BT Gears up 300Mbps Broadband

Whatever next lol, bet it will come at a price lol
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/bt-gears-up-300mbps-broadband-super-fast-home-hub-5-50011677/
iechyd da
sky twitter account a customer ask why sky go streams are worst then sd and yet bt and eurosports apps stream in hd. Reply from mod, oh thats easy the files for hd are some huge that sky go can't play them and no app can stream hd due to this and so when they say they are they're really sd streams, if there was any way around this we would have done it now.

Paul1360 wrote:
Whatever next lol, bet it will come at a price lol
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/bt-gears-up-300mbps-broadband-super-fast-home-hub-5-50011677/
iechyd da
Or... You can't get BT infinity at the moment sir, but if you move to use we will provide you with a faster ADSL connection than your current provider!!
Me: But I haven't told you who my current provider is!
BT: Doesn't matter sir the connection will still be better!
Yeah, right better meaning £10 a month more than my current provider!
Come on BT your sales advisors are completely ripping the proverbial, how about being honest straight forward and above all accurate that would be a good start for customers looking to give you business!

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I have no broadband and BT are making me pay twice...

Hi all, I have posted this in the business forums but feel it will get more attention over here.
I started up a small business in June with two working directors, and wanted to setup an email exchange server so i decided it would be easy to convert my resi package for phone and BB to business and opt for a Static IP address.
Since June, when i requested converting to a Business package, I have been paying bills for my previous residential phone and BB, whilst footing the bill for the new business package......After a very long and painful call to India, i was swapped between two operators who did not know what to do with me, and I think they realised the problem but gullible as I was I thought it would soon all be sorted so did not keep a record of the reference number.
I then chased up when I hadn't heard from anyone at BT for a month, and eventually got through to someone called "Rupert" in India said he had also discovered the problem and said it would be rectifed asap, although it could take up to 10 days. A week later i received a "Sorry you're leaving BT" letter but as it was for the residential account (Which i was still paying for!) i assumed this was part of the process and let it be. Now we come to the date of the residential cut-off and lo and behold my existing broadband service has been cut-off...Which means no internet, no emails for me or my staff and a ton of hassle emailing all my clients via my iPhone, explaining to them the situation. This is going to cost us about £200 for every week that we dont have Broadband.
Yes, 'not my problem' sums it up perfectly really. EVERY time i have tried to sort this out, I have been transferred from Residential accounts to business accounts, customer service to technical support etc etc etc. It seems BT is totally geared towards taking your hard-earned money but not commited to helping customers who are having problems. It's not my fault, it's your shoddy service and I should not have to chase you down every day to find out whats going on.
And to top it all off I came home today and there is a nice bill for £105 for the business broadband waiting for me!
Ok so if anyone from BT wants to help, please get in touch.
This is costing me money in lost revenue, but I am still paying my BT bills as i know from experience thats its better to pay them up now rather than risk the wrath of the unpaid direct debit and that will cost me even more money - you couldnt really make it up.

