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1Mbit ADSL Access in New York
Posted on October 17th, 2003 | 2 Comments

Hi there, I'm about to rent a flat out in the US (work is sending me there on a temp placement) and I was wondering if there was an equivalent of www.adslguide.org.uk for the US? I need to get a...

Which ISP ?
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 5 Comments

Am looking for a provider that offers a decent , fast and reliable service with a speed of 1mb. I finally narrowed them down to Pipex and Plus Net, which one do u folks think i should go for...

BTYahoo broadband
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 6 Comments

Anybody know what the standard ADSL modem is that is supplied by BTYahoo these days ?

Need 'normal' router, messenger must have
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 6 Comments

I need a 'normal' ADSL modem/router to simply split an ADSL connection between 3 PC's. I don't want feature rich la di da. The only proviso is that it must support MSN Messenger use. I need a...

[UK-Bug] News .. Home 1000 migration problem, UEFA goes broadband & another broadband awareness campaign to launch.
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Home 1000 trial. Are you left in the dark ? http://snurl.com/2p6h UEFA goes broadband http://snurl.com/2p6g Broadband for All compaign http://snurl.com/2p6e --

Contention Question
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 9 Comments

I understand that 50:1 contention means that up to 50 people are sharing bandwidth, but sharing how much exactly? Does it mean that if all 50 are on a 512 connection you could potentially have...

US Robotics SureWontConnect 9003 ADSL Router
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 5 Comments

Not sure if anyone will remember the thread(s) here and on uk.broadband about the USR SureConnect Router but thought you might enjoy hearing the ongoing saga of my experiences. I did say I'd let you...

Problems reaching certain sites
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 4 Comments

Hi, I use GioInternet, and so far I have not had any problems. Since yesterday I have started having problems accessing certain sites (eg. http://www.wh2.org) which worked previously. I have tried...

How much will BT do to make ADSL work?
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 5 Comments

At the moment I have Home Highway and am considering migrating to ADSL (with Nildram - good idea?). The BT line test checker for my line and adjacent ones shows the line to be quite long but they...

Microfilter problem?
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 7 Comments

Hi, I've bought 2 microfilters, 1 for upstairs (where there is a PC and telephone) and 1 for downstairs (where there is just a telephone). Whenever the computer is on and broadband is connected, I...

Re: Using router with Virgin Broadband?
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 0 Comments

"David Marsh" <use-userid-in-sig@127.0.0.1> wrote in message news:slrnboqood.54t.use-userid-in-sig@pepper.viewport.lan... <snip> David I'm with Virgin using a Solwise SAR715. Virgin are having a...

Solwise USB Modem won't install on Inspiron 8000
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 3 Comments

I have a Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop which I rebuilt last week with Win XP Pro (been running XP OK since launch but I wanted to tidy up the machine). I am trying to install a Solwise SAR900 modem and...

1mb Pipex problems
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 5 Comments

Hi, I have solo 500 connection on pipex, and I want to upgrade to the solo 1000 service, I know the service is yet to be launched but when I come to check my line if I can receive 1mb it states that...

satellite internet one way question
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 10 Comments

can i connect to a one-way satellite connection and leave kazaa online downloading with no modem connected )only accepting incoming communications and not sending any out). Also, the same goes for...

Advice for Router
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 6 Comments

We need to upgrade our network ADSL connection and I'm looking at the Netgear FVS318 Router and a yet-to-be determined ADSL modem. As I understand it, the Netgear FVS318 allows VPN, which is...

BTYahoo
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 6 Comments

Does BTYahoo have download caps and no binary news server? I've been told this but it was some dumb sounding person at a bt call center who did not really know i think. Thanks Lee ps can vpn be...

NTL BB being slow?
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 2 Comments

Is anyone else experiencing either slowness or even no connection to NTL BB? We've struggled quite alot. I live in Leeds and use WinXP. It seems that i do have a connection cos when I type ipconfig...

Wireless networking?
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 8 Comments

Hi, I've never set up a wireless network before and I'm not too sure of exactly what I'd need to set up a 6 computer network over 3 floors to share a single cable broadband connection. Cheapest...

It's That Netgear DG814 UDP Problem Again.
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 3 Comments

Has anyone carried out any detailed testing to tie down the problem that many people (but not all) appear to have with the Netgear DG814 and UDP traffic? I'm investigating this myself and thought I'd...

Re: Using router with Virgin Broadband?
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

"David Marsh" <use-userid-in-sig@127.0.0.1> wrote in message news:slrnboqood.54t.use-userid-in-sig@pepper.viewport.lan... Yes, its possible to use a router to connect directly to any ADSL service...