I have recently been given a (used) 2500V which I wish to use as a backup both for my 3Com ADSL modem/wireless router (ISP = PlusNet) and for my PAP2T ATA (used with voip.co.uk) I have flashed it with downloaded firmware to "unlock" it (not sure whether that was really necessary or not) and have succeeded in getting it working as a modem/wireless router with my PlusNet ADSL service -...

I am providing a static home camp site here in Spain with Internet connection. I also offer a VOIP only option, to the non internet savey. I am probably not interested in re-selling the VOIP accounts, just wanted a Voip service provider who I could pass the customer onto, let them open and operate their own Voip account, I just do the setting up of the Voip adapter for them and I charge them for...

Can anyone shed any light on the problem I am having when dialling Powwownow's US conference number +1 712 432 2888 from my VoIPTalk SIP account? The number is always answered automatically by a service called 'royaltyfreemusic.com' with a repeated message and goes no further. The number is accessible when dialling from a US landline or Vonage but both VoIPTalk and Powwownow say its nothing to...

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We have the Voip service 'VoipStunt'. Sometimes on our list of telephone contact numbers a lot of the contacts go missing, and then re-appear later. Would like to store this contact list we have on VoipStunt somewhere else for safekeeping. They do not allow you to copy and paste your list. Under 'Tools' they give the options of 'backup contacts to file'. These options are V Card Files...

I have an Asterisk box running Debian which is happily routeing VoIP. I would like to be able to send calls via PSTN when that's cheaper than a public VoIP provider, which as far as I know means an FXO card. Any hardware to avoid, or that people would recommend? Similarly, I'd like recommendations for FXS hardware so that I can connect a conventional telephone into the VoIP network, e.g. as a...

I have seen two PCs both Dell Dimensions that access the web thro ethernet cables to the router. PC1 is slow to load web pages and broadbandspeedchecker shows a D/L speed of 1500 Mbps. PC2 loads web pages faster yet shows a D/L speed of only 1000 Mbps. Both PCs use Firefox, any ideas why the page loading is so different please? Have run AV and antispyware on both

For somebody going to the Lake District on holiday, which provider gives the best mobile internet coverage: Vodafone, O2, Orange, or Three ...?? Any recommendations please? -- Graham J

Yep yet another post about BB speeds, I am testing with broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk, the 2 PCs are next to each other thro the same wired router. PC1 is slower to load web pages than PC2, yet PC1 is 50% faster on its speedcheck, how can this be so? I have run CCleaner on both which I assume gives the PCs a clean slate to some extent so they both get a level start? Both are Dell Dimension...

Hi, Has any BT residential customer managed to get BT Connect on their residential phone line? If not, was it painless swapping out to small business? I am looking at the pros/cons of getting a BT Connect connection with a couple of static IP addresses and minutes to UK landlines included. The BT Openworld residential packages don't include static IP or multiple IP address options...

I've been suffering occasional but regular ADSL disconnects for a couple of weeks now, and the frequency of them has increased since some heavy rain last Wednesday. The symptoms are as follows:-. Suddenly my router (Cisco AM200) will lose sync with the exchange, or its sync speed will drop dramatically. When I notice this happening I can hear crackles and whistling sounds on the phone line.

Returning to VOIP after a long time, so this newbie would appreciate some help please. I have the phone line from the street hooked up to the "Line" socket on my SPA3102. Got the house phones hooked up to the "Phone" socket. Got my router connected to the "Internet" socket and my PC connected to the "Ethernet" socket. Everthing works fine. I have the QOS option enabled TBF. If I pick up the...

Hi I have a bt 2-wire router that has just died - no power etc etc As I nned ot buy a new router I wondered if it has to be 2-wire or can I use any routher? Thanks for any help S

A friend and I finally persuaded one of his neighbours to upgrade her broadband. She was still paying for a Fixed Rate 2 Mb/s service which was installed years ago, even though her exchange has been both 21CN'd and FTTC'd. So she went for BT Infinity, and it was installed a week ago. The installer apparently said it might take a week for the speed to stabilise, which surprised me. Anyway, my...

I've been reviewing my options with regard to upgrading my SPA3102 firmware. There appears to be two firmware revisions available at http://bit.ly/bzikB4 - one version 3.3.6 and one 5.1.10. My SPA3102 is already at 3.3.6 (firmware "3.3.6(GW)" with a hardware revision "1.4.5(a)" to be precise), yet (a) I've never upgraded it in the couple of years I've had it, and (b) the release date for...

