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Good comparison of traffic shaping?
I have been looking for a good source of information about the different ISPs' traffic shaping (without having to go to each deal of each provider, I'm so lazy;)). I've only managed to find these: Vuze Wiki on bad ISPs An ISP Review article from 2010. Does anyone know of a better source of info? I'm currently on a legacy…
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Plusnet may be restricting your speed
Some advice for Plusnet users: Plusnet have had a problem ongoing for many months which means users will not be getting the speeds they should be getting. What is happening is that when BT set a new IP Profile, Plusnet's systems may fail to reflect the change. For some reason it seems this seems for prevalent when speeds…
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Internet dongle to mobile wifi?
Hello, I am not very technical type so I am hoping someone here will know. We got my dad some time ago 3 mobile internet dongle and also and old computer for him to be able to go on and play on the internet. His PC is about to die and we are considering our options what next. Given that he does nothing on the PC at all…
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Best pay-as-you-go mobile broadband...?
Hi there! Me and my wife moved in to this property near Wimbledon and after applying for a phone line + broadband with BT i was told it will take a minimum of 4 weeks wait. Now, i want to look for a mobile broadband dongle a device where i can connect multiple devices to it, a pay-as-you-go option (to use it only when we…
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BT Vision - Phone Call Last Night
Yesterday evening, just arriving home, I had a phone call from someone claiming to be from BT - they said that I hadn't used my BT Vision On Demand facility and wanted me to run a trailer so they could update their records. This made no sense and, in the process of preparing a meal, I said it was inconvenient. They said it…
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virgin won`t upgrade
We had 10 mb broadband with virgin for 3 years.Lately it was rubbish so decided to leave them. i phoned them and said that i want to leave but they said they can make the 60 meg broadband for the same price as the 10 meg was so i dcided to stay with them and signed 12 months. This was on the 22nd of may and since than…
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Talk talk deal
I'm moving (yay) so i can change my broadband ISP and although im limited to who i can choose - I went through MSE and clicked the talktalk link, went through the signing up process only to get to the pay the 114 line rental up front to find it wouldn't take my payment :S after trying several cards I rang their number went…
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Advice on a new ISP please (long post)
Hi all, first, let me apologise for asking a question that really I ought to know the answer to. I tend to be of the opinion that folk ought to educate themselves as much as possible before setting up complex contracts, but I'm afraid it's been so many years since I delved into this area it's like trying to explain modern…
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web hosting trial problem people
hello I started a 1 month hosting trial with this company, 1and1.co.uk I was not aware of the really bad reputation they have, you can see many bad customer reviews at http://webhostinggeeks.com/user-reviews/1and1/ I am having the same sort of problem that many other people are having: it's very hard to cancel with these…
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Skype taken out money from Pay Pal
Originally Posted by Gasanii4 I am not sure if I am in the right place? I use Skype to make all my phone calls. When I need to add credit I use my Pay Pal account. I went into Skype on Monday and was told my account was blocked. I looked into my account details and saw that 32.76 Euros had been taken out of my Pay Pal…
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Worth a call to Virginmedia?
I am currently with Virginmedia for my broadband and phone and noticed that there is a Virgin deal of 30Mb broadband for £7.25 a month half price for 6 months then £14.50 a month after, plus phone line for £13.90 a month. I am presently paying £15 for 10Mb broadband and £13.90 for my phone line every month . Has anyone…
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10Gb limit but unlimited wifi - I am being stupid - but Eh??
Looking around to get the internet sorted in my new flat and notice that BT offer you a deal with data limits per month (i.e 10gb) but then go onto say unlimited wifi, and this confuses me! I would only ever use wifi in my flat anyhow - I suppose the unlimited wifi means if you're connected to btopenzone? But then does…
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Mobile data in Cyprus
Off to Cyprus in a few days and have an unlocked mifi dongle could anyone suggest a local PAYG sim for data? Many thanks
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Can Talk Talk Put Its Broadband Price Up?
Talk Talk have recently increased price I pay for broadband from £13.01 to £16.82. Surely, under English contract law, any change in the contract terms by one party renders the contract invalid? If so, then I intend to change my ISP asap - BT's deal seems good.
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How do I get wifi to my property?
Hi All, New to all this so please explain things in detail, I lietrally know nowt! I have just bought a flat. There is a telephone line there (well there is a connection for a phone in the lounge) and thats all I know. How do I get wifi into the flaf? Do I need to activate the line beforehand (who with and would this be…
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Advice on writing to complain to Sky - offer made, now they say it wasn't
Hi all, We've been with Sky for 7 years now and have our phone/TV/broadband with them. Can't say we've had any issues over the years. I phoned them last Saturday (23rd June) and asked a cheeky question - was there any chance that, as a long standing customer who had no other offers relevant to ourselves from Sky, whether…
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Spain Pay As You Go sim card for internet access
Hello, I am off to Spain next week with a bunch of friends, we would like to use the internet on our mobile phones however the costs of roaming with Sim Cards from the UK is way to much and we use a lot of internet data. I'm looking to get a Sim Card with data for our phones only for a week/month hopefully Pay As You Go…
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New Broadband for 6months only
Hi there, I was having a 12months contract with Sky for the broadband and phone which costed £22.50 per month. The contract ended up in May and in June Sky charged me £30 for the basic broadband and ph. My query is: Q1 - has Sky put me under a new 12months contract or its just a payasyou go service now? Q2 - I will be…
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Leaving BT? HELP
Hi all I currently have an 18 month BT contract for home phone and Internet. We have just moved house and we are looking to get virgin as they offer >100mb compared to the 2.2mb we currently get. Ok, my dilemma. I called them to cancel and I was told that I can not cancel but instead have to pay £130 to connect the port in…
