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Recommendations other than Tiscali
Posted on July 23rd, 2004 | 5 Comments

I want to change ISP's - when I joined the then Lineone (taken over by Tiscali) one of the magazines had a website with a downloadable spreadsheet of all ISPs and their pros & cons. Something...

ADSL line test
Posted on July 22nd, 2004 | 5 Comments

A colleague of mine recently signed up for adsl. According to the ISP the line has been activated but the ADSL modem status is constantly saying "Activating...." and Line light is not lit. Is...

Pipex webspace
Posted on July 22nd, 2004 | 0 Comments

Anyone's webspace down on pipex at the moment?

Is Belkin's firewall a better bet to use than my sygate PF type ?
Posted on July 22nd, 2004 | 1 Comments

I have a Belkin 7630 wireless router which I am more than happy with but I'm not sure how good the apparent built in firewall is - any good or what ? Also how do I show the connection speed as I...

Do all DSL lines "whistle"?
Posted on July 22nd, 2004 | 8 Comments

Do all DSL lines "whistle"? I only ask because I've been trying to get a broadband connection going and nothing is working. There's no audible disturbance on the line if I don't use a microfilter so...

SMTP ON BTBROADBAND
Posted on July 22nd, 2004 | 2 Comments

I have seen lots of posts regarding problems configuring email to work witb btbroadband. bt do have smtp servers. try configuring you outlook express or other local client account for outgoing...

Challenging Speedtouch Config Problem
Posted on July 22nd, 2004 | 1 Comments

We have 4 static IP's allocated to us which I want to get to the DMZ of our Dlink Firewall The speedtouch has been configured with the router IP and works fine provided that my laptop has one of our...

aol via ntl
Posted on July 22nd, 2004 | 3 Comments

I have read that you can have aol broadband via ntl if you have cable installed, at present I have ntl 600k that has been working fine untill the latest upgradesover the past few day's, my streaming...

Wanadoo/Freeserve launch "LiveBox"
Posted on July 22nd, 2004 | 10 Comments

A Wanadoo/freeserve press release.. --- Wanadoo, the UK's favourite ISP and a leading European Broadband provider, today announces the launch of "Livebox" - the UK's first Broadband Gateway solution...

Calling cards & FWD
Posted on July 22nd, 2004 | 9 Comments

Hi there all. Been doing a bot of research into VoIP, and read in an old usenet post, the idea of using the 0800 gateway from FWD to access calling card services, and thus make cheap phone calls. I...

Voice over IP/Broadband
Posted on July 22nd, 2004 | 24 Comments

What's the current state of voice over broadband/IP? I've read that it's taken off in the States and was wondering what it's like in the UK. Can you phone mobiles for free? Is it going to be...

Worthwhile applying for 1MB at 3.5km?
Posted on July 22nd, 2004 | 17 Comments

After 9 months of badgering BT to get our new housing estate fed with telephone lines that can sustain a DSL signal, I've finally got to the stage where the online line checker tells me I can have a...

Totally OT but thought you could help
Posted on July 22nd, 2004 | 8 Comments

I dont know what I have done but every time I open up internet explorer it opens up in full screen mode. I have to click F11 to make it normal again. I have tried to go into View and deselect the...

Ping MSVP telcoms guru answer Weird phenomenon !!
Posted on July 22nd, 2004 | 4 Comments

There are two separate extensions ( installed by BT ) from main termination point ( which is covered with a BT face plate) 1) One on Ground floor goes to BT socket - ADSL broadband connection via...

Bulldog scrap their "PrimeTime" range
Posted on July 21st, 2004 | 2 Comments

In what looks like a major change in their product range... Bulldog (last night) have removed their PrimeTime (time of day) services from their website and they are no longer available for new...

Onetel email down?
Posted on July 21st, 2004 | 1 Comments

Title says it all really. Is it working? Keeps rejecting me --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.725 / Virus...

best offers
Posted on July 21st, 2004 | 1 Comments

My daughter currently pays 16.99 a month for a local community cable broadband that's down more than it's up and support goes home at 5pm on Friday evenings until Monday morning! So she wants to...

Is there a generic install guide ?
Posted on July 21st, 2004 | 9 Comments

Hi, This is cross posted to both uk.telecom.broadband and uk.media.broadband, with follow-up set to uk.telecom.broadband for ease of reading. A friend has requested some advice in setting up his...

Virgin.net broadband question
Posted on July 21st, 2004 | 4 Comments

Does anyone have the above? If so, although it says on their website that only one machine should be connected at a time, is it possible to configure an internet connection sharing machine and a hub...

Plus net Adobe download issue?
Posted on July 21st, 2004 | 9 Comments

Hi -a weird one PlusNet ADSL is fine for all downloads - except from Adobe.com. On eight different PCs, on two different networks, each time I go to download a biggie e.g. 50mb, the download times...