adamlimelight wrote:
Hi all, I have posted this in the business forums but feel it will get more attention over here.
I started up a small business in June with two working directors, and wanted to setup an email exchange server so i decided it would be easy to convert my resi package for phone and BB to business and opt for a Static IP address.
Since June, when i requested converting to a Business package, I have been paying bills for my previous residential phone and BB, whilst footing the bill for the new business package......After a very long and painful call to India, i was swapped between two operators who did not know what to do with me, and I think they realised the problem but gullible as I was I thought it would soon all be sorted so did not keep a record of the reference number.
I then chased up when I hadn't heard from anyone at BT for a month, and eventually got through to someone called "Rupert" in India said he had also discovered the problem and said it would be rectifed asap, although it could take up to 10 days. A week later i received a "Sorry you're leaving BT" letter but as it was for the residential account (Which i was still paying for!) i assumed this was part of the process and let it be. Now we come to the date of the residential cut-off and lo and behold my existing broadband service has been cut-off...Which means no internet, no emails for me or my staff and a ton of hassle emailing all my clients via my iPhone, explaining to them the situation. This is going to cost us about £200 for every week that we dont have Broadband.
Yes, 'not my problem' sums it up perfectly really. EVERY time i have tried to sort this out, I have been transferred from Residential accounts to business accounts, customer service to technical support etc etc etc. It seems BT is totally geared towards taking your hard-earned money but not commited to helping customers who are having problems. It's not my fault, it's your shoddy service and I should not have to chase you down every day to find out whats going on.
And to top it all off I came home today and there is a nice bill for £105 for the business broadband waiting for me!
Ok so if anyone from BT wants to help, my account number for the resi package is/was and the account number for the Business package is. I also have on one of the bills.
This is costing me money in lost revenue, but I am still paying my BT bills as i know from experience thats its better to pay them up now rather than risk the wrath of the unpaid direct debit and that will cost me even more money - you couldnt really make it up.
Hi there,
I would advise you to drop an email to [email protected] with your Account number, landline number and a link back to this thread and one of the Mods (they're also BT Customer Care agents) will look into your issue and hopefully expedite a resolution for you.
I agree with the other poster that you (or a mod) should remove the acct numbers above. NOT wise at all to list those in an open forum like this.
I hope this helps.

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Hi CLD2ooth,
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Keep an eye on the main Gears of War page here for any changes and I’ll do my best to jump back in here if I hear anything on this as well!

Can't get back to 300Mbps with my wrt300n v1 router?

Hello All, My wrt300n, v1 router has always worked great, straight out of the box.
I use various adapter cards and have never had a problem? All of the cards have connected at their individual full speeds? Except 1 Airlink 300n that connects at 270mbps? Still very nice, and what I see most people connect at.
The main PC on the network has a Dlink adaptor card, and has always connected at a full 300mbps, until now. I just moved, had my broadband installed just today. Everything is back up and working except the main PC is only connecting at 130Mbps?
Here's what I did that may have caused this. I had both homes for 2 weeks; I left my modem and Router in the older house. So I could use my laptop there if I had to until the new house was hooked up. Well when I went over to the old house and tried to connect the laptop I couldn't? I connected to the router but couldn't get to the net? I thought it might be a router setting, now that the rest of the pcs were not on the network any longer? So I logged into the router settings and restored factory defaults? The laptop still had the same problem? I just disconnected the whole setup, brought it to the new house.
Cox came today to set up. They actually used my laptop to connect to the network and test the lines? It connected as soon as we turned it on and didn't have a problem? However, when I tried to connect my main desktop it only connected at 130Mbps? Now my network is just called linksys of course because I restored defaults. Could I have changed anything else that would affect the Mbps on this PC? I was going to upgrade the firmware a while back just for GP, however I don't think I did after I read here; "if its working don't mess with it"? As I said though, this PC connected at 300Mbps when I first bought the cards and I don't think I had to do anything to get it to do that? That was close to 3yrs ago, w/o a problem until now?
Sorry for the long post but I wanted to explain as fully as possible.
Does any one have the answers, or even an idea as to what I need to do to get back to where I was?
Thanks in advance for all your efforts. This Forum and its users ROCK!
Alex

After you resetted your router you should try adjusting the wireless settings on your router...
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1
Leave username blank & in password use admin in lower case...
For Wireless Settings, please do the following : -
Click on the Wireless tab
-Here select manual configuratioon...Wireless Network mode should be mixed...
-Provide a unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID) box in order to differentiate your network from your neighbours network...
- Set the Radio Band to Wide-40MHz and change the Wide channel to 9 and Standard Channel to 11-2.462GHz...Wireless SSID broadcast should be Enabled and then click on save settings...
Please make a note of Wireless Network Name (SSID) as this is the Network Identifier...
For Wireless Security : -
Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security...
Change the Wireless security mode to WPA, For Encryption, select AES...For Passphrase input your desired WPA Key. For example , MySecretKey , This will serve as your network key whenever you connect to your wireless network. Do NOT give this key to anyone.
NOTE : Passphrase should be more that 8 characters...
Click on Advanced Wireless Settings
Change the Beacon Interval to 75 >>Change the Fragmentation...
Threshold to 2304 Change the RTS Threshold to 2307 >>Click on "Save Settings"...
Now see if you can locate your Wireless Network and attempt to connect...See if you get the desired speed...If not you should un-install and re-install the wireless adapter...

