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| Plusnet satisfaction (by David Bradley on 23 Jun 2005, 8 replies) |
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There is no doubt that I have read more about PlusNet on this newsgroup than I would ever wish to know; it almost seems that the entire universe rates this ISP as the best thing since sliced bread. OK some heavy users have been made to jump ship but I also reckon there is a heavy churn rate of other users, ... (more) |
| Why no 2MB on PlusNet here? (by John Perry on 23 Jun 2005, 7 replies) |
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http://www.samknows.com/broadband/checker2.php and it shows for my phone number ... (more) |
| 2Mb Broadband Problem Nearly Resolved :/ (by Gareth :-\\\) voom on 24 Jun 2005, 2 replies) |
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Hi, I made a post earlier this week regarding my Plusnet 2Mb broadband and only being supplied 1Mb. 2 other people in my street have 2Mb and we are very ... (more) |
| ADSL modem that supports 'loopback' (by Dave Henson on 24 Jun 2005, 4 replies) |
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Hi I am new to this group so I hope you don't mind me jumping straight in with a question. My ADSL modem blew up yesterday (probably something to do with ... (more) |
| Netgear DG834 in NAT disabled mode (by Joe Butler on 24 Jun 2005, 11 replies) |
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How does one disable NAT on the Netgear DG834 so that still functions? Internet ... (more) |
| Belkin surge protector worked, sort of. (by Real Ale on 24 Jun 2005, 5 replies) |
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Well, we had a direct lightening strike on the house this morning, still recovering. Luckily the AGA steel chimneys made a good conductor. Wasn't expecting the phone or adsl to work and sure enough all lines were dead. ... (more) |
| Anyone had their Line Problems escalated to BT? (by Dee on 24 Jun 2005, 14 replies) |
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We're getting something like 18db Downstream SNR at the Master Socket with the entire home phoneline system disconnected, no filters, no phone, etc just an ADSL modem - tested it now on 3 different modems and all give at best 15db to 21db at the master socket with 18db seeming to ... (more) |
| 2M upgrade. Dodgy results. Suggestions/ advice pls (by Vortex on 24 Jun 2005, 5 replies) |
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Hi, My ADSL recently was upgraded from 512k to 2M. I am 6k from the exchange. I use a DSL604+ router. Business Serve is the ISP. ... (more) |
| Anyone heard about this? (by John Scott on 24 Jun 2005, 3 replies) |
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Just read this article in another newsgroup and was wondering if anyone here knew anything about it? ... (more) |
| plusnet... devil in details? (by brownstar on 24 Jun 2005, 6 replies) |
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Howdy. I was about thinkin about Plusnet Broadband Plus. ... (more) |
| Plusnet Broadband Plus question (by Peter P on 25 Jun 2005, 4 replies) |
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"With Broadband Plus you can use any type of Internet services you want. In order to ensure we deliver a high level of service, during busy periods we will give priority to services such as web browsing and email and a lower priority to high usage services such as downloading ... (more) |
| Tesco broadband -- puzzling ADSL availability. (by "David G. Bell" on 25 Jun 2005, 2 replies) |
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According to the Tesco Broadband signup system (at www.tesco.com), ADSL isn't available at this phone/location. According to BT's checker, accessed from www.adslguide.org.uk, Broadband ... (more) |
| Tiscali not competitive anymore (by Steven on 25 Jun 2005, 7 replies) |
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How come Tiscali is not offering a 1MB unlimited package without putting a useless 2GB cap on it? If Plusnet and F9 can offer upto 2MB unlimited, why can't Tiscali be ... (more) |
| Bargain alert.quick (by Baz on 25 Jun 2005, 6 replies) |
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http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=8414528363&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=50612 I have ordered 10 already ... (more) |
| Best ADSL Deal inc phone line (by Basil Fawlty on 25 Jun 2005, 4 replies) |
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Hi, Friend of mine has no internet access. He's no connected phone line either. There is a physical line into the house, presumably a BT line. ... (more) |
| 2mb Possible (by FooAtari on 25 Jun 2005, 7 replies) |
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I signed up for 2mb, but my ISP has advised me that BT has said that I can Showtime Firmware Version: 3.46 Line State: SHOWTIME Modulation: G.dmt ... (more) |
| Broadband routers (by Cullen Skink on 25 Jun 2005, 9 replies) |
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Do broadband routers have a bb modem built in? Was watching one on ebay and it said you needed a modem as well for the actual internet connection. Is that normal? ... (more) |
| No connection since thunderstorm (by Cuzman on 25 Jun 2005, 13 replies) |
