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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by BigMouthBillyBass
Are you using USB or ethernet interface?? If using USB, fucking bin it and use ethernet

If your laptop is only downloading at 30kb/s as well then it cant be a fault with your pc can it?

Check all your filters, unplug any extensions and try it. You might be getting line noise from an unfiltered extension (sky box, redcare etc)

The BT HomeHub's are shite though, bodged up thomson speedtouch firmware that they've managed to make even worse.

Installed one for a mate, pc over USB (didnt have a ethernet card in the pc at the time) wouldnt connect to the internet unless laptop was connected over wireless. Disable wireless on the laptop and the PC loses internet altogether. fuckin explain that one

Buy a Linksys router, then you'll know for sure if it's a line/internal wiring problem. I don't trust BT routers as far as i can throw them, and believe me i've wanted to many a time

Also, your line may sync at 4mbit but you may not get anywhere near those DL speeds. But 30kb/s is extremely low.

Mine sync's at 1mbit but only downloads at max of 80kb/s because i'm fuckin miles away from my exchange in the middle of a field
Right, the bt engineer came out and did various tests and he was getting around 3.8mb download speed, which would be about right for a 4mb line and he agreed it was about right as im only a mile or two from the exchange so that shouldnt be an issue...

he installed a new master box and also a master ADSL box too which a wire runs straight from that up to my router so it cant be a wiring fault.
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