I have just found this broadband deal for a local bristol ISP company, it lets you check what speed your line should get and what speed you are getting with your current provider. I think they are good because they are uk based support and think they are supplied by BT so i guess should be reliable. You are supposed to have an offer code for a local area - try SOVBS32 this worked for...

Hi, I'm trying to diagnose a problem with remote desktop. I suspect my internet connection. How can I tell if a particular port has been blocked or not? -- Regards Jon

Is anyone on here using Plusnet? Thinking about signing up for their £9.99pm service, just wondered if it was relaible ect? TIA Ken

Hi, My LLU service from Tiscali is due to be ceased tomorrow (31-01-08) and a BT re-provide. But, I have just come in and there is no dial tone. Is this normal just before switchover, just got a rushing noise? Also can someone please confirm that Plusnet are nothing to do with Tiscali?

I have changed from ADSL to cable and would like to swap my DG834N wireless router for either a WNR854t or WNR834B. I can collect from South London. Anyone interested?

Well, I thought things were looking up when AOL got rid of my peak time speed cap (which they originally imposed without telling me and denied it when I asked about it). However, it now seems when I've been downloading for a while, they break the connection. Unfortunately, it also applies to uploading. I've been trying all day to upload a file to my Youtube account and its only 19MB. Can't...

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Hi Wonder if someone could advise please. I use a Netgear dg 834 v3 ethernet **wired router** which works fine . A friend wants me to bid the on the sim//same router ie DG834 which can be used via wireless connection OR by wired ethernet cable . He intends useing it ethernet cable wired.

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A couple I know have just seperated and are getting divorced. She moved into a flat of her own 3 days ago and money is very tight for her so what's her best option for broadband? She won't be downloading music/films etc., and really just wants it for basic websurfing, emails, and Skype to her family and friends. Any ideas as to who's the cheapest provider for her to use? Cheers,

Anyone signed up with sk broadband ? Thinking about giving them a whirl for £5 a month... I was wondering though if you have to be a subscribing to a tv package. I am but will not be in the next 6 months as will just use my sky box for freeview. Appreciate any views and user experiences from sky boradband. Thanks

In an article on the BBC today, BT are apparently reluctant to upgrade the UK's telecomms network: "The current telecommunications system was never designed to carry data and many have called for an urgent fibre upgrade. BT has argued that with costs of up to £15bn to roll out such a network it needs to be convinced of demand and have assurances from the government that it will be able to recoup...

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I am on an "up to 8Mbps" service. I used to get the full 8 Meg and would connect at 8128kbps. Downloads were easily 600 - 700Kb/sec and I was a happy bunny. Then the other day my router refused to train the line and it was down for several days so I phoned my ISP. They said that there had been some "essential maintenance" in my area that would have affected my line. It was supposed to...

Is it true that Tiscali are switching people to Tiscali LLU? Without telling them? If so, can anything be done about it? -- Chris

Some work colleagues have a BT Business broadband connection using a 2wire router. I would like to tweak some settings, probably after asking questions of this group. I would like to be able to access the router from home so that I can try or check any advice given. I've gone through the various configuration pages and cannot find any settings to allow remote access.

I'm getting 'advice' from Onetel to move over to TalkTalk. Onetel were taken over by TalkTalk a couple of years ago. Judging from TalkTalk's reputation I don't really want to do this. It seems that Onetel wont ever offer more than their 2 Mb service, even though other providers (including TakTalk) offer 'up to 8 Mb' from my local exchange (Cranleigh). LLU seems a long way off. The Onetel...

I have had trouble with my connection either dropping out or just becoming increasingly slow. When it does this I disconnect the router, reconnect and normal service returns. I'm with Sky and, basically, I have given up with them ever solving the problem. They just don't seem to know why this happens. I suspect that it's a case of too much data coming down the line and it just becomes too much...

Service Status Announcement: Customers on the Sharowwood chassis may Have experienced a loss of service. Our engineers are aware of this issue and have investigated and resolved the issue. We apologise for any inconvenience this may caused. - Tiscali Technical Support http://www.tiscali.co.uk/cgi-bin/status.cgi My guess is chassis = an LLU rack and Sharowwood = typo

Hello all, I have just moved home and after many problems I finally got my BT Broadband service reactivated at the new address. BT told me to expect a speed of 6 Meg. I didn't really believe this because I am pretty sure the exchange is not very close by. However upon connection I am getting a truly abysmal connection - 224kbps downstream and 448kbps upstream - less than 5% of the speed