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BT announces "end" of PSTN & move to "21st century network" IP network
Posted on June 9th, 2004 | 0 Comments

- Mass migration of customers from PSTN to IP based network to begin in 2006 - Majority of customers' PSTN services on IP network by 2008 - Trials of voice services on IP network and fibre to the...

BT picks Fujitsu for SDSL
Posted on June 9th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Fujitsu has announced that its multi-service access node equipment - the GeoStream Access Gateway - has been selected by BT to support its SDSL (Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line) service deployment,...

ADSL attenuation different for up and down
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 31 Comments

I have got 30dB attenuation upstream, and 58-60dB attenuation downstream - is this normal? It would look to me that there is 1000 times (30 dB) less signal coming to me from the exchange than from...

Re: Which ASDL Broadband?
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 0 Comments

me2@privacy.net wrote: Have a look at www.net4nowt.com and www.ispreview.co.uk for opinions of the users of all the services. Also have a look at www.adslguide.org.uk to compare different services....

So what to do? (Plusnet download cap)
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 25 Comments

Typical....... After years with BTInternet/BTOpenworld/BTYahoo, I finally decided to migrate away as there seemed much better tariffs elsewhere. I scoured the newsgroups etc.. and eventually...

Linksys 4-port Etherfast cable/dsl router
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 4 Comments

Linksys 4-port Etherfast cable/dsl router Model number BEFSR41-UK Will this work with BT Broadband? Thanks, David Ginger

BB & BB (Big Brother and BroadBand)
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 11 Comments

Does anyone know a way of watching the Big Brother cams without paying?

Plusnet spam filters
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 5 Comments

Has anyone got PlusNets spam filter on their account? I took the 1Mb option that doesn't come with spam or virus filtering and was wondering if it would be worthwhile adding it to my account. Anyone...

Plusnet Easy Start
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 3 Comments

What has happened to this account? Has it been withdrawn? -- Tom

BT Broadband in connection with Fax
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Our fax machine, filtered out from the ADSL sometimes disconnects half way through a transmission. Changing the filters does not make a difference, nor using an other fax machine. BT claim it is a...

Help with Mentor router desperately needed!!!!
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 16 Comments

I can't figure this out at all and they offer nothing in the way of tech support. I'm trying to open a port range so I can participate in an online game but I can't figure how to apply the vague...

Some advice please . .
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 9 Comments

Hello kind folks of u.t.broadband..... My exchange (Stornoway) has recently been ADSL'd, giving me the option of changing how I access the internet. However, due to the way my current set-up is...

Plusnetr to float! Who is buying shares?
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 4 Comments

Maybe punters should get shares in it like the dotcom model of Totalise etc. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/07/plusnet_aim_float/ S. Althaf

RADSL?!?
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 6 Comments

I have RADSL, and an attenuation of 58-60dB depending on the weather. Why do I always get absolute full speed down AND up? Shouldn't it be lowering the upload speed? The problem is I lose synch...

Advice on ethernet switch
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 26 Comments

The computer I use is connected to an ADSL router with a single ethernet port. I would like to set up a small LAN by connecting two more computers, so they can communicate with each other and all...

BT to increase Surftime Anytime to £29.99 per month
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 76 Comments

Hi all, Anyone else get the letter? Anyone else as pissed off with this as I am? I will save the moaning about no broadband here etc, but I am wondering whether there is anything we can actually...

Line keeps Dropping
Posted on June 8th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Tonight my line keeps on dropping, the syslog messages (below) show a range of error messages. When the line does open and connect, the upstream speed starts out at 256k, drops and reconnects at 128k...

Netgear DG834
Posted on June 7th, 2004 | 6 Comments

Using standard BT broadband; the router disconnected after about 50 days and the log showed an error of "LCP down" The router status page shows the modem status as connected, and as I physically...

[UK-Bug] ... News ...
Posted on June 7th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Today ... BTYahoo not charging a penny for Long Reach trialists http://snipurl.com/6wwx Yesterday and beyond ... Keep up with the latest on YOUR ISP. http://snipurl.com/6wwz

Credit Card machine and fax to share line with ADSL
Posted on June 7th, 2004 | 7 Comments

We plan to convert our Business Highway to ADSL as soon as our exchange is enable (June 16). Currently we use the 2 analogue lines that come with Highway for a fax (Hewlett Packard G95 all in one),...