Tomorrow's the day that we do (or do not) get Broadband. It's Demon Business 1000 and apparently we're at the stage where a BT engineer does something at the exchange to test, and then if OK to enable ADSL. If not OK, then they contact Demono who will e-mail us. In order for the test to be passed, does it make any difference what I have plugged in to the socket? Am I better off with:

Quite happy really, after reading the woes of others here I maybe shoudn't be asking this, but... I applied for 2mb line via Metronet, and it came back as failed, line quality not good enough for 2mb. We tried 1mb and no problems, activated quickly and very happy, no disconnects to speak of, recommend Metronet to anybody. So I'm wondering if there is any point in requesting a 2mb upgrade...

yes thats the modem I've got, some of the supplied drivers have the wrong phonebook.ini file included on the cd :- in section you should have following:- VpiVci_VPI=0 VpiVci_VCI=38 which since yours worked I expect will be correct, but my phonebook.ini on the cd had the following settings:- VpiVci_VPI=1

Ofcom orders BT price cuts for broadband rivals By Tim Richardson Published Thursday 16th December 2004 12:31 GMT Communications regulator Ofcom has confirmed a new set of charges today that will form the basis of local loop unbundling (LLU) in the UK. Ending a seven-month consultation into LLU which has seen charges for rival operators come down by as much as 70 per cent, it should pave the way...

Hi, Trying to set up Talktalk broadband for a friend using a router (not their supplied modem). Can anyone advise me of the 'pop' mail settings for Talktalk ? so far I cannot find them on their website and tech support just don't answer the phone...... Cheers, John

I am currently with Eclipse Internet and am thinking about changing from a dynamic IP to a static IP. I spoke to Customer Services and they said I will not have to change my router setup as all the changes are done at their (WAN) end. I want to get a static IP so I can setup a Half-Life server, use webcamXP etc. Eclipse do not charge for the provision of a static IP whereas most other ISP's seem...

Hello peeps, given that many people on this group will be using broadband hired via a non-BT company and hardly using their actual telephone lines to make calls, what do you all find to be the cheapest BT line options to put in place? I see from other postings that many BT options aren't available if you have broadband, so what have you found to work and to reduce costs? Thanks for any...

I've just replaced my hard drive, in the processing upgrading from Win 98 to XP. Under the old system, I've been happily using a DABS PCI Conexant ADSL modem. Prior to the switchover, I'd taken the precaution of downloading the latest XP driver (from themad-house.co.uk) ready to install on the new system. However XP hasn't demanded drivers for the modem, and I'm not familiar enough with the...

Any one know if TalKTalk broadband is any good? John D

Hi,I just got my broadband modem package from Wanadoo. Installed it as per instructions.Both green lights are lit on the modem,which I took to mean my phoneline was active. I have not received a confirmation email from Wanadoo stating this,so why are both lights lit solid green? When I try to connect I get an error message saying there is no dialtone.I have fitted filters to all house phones...

THanks to all who replied to my post conneting with dial-up on asdl line. Unfortunately I cannot seem to reply on that thread and I have not yet resolved the problem. Also I don't have a second line to try nor a second modem. Thanks for your help I will keep trying.

Problem solved - software that came with the modem puts in wrong settings that can't be manual changed, instructions here on how to solve it:- http://www.adslguide.org.uk/qanda.asp?faq=troubleshooting#Q130 expect lots of people will be having the same problems, pity demon are not upto date with the problem - other than that excellent service. Dave

I have set up and activated the Router. Works fine with the laptop with the built in wireless stuff, but after working for one hour on the laptop with the BT adaptor it went belly up - also Zonealarm and AVG are not longer working on it. I have tried everything I can think of to try and sort it, any suggestions would be welcomed. I have does the Misconfig. stuff and turned off the Windows...

Hi there, I have read a few posts above this and searched the net and I can't get my old dial up connection to work after getting bt broadband. I have tried plugging in 56k intel modem into microfilter , where phone normally goes, and aslo direct into line. I was getting error no dial tone for a while but then when I put X1 into a box somewhere it seems to be dialing up but now I get (error 678:...

Part deux, trois & cuatre... I'm still having problems, but here's what I done so far and the problems I have and what I'll do again when I have time in the next few days... I identified the fax line and connected an old extension socket to this direct from the Network Distribution box using 2 wires of an old piece of wire that was lying about in their office (possible error number 1) I then...

Has anyone experienced Error 721 'The remote computer is not responding'. I had my line activated on Monday 13th Dec, and as yet haven't been able to connect. Both green lights are on, on my speedtouch usb adsl modem which I'm told indicates connection to the exchange. Been on their helpdesk the past 3 evenings, tried reinstall of the usb modem software, new connections of my login and the...

I have tried to set up the router with two laptops. The one with the wireless stuff integrated works a treat. The one with the BT Adaptor worked for about an hour last Saturday and then went belly up. The AVG and ZoneAlarm have also gone belly up. :-( I have tried so many things to get it working - I am dizzy. Any ideas would be most welcome. Mick

Didn't a lot of ISPs agree a scheme a couple of months back whereby there was some fast hand-over method when a customer wants to change BB ISP? I'm looking to get the Bulldog 4Mb service, but can't face being without broadband for weeks. Cheers, Fred.

In a case of dissatisfaction with an ISP, do they have to release your line or can you just sign up with another. I am ignoring for the sake of this any payment that might have to be paid to end the contract. -- Regards David G (remove r u n)

My local Exchange(Bratton) has just been upgraded for Broadband - as Tesco is my current ISP I would like to upgrade with them. Their website says broadband is unavailable in my area. I asked if this was just a mistake - their reply was ' Tesco Broadband is on an option 3 exchange, most other broadband providers are on option 4'. Does anyone know what this means???