My broadband experience. The story so far....

Hello. I just thought I'd highlight my plight with BT. Issue is still not fixed...see my version of War and Peace below. Enjoy!
On the 15th (after 2+ years of solid connectivity) the hub started flashing green and orange every 20 minutes or so.....
Dec 15: Reported by phone; Diagnosed as hub fault
Dec 17th Replacement hub received
Dec 18th – Reported broadband still bouncing. Was informed further tests would be carried out.
Dec 19th – Called for update. Was informed there was a confirmed fault. An engineer would be sent.
Dec 24th – Engineer visited and installed new MK3 socket and moved hub position.
(Following his visit was unable to dial out on the phone)
Dec 27th – Reported phone issue and continuing broadband issue.
Dec 28th – 2nd engineer visited without correct test gear but confirmed there was a line fault. Said he would ask for a broadband engineer to be scheduled.
Dec 29th – Again informed BT that fault was not fixed. No record of previous engineers visit. Agreed to schedule another engineer.
Dec 31st – Engineer should have visited between 1 and 6 pm. Nobody showed.
Jan 1st – Reported no show from engineer. Engineer scheduled for tomorrow.
Jan 2nd – Engineer arrived (a line engineer). Fixed the line fault (caused by the engineer on the 24th not wiring the socket correctly). Carried out extensive tests and proved the fault was with the line, not internal to the property.
Jan 2nd (PM) – Reported again – Broadband engineer scheduled for the 5th.
Jan 5th – Broadband engineer arrived. Tested internal equipment. Proved line fault. He went to exchange and called from there. Confirmed a card issue. Informed me the card needed replacing or moving to new slot. He informed this would be carried out overnight by exchange engineer.
Jan 6th – Reported issue still happening (broadband bouncing) in the a.m. Called back at 6pm to be informed the engineering team had gone home so could not get an update.
Jan 7th – Call back from the engineering team at 3pm. They were unable to contact the engineer involved as he was not at work the previous day. He would be working tomorrow so update then.
Jan 8th - ?

Hi SteveWard,
Thanks for posting and welcome to the forum!
I'm sorry for the problems you're having with your broadband connection and that these issues have resulted in problems with your landline too.
The community aren't going to be able to help solve this as it'll need direct help from BT. We'll step in to lend a hand until you're sorted. Click on my username and under the "about me" section of my profile you'll see the link to get in touch with us.
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Adding broadband to an existing package – is it po...

A phone call from BT prompted me to look into adding broadband to my home phone line.
The helpful sales person insists that the only way to do this is to take out a long contract, 12 or 18 months, and to accept a "free" router.
The reason for the request is that my main broadband line is rubbish late at night, when I want to use the BBC iPlayer.
I do not want another router. (I have plenty of network gear lying around.) I do not want a long contract.
As the regulator is clamping down on over long contracts, you would think that BT might be happy just to charge me a monthly fee on top of my phone bill.
Is this possible? Or do I have to look at alternative broadband suppliers?

michaelkenward wrote:
A phone call from BT prompted me to look into adding broadband to my home phone line.
The helpful sales person insists that the only way to do this is to take out a long contract, 12 or 18 months, and to accept a "free" router.
The reason for the request is that my main broadband line is rubbish late at night, when I want to use the BBC iPlayer.
I do not want another router. (I have plenty of network gear lying around.) I do not want a long contract.
As the regulator is clamping down on over long contracts, you would think that BT might be happy just to charge me a monthly fee on top of my phone bill.
Is this possible? Or do I have to look at alternative broadband suppliers?
There are not many providers that offer a 30 day broadband contract
Most will provide a contract for 12 or 18 months and what is the harm in getting a free router, you don't need to use it, but keep it in case of problems and to help in diagnostics.
I don't use the HH3, but a D-Link Dir 825, but the HH3 is sat next to the D-Link but powered off, ready to take over if ever have problems and need to do further diagnostics

Airport Express + Mobile broadband + printer = no play.

