BALLISTIC Broadband - Check this out....
14-05-2010, 11:07 AM
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My Pingtest results are good, but this must be because I'm only around 0.5 miles from the exchange.
This doesn't affect the fact that the actual bandwidth speeds are shite. Looks like we have another couple of days of downtime coming while they swap us onto ANOTHER line card that hopefully isn't oversubscribed (the last one they moved us onto was just as packed as the original one!)
This doesn't affect the fact that the actual bandwidth speeds are shite. Looks like we have another couple of days of downtime coming while they swap us onto ANOTHER line card that hopefully isn't oversubscribed (the last one they moved us onto was just as packed as the original one!)
14-05-2010, 11:54 AM
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14-05-2010, 12:20 PM
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Not suprising d/load because im on a dongle, but don't get the upload as it's usually crap?
According to the test its better than most on here??
14-05-2010, 12:29 PM
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the problem is your limited by your lines or over subscription.
if its your lines changing providers to another company that uses the same lines wont help....talktalk, 02 and the others.
the only way to get a guaranteed improvement is to change to a company with fibre optics, ie virgin.
I work in broadband for BT, im the guy you call when shit hits the fan.
Remember how old the lines are over the country, they werent designed for this, so the older they are or the further you are from an exchange the worse it is
if its your lines changing providers to another company that uses the same lines wont help....talktalk, 02 and the others.
the only way to get a guaranteed improvement is to change to a company with fibre optics, ie virgin.
I work in broadband for BT, im the guy you call when shit hits the fan.
Remember how old the lines are over the country, they werent designed for this, so the older they are or the further you are from an exchange the worse it is
14-05-2010, 12:49 PM
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I didnt read the whole 3 pages but why is that certain business can have 500mb download 200mb upload etc and most of us can NEVER even get our 6-8 mb.
Whatever the business's have the phone companys should use that in our houses so that we can get our poxy 6-8 or whatever
Im sure its not that simple though
Whatever the business's have the phone companys should use that in our houses so that we can get our poxy 6-8 or whatever
Im sure its not that simple though
14-05-2010, 01:05 PM
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I didnt read the whole 3 pages but why is that certain business can have 500mb download 200mb upload etc and most of us can NEVER even get our 6-8 mb.
Whatever the business's have the phone companys should use that in our houses so that we can get our poxy 6-8 or whatever
Im sure its not that simple though
Whatever the business's have the phone companys should use that in our houses so that we can get our poxy 6-8 or whatever
Im sure its not that simple though
My info above isn't accurate, just an example, by the way!
14-05-2010, 01:12 PM
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this is bliss for me
its a little slow at the mo, i usually get 9.5 to 10 mb/s
i was getting 0.5mb/s with BT, best thing i ever did was change to virgin !!!
its a little slow at the mo, i usually get 9.5 to 10 mb/s
i was getting 0.5mb/s with BT, best thing i ever did was change to virgin !!!
14-05-2010, 01:15 PM
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as C&B, home BB is 50-1 normally and business BB is 20-1
distance from the exchnage is ADSL closer the better
to have a 500mb conenction, thats not adsl..lol thats probably a les or ees circuit
distance from the exchnage is ADSL closer the better
to have a 500mb conenction, thats not adsl..lol thats probably a les or ees circuit
14-05-2010, 01:23 PM
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Christian do a test at www.speedtester.bt.com and post the results. Also can you log into your router and see what the loop attenuation and noise ar for your line, as may shed some more info
14-05-2010, 01:28 PM
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Christian do a test at www.speedtester.bt.com and post the results. Also can you log into your router and see what the loop attenuation and noise ar for your line, as may shed some more info
I'm not at home right now, but here is a test I took a week or so ago, but all the values are the same each test, obviously the download speed varies a little, but usually anywhere from 50kbps-1300kbps (0.05-1.3 meg). IP Profile is ALWAYS 6500kbps, that never varies and if we hadn't had 4.0-6.5 meg before, then I probably wouldn't know any different!
