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Broadband questions
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 4 Comments

I have a few questions I need some help on as im on the verge of signing up with Nildram's basic service. Firstly, there is no SMTP server included and Im not sure I fully understand what this...

ISP's & P2P
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 1 Comments

My local exchange gets ADSL in December and I am now in the process of choosing an ISP. I use P2P networks such as Kazaa and WinMX but I believe some ISPs block the ports used by these file sharing...

Connection sharing question ?
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 2 Comments

Hey Guys I have just ordered Pipex "solo 2 go" and am getting an Alcatel 330 usb modem as part of the deal, I have 2 PC`s and want them both to have independent access to the internet. I used to...

Satellite broadband
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 2 Comments

Hi, anyone have any suggestions for an ISP who offers satellite broadband as I cannot get any other broadband connection, Thanks, Graham

From Nildram to where ?
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 1 Comments

Nildram have just announced that they are ceasing access to their only decent binary news feed. I have 5, possibly 6 dsl accounts to shift to another ISP, either one with a decent feed or a cheaper...

Plusnet email size
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 15 Comments

What is the max size of an email and what is the size of the storage?

broadband filters
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 3 Comments

I've just received my modem connection pack from Freeserve and it came with 2 filters for phones/fax connected to any socket. As I'll be using my laptop in my bedroom with no other phone devices, do...

BT Openzone
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 1 Comments

I spend quite a bit of time in airport lounges and motorway service areas and I want to subscribe to BT Openzone. All the BT website info disappears into sweet nothings...anyone out there had any...

Newbie Question
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 3 Comments

Sorry if you guys have heard this question before. Just got broadband looking to download stuff especially movies. Have seen talk about Supernova. What is it and how do i get it or similar apps to...

Best ADSL Provider for newsgroups
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 3 Comments

I would like to get adsl soon and would like to know who are the best adsl providers for newsgroups. are plusnet any good for example? Thanks in advance du.

Line losses for 1Mbit and 2Mbit
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 1 Comments

55db or 60db for 512k Anyone know if there are published figures for the line loss thresholds for getting 1Mbit and 2Mbit services ? Thanks

ISDN to BB
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 12 Comments

I have ISDN with BT Home highway and BB is being turned on soon in my area. I'm *not* signing up with BT - how do I go about converting to BB with another provider, probably Plusnet? I suppose I...

xp firewal & dsl router
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 4 Comments

Hi I have a netgear dg814 running pipex, with two computers networked. In the network connections I have Local area connection & a Network Bridge I have tried everywhere to turn on the xp firewall...

Re: Plusnet subscription due for renewal - what to do?
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 4 Comments

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 09:58:04 +0100, "David Hearn" <dave@NoSpamSwampieSpammer.Org.Uk> wrote: Why does anyone do anything, why do we get junk mail, why do we get DOS attacks, why...

Problem with wireless SpeedTouch 570
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 0 Comments

On the SpeedTouch i have wireless a desktop and a Laptop. Connection is via a USB Dongle. The desktop gives no problem. When a closed the laptop and new started, the laptop fond the SpeedTouch, gives...

Re: how many computers?
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 0 Comments

All good advice here, but beware the marketing hype. All ISP's advertise the 1Mb line with 5-10 simultaneous users max! You wouldn't really need a cache server running with reasonable a number...

Re: how many computers?
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 0 Comments

All good advice here, but beware the marketing hype. All ISP's advertise the 1Mb line with 5-10 simultaneous users max! You wouldn't really need a cache server running with reasonable a number...

Re: how many computers?
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 0 Comments

All good advice here, but beware the marketing hype. All ISP's advertise the 1Mb line with 5-10 simultaneous users max! You wouldn't really need a cache server running with reasonable a number...

Re: how many computers?
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 0 Comments

All good advice here, but beware the marketing hype. All ISP's advertise the 1Mb line with 5-10 simultaneous users max! You wouldn't really need a cache server running with reasonable a number...

Re: how many computers?
Posted on October 1st, 2003 | 0 Comments

All good advice here, but beware the marketing hype. All ISP's advertise the 1Mb line with 5-10 simultaneous users max! You wouldn't really need a cache server running with reasonable a number...