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do I need an up to date phone installation?
Posted on December 22nd, 2003 | 1 Comments

Thinking of getting broadband... The phone installation in our house looks pretty ancient. The main box is a big circular rubber thing in the garage and there are two old horizontal elliptical...

Tiscali lowers broadband prices
Posted on December 21st, 2003 | 26 Comments

This morning I received an email from Tiscali (my dial-up ISP) to inform me of their new lower "broadband" prices: 1) 150kbps, £15.99 per month now with a free modem and free connection. Offer ends...

BT BroadBand to Pipex Broadband
Posted on December 21st, 2003 | 1 Comments

I was wondering how long it would take to transfer from BT BroadBand to Pipex Broadband ? I got my CBUK Number from them tonight.

broadband voice.. ip telephone
Posted on December 21st, 2003 | 12 Comments

hi.. anyone have any experience with broadband voice, bt's recent thing.

Fast24, for real
Posted on December 21st, 2003 | 2 Comments

Hi all, What is the 1mb service like with Fast24. Currently with Eclipse 512 service, but the prices are tempting me to jump ships. Has anyone done any speedtest and ping tests. Please post...

new firmware for Alcatel 330 - what's new?
Posted on December 21st, 2003 | 7 Comments

I gather there's a new version (3.01?) of the firmware for the Alcatel 330 adsl modem - does it do anything worth seeking it out for (in either windows or linux)? Bob -- robert w hall

17-Dec-03 Free Calling into the US and Canada for the Holiday Season!
Posted on December 21st, 2003 | 2 Comments

17-Dec-03 Free Calling into the US and Canada for the Holiday Season! http://www.freeworldialup.com/ get FWD/ X-Lite Get all The Free PC to Tel. Calls You...

Plus Net
Posted on December 21st, 2003 | 9 Comments

Has anybody tried PlusNet and if so how is it ?

New firmware for DG834G
Posted on December 21st, 2003 | 4 Comments

Firmware version 1.03.00 http://www.netgear.com/support/support_details.asp?dnldID=562 Summary of mods and bugfixes: 1. Improved Wireless throughput. 2. Improved reliability of FTP upload. This...

[UK-Bug] News .. Plusnet
Posted on December 20th, 2003 | 24 Comments

Plusnet launch 150k service - but is it broadband ? "Some 2 months after rival ISP Tiscali launched their 150k broadband, Plusnet have joined the ranks of 150k offers - but have missed one important...

Redirect PlusNet Default Email
Posted on December 20th, 2003 | 6 Comments

On PlusNet how do I redirect an email from my default account to a user account. I have logged into the control panel and tried to set up a redirect for my default account but it will not seem to...

How many subscribers on an exchange?
Posted on December 20th, 2003 | 7 Comments

I'm interested in finding out how many bt subscribers there are on one of my local exchanges to compare with the adsl target that's been set. Anyone know how to find that out? (BT operators said...

Connecting to a master socket
Posted on December 20th, 2003 | 1 Comments

I have an extension cable (one bought from argos without the end connector) which I want to connect to the master socket. It has 5 wires which arent colour coded the standard way. They are...

Distance from the exchange
Posted on December 20th, 2003 | 2 Comments

is this true, I checked the availability check to see if we can receive broadband and it says: "Your exchange has ADSL broadband. Although the length of the telephone line between you and the...

D-Link DI 614+ - Pipex and PPPoA
Posted on December 20th, 2003 | 6 Comments

Hi all, As I understand it, my Pipex connection should use PPPoA, but my router, a D-Link DI614+ doesn't have this option available. I have my broadband connection (through a 3 Com HomeConnect Dual...

Binatone modem woes
Posted on December 20th, 2003 | 2 Comments

I am tearing out what little hair I have left over this problem. I was due to be activated for adsl service on the 17th of December so I went out and bought a Binatone ADSL2000 modem router and...

NETGEAR ADSL 4 PORT ROUTER - ANY GOOD ?
Posted on December 19th, 2003 | 2 Comments

Easy to setup or not ? http://tinyurl.com/39848

Access to this Group
Posted on December 19th, 2003 | 4 Comments

I find that now I have a Broadband connection from Nildram I can not access this Group using Free Agent. Anyone with any thoughts why this should be so? David Bradley

Which ISP/Wireless Router and ADSL Modem?
Posted on December 19th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Hi All, Having a Pipex connection, DLink DI614+ Wireless Router and 3Com HomeConnect Dual Link ADSL Modem, I've now (I think) realised that the combination doesn't do what I want it to, namely...

Modem recommendations
Posted on December 19th, 2003 | 3 Comments

What is a good make of PCI ADSL modem? This is the only PC that will be using the BB connection.