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Archives for October 2012

orange broadband is it any good
i thinking of getting orange broadband but iam sure if they are any good they tell me they can get me upto 19mb iam currently at the bacup exchange but cant see if orange is there. i have checked sam knows
Cheapest way to get internet access for iphone in nans house- no internet!
Hi, hoping someone can give ideas. My daughter uses her iphone on facetime to her dad abroad, at home no probs but when at nans she cant do it as no internet. obviously she will talk on facetime or skype for some time, so can anyone suggest a way i can pay for a reasonable price internet access??? totally…
TalkTalk- new ll/bb contract but still no service - cancellation rights?
I'm posting here on behalf of a friend who has been without her TalkTalk landline & internet since the 24th of September after moving home (this move was about 50 meters away into adjoining property - no area code change.) Her reconnection date (according to her connection pack) was the 16th of October She has since made…
Broadband speed
What is a good broadband speed to recieve? We currently have Virgin Media as too far from the exchange to recieve BT and get a maximum of 8meg. Is this ok or do i need to increase the bundle i have with them? i know they advertise that speeds are doubling but not happend to us yet.
Virgin Broadband, phone and mobile bundle expensive
I'm actually quite happy with the service from Virgin and the Bband speed is acceptable but we're paying (after a few landline calls) nearly £50 / month which seems a bit high, I telephoned to try and get some reduction but didn't really get anywhere, should I just move providers ? - any advice very welcome ... Roger
Help please - cancelling AOL
I'm out of contract with AOL and I'm moving home soon. I don't want to stay with them so called up to cancel today and spent nearly 20mins on the phone insisting I wanted to leave whilst the call handler kept talking over me trying to insist that I HAD to give a reason why I didn't want to transfer my account to the new…
Static IP address
I am busy applying for a job working from home and if lucky to get the job which is almost certain as I can offer a second language I will need a static ip address. I have been informed that it can be set up without paying extra and without having to switch companies. I am at the moment with Sky and have all three packages…
How did THAT happen? Ipad picks up !!!!!!!
Got home to check email on ipad. There was a !!!!!! site up. Everyone in house swears they didn't access it. The site also automatically came up on ipod but not on the desktop computer. How can this happen? How can I prevent it happening again? thanks
I want Fibre!
SKY has some nice 6 month free deals for broadband, but I can't see any for fibre broadband. Do you know of any, or with another broadband supplier? Thanks, Jon
I want BT infinity But I owe them an old debt !
Ordered BT infinity 2 yesterday and chose the option to pay the full 12 months line rental in advance . Today i got my mac key from O2 after being with them for 4 years. (fluctuations in line and sick of dropping from xbox live) Now i had a Text from BT asking me to call them at around 8.05pm tonight . I rang them with the…
o2 broadband - All Rounder vs The Works
Hi all, Regarding the deals on o2 broadband (http://www.o2.co.uk/broadband) Does anyone know the technical difference between the all rounder and the works please? I can see that on the works you have a static IP, but is there anything else? thanks in advance - I've been out of the ADSL world for many years :) joshtbh.
Orange free broadband - call for written evidence
Hi all, Just to let you know we're still looking into this, although we're struggling to collate any written evidence stating that broadband was either 'free for life', or that it would last for the entire length of a mobile phone contract every time a mobile phone was upgraded. If you do have anything, please let me know…
TalkTalk Price increase - Cancel contract
Hi All, I was wondering if someone could help or advise me with my problem with TalkTalk. The detail is as under: I recently joined TalkTalk because it was turning out to be cheaper. However TalkTalk have recently advertised on their website that the prices of their packages are going to increase from January 2013. On the…
HELP! Received huge bill for going over data allowance - TALK TALK
Hello, I have a tablet with TALKTALK which was purchased online through Carphone Warehouse over a year ago. A few weeks ago, I was disconnected from using the internet on the tablet. After phoning up they said that we had gone over our data allowance and had a bill for around £250. They then said that it was a mistake and…
BT home hub keeps dropping wi-fi
Right my BT home hub 2 keeps dropping wi-fi signal has done it since we got it! but now it is at least once every 2 days, so I phoned BT for a solution today in short they fixed some settings at there end and I can connect again for NOW. I phoned to get a MAC code straight after I got of the phone to the very unhelpful…
Cannot connect to remote server ?
This maybe Tecki, if so then it can be moved. Some days when I log in, I am told "Could not locate to remote server". What exactly does this mean? have I done anything wrong? can I do anything to avoid it? My own procedure is to remove both the ethernet and phone jacks which individually enter the main BT box and leave…
Broadband for less than a year? (with landline less than a year) Possible?
I live in rental accommodation (no landline currently installed) Up until now I have been using a Vodaphone 3G Dongle. But this is just not enough. In a few months my Husband is deploying to Afghanistan for 6 months and we require a much better service. However, we're moving overseas after this deployment so only require…
Mobile Internet?
I'm having problems with my Internet router and was thinking of going for a Mobile Internet dongle but not sure which is the best one to go for, I want one that can be used with more then one Laptop/Netbook. Any ideas?
Can I claim for BT failing to turn up?
I'm a student at University so having internet access is basically vital. Me and my housemates decided over summer to go with BT as an ISP as we assumed although we would be paying more, we would get a better and more reliable service. They said they were only able to install a line into the house though on the 25th of…
Best/fastest broadband for me?
I'm currently with Sky for broadband and I'm sick of all the trouble I've had with them. Been with them about 4 years and ended up on the top package. I know it's rare you get the speed you pay for, but this is rediculous. Pay for 20meg, usually get about 2meg but right now getting about 0.5meg. Whenever I complain they…

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