Hi Setup is Snom 300 voip phone. All fine until recently. Haven't changed and settings on the phone or account. Problem is callers can hear me, I can't hear them. On the other hand I have upgraded to ADSL2+. Not sure if that coincided with the change? Thanks for any help. Paul. -- Paul McGuinness

Just had a call from BT "do you want fiber optic bb for 6 months for free". Well i had to think really long and hard... lol so looks like im getting vdsl with BT, and ill be migrating from llu to their wholesale adsl which is a bummer, before the trial starts in August.

Does anyone know of a successful means of downgrading the firmware from version 6? My searches suggest that this is not possible but I live in hope! Peter Crosland

A friend has a few PCs at home (ADSL, dynamic IP) and a number of others at his shop (ADSL, fixed IP) and wants to be able to link the two (mostly for file sharing for images and data on his shop website). He's wanting the home (office) PC to fit into the shop network, and will want to access a number of different machines. Anyone know if any routers can act as the VPN host such that he doesn't...

in my job fixing internet connections (here in the UK) I constantly collide with bad adsl signals and dodgy home telephone wiring and I need a device that tests the presence/level/quality of the adsl signal on the line - something I can plug into the BT socket and get an accurate reading. I specifically want to test for any deterioration in the adsl signal in extension sockets coming off the...

I have gained one and put my non BT ISPs settings into it and it is working, much to my suprise as I thought they only worked with BT BB. Now regarding the flashing with the other Firmware if succesfull and I not destroy the Hub what do I gain? Anyone done this and which web site did you use? -- Regards, David

Take a look at ebay item 200352471541. I have no connection with the seller. I found this during a search.

My parents have a holiday cottage which currently has only dial-up access. They are wanting a very cheap broadband connection. High speed isn't important: the lines will probably only support up to 500 KB/sec or 1 MB/sec. They don't need email accounts or web space as they will use their existing ones from their home broadband provider. All they need is a no frills connection which is faster...

Are there any usb BB sticks available that dont require you to sign up to any sort of contract (sort of like the old 0845 56k dialups) . I dont mind buying the usb stick .

Hello, I've signed up with 3 for their 15GB per month for £15 deal which includes a free ZTE MF627 usb modem. It all works okay via the usb port on my laptop but I quite like the idea of being behind a nat device and also sharing the connection with some other wifi enabled pc's I read about the Huawei D100 on the 3 website. Are they any good?

"Bandwidth (Peter)" @radiouk.com wrote in message news:4A4842B8.8EC22CA1@radiouk.com... "George Weston" wrote... I heard that Yorkshiremen were mean but giving up the landline to avoid paying a measly 50p extra per month? It may well seem "measly" to you rich suverners :~)

"Woodworm" dickymint@imickdint...com wrote... told those on the dole to sign on the sick to 'massage' the unemployment figures, I was beginning to think that everyone had forgotten how fake the figures are. The media refer to "jobless" figures, blissfully unaware that the figure they are giving is NOT the jobless figure - it is the

"Fred" fred@no-email.here.invalid wrote... Hello, Further to my ongoing battle with BT, I am very concerned about BT's lack of honesty and transparency with their broadband pricing. Option 3 is advertised as being 24pm. Yet I was offered it for £19pm until they said I was not eligible due to my on-going fight (see other thread). My neighbour has said that he has been offered it...

hi everyone, I have a Binatone L1545 which is locked onto Freshtel (didn't read the small print when I bought it). Is there a way to free it up so that I can use it on Skype? Thanks, Robert

I've can http okay, admin-name & admin-password. Trying to telnet, getting "BusyBox on localhost login:"; from the right box but doesn't accept my admin-name/password nor the default admin-name & password (the unit has been reset to defaults recently) - just get "Login incorrect". Does anybody know if there is a different default login from telnet (23) - pt21 gives me "220 FTPU ready." but...

Does anyone know if this wireless router has limited features when supplied by Post Office Broadband? I cant seem to get any configuration options up in the web based interface (apart from connection status etc). I want to change the wireless channel and change the wpa passphrase. Can anyone help? Thanks... Tony

I have been a customer of O2 broadband on the Ultimate package since last November. Although my router always syncs at around 20294 with an uplink of 2342, over the past three months when I do speed tests it usually is around 7500, though the uplink is pretty consistent at 1850. with tests using a number of speed test sites While I can't really complain about this, in the past I did get...

Looking to switch to basic Be broadband from Metronet ( as was), However quote 2-4 weeks to action. During that time no broadband - this is not an option for me - daily use needed. Any ideas how to get round problem. Thanks.

its pre programmed for talktalk I think, but is it restricted to them? Friend gave me one as not needed..

