Broadband speed.

Is that it then? Are you finished in the world of golf inventions?
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I hope not.
I'll tell you in a few weeks when I get my 4th quarter report.
I was told that it takes a few years for these things to take off, although it's frustrating to know that a lot of shops dont sell it any more.
They're all selling the Tour sticks :mad: :mad: :mad:
 
Does this vary with time of day?

I ask coz mine seems fine atm ( approx 11 / 0.8 with a ping of 55 ) but you can bet your bottom dollar that at 5 or 6 pm my internet will freeze, and I have to turn my router off and then on again , after which it'll run fine again, at least for a few hours, and I might need to do it again sometime during the evening.

Or is it something more serious ?
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HELP

The t'internet on my lappy just froze, so I just turned the router offandonagain, and it's working ( a bit ). I just did a speed test and it's come up download 2, upload 0.8 and Ping 57

So the upload and Ping are about the same as in the morning, but the download is 80% down.

Is that right ?

Is that fair ?

What th efeck can I do about it ?

I'm with Talk Talk and didn't have this problem until about a month or so ago.

Is it worth dumping them and finding someone else ? Or threatening to dump them if they don't sort something out for me ?

It doesn't help that I haven't got a clue what I'm talking about,does it.

:D
 
HELP

The t'internet on my lappy just froze, so I just turned the router offandonagain, and it's working ( a bit ). I just did a speed test and it's come up download 2, upload 0.8 and Ping 57

So the upload and Ping are about the same as in the morning, but the download is 80% down.

Is that right ?

Is that fair ?

What th efeck can I do about it ?

I'm with Talk Talk and didn't have this problem until about a month or so ago.

Is it worth dumping them and finding someone else ? Or threatening to dump them if they don't sort something out for me ?

It doesn't help that I haven't got a clue what I'm talking about,does it.

:D
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peak time, try it again later - then worry
 
just tested, quicker than last time and upload is a lot faster

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Does this vary with time of day?

I ask coz mine seems fine atm ( approx 11 / 0.8 with a ping of 55 ) but you can bet your bottom dollar that at 5 or 6 pm my internet will freeze, and I have to turn my router off and then on again , after which it'll run fine again, at least for a few hours, and I might need to do it again sometime during the evening.

Or is it something more serious ?
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HELP

The t'internet on my lappy just froze, so I just turned the router offandonagain, and it's working ( a bit ). I just did a speed test and it's come up download 2, upload 0.8 and Ping 57

So the upload and Ping are about the same as in the morning, but the download is 80% down.

Is that right ?

Is that fair ?

What th efeck can I do about it ?

I'm with Talk Talk and didn't have this problem until about a month or so ago.

Is it worth dumping them and finding someone else ? Or threatening to dump them if they don't sort something out for me ?

It doesn't help that I haven't got a clue what I'm talking about,does it.

:D
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Network contention at peak times is the probable cause.

Think of the internet as the M25 at peak times only everybody gets a piece of a lane rather than fighting with white vans :D

Ofcom are investigating your ISP for alleged misselling so if you aren't happy then try going down the misselling route rather than your service is slow as Broadband is considered a "best effort" service.

I know we contend at national level which does make a difference but our network is a bit bigger than Talk Talks.
 
I'd kill for 1 Meg speed, let alone 9.

I'm stuck on 512K, albeit open download, and I pay £55-60 a month for the privilege! Count yourselves very lucky indeed!
 
I had a lovely letter from BT today offering me broadband and calls for £5.25 a month.
Reading the paperwork it said with a 10 GB limit. Now having 3 teenage kids this isn't going to be enough so I ring BT to see what they can offer me for an unlimited service especially as they have just finished fitting a combined copper/fibreoptic service to our village.
He tells me I can have an unlimited service with the current line speed of 1.2 - 1.5 Mbs with unlimited downloads or a "faster" broadband extra package of 12Mbs as we have the combined system in place.
I ask how much the faster package would be as online it's £21 a month and they have sent me a letter with an offer. He goes away for a couple of minutes to proudly announce it would be £26 a month! WHAT! Why do I have to pay the same as BT infinity II for such a slow service in comparison?
It's because you can't get BT infinity as you don't have a fibre service to your house.
But your asking me to pay for the same price as your premium internet service but I receive less than a 5th of the speed?
Long story short I have been told that I will only be able to have increased speeds to my property from BT as they won't let anyone else use their fibreoptic system so I either pay over the odds or I have to put up with the speed I get now as I live in a rural area!
At least one thing is constant in this world, BT will rip you off at every opportunity!
 
i now have sky fiber and my speeds are all over the place. the engineer showed me the line is capable of 40Mb, however, i get anything from 8-22Mb nothing better.. Sky advised i would get 40Mb so should i complain? i am getting approx 50% of what i am paying for...
 
Rooter said:
i now have sky fiber and my speeds are all over the place. the engineer showed me the line is capable of 40Mb, however, i get anything from 8-22Mb nothing better.. Sky advised i would get 40Mb so should i complain? i am getting approx 50% of what i am paying for...
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I would.
If you don't get anywhere with them then contact ofcom.
 
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