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Why can't ISP's give good service.

Discussion in 'General' started by PC4LIFE, 13 Dec 2001.

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  1. PC4LIFE

    PC4LIFE What's a Dremel?

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    Rember how a few weeks ago my cable went out. Well I got it back but everything is not good. Almost twice a day my web viewing gose out and I have to restart to fix it GRR. Shoutcast can't buffer for 5 seconds. It's driving me nuts. And there was a outage the other day for 3 hours. I feel like calling them and telling them i am going with a new ISP if they don't get any better service.:mad:
     
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  2. Kevo

    Kevo 426F6C6C6F636B7300

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    Lol have you been on BTi resently?? you can hardly connect after 5pm
     
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  3. RTT

    RTT #parp

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    good question mate

    im with blueyonder's diap up service and its regularly down for some reason or other, but when its working 'tis great!
     
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  4. TiTch

    TiTch h2o cooled

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    I'm with ic24 and I have a terrible time getting online. When I do it goes slow all the time, timeouts and disconnects. It drives me nuts.

    I'm going to NTL 128k broadband on the 09/01/02. Can't wait.
     
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  5. PC4LIFE

    PC4LIFE What's a Dremel?

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    ATT
     
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  6. l3thal

    l3thal What's a Dremel?

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    "connect to BTi" is a phrase you never hear, unless the word "cannot" is placed infront
     
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  7. Kevo

    Kevo 426F6C6C6F636B7300

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    Well it used to be fine on the ISDN number but ever since they changed to the new number I can never connect after 5pm they blame it on the service "spammers" who stay connected 24hours a day but again it was fine before they changed the dial up number :(
     
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  8. Jamie

    Jamie ex-Bit-Tech code junkie

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    freeserve anytime just died on me .... I just went back to the old anytime number and bingo, i can connect again .....
     
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  9. acron^

    acron^ ePeen++;

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    hah! i am on blueyonder-telewest (which are a part of NTL now) and they have a lot of down periods. slow webpage loading - it's no better :(
     
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  10. Alaric

    Alaric code assassin

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    i get disconnected after every half hour or so on bti after 5 as well :( that is after the twenty or so dials to get on... and the old isdn number on bti did trully rock :)
     
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  11. Alaric

    Alaric code assassin

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    ok it wasn't quite that good - but it was better at least lol
     
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  12. PC4LIFE

    PC4LIFE What's a Dremel?

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    I think ISP's are messing with us to have fun. Which brings up the qution sould governments make standards for ISP's and hold them to it. Seeing as now the internet is more of a public service these days.
     
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  13. Holst

    Holst What's a Dremel?

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    Freeserve what a POS. I can only use it after 6pm and then i rarely connect first time.

    I allways use the old number (4951 at the end) although sometimes even that wont work.

    I have to wait till past midnight to play any sort of game as my ping is 350 before 12pm.

    I cant wait till NTL pull there finger out and connect up the cable they dig the road up for a year aggo.
     
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  14. MrBadidea

    MrBadidea What's a Dremel?

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    I have three words for you lot...

    RIP

    OFF

    BRITAIN

    As for the government, they were the ones who came up with the idea of an on-line britain - so far it ain't been very much on-line if you ask me :rolleyes:

    I got a conselation prize tho - I get ADSL on new years eve... :p

    So i can now officialy say...
    :cool: Smoke da LPB! :cool:
     
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  15. howesey

    howesey What's a Dremel?

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    Humm, £30 /moth for a 512/256 in the uk, £14US for a T10 in sweeden. Something don't add up!
     
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  16. RTT

    RTT #parp

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    35 isn't it from BT for 512/256?

    or 25 from telewest for 512/128

    anyway, i wanna go to sweden!!
     
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  17. Alaric

    Alaric code assassin

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    sweden r0x0rs
     
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  18. Evilbob

    Evilbob What's a Dremel?

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    hmmm the scenary is wonderful tooooo! me lived there for 2 years but was only blessed with a 486 and little knowledge of computers... pity if only i had known :(
     
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  19. Alaric

    Alaric code assassin

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    blessed with a 486?
    makes the 486 sound good ;)
     
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  20. muse46

    muse46 What's a Dremel?

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    freakin town i live in

    My town hasnt even got access to cable!! not fair! I found a really good ISP. Pretty cheap too. Its pretty dodgy tho im guessing, never heard of it b4 i came accross it on some site

    http://www.free24-7.net

    and its only £8.99 a month.

    Still, its not cable tho...
     
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