Hello all.
I have a mobile broadband dongle which is my only way of connecting to the internet. The dongle connects to my MBP via USB. No issues.
I set up my Airport Express without Internet connection as I want it to be a local network only and have my printer connected to it. That's fine as well.
Problem is that the airport Express takes precedence over the USB mobile modem so when having both active the MBP is trying to connect to the internet via the airport express despite it being set to not connect to the internet.
Is there a workaround or shall I just give up? I really do need to have the printer on the express as I'm not the only one using it.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Have your tried changing the network connector order in System Preferences to place the USB Broadband connection above the AirPort connector in the list?
ref: System Preferences > Network. The network connectors are listed in the left window pane. You can change the order of these connectors by clicking on the gear icon at the bottom of this window.

Sky broadband, airport extreme and extending the wireless network.

Hi - I am a recent apple convert and as such new to all things mac. My current setup is sky broadband, net gear router, w7 notebook, ipad2 and mac mini. My mac mini is in the studio at the bottom of the Garden and currently has no signal. I am trying to extend the signal using an airport extreme but keep falling at the first hurdle. Connecting the sky router by Ethernet to Airport and trying to setup via utility has got me stumped, the unit just flashes orange. In essence what I am trying to achieve is a network off the sky router through airport that enables all my units to work wirelessly and attach a wireless printer and USB hard drive. Is this going to be achievable or have I wasted my money on the airport extreme unit?
Any help or guidance greatly received.
Thanks
AdeP

AdeP wrote:
Hi - thanks for your reply. I have my sky (netgear) broadband router connected to the telephone/broadband point. I have then attached an ethernet cable from the router to the wan port on the back of the airport extreme. When I log into the airport utility it recognises the AEB but it just flashes orange which is where I am stuck.
You mean the Netgear is a broadband modem and router? If that is the case try disabling the Sky broadband router function as it is not compatible with the AEB. If your router is a wireless router, you will have to disable this function then see if you can connect. If your modem is separate from the router, you have to connect directly to the ethernet port of the modem and skip the Netgear router all together.

Broadband connectivity

I have BT as my broadband supplier and, due to the location of my Pc, need to use a wireless connection to access it, the Hub being several rooms away. Signal strength is rarely better than 'fair'. My connector adapter is a NET gear item. The problem is that connection keeps dropping out (it has taken over ten attempts to get this message to you). I go to the Internet access icon in the task bar and click on 'Troubleshoot problems' which usually results in a reset of the Network Connector Adapter. Hence this message to you. Unfortunately that re-connection rarely last for long. Is the problem the Netgear or BT's broadband cupply, or what else can I do to improve the situation? Heeelllpppp!
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Hi,
Depending on the internal structure of the dwelling between your PC and the hub you very well may have permanent restrictions to getting a reliable signal. There are solutions for these types of situations. Try your PC up close to the HUB and see if you still have issues.
HP DV9700, t9300, Nvidia 8600, 4GB, Crucial C300 128GB SSD
HP Photosmart Premium C309G, HP Photosmart 6520
HP Touchpad, HP Chromebook 11
Custom i7-4770k,Z-87, 8GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650,GTX 760
Custom i7-4790k,Z-97, 16GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Plextor M.2 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650, GTX 660TI
Windows 7/8 UEFI/Legacy mode, MBR/GPT

Imac wont boot it did till i changed inernet protocol all i get is apple and gear spinng

I have an 800mgz imac when I got it it booted up just fine i changed the internet from dial up tp broadband save it turn it off to connect broadband now it wont boot all i get is the apple logo and the spinning gear?