Hi, I'm with plusnet and I really like them (uk cust service is brilliant). But my apple tv crawls most evenings when my web connection from my laptop is fine. It makes downloading movies or trailers impossible. I saw in the I love plusnet thread they throttle certain things. Would apple tv be one of them or is the slow speed likely to be apple's servers? Cheers for any help,

There's a 10 Downing St petition to stop FM/AM being switched off: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/AM-FM-Radio/ Please sign. Thanks. -- Steve - www.savefm.org - stop the BBC bullies switching off FM

Hi folks, I'm looking for recommendations for a cheaper-end VoIP (SIP) phone. At home I have a Sipura SPA3102 (rebadged as Linksys) ATA with an analogue phone plugged in to that, so I'm fairly comfortable with the Sipura configuration process. Hwoever, I have a colleague in USA for whom I need to provide some form of VoIP service for his home office. We've agreed that a softphone won't

Can anyone confirm that it is possible to disable the DSL function on a Fritz!box 5124. That being the case does it matter if it is the Annex A version? Does one of the Fritz!box's LAN connections become the "WAN" connection? I.e. will it connect to my router? And, will have to use a crossover cable in order to do this? Thanks

So I browse to 192.168.1.1 and get page cannot be displayed. Install firefox, same result. Re-boot router. Same result. Run ipconfig /all to make sure it definitely is 192.168.1.1 which it is. 192.168.1.1 responds to lan-side ping. Internet connectivity is fine. Just wont let me see the damn configuration screen. Can't telnet to it

I have a Orange Broadband Dongle on contract which is due to expire. Can I use a PAYG SIM instead of a Contract SIM?

Hi Guys, I wonder if someone can tell me, how VoIP providers can send your phone call. ex: I am based in Germany and I want to make a phone call in the UK. My German provider will send my call TO the UK. - How will he connect my phone call to the UK landline ? - Do they hire some access ? If so... from who ??

Is there stand-alone IP desk phone which will do all of the following: Incoming calls via a single PSTN line Incoming calls via 3 SIP accounts (different providers) Outgoing calls via 2 or 3 other SIP providers Allow a minimum of 1 call for each incoming number/account to be in use, held, or visibly ‘ringing’ at any time. Alternatively is anyone aware of a 3 or 4 line POTS phone available...

Hi all, I just want to share how happy I am with Plusnet. I signed up with them in December 08 to their 1 month bargain package which was £10 for about 3Gb of data per month, then within a couple of days of my kids downloading every thing they could get their hands on I smashed the limit and Plusnet throttled me. I called them and they upgraded me to the 15Gb package for £15 with no hassle...

I have been asked to ask your opinion on BT broadband and how well it works. I have visited several people who are on BT Broadband and every one of them was not getting good speeds for their sync rate. So is anyone getting good speeds, or is BT commonly a slow service? The reason I ask is that my mate is considering signing up with Post Office Broadband, Broadband Extra I think they call...

http://www.net4now.com/?p=7879 "Millions of homes and businesses are set to enjoy a free broadband boost after BT announced it will more than double the headline speeds for its residential and business customers. Over 60,000 consumers are already enjoying the faster speeds through a BT trial and the upgrade to ADSL 2+ technology will be available to other homes in the summer. BT Retail...

I suspect I am going to regret asking this question. I have read the varous comments about the importance of using 'twisted pai' cable. I have the following set-up. I fitted a splitter frontplate to the master socket. I then ran an 8 core cable to an extension in my study/bedroom which has a split telephone/computer outlet. Two of the cores are for broadband and three for telephone. I tried...

In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Jim Kewley JKewley@noanswer.com wrote: Dunno how many here are internet nerds, like me. In my attempts to maintain a web connection on our travels with the van, I bought a 3 mobile PAYG dongle internet connection thingy. Big mistake. 3 mobile appears to offer the cheapest way of getting on the web whilst travelling, consequently I...

Possibly the wrong groups, but not too sure where to post this question. A friend of mine has a Raid array, with three 146gb drives in a compaq server, and then three 36gb drives, below that. The drives were not re done, as the originals were the 36's, and they were just swapped around in the cage they are in, the 146's up front at the top, but the old ones at the bottom, still with the OS on...

In article 05iv0015a47mqjgdcfl6uk2lvq8l5h2jv2@4ax.com, iwild@plus.net.uk (PlusNet Support Team) wrote: We only carry newsgroups from the 'official' ISC listing What 'official' listing. Does ISC own usenet? What does ISC have to do with the UK.* hierarchy?

Folks - You are reading this probably because you are considering participating in these UK broadband, ADSL, home networking and VOIP related newsgroups. These are among the finest high speed internet discussions on the internet, with many contributors who have the widest experience imaginable. This forum is a web gateway to this collection of newsgroups. BroadbandBanter mirrors these...