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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897   
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My heart bleeds for you......
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2nd Feb 2014 1:17pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831  
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Thank you I am glad some feels my pain.
 Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
Richard |
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2nd Feb 2014 1:32pm |
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| Anderzander Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Lancashire Posts: 999
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1.12 down
0.37 up The downside of a rural location. In 2 years we are supposed to get fibre under the government rural broadband scheme ..... It'll blow my mind  |
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2nd Feb 2014 2:44pm |
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| Mountain_man Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Right side of Offas Dyke Posts: 756 
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1.3 down, 0.24 up
Another rural location. Plus it's a 5 mile journey to get any mobile phone signal. And another 5 miles again to get 3g |
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2nd Feb 2014 5:04pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831
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Well at least in rural locations the birds sing instead of coughing.
Us townies used to love to go away to the countryside for a holiday/weekend break, to get away from the mobile phone and tinternet . Now what are we going to do ? I can remember having to walk 5 miles in the rain to find a phone. Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to us off.
Richard |
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2nd Feb 2014 5:20pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443 
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2 months ago I was barely getting 1mb, after a bit of personal views to BT I was hitting 12mb now we're back to barely 1mb again plus the home hub keep dropping out. Another round of phonecalls again methinks.
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2nd Feb 2014 5:23pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8578
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Our land line is really slow, am booked in for fibre but not holding my breath. Am lucky to get 2mbps download if I plug in the 3 mifi in I can 6 times that!
Barbara |
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2nd Feb 2014 7:54pm |
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| Anderzander Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Lancashire Posts: 999
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Downstairs I get no mobile signal - in re attic I must clear the trees and get a good line - because on 3G I get 16mb. So I'd be better getting mobile broadband for the house with the router up in the attic .... other than it being a lot more expensive than the landline.
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2nd Feb 2014 8:16pm |
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| AndyS Member Since: 18 Aug 2012 Location: London Posts: 595 
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That's exactly what I get, except with a ping of 7. I'm with Virgin, on the outskirts of SE London. I'm sue a speed increase to 100mpbs in the next few months due to network improvements (or something). |
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2nd Feb 2014 8:35pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831
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I'm with Virgin running the new Netgear box they supplied, I have been inform that next month they will increase the speed.
 Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to us off.
Richard |
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3rd Feb 2014 12:59pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831
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What Mifi are you running? just interested for use when I'm out in the caravan. Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to us off.
Richard |
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3rd Feb 2014 1:01pm |
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| x-isle Member Since: 26 May 2011 Location: Midlands Posts: 1327 
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I'm in close proximity to the local exchange so all good there!
I live in a rural location with not many people on the exchange so contention is no issue!
Sounds good doesn't it? Last exchange upgrade was in 2006 to ADSL Max.  There is no LLU available either.
So although I'm getting the best of what I've got, I'll never get anything better than my 8Mb down, which isn't really an issue, however, 448kbs is my upload. You can imagine what it's like uploading any photos or videos. It also doesn't appear on BT's fibre rollout plan in the next 5 years........ However, on a more positive note, I work in the Telecoms arena and look after my works very fast internet connection which has 100mb down and 100mb up, which in real terms is much faster than any home 21cn network. Craig Rogers
2007 Puma 110 XS 2011 Evoque Coupe Dynamic Lux www.craigrogers.photography |
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3rd Feb 2014 4:58pm |
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| g-mack Member Since: 07 Jan 2014 Location: northumberland Posts: 1967
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im bloody miles away from exchange on an ex farm! no hope of fibre optics for years to come, internet is pretty slow! My 109 thread
my youtube channel |
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3rd Feb 2014 5:11pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19604
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I'm running a Netgear router too, it's very new only had it just before Christmas. That has increased my sped anyway which the old BT one was ancient anyway.
Now I've got iTunes issues now which are a pain in the ass with their latest update. 
I've lost all my music now except for left on my iPod and iPad.  Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧 |
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3rd Feb 2014 6:47pm |
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