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Anyone used ADSL migration from Demon?
Posted on March 6th, 2004 | 7 Comments

Well the suject says it really...I am looking to move from Demon having had my ADSL nearly 2 years. Demon just dont provide the features I need anymore. Anyway what I want to know is has anyone...

What is causing TCP errors?
Posted on March 6th, 2004 | 8 Comments

Hi all, This post is in relation to a past post I made titled "Unsolvable ADSL problem". Further analysis of the problem has shown that the reason I have slow downloads is because I am experiencing...

Basic advice wanted
Posted on March 6th, 2004 | 4 Comments

My exchange is being enabled next month and I would like peoples opinions on providers and modems. I currently have ISDN provided by pipex. I am very happy with this. I want a service that provides...

Re: 1Mb ADSL prices?
Posted on March 6th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Darryl wrote: How are you finidng the Giga service - there seemed to be reports of poor nntp when they used supernews ? Is it a full feed or tweaked for them at all do you know ? Cross Posted to...

Re: Please explain: Refreshing modem's settings
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 5 Comments

"Jackeline D" <jenny@privacy.net> wrote in message news:94A196C0C47B53F89A@127.0.0.1... Sounds to me like you have mis configured a firewall and the PC is unable to contact Ntl's DHCP server. So...

Cheapest price for wireless router/modem?
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 5 Comments

I'm thinking of purchasing a wireless router+modem to replace my BT Voyager 100 USB modem. Is there a good price comparison site for kit like this? Or, does anyone know the cheapest price for the...

Vigor 2600g / ZA Pro Problem
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 12 Comments

I just set up a Draytek Vigor 2600g router, and everything works fine. Except... I intermittently find myself unable to reach my main mail server, either by POP3 or webmail. ZoneAlarm Pro appears to...

Ooops what have I done - ADSL wireless router problem
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 7 Comments

I had ADSL fitted today to replace HomeHighway ISDN First to say that both wired PC and wireless laptop can access internet and email and obviously news! I have Linksys Wireless ADSL WAG54G...

pipex adsl upgrade question
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 6 Comments

As a pipex solo 500 customer, I went for the solo 1000 upgrade the other day which costs £41 to regrade to, got a email today saying that I failed the test for 1mb. Now the question I want to ask is...

Which ADSL ISP?
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 10 Comments

Hi, Im looking into which adsl isp to go with and am looking for recomendations without lenghty contracts or high prices. A wires-only connection would be good with 512/1024/2048 speeds. Could...

best internet connection sharing software?
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 4 Comments

Hi got a simple setup 2 xp pro machines, ntl cable coming into 1 machine via usb, crossover cable between both machines, so they can talk to eachother and copy files etc.. , zone alarm pro on both...

Questions about upgrading from BT MIdband
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 3 Comments

Hi Folks, At long last we are getting ADSL in April. I wantr to upgrade my midband kit, bit would like to keep both the analogue numbers that come with it. I spoke to the people at BT broadband...

Re: Swapping network cards
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 2 Comments

On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 20:15:43 GMT, in uk.telecom.broadband Jackeline D <jenny@privacy.net> strung together this: You'd be better yourself a cheapo 10\100Mbps hub for under a tenner. You can use both...

Re: Swapping network cards
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 1 Comments

"Jackeline D" <jenny@privacy.net> wrote in message news:94A0CE1DAE1AE53F89A@127.0.0.1... Where else :) You must do the following each time you change to a different ethernet interface on your...

Central Point
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 9 Comments

I wonder if anybody has experiance of Central Point http://www.cpbb.co.uk ? I've looked back through Google but not too much. I received a call back today as promised to check if there would be any...

BTs latest scam (never an honest deal ever)
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 11 Comments

Rival ISPs rubbish BT Broadband Basic By Tim Richardson Posted: 01/03/2004 at 15:36 GMT The Register Mobile: BT's rivals have been quick to rubbish its new sub-£20 offer for a capped broadband...

[UK-Bug] News .. NTL surpasses 1 millionth customer
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 2 Comments

NTL announced today that it has gone through the 1 million mark for residential connections to its broadband internet service. This pips BT Retail to the magic million, who have around 950,000...

NO gateway with Windows ME via ad-hoc netwrok ?
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 0 Comments

All ip numbers show but 0.0.0.0 in the gateway line. Main pc has ME but laptop has XP pro. ICS is setup of course. Any ideas ?

Telphone faceplates with builtin filter
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 31 Comments

Hi, I can't believe I am the only person in the country who wants this - a telephone faceplate, that can be used on an extension line, which has an ADSL socket and a filtered BT socket. No need for...

Telewest + MSI Residential Gateway
Posted on March 5th, 2004 | 14 Comments

Anyone have an MSI residential gateway working with Telewest ? I have an MSI Wireless Residential Gateway (Model RG54GS) which has a WAN port, four LAN ports, and a wireless access point. I connect...