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Offline Golfgirl

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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #90 on: January 23, 2013, 12:37:56 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on January 21, 2013, 09:34:01 pm
Quote from: Golfgirl on January 21, 2013, 08:36:02 pm

That's my main reason for switching from Talk Talk to BT. I can't play videos or stream music without it constantly buffering.   Both neighbours are with BT and have faster speeds then me so I thought I'd give them a try.

Part of my reason for slow speeds is living in a semi-rural area.  I'm about 1.5-2 miles from the exchange too.


....I don't have any music of video buffering probs but having faster performance is always a good thing.

Did you have to dump your TalkTalk email address when you switched to BT?

And did it cost you anything to end your TalkTalk contract?

I'm not switched yet, it's not happening until Feb 13th because I've also cancelled my Sky to move to BT You View and had to give 31 days notice for that so decided to have everything switching on the same day.

It's not cost me anything with Talk Talk because I wasn't in a contract as I've been with them for so long (think I started a new contract when I moved house in 2007 but it was only a 12 month contract IIRC).  I also don't have a Talk Talk e-mail address, only Pipex from before the Talk Talk takeover.  I assume that will stop working on Feb 13th.

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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #91 on: January 26, 2013, 08:58:10 pm »
Question for the people with BT Infinity: are you all using it with the HomeHub? Do you have to use it with the HomeHub?

Reason for asking is I have several Airport Express base stations around my house and it doesn't appear to be compatible with them...
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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #92 on: January 26, 2013, 09:20:43 pm »
At the moment;



And then from the 8th im going BT Infinity, which apparently will be 70 download and 20 upload  :happy2:
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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #93 on: January 26, 2013, 09:23:53 pm »
Quote from: andrewparker on January 26, 2013, 08:58:10 pm
Question for the people with BT Infinity: are you all using it with the HomeHub? Do you have to use it with the HomeHub?

I believe you can use any router that will accept an ethernet feed.  :smiley:

http://community.bt.com/t5/BT-Infinity/List-of-Routers-to-replace-Home-Hub-3/td-p/298203

http://community.bt.com/t5/BB-Speed-Connection-Issues/replacing-home-hub/td-p/111257

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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #94 on: January 26, 2013, 09:27:42 pm »
Merci beaucoup Hedge - got an AirPort Extreme somewhere. Will have to dig it out.
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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #95 on: January 26, 2013, 09:31:01 pm »
There was an advisory about it needing to be QoS enabled for BT Vision if you have that.
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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #96 on: January 26, 2013, 09:36:11 pm »
I do not, but thank you :happy2:
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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #97 on: January 26, 2013, 10:08:02 pm »
What is interesting though is they have now started doing routers with built in VDSL modems so you can ditch the white Huawei box.  :happy2:
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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #98 on: January 27, 2013, 06:26:29 pm »
Quote from: Hedge on January 26, 2013, 09:23:53 pm
Quote from: andrewparker on January 26, 2013, 08:58:10 pm
Question for the people with BT Infinity: are you all using it with the HomeHub? Do you have to use it with the HomeHub?

I believe you can use any router that will accept an ethernet feed.  :smiley:

http://community.bt.com/t5/BT-Infinity/List-of-Routers-to-replace-Home-Hub-3/td-p/298203

http://community.bt.com/t5/BB-Speed-Connection-Issues/replacing-home-hub/td-p/111257



Ive got mine pulled straight into my Apple Time Capsule.... works great.
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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #99 on: January 27, 2013, 07:31:40 pm »
Awesome Rich - thank you.

Do you have to put any settings into it or does it auto-detect everything?
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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #100 on: January 28, 2013, 12:45:00 am »
Quote from: andrewparker on January 27, 2013, 07:31:40 pm
Awesome Rich - thank you.

Do you have to put any settings into it or does it auto-detect everything?

From what i remember it auto detects everything.  :happy2:
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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #101 on: January 28, 2013, 09:43:28 pm »
How rubbish is this!

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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #102 on: January 28, 2013, 09:55:14 pm »
better get the injectors changed on your home hub
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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #103 on: January 28, 2013, 09:56:23 pm »
Missing broadband horses.  :surprised:
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Re: Internet connection speeds... How fast or slow is yours.
« Reply #104 on: January 28, 2013, 09:56:54 pm »
Pretty rubbish these days :sad1: Thought mine was bad at 12 DOWN / 0.75 UP - can't wait for fibre, any coming near you soon?
http://www.fibremap.bt.com/
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