Another thing that you could try it is deleting or copying to desktop the preference files for networking. Mac OS will regenerate these files. You would then need to reconfigure your network settings.
While this discussion provides a solution for a different problem. I believe the files would be the same for all network configuration problems.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8185915#8185915
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10718694#10718694
You need to get into single use mode for steps one and two that are listed below.
This page will tell you how to get into single user mode.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1492
Basically, you hold down the command-s key then powering on your machine. The command key has a little apple symbol on the lower left. It is between the alt/option key and the space bar. On a PC keyboard, it will be the windows key, I think.
( Do you know Unix. You are in a Unix single user console. ) The setup commands you need should be listed on the screen. For Mac OS 10.4.11, the commands are:
# Type the follow two instructions to access the startup disk in read/write:
/sbin/fsck -fy
/sbin/mount -uw /
The mv command is also the rename command. move within a directory.
basically :
mac $ cd /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration
mac $ ls
NetworkInterfaces.plist com.apple.nat.plist      preferences.plist
mac $ pwd
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration
mac $ mv NetworkInterfaces.plist NetworkInterfaces.plist2
mac $ mv com.apple.nat.plist com.apple.nat.plist2
mac $ mv preferences.plist preferences.plist2
mac $
Here is an overview of the terminal commands. Lets assume that your account has a short user name of mac.
Macintosh-HD -> Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal
#What is my short user name? Type the whoami command.
mac $ whoami
mac
mac $
#How to list all of your disks.
# The ls command is for list
mac $ ls /Volumes/
Audio CD       Macintosh-HD   Spotless       Tiger-ext
mac $
# Let's say your flash drive is named Spotless
# cd is change directory
mac $ cd /Volumes/Spotless
# pwd is print working directory
mac $ pwd
/Volumes/Spotless
mac $
# The ls command is for list # l is long # F is type of file where / is directory mac $ ls -lF
total 134704
-rw-r--r--     1 mac staff     64560 Mar 3 2009 A-picture-of-Youpi-key.png
drwxr-xr-x    83 mac staff      2822 Nov 7 14:52 Applescript files/
drwxrwxrwx    12 mac staff       408 Dec 13 2008 Christmas Cards/
drwxr-xr-x     9 mac staff       306 Dec 21 17:39 Christmas Cards 2009/
... trimmed ... What does all this mean?
drwxrwxrwx
d = directory
r = read
w = write
x = executeable program
drwxrwxrwx
| | |
| |   all other users not in first two types
| |
| group
|
owner
Every Unix resource: files, folders, etc has an owner, group, other
a file has one owner.
a file has one group. A group contains a list of users.
To gain access to a file. You can be the owner, in the group, or not being the owner or in the group you ended up as other. Each of these categories has read, write, or execute permissions.
# l is long
# a is all to show hidden files & folders
mac $ ls -lFa
total 134736
drwxr-xr-x    41 mac   staff      1496 Dec 22 17:11 .
drwxrwxrwt     8 root admin       272 Dec 24 13:55 ..
-rwxrwxrwx     1 mac   staff     15364 Dec 23 12:52 .DS_Store*
drwx------     4 mac   staff       136 Jan 22 2009 .Spotlight-V100
drwxrwxrwt     5 mac   staff       170 Sep 14 16:36 .TemporaryItems
d-wx-wx-wx     4 mac   staff       136 Dec 31 1969 .Trashes
-rw-r--r--     1 mac staff     64560 Mar 3 2009 A-picture-of-Youpi-key.png
drwxr-xr-x    83 mac   staff      2822 Nov 7 14:52 Applescript files
drwxrwxrwx    12 mac   staff       408 Dec 13 2008 Christmas Cards
drwxr-xr-x     9 mac   staff       306 Dec 21 17:39 Christmas Cards 2009
... trimmed ...
# mv is move or rename
mv -i the-name the-new-name
# You can just rename the file back to what it was with mv command.
mv -i old-name new-name
Here is what these commands mean:
cd is change directory
pwd is a print working directory
ls is list
sudo is Super user do
mv is move or rename
For cryptic comments, you can always uses the manual command which is man. For example:
man mv
# Type the letter q to quit.
In case you have spaces in your filenames or directories, you need to escape them. See examples:
mac $ ls -l ~/"see it"
-rw-r--r-- 1 mac staff 3171 Oct 26 23:38 /Users/mac/see it
mac $
mac $ cd /Users/mac/Desktop/ttt\ html\ copy/
Do you know about tabing? Type in a few letters of a name then press the tab key. The computer will type out the rest of the name if it is unique.
Press the up arrow key to see the previous command(s).
To edit a command, use the left arror key to more left and the right arror key to move right. Use the delete key to delete the key to the left. Type a letter to insert.
history to see many previous commands.
mac $ history
    2 man launchd.conf
    3 history
Lots of links: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2692161&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2692161&tstart=0
Robert