A great man after my own heart;not afraid to speak there own mind! A great man who will plainley speak the truth! http://mediamatters.org/blog/201008200023''Iowa paper reports Ted Nugent said, "There's a lot of white people in this crowd -- I like that!" August 20, 2010 12:05 pm ET by Eric Hananoki One of the scheduled speakers at Glenn Beck's 8-28 "reclaim the civil rights movement" rally...

There is apparently a hack to install the OpenVPN server component on WD's 'My world edition' linux based NAS thingy. http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/openvpn Anyone done this, and feel comfortable about the security of this solution? Private IP thoughput issues? I can serve 1.3Mbps out of my local network, the intention is to stream standard definition video through the tunnel.

Is news.enta.net down ? Have spoken to them several times recently and they seem to indicate that they have had a problem with their news server, no they have apparently fixed it but say that it's having difficulty peering. Now it seems as if it's off the air altogether..!! Anyone else using this news feed ? if so is it working for you ?

Java Jive wrote: "A network of thousands of compromised computers that is being used to harvest online banking details has been uncovered in the UK." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10865568 Yes, the idiots who don't install firewalls and and anti-virus software will get fleeced. Graham

On 27 Aug, 18:19, Geoff Berrow blthe...@ckdog.co.uk wrote: I've finally lost it with Demon. *I'm not sure how they will respond to sarcasm and irony but nothing else has worked. *Here's my email. Dear Mamatha Thank you so much for copying and pasting the email below. *I am particularly touched by the bit that says 'Details concerning this Crossposted to uk.telecom.broadband where...

Just had a strange issue (solved now) ... Noticed that I had lost internet connectivity, checked router and it had ATM sync (2624 down and 832 up, about usual for here) but no PPP session, asked it reconnect PPP a few times but it kept saying it timed-out, did a soft reboot of the router, still the same, power-cycled the router, still the same. Decided to see if it would connect using BT's...

On 22 Aug, 22:39, "Peter Crosland" g6...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: "Denis McMahon" denis.m.f.mcma...@googlemail.com wrote in message news:4c7167c8$0$1937$bed64819@gradwell.net... On 21/08/10 22:17, Jim wrote: Arte there any hard and fast rules regarding siting cables ? especially cables relaying broadband signals ?

On a 2 wire BT router on a BT business adsl line ? Found one today that was set to 35, instead of the usual 38. Also, the router was set to "bridged LLC" Thanks..... -- The End

Does anyone have any views on the changes of decent early termination charges for a T-Mobile dongle. It's 6 months into 18-month contract, and I want to cancel: the service is pretty poor, so that could be grounds. Also, the recent ruling by Ofcom on early termination charges on landlines could help (but only refers to broadband when it's packaged with a landline). Thought I'd ask for...

I'm unable to login to my existing free Skype account or get a new password. I've emailed Support (with little optimism, based on my googling about others' experiences). But, as I want to use my webcam today, meanwhile I tried registering a new account. That failed too, with a message telling me something like "Do so direct..." and linking me to a download file. Anyone else having problems...

Does anyone know of free (or very cheap downloadable) software that will drive a Huawei PCMCIA 3G modem card? I have acquired an unlocked device and am going off to France soon. I could buy a SIM over there but obviously need software to interface it - or do I? Any (polite) advice welcomed.

Hi, I'm considering migrating to Zen. Is it still recommended? On the Zen website I've not been able to find any reference to traffic shaping or deliberate speed limiting during peak hours. Is there any such shaping or limiting? Yesterday I sent two emails to Zen sales asking those questions but so

The other day I emailed a document (with a .docx extension) to a @btinternet.com address. It did not arrive, I did resend it but it still vanished although emails with no attachments or other types (e.g. .pdf) get through OK. The problem has been solved - my associate has now set up an address with one of the many webmail providers and that is working OK, but I would be interested in knowing...

Open Letter to Three Dear Sir I am NOT happy with Three. This is not the first time that I have had to complain about unprofessional service THIS MONTH, and FIVE times this year. On the evening on 19 August I had problems connecting to my mobile broadband account +44 (0)789....

EntaNet explicitly lowers the priority of UDP packets, treating all UDP data as P2P. I have recently received confirmation from EntaNet that it has no intention of removing this restriction for OpenVPN traffic (UDP/1194) even though staff there acknowledge that it is a VPN service. I've instead been advised that I should change my package from a Home based one to a Business based one. There are...

Has Pipex stopped newsgroup access? Or is their nntp server just down? -- Chris

The company I work for is looking for a SIP Session Border Controller so we can get some SIP trunks for testing. The one that IT have suggested is the Ingate Sipirator 19. Does anyone have any experience of this? Can anyone suggest an alternative of which s/he has direct experience? I can't imagine ever wanting more than 5 SIP trunks, though each would be from a different provider. It's only...

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