Hi Just changed from a modem to a router but getting this message when I try and run update. I know I am a bit thick but what do I do to sort this one out. Ken

I noticed Central Point now does 150kbs at 13.90 a month. To save money Id thought id switch for a few months then upgrade again when I can. Anyone used 150k? Is it usable?

I've been with Pipex on half meg for about two yrs now. I was very happy with it until I noticed the price of other uncapped half meg lines. I'm looking into Bulldog (now Cable & Wireless), and V21 www.v21.co.uk. But I've never heard of V21 so anyone use them if so how long you been with them & who are they?? They are offering uncapped 512k at £9.99 for first two months then only £16.99 p/m...

My exchange was due to be activated (RFS date ) on Wednesday 17th Nov. My ISP advised my service will be live five days or so later and I have been given a live date of next Monday. When I pluged in my modem tonight it now lights ( ADSL) steady green but I cannot connect to my ISP. Does this mean the line and exchange are now set up and I am waiting for the exchange / BT / ISP link to be...

Have Netgear stopped doing firmware updates. I'm looking for an update to the WGR614v1, as it keeps freezing if a lot of data is sent via the wireless connecion. Whilst looking for new firmware on the site i noticed that no firmare from any of the common routers has been updates since june

Allegedly, my line was activated yesterday. I'm trying to set up a Draytek Vigor 2600Gi. I've been using the 'Auto Detect ATM/DSL Setting' to see if the line is ready. I haven't been able to connect. Is there another easy way of checking that the line has actually been activated? No point trying to set things up if the line isn't active yet.

Not one but three leaflets for Bulldog's new 4Mbps service arrived through the door with my Grauniad this morning in leafy North Bristol... Funny thought I didn't know we'd got LLU in Thornbury yet. But it didn't say anything about limited availability so I rang em up - to find of course that not only had they no intention of unbundling our little local exchange, but that they didn't intend to...

With the cable companies upping their speeds again, and the new 8mbps service (local loop unbundling) is there any hope of BTWhole increasing there speeds (for free??) lol or releasing higher speed products for a bit more dollar per month? Especially the upstream speed. The highest speed available to both business and home is still 2mbps! How depressing it that?? I'm looking foward to hearing...

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 06:45:29 -0000, "DeeBee" wrote: Any ideas or help greatly appreciated did your line result from www.bt.com/broadband flag up a "line sharing device" or other issue that may have complicated it ? does http://usertools.plus.net/exchanges/ say anything about availability of port problems.

Is this good, average or poor? adslguide.org.uk... Direction Actual Speed True Speed (estimated) Downstream 452 Kbps (56.5 KB/sec) 488 Kbps (inc. overheads) Upstream 244 Kbps (30.5 KB/sec) 263 Kbps (inc. overheads) Cheers, Mike.

Hello, I'm looking at buying a Draytek router + modem and like the sound of the Draytek 2600VG (VOIP+wireless), but don't know if better to get the 2600G (wireless only) and use a separate VOIP adapter (diginum(sp),Handytone etc)........? Dave

Hi, I'm currently with Wanadoo Anytime and want to switch to a broadband supplier (probably Virgin). I still wish to retain my Wanadoo email account as a dial up (or through the Wanadoo home page), at least for a few months, but don't want to pay Wanadoo anything. Has anyone done this ? Regards, Steve

Ofcom has published the Strategic Review of Telecommunications Phase 2 Proposals. These can be found at: News release Strategic Review of Telecommunications Phase 2 Proposals http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media_office/latest_news/nr20041118 Consultation

On 18/11/2004 06:45 DeeBee got up from the bar and shouted..: Hi Not sure if this is the right group, but I ordered Adsl for my parents for Christmas - going with EFH Broadband - high setup costs but £10+vat per month. They gave a start date of 12 Nov but according to EFH, BT have put the order on hold because there is not enough capacity at the exchange. The order is on...

Hi, I'm looking to replace my D-Link DSL - 604+ with something 54G wise, I've had loads of problems with the ADSL just dropping connection and I've just bought a new laptop and only getting 11mbps via the wireless side. Can anyone point me to a decent ADSL Router please? Thanks Pete

Sorry if this might be OT for this group but can anyone advise who to contact at Wanadoo to ask them to add a new group to their news server..? I can currently access it via Google groups but it's a pain. Ivor

Well my modified BT ADSL faceplate has finally arrived from clarity, but I need help to wire it up. I'm ok at the faceplate end, Wires 2,3,4 & 5 are self explanitory. I intend to use the other two wires (1 & 6) to push ADSL around the rest of the house using the A & B terminals. I have also bought an ADSL plate for the phone socket by the computer. Here is where I need confirmation. Clarity say...

Hi, I've had this problem over the last week or so. No hardware changes. Have swapped line filter to no avail. I'm with Tiscali and up to this point have had no trouble. The problem seems to be strangely intermittent. The only change I can see is that the speed of Tiscali has mysteriously changed from 576K to 2.2M bps. Any suggestions? Thanks, Martin J.

Couldn't find it in the FAQ, tech support fairly non-committal......... Can I use a router with a built in modem on any Wanadoo BB package? Or am I tied to their crappy USB thing with ICS as the only option? I wouldn't touch them with a bargepole, but my mate already has an account and wants me (this always happens) to sort it out. Cheers

Anyone else had problems this afternoon..? Useless tech support line knows nothing as usual. Ok now here but has been off for most of the afternoon. Ivor