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Tesco Broadband
Posted on October 21st, 2004 | 12 Comments

Hi, I've quite an old computer compared with todays m/cs, it was windows 95 upgraded to 98. A BT line and Tesco broadband. Now if does not seem to me a lot faster on the web than before...

Wanadoo Broadband Connection Pack
Posted on October 21st, 2004 | 1 Comments

Do all Wanadoo Broadband Modem Connection Packs include 2 months of broadband access? The £35.98 you pay for the connection pack is for 2 months @ £17.99, so I assume you signup with the enclosed CD...

Failed New Wanadoo Connection - Better chance of good advice from here
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 5 Comments

It is an impossibility to get through to the Wanadoo helpline and emails to Customer Service get the most banal and unhelpful responses. I reckon there is a better chance of a sensible and helpful...

My first month with Pipex
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 6 Comments

Thought some of you might be interested in the month long (and counting) delay in getting my ADSL going. I signed up with Pipex shortly after Sep 6th and despite the line being activated on the...

NTL speed upgrade deferred
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 5 Comments

The ntl website was predicting my upgrade from 150K to 300K in October. My October bill says 300K but the website is now saying December. Sob, sob!! -- Jock Mackirdy Bedford

Deenine Internet and Hostplus.co.uk
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hi Guys, I know this isn't the place, but as you are all internet users, some of you may be affected. I also didn't want to cross post. So apologies in advance. Has anyone had any problems with...

I take it all back - BT F**ks up 512K - 2Mb upgrade BIG TIME (longand tedious)
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 18 Comments

I posted a while back how I was assured by BT that a 512K to 2Mb upgrade would mean no more than a 20 min outage. I take it all back... Here's the ***short*** story: Ordered upgrade about 4 weeks...

Tesco.net ADSL ?
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 6 Comments

Presently on Virgin 24/7 dial-up, looking to go broadband mainly for MP3 downloads from allofmp3.com. Now the best deal at the moment to me at the moment appears to be Tesco.net ADSL, which is...

Moving phone point
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 1 Comments

OK, a simple one for all you clever ppl. I want to move my PC downstairs to a room that at the minute has no phone point. Is it simply a case of having a new phone extension socket installed and...

BT broadband advertising e-mails
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hi, Has anyone here received any e-mails advertising BT broadband from a company called Direct Market Services Ltd (DMSL) of Romford? I'm interested in seeing examples with full headers from July...

Broadband Routers
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 7 Comments

I would like to get adsl broadband sometime this year and what i would like to know is that if i buy a broadband router/modem instead of a usb adsl modem how is it connected to the pc, for example do...

Wireless Problems
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 7 Comments

Hello all Can anyone help I have a belkin FSD 7630 Wireless Modem Router, connected to 1 PC with an ethernet connection 1 laptop with a wireless PCMCIA card 1 desktop PC with a PCI wireless...

VOIP adapter - Grandstream HandyTone 286 / 486 differences?
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 0 Comments

They aren't that much difference in price so which one is the one to get? OK so the 486 has a router - but what are the pros and cons of using either - plugged into a free port on a cable modem...

Wireless AP Through 3 Ceilings
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 14 Comments

I'm planning to setup a computer room in the cellar. Another computer in the loft will need a wireless connection to join my home network and get access to the internet. This means there will be...

Plusnet Back Up?
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Do plusnet have a back dialup service number to use if there adsl service goes down?

Plusnet Back Up?
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 2 Comments

Do plusnet have a backup dialup service number to use if there adsl service goes down? if so is it a free number Thanks in advance du.

anybody use NTL Freedom for broadband?
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 1 Comments

https://secure.ntlfreedom.com/ Basically a 512k BB package "supplied" by NTL that uses a BT phone line. £17.99 / month with a 5 gig / month cap, and no connection / sign up fee. Any feed back would...

BT 2Meg WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 0 Comments

BT Complaints department calls today and leaves a message on my mobile phone (I was on another call): They understand I'm still not connected and will call back tomorrow. Read the...

Linksys BEFW11S4 router and Netgear DM602 ADSL modem don't work together
Posted on October 19th, 2004 | 2 Comments

I have a problem getting a Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless-B router and a Netgear DM602 ADSL modem to work together in the conventional way and wonder whether anyone in the group can advise me on how they...

Broadband and Telephone/fax/answer m?c
Posted on October 19th, 2004 | 4 Comments

Hi, I have a Philips HFC171 Fax etc. working OK untill BT upgraded my line to Broadband and I installed my Tesco modem and filters. I have 2 other 'phones, when an incoming voice call rings them and...