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27 September 2008, 10:21 AM
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I've just swapped from sky to be there and i've got to say im well impresseed.Although they told me i would only get 3 meg im actually getting closer to 6 meg and 1 meg upload .
27 September 2008, 11:52 AM
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Cool, with one of these you may even get more, as long as your Master socket is capatible
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29 September 2008, 12:59 PM
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29 September 2008, 09:44 PM
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Is that the £24 connection fee? I'm seriously thinking of moving to Be. Currently with BT and my bandwidth has dropped from 4 meg to 2.7 in the last year.
If you've still got any free installs I'd be very grateful.
If you've still got any free installs I'd be very grateful.
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30 September 2008, 10:18 AM
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Aside from being tiscali. . .
Bethere is a better internet connection - but without the free landline calls.
The unlimited package being £18 per month with no traffic shaping or limits.
Tiscali impose shaping & fair usage policy.
Bethere is a better internet connection - but without the free landline calls.
The unlimited package being £18 per month with no traffic shaping or limits.
Tiscali impose shaping & fair usage policy.
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30 September 2008, 12:59 PM
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I'm trying to get My Mother in Law online for her 50th birthday......what's the best way of doing this with BEthere ??
do I need to buy an ASDL router or similar ?
Apologies for all the questions
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Shaun
PS could you recommend a cheap desktop for her
I'm trying to get My Mother in Law online for her 50th birthday......what's the best way of doing this with BEthere ??
do I need to buy an ASDL router or similar ?
Apologies for all the questions
Cheers
Shaun
PS could you recommend a cheap desktop for her
30 September 2008, 02:14 PM
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Bethere supply the router, well they did for me. Have a look on www.bethere.co.uk to ensure she is covered first, then go ahead and place your order if needed, simple as that.
30 September 2008, 03:13 PM
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As Andy said - they don't cover all the UK - mainly the highly populated areas where the exchange has been unbundled.
RE a cheap desktop:
For your mum in law's needs anything will do. Second hand or new will be fine - I'd suggest :
1gb RAM
CoreDuo or Athlon X2 (cheaper) processor
Onboard VGA will be OK
Network port / wireless would be needed to talk to the router.
17" Flat screen (or 19+ if the money stretches)
40gb + Hard Drive will be fine - get a new one if your PC is second hand & fit it your self.
RE a cheap desktop:
For your mum in law's needs anything will do. Second hand or new will be fine - I'd suggest :
1gb RAM
CoreDuo or Athlon X2 (cheaper) processor
Onboard VGA will be OK
Network port / wireless would be needed to talk to the router.
17" Flat screen (or 19+ if the money stretches)
40gb + Hard Drive will be fine - get a new one if your PC is second hand & fit it your self.
01 October 2008, 07:28 AM
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Aargh my mrs gets it cheap (works for 02) but we arent in a Be/02 area. Will probably still swap to standard 02 offering just to get away from Pipex (or should I say Tiscali).
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I was with Pipex, they were fine until Piscali took over.........then they couldn't get anything right. Tried changing my tarriff without my permission from unlimited to limited download and then kept charging me for going over the non existant limit, double charging. Just avoid at all costs.
01 October 2008, 07:55 AM
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Midlife - yes that'll do.
just nip over to computer hardware, components, systems and peripherals at the lowest prices from IT supplier Aria Technology for a cheap monitor.
just nip over to computer hardware, components, systems and peripherals at the lowest prices from IT supplier Aria Technology for a cheap monitor.
07 October 2008, 07:52 PM
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Anyone on BE you can now change your speed profile on your member page. I changed mine to 'optimise for speed' but my line became very unstable. It might work for others though.
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Is anyone using their own router/modem with Be? My Bebox has turned up today and I don't want to use it purely because it means reconfiguring all my wireless settings and firewall etc. Just want to keep the Netgear router i'm currently using.
24 November 2008, 12:44 PM
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Your netgear will have to support ADSL 2+ to get the most out of it.
At work we use a Vigor 2820 router - worked out of the box.
I use the BEBox @ home. Does the job well.
Other Router Chat - The ADSL2+ User Forum
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At work we use a Vigor 2820 router - worked out of the box.
I use the BEBox @ home. Does the job well.
Other Router Chat - The ADSL2+ User Forum
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24 November 2008, 12:47 PM
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I use my own router, it is however the same as the bethere one 
You would need to re configure your existing router to work with be anyway so just put your security settings on the be box
You would need to re configure your existing router to work with be anyway so just put your security settings on the be box
24 November 2008, 12:48 PM
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Cheers. Problem is they don't supply any of your log on/connection details as it's already in the BeBox so I assume the only way to get it working is call their support line and ask for the info?
Have you been credited yet for my subscription? I had to tell them I had free connection as it did not come up on my first invoice but they promptly sorted it out.
Have you been credited yet for my subscription? I had to tell them I had free connection as it did not come up on my first invoice but they promptly sorted it out.
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Yes but generally its only the username and password and possibly the static ip address. That is a lot easier and quicker than redoing all my firewall and wireless configuration on a new router.
24 November 2008, 12:54 PM
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yes username and password is blank, you have to change the way the router connects though, will find the setting and post back in a min, it is something like router over ETHOA or something, be back in a min