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My brother has a 512kb account with Supanet, and since a violent thunderstorm on Friday morning his modem refuses to synchronize with the exchange. He has had no problems with his setup for more than six months, but now the LED continuously flashes to no avail. ... (more) |
| Demon Home 2mb? (by Peter P on 26 Jun 2005, 7 replies) |
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Seems OK for =A319.99 pm, and according to the website, it's unlimited. Can't get hold of their customer services to confirm this (seems doubtful) but does anyone have any direct experience or knowledge please? Quite keen to sign up, but not if ther's some kind of hidden ... (more) |
| Bulldog vs Easynet/UK Online (by Mad Marty on 26 Jun 2005, 3 replies) |
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Hi all, Lucky me - I'm about to move into a house served by both of the big LLU providers! :) I like the idea of a nice fast connection, with high ... (more) |
| Plusnet Regrade Question (by Gareth :-\\\) voom on 26 Jun 2005, 2 replies) |
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Hi, Paid Plus £14.99 yesterday to regrade my line from 1Mb to 2Mb as a BT engineer was at our house and confirmed the line conditions would support ... (more) |
| Oops - over 2 Gig limit (by Another Dave on 26 Jun 2005, 2 replies) |
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Two weeks ago I signed up to freedom2surf's 2 MB/s service which has a 2 Gig/month limit. Fair enough, but I've been using Gnoozle to download stuff. Because of a bug in Gnoozle the fact that it continues uploading data after shut-down isn't apparent on Windows 98 and this has led to my ... (more) |
| Changing ADSL ISP & MAC numbers (by John F Kappler on 26 Jun 2005, 7 replies) |
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A friend has a broadband account with OneTel which they acquired from Global. He wants to change ISP, but OneTel wont (they say Cant) give him a MAC ... (more) |
| Wanadoo Enforce Monthly caps (by Marky on 26 Jun 2005, 4 replies) |
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Turns out a mate of mine received a letter and a telephone call, he's currently on the £17.99 a month deal I think its about 2gig a month. Basically they inform him he's gone over his 2 gig limit and has used 7 gig, ... (more) |
| Leaving Wanadoo and resulting Blueyonder queries.... (by Carpathian on 26 Jun 2005, 1 reply) |
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First post on here so I'll drop in a polite 'hello' upfront !! I'm currently with Wanadoo 512mb on a Zoom ADSL X3 modem via USB to PC. I also use the ethernet port on the X3 for Xbox Live. ... (more) |
| Wanadoo keeps disconnecting for no reason ?? (by andy on 26 Jun 2005, 4 replies) |
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Hello. I have had this problem for about 6 months now. What seems to be happening is that my connection will stay alive but then will suddenly disconnect for ... (more) |
| Do you *have* to manually connect with ADSL? (by T i m on 26 Jun 2005, 19 replies) |
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Hi All, I was talking to a friend who had recently gone to BB with BT over ADSL. ... (more) |
| Broadband and Dial up. (by Donald McTrevor on 27 Jun 2005, 16 replies) |
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Is this possible? When mine (brooadband) was installed I was told to delete all my dialup connection entries (against my wishes) however I have added some since, but not used them. ... (more) |
| Phone socket wiring upsetting Broadband (by Gel on 27 Jun 2005, 7 replies) |
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Any clues appreciated. HAve wired in new telephone secondary socket using terminals 2 & 5 and it works fine as phone outlet. ... (more) |
| Accessing BTInternet email via non-BT broadband (by John Geddes on 27 Jun 2005, 2 replies) |
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I've helped a friend with Broadband - using a non-BT ISP. They wanted to continue to use their BT dialup email address, and I thought I had remembered that one could happily set one's email program ... (more) |
| Plunset Regrade Very Fast (by Gareth :-\\\) voom on 27 Jun 2005, 7 replies) |
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I paid Plusnet £14.99 around 48 hours ago to regrade my line to 2Mb and was told 5-7 days. Got up this morning and my line is now running at 2Mb :) and only £14.99 per ... (more) |
| What info is required for broadband please? (by Steve on 27 Jun 2005, 11 replies) |
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Hi Folks I am currently with Virgin dial up and considering going to broadband (maybe Virgin,maybe AOL,maybe uk online...) but wondered if anyone in the group could answer a query please?. ... (more) |
| Tiscali - Still waiting for the 1MB unlimited upgrade (by Tony on 27 Jun 2005, 1 reply) |
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In March this year, Tiscali wrote to all their existing '512k unlimited' customers telling them that they were upgrading their existing 512k unlimited customers to 1MB at no extra cost over and above the normal 512k package price, but never mentioned it was a capped service that ... (more) |
