Talktalk problems (merged)

Karensteps

Im with talktalk and love it, Its supposed to be up to 8mb and I usually get around 6 or 7 which is much better than AOL (who i was with)

seletar

I am also with TalkTalk.My son and a friend in the village had been with TalkTalk
for the last few months with no complaints.
So I switched in November last year and have no complaints.The broadband speed
is about 4Meg which I find acceptable and is on par with my previous ISP Demon.

So I save moneywise, the wife can phone without putting 1899 or 18185 before
the call number.So all in all a big plus for TalkTalk.

I can`t comment on the service from TalkTalk regarding problems as I haven`t had
anything go wrong.I could just be lucky.

Mum_of_3_3

Hi I get the free broadband, but at speeds of 1Gb ie not very fast!! :mad:

I'm going to leave them when I get my act together as their "£19.99" bundle actually costs me about £40 per month by the time they charge for each time I call a mobile - grrrr!!!

I'm thinking about moving to BT because of the Voip hub phone and BT vision, but I'm going to do a lot more research as I feel it may be a case of out of the frying pan!

Also since I'm venting about Talk Talk, since they "upgraded" the exchange I'm on I get dropped frequently and the connection speed hasn't changed at all :rolleyes:

Also I didn't get a bill from them for ages as I ticked the online billing option and they seem to be the only people in the world that can't access my e-mail address . Just a word of warning for anyone about to sign up with them once you tick the online billing option there is no way to deselect it (not even the customer service advisors can do it!!!)

Vent over :rotfl:

M_o_3

superscaper

Mum_of_3 wrote: »

Hi I get the free broadband, but at speeds of 1Gb ie not very fast!! :mad:

1Gb? That's the fastest internet speed I've ever heard of :rotfl:

I presume you meant 1 Mb/s or more correctly 1 Mib/s.

Bang

I think if your exchange isn't an LLU/unbundled yet then you're probably experiencing higher speeds. FOR NOW!

Mum_of_3_3

Probably, I'm a bit of a technophobe when it comes to computers hence the hesitation in switching providers :rotfl: . I just looked at the Local Area Connection thing on my toolbar & it says speed: 100Mbps so yeah it would be 1Mb I guess

I know it's quicker than when I was on dial-up (thank God!), but not as quick as I'd like it to be :rolleyes:

Can I get a programme or something that will tell me the exact speed of my connection???

M_o_3

superscaper

Mum_of_3 wrote: »

Probably, I'm a bit of a technophobe when it comes to computers hence the hesitation in switching providers :rotfl: . I just looked at the Local Area Connection thing on my toolbar & it says speed: 100Mbps so yeah it would be 1Mb I guess

I know it's quicker than when I was on dial-up (thank God!), but not as quick as I'd like it to be :rolleyes:

Can I get a programme or something that will tell me the exact speed of my connection???

M_o_3

Ah no. The 100 Mbps will actually be your local area network speed. I.e. the speed between your computer and your router in your house (even 100 Mbps would be fastest internet speed I've heard of in this country, for domestic use anyway). That won't be your internet speed. I tend to use www.speedtest.net to get a good indication of speed. Also the Gadget Show (channel Five) are doing a broadband speed campaign and have their own test and links of speed testers here http://gadgetshow.five.tv/jsp/speed_test.htm

Mum_of_3_3

Quicker than I thought!! Still seems as fast as a snail though :rotfl: Last Test Date: 4/27/2007 Total Tests Taken: 3 Fastest Download: 3423 kb/s Fastest Upload: 374 kb/s Average Download: 3237 kb/s Average Upload: 373 kb/s
Thanks for the links :beer:

M_o_3

superscaper

Mum_of_3 wrote: »

Quicker than I thought!! Still seems as fast as a snail though :rotfl: Last Test Date: 4/27/2007 Total Tests Taken: 3 Fastest Download: 3423 kb/s Fastest Upload: 374 kb/s Average Download: 3237 kb/s Average Upload: 373 kb/s
Thanks for the links :beer:

M_o_3

Better than me, my current phoneline can only cope with 2 Mbps maximum anyway. It's probably a good idea to do speed test numerous times at different times of day and night to get a really good idea of average speeds and how much it's affected by time of day. Only if you can be bothered obviously, but may be useful if you want to shove it in the ISP's face about being unhappy with their speeds.

Bang

How do you know what your line can cope with? I have had my line rental with talk talk for a few years and am now on this joke unbundled FREE package!