14-05-2010, 01:33 PM
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well that indicates you have an issue at your house
if it was my house i would ( and i have) disconnected all the other sockets in the house exepct the master
repace the current master with a new master and a new filter, then re try
i have done all that i my internet has been find since
if it was my house i would ( and i have) disconnected all the other sockets in the house exepct the master
repace the current master with a new master and a new filter, then re try
i have done all that i my internet has been find since
14-05-2010, 01:35 PM
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Can see that is gotta be a equiptment issue as your hubs in sync at 7616 Kbps which is as it will show on up to 8 meg, I've seen this once before on a job but no idea how it got resolved,
at least it's not a line length issue!!.. Lol
at least it's not a line length issue!!.. Lol
14-05-2010, 01:37 PM
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well that indicates you have an issue at your house
if it was my house i would ( and i have) disconnected all the other sockets in the house exepct the master
repace the current master with a new master and a new filter, then re try
i have done all that i my internet has been find since
if it was my house i would ( and i have) disconnected all the other sockets in the house exepct the master
repace the current master with a new master and a new filter, then re try
i have done all that i my internet has been find since
14-05-2010, 01:43 PM
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mine is utter shite for some reason also on bt i have had engineers out and they still cant fathom it,
i keep telling them its the noise on the line its terrible you can hardly hear anybody when the house phone rings
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14-05-2010, 02:14 PM
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well that indicates you have an issue at your house
if it was my house i would ( and i have) disconnected all the other sockets in the house exepct the master
repace the current master with a new master and a new filter, then re try
i have done all that i my internet has been find since
if it was my house i would ( and i have) disconnected all the other sockets in the house exepct the master
repace the current master with a new master and a new filter, then re try
i have done all that i my internet has been find since
BT Openreach have done their tests on each of their visits now and connected using their equipment, with the same shit results. So much so, even they are saying it's not down to our equipment. It is congestion and oversubscription.
14-05-2010, 02:21 PM
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the local connection server is less than a 2 minute walk from my house, and thats all im getting on option 3 as well.... someones getting a bloody phonecall!
christian, whats the option 3 package meant to offer you, we have that as well but ive been very dissapointed in our service recently.... some days we have noise on the line, others we dont.
what causes that to happen ie: the noise on the line? interferance through the network, changes going on, people working on the line etc?
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14-05-2010, 02:28 PM
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Fella, if I could get 4.5 meg, I'd be happy with that. I'm getting 10% of what you're getting. We are supposedly on 'up to 8 meg', but even in the realms of being reasonable, 0.5 meg isn't acceptable. All I want is circa 3 meg so we can stream stuff like I-Player.
I don't want to sound like an arse, but if you call them up to complain about 4.5 meg, you'll not get anywhere.
I don't want to sound like an arse, but if you call them up to complain about 4.5 meg, you'll not get anywhere.
14-05-2010, 02:30 PM
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its the upload speed i was going to complain about mate, im very happy with the download speed, its click and then 2 secs later full page loaded, i cant fault them about that..... is the upload speed meant to be that low?
also i'll need to ask them about the noise on the line too now and then, its not constant but it does appear at a seeminly regular basis these days
p.s. i have no fookin idea about computers and their workings other than how to type and do the basics, internal stuff and their workings........i'd be better off trying for a porn star before attempting to learn that stuff!
also i'll need to ask them about the noise on the line too now and then, its not constant but it does appear at a seeminly regular basis these days
p.s. i have no fookin idea about computers and their workings other than how to type and do the basics, internal stuff and their workings........i'd be better off trying for a porn star before attempting to learn that stuff!
14-05-2010, 02:42 PM
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Ive been with bt for years, more of a comfort thing now, they managed to fuck my net up a few sundays ago, i had been using it fine on saturday night then 8 hours later it was fucked, sent me a new hub still nothing, this went on for 2 fucking weeks without broadband and the fuckers still charge me silly ammounts for a shitty service. Need to change over soon.
14-05-2010, 02:50 PM
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You should be getting a good 6 meg . I'll post my results to compare when I'm in later as my line looks very similar
also upload is never more that 1 meg,
also upload is never more that 1 meg,
14-05-2010, 03:02 PM
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Why is your ping so high !?!?!?
Have you checked what speeds your neighbours are getting ? IF its congestion and oversubcription, they will all have the same problem.
To me it sounds more likely to be an issue with the box at the end of the street or the exchange.
Your ping would be massive if it was overcontention.
I'm currently connected in the test-port, with a new microfilter and nothing else (other than the main phone) connected.
BT Openreach have done their tests on each of their visits now and connected using their equipment, with the same shit results. So much so, even they are saying it's not down to our equipment. It is congestion and oversubscription.
BT Openreach have done their tests on each of their visits now and connected using their equipment, with the same shit results. So much so, even they are saying it's not down to our equipment. It is congestion and oversubscription.
To me it sounds more likely to be an issue with the box at the end of the street or the exchange.
Your ping would be massive if it was overcontention.
14-05-2010, 04:10 PM
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Why is your ping so high !?!?!?
Have you checked what speeds your neighbours are getting ? IF its congestion and oversubcription, they will all have the same problem.
To me it sounds more likely to be an issue with the box at the end of the street or the exchange.
Your ping would be massive if it was overcontention.
Have you checked what speeds your neighbours are getting ? IF its congestion and oversubcription, they will all have the same problem.
To me it sounds more likely to be an issue with the box at the end of the street or the exchange.
Your ping would be massive if it was overcontention.
