to resolve a modem problem that Windows XP is somehow 'blocking' from detecting an ADSL signal. The line is fine, as i have installed the modem (Speedtouch USB) onto a laptop and tested...

Demon Home 500?
Posted on December 5th, 2004 | 4 Comments

Hi, Wondering if anyone has tried the Demon Home 500 connection. Apparently there was an ad in the DT the other day, web http://www.demon.net/realbroadband/home500.html. The price looks good, but one...

Re: BT line box with micro-filter?
Posted on December 4th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Nigel M wrote: Or for a filtered slave socket, Maplin do this : AA4CA, a filtered slave socket / ADSL outlet combination. Use 16mm pattress box.

ISP
Posted on December 4th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Home call offer a god looking pakage any one have/ had it ? whats it k like ? it's a phone/ BB pakage 512k

Re: What ISP? Pipex?
Posted on December 4th, 2004 | 2 Comments

"Nigel M" <reply@thegroup.com> wrote in message news:1vd1r0tjbc4i116ruqd9fghv0qr7sbvg6n@4ax.com... With regard to Pipex: You can use any address as the normal 'from' address, but if someone looks...