Stream 8 tablet location does not work on T-mobile broadband

On my HP Stream 8 tablet, location works fine with GPS only (GNSS on; Mobile Broadband, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth off).
However, if I turn on Mobile Broadband and connect to T-Mobile and turn off GNSS (or GNSS on inside where there is no GPS signal) and keep Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off, the location gives very odd results. Last week the map showed Phoenix as my location (I am actually located in San Francisco). This week, it gives Brentwood or Clayton, CA, both more than 30 miles away.
HP tech support said call T-Mobile. T-Mobile said they had occasionally seen equally odd locations.
I went to a nearby T-Mobile store. They had a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 which always gave a correct location, within 100 feet using T-Mobile alone. Manually moving the map to a different location in an attempt to confuse it and turning it on and off, it would still find the correct location. No surprise there, my three year old Virgin Mobile LG android cell phone does just as good a job at finding locations.
(The T-mobile store also had an iPad Mini 3 that I was able to confuse. On T-Mobile alone and clicking on My Location in maps, it produced a grid that was blank except for a line saying that it was unable to find a location, no info or link to what to do next. The T-Mobile store did not have a Stream 8. The Microsoft Store has a Stream 8 but it is not connected to Mobile Broadband.)
Does anyone else have this problem? Is my unit defective? There are times that a GPS signal is unavailable and a T-mobile broadband signal is available, and it seems that this unit should be able to find a location at least as well as my cell phone.
Thanks.

I see the same basic results, wifi=off, bluetooth=off, gnss=off, t-mobile=on. Open win8.1 map-app shows my location in LA south of the 101/110 junction. I'm in SF Bay area near San Jose about 400 miles away. Turn on wifi and map-app shows me at my real address. With t-moile only, opened win8.1 IE, went to www.bing.com/maps location also shows LA.
My only t-mobile account is the stream8 free 200mb/month data plan, don't think they have my real address anywhere. My t-mobile "phone" number is 720 area code in the Denver area. No idea why middle of LA is the t-mobile location. Must be a "feature, not a bug".

HERE WE GO AGAIN - BROADBAND IN SHETLAND AT A CRAW...

One wonders how many blasted times this has to happen before something gets done to rectify our appalling broadband service in Shetland once and for all?
Heres my latest BT speedtest result
FAQ
This Test comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download Speed
130 Kbps
0 Kbps
2000 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 130 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 400-2000 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :2368 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 2000 Kbps
As you can see its a desultory 130kbps
Heres my router stats:
ADSL line status
Connection information
Line state
Connected
Connection time
10 days, 9:39:21
Downstream
2,368 Kbps
Upstream
448 Kbps
ADSL settings
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
ITU-T G.992.1
Latency type
Interleaved
Noise margin (Down/Up)
9.6 dB / 17.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
57.0 dB / 29.0 dB
Output power (Down/Up)
18.0 dBm / 12.1 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local)
0
Loss of Signal (Local)
0
Loss of Power (Local)
0
FEC Errors (Down/Up)
10102968 / 38
CRC Errors (Down/Up)
5399 / N/A
HEC Errors (Down/Up)
N/A / 25
Error Seconds (Local)
2836

Further BT speedtest result:
FAQ
Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download Speed
651 Kbps
0 Kbps
2000 Kbps
Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 651 Kbps
For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 400-2000 Kbps.
Additional Information:
Your DSL Connection Rate :2368 Kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 Kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP Profile for your line is - 2000 Kbps

