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Sky Sagem Router & Slingbox
Could someone please please help me, I've been at this all day now and cant get the slingbox solo connected up to my new sky broadband for remote viewing. I'm not very technical and I know it requires some sort of port forwarding process, just dont know how to go about this? Please Please Help. Thank ~YOu
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TT Broadband - probably a silly question but...
How do I get wireless internet connection from broadband? Is it from the router?
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Please recommend an easy to use project planning software?
Hello all, I am looking for a relatively simple, easy-to-use project planner - say simpler than Microsoft Project. I just want to track important tasks, dates, etc, generate Gant and pert charts and that's about it. I am hoping not to get bogged down in some big package because it has so many features, most of which I…
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confused over line rental and Broadband with different providers and credit checks
I am thinking of switching to o2 for home broadband all rounder package at 6.25 a month as 12 months half price. Will the quidco cashback work as well? but as the cheapest o2 line rental package is 13 pounds a month, I was thinking of switching to Primus at 7.99 a month. but will o2 charge me a connection fee if I don't…
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Wireless USB adapter Problem
Problem Frequent break in WiFi internet access on desk top PC upstairs in spare bedroom Set-Up I've got a LAPTONE N150 Wireless USB Adapter plugged into the desktop PC upstairs. The router is plugged into the phone point downstairs (the only point in the house) and a BT approved ADSL filter is fitted. Desktop is about 6…
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Virgin Media Users: Connect a Friend
Hello Guys and Girls. Any of you out there Virgin Media customers? If you would like £50 off your bills, refer me as your Connect a Friend. I am signing up for a package this week and if you refer me I get free Installation and you get £50 when I pay the first bill. Win Win. You must follow the instructions here.…
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Utility Companies Taking the Mickey
Lately, I noticed more and more that all of my utility companies keep making little 'mistakes' where they charge me for things I didn't order, or usage that I didn't use - for example Plusnet just charged me for some kind of call barring tariff. I know this is nonsense as I don't own a telephone handset, and they haven't…
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Bt Broadband dispute
Dont know if there's anyone on here who can tell me where I stand with the following: Left BT Broadband to go to Sky Broadband with Sky giving me an activation date of the 12th July. Sky then send me the router and I replace the BT router with the new Sky router and I set it up ready for activation on the 12th. The 12th…
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Landline and broadband with one company TV with another
Is there any reason, or will I not be able to do this (for example, if the company has a policy of some sort): I'm thinking of getting a landline and broadband connection first, with company X. Then after few months getting only TV package with a different company. The reason I'm doing it this way is because it works out…
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Which unlimited package?
Hi all, Just quit my sky package because they couldn't tempt me to stay:T I have provisionally stayed with them for the unlimited BB at £22.25 per month (£10 BB and £12.25 line rental). I really need unlimited due to playing BF3 online :j I'm not sure whether I should stay with sky or move to another provider to take…
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Broadband monitor
I recently came across the broadband usage meter in the Thinkbroadband site - look in Tools. It's a nice little device and keeps tags on usage both instantaneously and in total. Handy if you need data to argue with your ISP.
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a question for Talktalk rep
Ive given notice that i wont renew my contract Talk talk have confirmed this by email and letter ,also another letter stating another provider will be taking over the service. Ive filled out the survey emailed to me so WHY am i now getting phone calls ? :mad:
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Wordpress/Joomla Hacking warning
Hi, Some heads-up & advice for any of you blogging or running a site off either Wordpress or Joomla. There is a spate of hacking going on at present, the hackers will access your site via weak passwords. The result of this will be your host may temporarily take your site down, or if Google discovers it first, a malaware…
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Fibre Optic Broadband at my local exchange but not in my road / post code ?
Hello. My local telephone exhange (BOTLEY) is "fibre optic enabled" but its still not available in my post code? I have contacted TT / BT / Plusnet and various other ISP's but none of them can give me a date of when it might be enabled in my road? My current speeds are about 1mbps with plusnet but tt say they can give me…
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Sky Fibre Broadband - Connection fee
Hi Is everyone being charged the £50 connection fee for upgrading to Sky Fibre? I'm an existing customer with Sky and have been for a good few years. I got offered free installation a couple of weeks ago but the guys computer broke half way through the upgrade and so promised to call me back on evening. He never called…
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Cancelling TalkTalk after 2 days
My talktalk account went live 2 days ago and from the second I switched it on I have had nothing but problems. I spent one day with a constantly dropping internet and a phone line which wouldn't work, and the second with the slowest, most unresponsive net i've ever had the misfortune of using. Talktalk say they can find no…
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Having BT Infinity installed but how to they do install it?
We are having Infinity installed next month and wanted to know how do they install it? does it come down your phoneline or do they install a new box? we are keeping the same phone number but we have New Call at the moment but can they stop BT taking over the line?
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Mis-sold Orange broadband with my mobile package!
I have just had a letter stating the 'Free' home broadband sold to me by the sales lady I spoke with at Orange, is to be stopped 8mths before the end of my contract. If I want to close the contract due to my broadband being stopped, I will need to pay a £250 Fee. If I want to keep the broadband, I will need to pay an extra…
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Pay as you go Internet
Hi all, In an attempt to cut my outgoings, I am thinking of cancelling my BT account (I have phone line which I never use, broadband and a TV package with them.) I do use my internet a bit - mainly for facebook, internet banking and looking on forums like this - and never download films or musyic - so I guess my usage is…
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Orange Liveboxes and the 2 meg connection problem.
Just while everybody is about looking at the Orange Problems it reminded me of an issue with the Livebox i had a while back during Oranges LLU process at the exchange and thought i'd bring it up. After the LLU had taken Orange had unrestricted my speed to what ever my line would handle from 8 meg, but i was only getting a…
