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origo 8400 blocking line
Posted on November 20th, 2003 | 5 Comments

As per subject, anyone had trouble with a brand new origo 8400 from ebuyer blocking the phone line so you cannot make voice calls ?. BB works ok and its not the filter, I swapped with...

£15.99 Broadband (UK Only)
Posted on November 20th, 2003 | 16 Comments

Hi Tiscali are currently offering a limited offer broadband package in the UK. It will only be available this month, don't miss out. Great Entry level service. Its better that paying AOL for slow...

ZEN broadband afftected by tele2uk cheap calls service???
Posted on November 20th, 2003 | 2 Comments

Hi All, I'm using ZEN's adsl on a BT residential line - I want to start using tele2uk.com's cheap phone calls service. Can anyone reassure me that my adsl service wont go belly up when its all up...

Problems Installing New Speedtouch 330 Drivers on WinXP SP1
Posted on November 20th, 2003 | 6 Comments

Trying to install the new version 3.0.0 driver for my Speedtouch 330 USB ADSL modem on Windows XP pro with SP1, the Installshield freezes with a reference to phonebook.ini. Driver does not install &...

BT Master to RJ45
Posted on November 20th, 2003 | 2 Comments

I have just moved into a new house and only have a BT Master LJU in the kitchen of all places. I am not to worried as I used to do a lot of structired cabling and plan to wire most of the house up...

engineer install to wires only
Posted on November 20th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Hi Does anyone have any information when (or if) BT will reduce the charges to migrate from engineer installed adsl (USB500) to a faster wires only service. Currently the ISP has to charge me £35...

D-Link DI-642 router?
Posted on November 20th, 2003 | 6 Comments

Can anyone tell me if this is a good router (DI-642), i have 5 computers i would like to connect to the router (one being into the ethernet switch) i have worked it out to be about £330 altogether. I...

Pipex - BT pulled the plug
Posted on November 19th, 2003 | 6 Comments

I think the term is "whoops". http://www.connection.pipex.net/cgi-bin/nsus/nsus-display.pl?site=PIPEX&section=Connectivity "16/11/03 at 17:30 Report: Due to a BT circuit failure there is a complete...

[UK-Bug] News .. BT mainly
Posted on November 19th, 2003 | 0 Comments

The BT Group ISPs BT Yahoo (formerly BTOpenworld) and BT Broadband have again topped a biyearly survey by communication regulator, Oftel - but in a negative way. http://snurl.com/32h0 .... plus a...

Long downtime range! (or dates confused?)
Posted on November 19th, 2003 | 1 Comments

BT scheduled to get at some London gear, but the (welcome) Pipex notification implies a wide spread of potential downtime -- from 20 Nov to the 28th? QUOTE: BT have confirmed that this work has been...

do you get a free dial up number as back up on pipex?
Posted on November 19th, 2003 | 2 Comments

Hi, been on pipex for a month or two now, heard people mention using a "free" dial up number if their adsl goes down. I wasn't aware of anything when I signed up. Can someone give me any info...

Is pipex good or not?
Posted on November 19th, 2003 | 7 Comments

I've heard some good and some bad things about Pipex. Can anyone tell me if it is accually any good or not? Thanks, Pete.

NTL broadband con
Posted on November 19th, 2003 | 13 Comments

So what's the difference between NTL's basic broadband service and BT's. I tell you its 362K. BT's basic service is 512K while NTL have the nerve to claim that their 150K service is actually...

PlusNet & Claranews
Posted on November 19th, 2003 | 3 Comments

Looking at getting ADSL via PlusNet (hopefully 1Mb if line is capable) and wondered if my Claranews account will be affected? (Do any UK ADSL providers limit access to commercial news...

Intermittent Disconnect
Posted on November 19th, 2003 | 3 Comments

Hi Until recently I used BTOpenworld adsl with no problems. Then I moved house and joined PlusNet. Now I get disconnected every day or so. PlusNet say I have to check modem, wiring and disconnect all...

Home Highway to ADSL
Posted on November 19th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Hi. Question for you. My brother lives in a rural area, and has Home Highway. He'd like ADSL, and his exchange goes live Feb 18th next year, _despite not hitting its trigger level_. The...

Free Dial up Internet?
Posted on November 19th, 2003 | 3 Comments

Hi, I need to dial up using my laptop from my girlfriends house. I don't really want to sign up with any ISP as I only check email and do the odd bit of browsing. Does anyone know of any free ISP...

which BB service?
Posted on November 19th, 2003 | 3 Comments

Hi Just got rid of home highway so that I can get BB Can any one recommend a good service provider. Thanks in advance

[UK-Bug] RFCs
Posted on November 19th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Hey all, Tt is being considered to have a listing (static?) of ISPs broadband offerings on UK-Bug. Now - we all know that sites like AG have a facility like this already - and for what it is, its...

Problems with ADSL on a house extension
Posted on November 19th, 2003 | 1 Comments

I installed Pipex ADSL yesterday and, to cut a long story short the light on the modem flashes constantly (I believe that this means that it isn't synchronising) and I can't connect from an extension...