Menopause Matters Forum
General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: Limpy on December 04, 2014, 12:45:24 PM
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So won't be on here much. Hope everyone is well
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Will miss you Limpy hope you get your broadband sorted out.
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Thanks Silverlady.
We are now sitting in out favourite lunch place, which happens to have wifi..............
So here I am, briefly. BT engineer due Monday.
The worrying thing is they say our line is unsuitable for broadband, despite or having had it for 8 years ::)
We'll see, but it is worrying.
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I am going to say this very quietly because I am not impressed with fibre :o I always had 5 bars on my commuter signal now its only three!!, its very snappy still but downloading is the same if slower, the engineer said we have 57.91 download, but it does not seem to be reaching my computer upstairs, he has put the router downstairs because it has to be connected to main telephone point.
OH is pleased with it but says we will have to connect my computer with an an Ethernet cable and buy a booster.
The router is connected to the SKY box so downloading films with be quicker though.
I thought with super broadband downloading to my computer would take seconds.
The engineer did something to the wires in the main box at the end of our road before he came to the house to set up the rest of it Limpy so maybe the engineer coming to fix your broadband might have to do that.
Keeping my fingers crossed that it all goes well for you on Monday.
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We're thinking of changing in the spring from Sky to BT. Sky here is so unbelievably slow! BT meant to be better and they are finishing laying fibre optic in our area soon. BT also much cheaper or so hubby tells me. I'll see what I think in the coming months.
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mine's always been slow, but not as slow as dial up. Husband's is downstairs closer to the hub so his is quicker but not superfast but it works.
Why does life always have to be whizzing by so fast anyway, it makes me giddy :o
I wouldn't like not to have any at all though so I hope yours gets sorted out pdq Limpy.
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We swapped from BT to Sky CG because BT was slow and expensive! I don't know much about how it all works but it's nice and quick and my sons have no complaints while gaming so I expect it must be pretty fast.
Taz x
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We have BT or BT. Nothing else viable in my area which is quite rural. It is a bit expensive but we have unlimited down load and its fairly fast so not complaining.
Honeyb
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I didn't realise that Sky hadn't spread all over honeybun! ;D
Taz x
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If Virgin was available here, we might give them a go, but apparently they're not. :-X
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Won't make a comment on that one :-X
We have BT because it's far and above better than what we hear about the other variants. BT own the cables and 'rent' them to other Companies ;) …… BT researched and designed the systems many++ years ago. Our router is downstairs which powers the Mac upstairs and the laptop on our settee - if DH is on the latter it makes the MAC slower and vice versa ::) ……..
We get BT Sport too ;) GO BRADLEY :-*
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Yes we can get Sky TV but not phone or broadband. Can't get anything else either that will work..
It's supposedly coming soon. Been told that for years now. We never even got Channel 5 until freeview came along ::)
Honeyb
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Broadband sorted out now, downloads in seconds, apparently its monitored by TalkTalk for the first two days after installation, at least now we are getting what we are paying for :)
We have different providers, TalkTalk for internet, Sky for TV, and Vodafone for phones.
It might be cheaper to have it all with one provider but just the thought of all it entails is exhausting.
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Ladies - BT Broadband engineer has been.
He found that something dumb had been done at the exchange, however, he couldn't speak to BT openreach the "customer" has to do that.
Long story shorter - he came here while OH rang BT - he (BT engineer) was then then was able to speak to BT ::)
We do have BB now but it keeps dropping out.
Still better then nothing though.
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Glad you are back Limpy ;D
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It's touch and go Siverlady.
It went down when I was making my last post - Hopefully it's sorted now.......
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Oh if only these Companies would talk to each other, after all, it is their TRADE :bang: :bang: :bang: