Hi, Im thinking of migrating to BT - due to the drop in prices etc. (2meg for £25 seems to good) I'm currently with Pipex. However with Pipex I enjoy a free access to all newsgroups - could anyone please advise if this is the case with BT? I read that AOL have stopped all access to newsgroups Thanks in Advance!

Living in the sticks has been quite frustrationg but finally we'll get broadband in March. I'm busy buying faceplates, etc from ADSLNation and have a problem with their NTE-2005 - incorrect screws to fix it to the NTE-5 and their IDC tool doesn't fit. Nevertheless, I've wired in the unit (using an old credit with a thin cut in it - inventive, eh?), stuck it to the NTE-5 with sticky tape for...

A popup blocker might do this, check Zone Alarm if it has one, stop blocking and see if settings change. In that case what would happen is that ZA is taking over reading the site and filtering it's content, leaving IE to look at the ZA proxy for the filtered output. I hasten to add that I don't know this for sure but it's possible. There could also be spyware or malware doing this, however...

Hi, V21/zoom usb modem I have to 'dial' up to connect and occasionally am disconnected. Is this normal? Does it differ with modem brands or routers? Thanks, Rick

This is to do with the BT outage in the North of England. Nothing to do with your ISP i'm afraid, your going to have to stick it out till it's repaired. I know someone on Tiscali with the same problem, his is now working this evening though. I'm with BT and i wasn't affected, strange when he stays over the road from me. We are in Scotland as well ! Kev

On a subject currently in a thread I'd rather not join.. Does anyone know of any noteworthy satellite broadband providers? I have a friend who has just moved out of N.Wales, from a village where ADSL *just* become available, to Devon and a village where it certainly is not. :( I'm sure I remember hearing recently about a 2 way satellite provider, at a not too exorbitant price, but I can't...

been looking round to transfer form Pipex - I'm very happy with their them as an ISP, no download limits and fantastic newsgroups with a 50 day retention.... exept for the fact the newsgroups only are limited to 10gig per month which is *highly* annoying since if I only update header on my subscribed newsgroups that take up to a gig a month what I am looking for is a 1) no download limits...

I'm with Freeserve/Wanadoo and use both a desktop and laptop on the same account. Both connect to the servers immediately. The desktop logs in immediately, but the laptop sometimes takes 2 or 3 minutes to negotiate a login. Any logical reason for this?

Hi Chaps, looking to get my nephew a Cable DSL modem/router for his Telewest broadband connection and was wondering if you guys had any recommendations. Not looking to spend more than £40ish so non-branding isn't an issue. TIA Bal

Have they got major issues today? My broadband fails to connect, although the line says the service is available and I've just spent 90 mins listening to the "We are extremely busy yadda yadd yadda" on hold voice on their helpline. -- Steve Parry

You have installed something that is routing you through your local IP. What have you installed recently? "Zak" wrote in message ... I use XP+SP1. I am in the UK and I am connected to NTL broadband. I am almost certain that I used to have no proxy sevrer set in IE6

Hi Zak :-) If you do not need the proxy, the try the following and see if it helps: Disable Proxy Settings ToolsInternet Options Connections tab LAN Settings button Under Proxy server, make sure the box there is unchecked Disable Automatic Proxy configuration http://charterpipelinentx.net/disableproxy.htm

Guys as an existing and happy customer I was going to change my service up to 2Mb & 4GB d/l a month as under the new options this would work out cheaper then my existing package. According to the FAQ I should be charged an addition £14.99 for a line regrade but when I went to process the order it came up as an additional £29.99. Can you please clarify what the costs etc. should be as I was...

"BORG" wrote in message ... to connect to my safecom Modem/Router. Not got a lot to spend though what are the recommendations from the group then please ? Thanks Hi Borg

I have two separate broadband accounts. Each on a separate BT telephone line. One of the broadband accounts is with BT Yahoo the other is with Freeserve (Wanadoo). One is my daughter's the other 's mine or business use. They were both installed over a year ago and have both worked faultlessly since then. UNTIL: About two weeks ago at lunch-time one day both broadband lines stopped working. On...

will it ever change? In view of all these upgrades? -- Cheers Decal ------------------------------- decal at dsl dot pipex dot com -------------------------------

Hello, I hope this is the right group to ask these questions. I'm have a dial up account and want to change to broadband. I'm after a broadband ISP that also provides newsgroup access, who do you recommend. I would like 2 PC's to have access to the broadband connection. Do I need a wireless router? Are there any web sites that could help me get clued up on broadband.

Found this on another group. Cable Forum has received information tonight from an ntl insider and other reliable sources that major budget cutbacks have been planned. Urgent conference calls have taken place earlier today and the following cutbacks in service have now been planned.. Only Network Masters/Outages affecting more than 30 telco subs are to be attended out of hours. Power Outages...

Does anyone know the url for the Alcatel USB frog drivers? TIA

Has anyone any experience of this ISP's quality of service please? At the present time they appear to offer the best value for money for unlimited broadband. I am not bothered about the actual speed, but am concerned about reliability, billing and customer service. Currently their site's broadband links are obviously wrong , but is this due to the rapidly changing products that are being...