| Looking for ADSL router with DHCP spoof or similar "relay" feature (by T. on 27 Jun 2005, 3 replies) |
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Hi all, I'm trying to find a router to deploy in about 40 sites with ADSL broadband. The router/firewall/VPN thing to be used is a standalone unit ... (more) |
| DIY filters. (by Ian Stirling on 27 Jun 2005, 8 replies) |
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I've got a lot of assorted inductors/... here. My existing filter isn't quite cutting it (9dB SNR loss on inserting a DECT/analogue cordless phone (oddly, both the wired phones I tried were -0.2dB). ... (more) |
| Netgear DG834 (by NickNike on 27 Jun 2005, 5 replies) |
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From the kind and helpful feedback of a previous question I asked, and after searching the net, I've decided to buy the Netgear DG834 to use as the ADSL modem. I have a second computer I would like to network to the main computer. ... (more) |
| Bulldog 0845 Problem (by Fred Finisterre on 27 Jun 2005, 1 reply) |
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Hi, Had Bulldog for a few months now with no major problems. ... (more) |
| Earn money with selling ringtones (by Teletonio.nl on 27 Jun 2005, 2 replies) |
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Hello, We got a good offer for everybody! Earn money with selling ringtones and more. ( 50 eurocent - 300 eurocent ) ... (more) |
| Opinions: Best Wireless ADSL Modem Router? (by Paul on 27 Jun 2005, 8 replies) |
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I've been shopping around for a router with built-in wireless and ADSL modem, but can't come to a final decision, although I'm leaning towards NetGear. ... (more) |
| Computer+Netgear D834G+AOL Broadband+ PCWorld = (by Bob .-.-. on 27 Jun 2005, 7 replies) |
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Hi All The missing word is MISERY - a friend at work has the above setup for is son. Computer is a Compaq Presario M2000 Laptop and uses (as far as I can make ... (more) |
| Do not trust bulldog broadband/adsl (by me on 27 Jun 2005, 5 replies) |
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Cannot contact Bulldog customer service. When I press option 1, says lines are busy and then cuts me off. I'm going to complain to Ofcom and BBC Watchdog about it. ... (more) |
| Tiscali or PlusNet? (by Cap'n on 27 Jun 2005, 23 replies) |
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I would favour PlusNet, but my live-in landlord has seen a Tiscali ad (1mb for £14.99). Can anyone supply any ammunition? Thanks. ... (more) |
| Which is the best ISP + Modem? (by andrew.pennynospam on 28 Jun 2005, 3 replies) |
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hello i am looking to get my internet connection set up at home. i have one PC and one Laptop that need to be connected to the internet ... (more) |
| Plusnet Webmail/POP3 Email Access down?? (by Bales1983 (Lee Bales) on 28 Jun 2005, 11 replies) |
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Hi, Is anyone else having trouble logging into their plusnet email?? On the pop3 i get 'login failed' and on webmail it just defaults back to the ... (more) |
| Lost Connection (by Pete S on 28 Jun 2005, 2 replies) |
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Hi All I keep loosing my connection to my ISP if i leave the comp idle for some time (1/2 hr ish) and if i open up IE it says server not found. I'm using a ... (more) |
| Plusnet - 21 days to cease and re-provide ?? (by Tim... on 28 Jun 2005, 9 replies) |
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The present account is an " Always on DSL Connect" type account, one of those that only connects at 256k or thereabouts. The user of such would like to pay £1 a month less, and get the full 2Mb ... (more) |
| the wrong kind of Broadband (by Gaz on 28 Jun 2005, 8 replies) |
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Just tried to apply for broadband, with Tesco.net, the online upgrade wizard claims that broadband is not available in the area. The address is a residential home, of which a number of the residents already have broadband. ... (more) |
| Datastream: Any way to find out if your exchange is enabled for it? (by Cullen Skink on 28 Jun 2005, 7 replies) |
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If you order a datastream product and the ISP accept the order and you get an activation date does that mean your exchange is datastream enabled? At what point does the ISP know if it is? ... (more) |
| Problem with AOL BB since upgrade to 2Mbps (by Don Carter on 28 Jun 2005, 2 replies) |
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Hi Since AOL upgraded my service to 2Mbps I'm having far more messages saying that the network is not commected, but only for a few seconds, ... (more) |
| New to ADSL broadband, what does 'bitstream' mean? (by Horse.trader on 28 Jun 2005, 7 replies) |
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Having fairly recently joined NTL (512k) broadband, I was told by a BT engineer that came to remove some RFI filters from my BT line, that, my (broadband) 'connection' in the exchange was 'bitstream' he seems to indicate this was good? ... (more) |
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