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Confirmation of line activated
Posted on May 27th, 2004 | 17 Comments

Could anyone advise me of the best way to check to see if the line has been upgraded for ADSL, my exchange is due to come on air this Saturday and was wondering if there is a number or something that...

Short term contracts
Posted on May 27th, 2004 | 2 Comments

Hi, I have finally decided to install broadband at home. In principle, I could have either cable or ADSL, and while not biased, I think I'd go for cable (Telewest), as I then get the telly channels,...

2 meg BB from BT?
Posted on May 27th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Hello, Will BT launch a 2meg broadband service anytime oris that to much to ask for?

BT to offer itemised billing for broadband
Posted on May 27th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Consumer broadband bills will be itemised from this summer, offering a breakdown of not only the amount of time spent online but also the amount of bandwidth used in individual Web sessions. As the...

BT to cut DataStream annual charge
Posted on May 27th, 2004 | 0 Comments

BT have announced that from the 1st June 2004, the annual rental charge for BT DataStream lines will reduce from £86.60 ex VAT (£101.76 inc VAT) to £74.60 ex VAT (£87.66 inc...

MIcrofilters and 56k dial up modems
Posted on May 27th, 2004 | 5 Comments

Im looking to get broadband, but i would like to know if I do, will I still be able to use the 56k dial up modem on my work laptop ? Many thanks

Newbie setup and choices question
Posted on May 27th, 2004 | 2 Comments

I currently have ISDN with NDO and a Domain name that points email to the pop server at NDO. BT will be upgrading my exchange in the near future and I would like some pointers in what direction to...

ADSL signal to noise ratio.
Posted on May 26th, 2004 | 14 Comments

Purely out of curiosity what sort of figures would be expected from a functioning UK ADSL line? I note that my router reports line attenuation consistently at 54dB but the SNR fluctuates from 11 up...

My line has gone "GGER" should my modem be sync?
Posted on May 26th, 2004 | 6 Comments

I`m new to this ADSL lark, my line status is "GGER", should my modem be locking onto a signal? I purchased a 2nd hand D-Link 300g+ from Ebay and abit concened if it works or not. Cheers

Vispa EMAIL
Posted on May 26th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hi, Can anyone advise please : Can the e-mail in VISPA's allias be separated by each allias username / password? Thanks Steve

BT SDSL attenuation limits?
Posted on May 26th, 2004 | 1 Comments

I currently have a BT 2Mb SDSL line through a Cisco 800 series router, which is not as fast as I thought. I know BT have an informal limit of 50-60dB attenuation for ADSL, and I also know that SDSL...

BT mailshot to explain the benefits of broadband
Posted on May 26th, 2004 | 0 Comments

"BT is targeting 500,000 customers with a catalogue to help them make informed decisions when buying broadband technology. The BT Direct catalogue explains the technology to consumers and promotes...

Strange Email problem
Posted on May 26th, 2004 | 3 Comments

Hi, On Plunet 512K ADSL, and happily for about 6 months now, netgear DG824M Wirless / 4 port ethernet router, windows XP Pro, Outlook 2003. Suddenly without changing any settings on my router of...

Spam
Posted on May 26th, 2004 | 6 Comments

For some reason I have hundreds of spam in my in box. Nothing new there you say, but all of them have a future date, some as late as 14th june. Is this some new trick of the spammers TIA Mel.

Zyxel Prestige 650H-31 or Draytek Vigor 2600+ ?
Posted on May 26th, 2004 | 9 Comments

Both seem to provide decent firewall and VPN endpoint, but Zyxel is suspiciously cheap - is there a catch? -- John A

Broadband on one wire?
Posted on May 26th, 2004 | 5 Comments

Had an BT engineer out at my house today, a problem with the voice part of my service rather than ADSL. This guy told me he wasn't ADSL trained, but told me of an ADSL trained colleague who'd had...

Re: If BT cease the line....?
Posted on May 26th, 2004 | 3 Comments

you have to resign up as they disconnect both phoneline and ADSL at the same time. I had that myself on a home line after the BT billing dept. that didn't process a payment on time, so was without...

bt in contact
Posted on May 25th, 2004 | 7 Comments

if i use the bt incontact service with incoming calls only can i stil use broadband internet thanks

newbie question
Posted on May 25th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Looking at changing my NTL dial-up to Pipex Broadband. My question is solo lite 500 monthly bandwidth is 1 GB not sure what this is. I am on the net approx 3 hours a day, mostly web pages small...

[UK-Bug] News summary
Posted on May 25th, 2004 | 0 Comments

ICBroadband offers cheaper activation http://snipurl.com/6nz1 More NTL ADSL details http://snipurl.com/6nyg Free phone calls on offer on your broadband http://snipurl.com/6nye (As per the article,...