Final attempt at a solution ... broadband drop out

Perhaps someone can help before - now being contract free - I leave BT.
For the last 9 months or so, we find ourselves unable to use our broadband connection without rebooting the hub. We have replaced the ADSL filter countless times, have used the test socket, have had the line checked, have left the thing unrest for 10 days (going without internet), had the noise adjusted up and down, I have used each and every wireless channel. When things go wrong, no lights on the homehub (incidentally, HH2, but I have also used a HH1 without luck) change and all looks normal but we find ourselves unable to connect. The connection mostly seems to go in the evening, but it's also been hopeless this afternoon (for example), most recent afternoons and also on Sunday mornings. In effect, there is no pattern... To get going again, all we have to do is reset, but that's not exactly convenient.
I asked about 9 months ago for a change to HH3 in case that helped. I don't think it will. I am currently using a linksys modem and router to see what happens - guess what? same problem! Interestingly, when it goes down, the modem lights again suggest there is nothing wrong with the connection.
BT have now worked out my contract is up and are telling me to recontract and negotiate to receive a HH3 - yes, I have to negotiate to get one despite always and for ever being with BT. If the problem persists, they will see what they can do.
Of course, I have no intention of getting stuck with a new contract for a piece of equipment that won't solve the problem. But I am also rather reticent to leave BT - not least because to have any confidence of not suffering problems in future, I think I need to move away from using the same phone line which means going cable...
Does anyone have any ideas? I attach my latest status report from my linksys modem...
Thanks!
GBH1000

Hi. Thanks for coming back.
I haven't solved anything - including previous error probs - but life was very hectic and while I allowed the contract to tick down, I reset the hub twice a day and coped. I've only been waging a final battle because it feels like a big risk switching providers if this can be fixed...
Here are the latest stats. As you can see I have reinstalled the BT HH2 because my wife uses the BB talk facility some evenings (including tonight) and it's easier to use the hub.
Anyway - here you go. These numbers mean nothing to me. Interestingly, I have NEVER been asked about them by anyone at BT either!

Ipod touch is no longer compatible with Gear Box??

I turned on Gear Box with Ipod touch attached and having been avoiding update notifications, decided to go ahead and let it update ios 5 thingy. Once updated via my laptop connection I put it back in the slot on the gear box and now I get a message on the Ipod that Gear Box no longer recognizes Ipod Touch. Tried it a few times, but just won't work. The Ipod works on the battery only. And of course it happened on Sat night so no support via phone. Any help will be appreciate.
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Thanks to Gear 4, not the Apple phone support, my Ipod touch is now working with Gear box. You have to do a hard reset once or twice and then turn the Gear 4 system on, turn your Ipod touch on to music, and insert it into the dock. It should work then. If not, I suggest you contact Gear 4.
Trish

BT can actually fix broadband faults! (no I'm not ...

