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31 March 2006, 10:13 AM
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MaxDSL Live today
Hello
For those of you who are interested, most of the exchanges in England have been upgraded to MaxDSL today (8mb).
BT's checker has been updated to show a guess at the speed that your line should be able to get (The Samknows one here: http://www.samknows.com/broadband/checker2.php)
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For those of you who are interested, most of the exchanges in England have been upgraded to MaxDSL today (8mb).
BT's checker has been updated to show a guess at the speed that your line should be able to get (The Samknows one here: http://www.samknows.com/broadband/checker2.php)
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31 March 2006, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by mike1210
I can get 6.5 meg wahey
looks like zen will be hearing from me very soon
looks like zen will be hearing from me very soon
I just regraded, and Zen took a few minutes and the order is 'fulfilled', but it is with BT and will probably take 1-2 weeks for them to, erm, do whatever it is they do to transfer!
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31 March 2006, 11:43 AM
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4Mbps @ 1.61km from the exchange 
Mind you it says that pre- ADSL Max I shouldn't be able to recieve 2Mbps which I currently am via Pipex
Mind you it says that pre- ADSL Max I shouldn't be able to recieve 2Mbps which I currently am via Pipex
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31 March 2006, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by JackClark
Apparently I have a 22mb line being installed! Not sure what the upload is. That'll be fun.
31 March 2006, 12:45 PM
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Do you know I was thinking about what to download, XBox 360 demos were about the only thing I could come up with. The odd HD movie trailer on Apple.com. If my thinking is right it won't help much with Limewire and the like??
31 March 2006, 12:48 PM
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I think when developers start using the STEAM method of selling and distributing games it will be very useful, assuming a decent server setup of course
31 March 2006, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ScoobyDoo555
373 meters from exchange - up to 6.5 meg available. BUT then says othat only 2 meg is available what gives?
Dan
what gives?Dan
Check the status of your exchange, if it is still Amber then they haven't finished the upgrade yet. Try again later on today and see if it changes.
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31 March 2006, 02:33 PM
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whats the difference with gold/platinum? i went straight to gold then got the free upgrade to 2mb, i wonder if they will give me free upgrade to platinum & these faster speeds - my contract is due shortly.
aol given you faster speed?
aol given you faster speed?
31 March 2006, 02:38 PM
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I got an e-mail from AOL saying that as I was a platinum user, I would be the first to be upgraded. That was back in december. Just got one the other day saying it would be the start of april. From 6-8mb for no extra cost.
Oh and I only use it with a router and AOL hasn't disconnected in the last 10 years for me, for anyone that fancies slagging off AOL.
I have BT business at work and its been off 3 times in a year.
Oh and I only use it with a router and AOL hasn't disconnected in the last 10 years for me, for anyone that fancies slagging off AOL.
I have BT business at work and its been off 3 times in a year.
31 March 2006, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by mike1210
Nah only if the other parties have adsl2, or there are several people sharing
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Think adsl2 is 1 meg upload thats off the top of me head though.
.Think adsl2 is 1 meg upload thats off the top of me head though.
Wish NTL would up their upload limit, 10Mb down and only 512Kb up!! need more upload for hosting 360 games
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31 March 2006, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ScoobyDoo555
373 meters from exchange - up to 6.5 meg available. BUT then says othat only 2 meg is available what gives?
Dan
what gives?Dan
31 March 2006, 04:37 PM
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I am with http://www.ukonline.net/broadband/ for 8meg and pay £24.99. They are really helpfull and the speed is great, I use it allot for Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Also if you know someone who is with them already, provide them with your friends email address and you both get 1 month free.
If you do not have a friend with it, PM me and I will gladly share mine
Oh, and free connection till 8th April. Just make sure if you switch (whoever you go with) that you use a MAC migration code if possible. It means when the transfer day comes, the connection is switched over quickly, I suffered under 30 minutes of downtime.
If you do not have a friend with it, PM me and I will gladly share mine
Oh, and free connection till 8th April. Just make sure if you switch (whoever you go with) that you use a MAC migration code if possible. It means when the transfer day comes, the connection is switched over quickly, I suffered under 30 minutes of downtime.
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31 March 2006, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mattbeef
... and that wanadoo isnt avaliable on it which is strange as ive been with them for about 3 years
Wanadoo probably isn't available. They are not talking about the ISP, but the LLU of your exchange which is not that many.
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04 April 2006, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by boxst
Hello
Having placed my order with Zen on Friday evening, my router synced at 8128 this morning -- so active much sooner than I expected.
Steve
Having placed my order with Zen on Friday evening, my router synced at 8128 this morning -- so active much sooner than I expected.
Steve
Uploads are great though
04 April 2006, 09:34 AM
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I'm in the middle of a migration from plusnet to EvolutionDSL ( www.evolutiondsl.net ) ~ should be complete in a week or so.
No capping
No shaping
No limits
Free migration
Monthly contract
Fixed I/P
Couple of quid a month more than Plusnet , but worth it just to not have to cope with their moving target that is a fair usage policy....
No capping
No shaping
No limits
Free migration
Monthly contract
Fixed I/P
Couple of quid a month more than Plusnet , but worth it just to not have to cope with their moving target that is a fair usage policy....