Just had to post this for anyone to read who have encountered problems with BT Broadband. Its been put onto an old thread but incase your new or never saw it here it is.
Anyone else seen the flying pigs all covered in snow?
It's finally happened, after 14 months, hours upon hours spent on the phone to Broadband No Support India Division, emails back and for with moderators and BT, 4 engineer visits and 3 emails to the chairmans office my broadbands been fixed. Yes thats right its not a mistype my broadband has actually been fixed.
I did try the noise line test as recomended by another forum member but I had no noise on the line.
After my last attempt to email the chairmans office (that and the short but blunt voicemail message I left too) I had a call from a new person who works in the chairmans office. This lady couldn't have been more helpful. She'd actually looked into my account and problems dating back to the day I joined BT Broadband back in January 2009 and was shocked to see some of the crazy and down right ridiculous things I'd been told and had to put up with. I was even more shocked when she knew exactly what an external NTE was. She listed to what I had to say and the long long list of what I'd tried over the 14 months and how even with 2 replacement hubs sent out nothing changed. She decided that from what I'd described it was a faulty hub issue. I have to admit when I was told this I was a bit apprehensive and wasn't expecting anything new to actually happen. Wrong!
Instead of just winging me out a new bog standard Type A Hub 2.0 she sent me out a new Hub 2.0 Type B. She explained how it was made by a different manufacturer and how it had a different chipset in it and that there had been customers who had found it solved there problems. I was dubious but I agreed to having one to try. 2 days later it arrived. Looks exactly the same as the 3 other hub 2.0 I have had in the past. I set it all up, switched it on and hey presto it burst into life. When it did burst into life there was no annoying loud clicking noise like with the Type A hubs. I logged into the Hub Manager and it appears to be more user friendly and pretty quick. For some unknown reason all previous Hubs upon connection would start with an Actual Data Transfer Speed of 100 odd mbps then almost immediately this would decrease down to 54 mpbs. Right away its showing as being 130mbps.
Tried logging back into Hub Manager later on and I was astonished to see that the Actual Data Transfer Speed was still showing as being 130mbps. Then I looked at the connection speed of all joined PCs, Laptop and Netbook to find they were all at 100mbps. This is something which had never been achieved before. Now I started thinking is this actually going to work? Yes, it did. Using the internet now is quicker than its ever been. My download speed has increased from approx 6mb up to a now steady 7mb and the upload speed is slightly quicker too. The lovely lady from the chairmans office rang back a few times to see how things were going and apologised everytime for the way my broadband problems and the support lines have been of no help/use. I told her under no way was I ever ringing India again and she said hopefully next year it'll all be back in the UK. (Fingers crossed folks)
Its now been 13days, 2 hours, 17 minutes & 51 seconds since switching to the Hub 2.0 Type B and I've had no flashing orange lights, no disconnections and none of those annoying 'Theres a problem with your broadband messages' appearing on my monitor. This is unheard of. If I'm lucky may go for a week without frequent disconnects (it did happen in summer 2009) but certainly no longer than that.
Its both great and disgusting at the same time. Yes its great that I now have the broadband service I've been paying for but disgusting that its taken 14 months to get it. That and the fact that despite all the bull excuses and comments on how its the phone line inside and its the electrical interference and that its a fault with all my PCs, laptops and netbooks etc that it is in fact down to that bloomin Hub!
Compensation is being looked into and should be forthcoming. I do not want to curse it but if these great speeds/transfer rates remain and I continue to be able to use my Broadband without that blasted constant clicking noise, flashing orange broadband light and frequent disconnections (deep breath) I may stay with BT.
Thanks to everyone whos suggested or commented on things to try.
No disrespect to the Mods on here but I did contact yourselves numerous times on the old BT Forums and got nowhere. The usual thing was to be told a line test had been done, no faults found now ring BT Broadband helpline. In my case no it wasn't a line fault it was rubbish BT Hubs 2.0 type A fault!
All I can recommend for anyone whos sick to the back teeth ringing India and getting nowhere with there broadband problems try using Google and searching for BT Chairmans email address and fire an email to them with details of your problems/experiences.
Good Luck

nice 1, i got my bb fixed today 2, after weeks of phone calls to india and 7 engieer visits and a letter to the chairman my bb its back up to 3.5 mbps, the only strange thing is my bb light gos orange every 2 hours im hoping this is just like the 10 days restart and not still a falut im just glad my dsl connetion rate is back up was at 1000 but now 4689 pls look at my home hub stats tell we what u see pls x oh im using the home hub 2.0 type A
Line state
Connected
Connection time
0 days, 0:11:54
Downstream
4,768 Kbps
Upstream
448 Kbps
VPI/VCI
0/38
Type
PPPoA
Modulation
ITU-T G.992.1
Latency type
Fast
Noise margin (Down/Up)
5.8 dB / 20.0 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up)
53.0 dB / 31.5 dB
Output power (Down/Up)
19.3 dBm / 12.8 dBm
Loss of Framing (Local)
68
Loss of Signal (Local)
8
Loss of Power (Local)
0
FEC Errors (Down/Up)
0 / 0
CRC Errors (Down/Up)
480 / 2147480000
HEC Errors (Down/Up)
nil / 7
Error Seconds (Local)
5

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