The Popular Forums area (Forum Home) disappears somehow

Hi Experts,
1.The Popular Forums Section will disappear sometimes. (Under Forum Home)
2.As a user requirement, we use A URL iView under Homepage to Capture and
Display the Popular Forums Section.
3.When the Popular Forums has no item (disappear), the URL iView will
display the whole page of Forum Home which will mess up the Homepage.
p.s. without a new post on the forum for A day, the Popular Forums area will
disappear.
Pls kindly help me with this problem,
Thanks and Best regards,
Jason,

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My question asked on the SharePoint forum has disappeared ?!

Hello,
Yesterday Nov 5, 2009 I've posted a question having the following title:
"Cannot connect to default SharePoint web site by using a limited account ?"
The web address was this:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointadmin/thread/936ea710-5749-41ca-81e7-2df0f71adfb2
Today Nov 6, 2009, the question has disappeared and I cannot access it anymore.
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When you delete a message you need to give a reason. I then do. If the forum software meant for instance that people who posted a deleted message were shown that reason, the problem would be solved.
Your suggestion of a message saying "Message Deleted Due To Rules Violation" would in this particular kind of case (a new thread) mean there would be a new off-topic thread in the forum. If I delete a post in a thread (vary rare occurence but occasionally
needed) then I do post a message in the thread explaining why.
Usually these days I edit away additional exclamation marks (1 or more); additional question marks (more than one); trailing "...."; use of "Help" in Titles; use of "Urgent" in Titles; and change CAPS to non-caps in Titles (and tell people in the visible
"why edited" the reason for the edit). However if there are two such techniques in use to try to push a post ahead of the queue (for instance URGENT!) then I will still delete.
There are guidelines for Moderators but in the end it is up to the individual Moderators of a set of forums just where they want to draw the line. My particular dislike is a) for people who think their question is more important than anyone elses and thus
try the above kinds for techniques to push their posts ahead of the queue (includes saying in the text that they want an answer asap) and b) people who are so eager for points that they ask (typically) in their sig people to mark their posts as answers
(or indeed those people who propose their own posts as answers).
The key thing is that the Moderator(s) is consistent.
(I used to edit the first examples of things like exclamation marks but then delete the ca sixth or more in a session because I was by then irritated. That wasn't consistent. Now I edit the ones with a single violation and delete the ones with duplicate
violations. That is consistent and is punishing the main offenders rather than the person (as here) whose post I read sixth in a session.)
You ask about other rules for deleting ...
A. There was someone who in almost every post said that "it's very urgent". I edited out all these and asked him in the reason not to continue writing this. He kept on doing it. Finally I wrote in the reason that if he kept writing this I would
delete his posts. It had no effect so I deleted his next post (which naturally also said "it's very urgent").
You have to have the option of deleting posts if someone refuses to follow the "rules" for that set of forums. It's not a hammer that is needed very often (once or twice a year maybe) but it needs to be there.
B. There is a guy who only ever makes posts that propose the use of his product. (He also never says that it is his product). This is using the forums as a marketing tool and as such is forbidden so his posts get deleted as spam. (There is of course more
obvious spam - here it's the pattern of posts that make it spam).
If say someone answers a lot of forum questions and occasionaly has a post suggesting the use of his product (and is open about it being his product) in a thread where thats's a reasonable post then it's OK. Key is that the % fits (roughly 90% good product-neutral
posts).
C. Spam. (Obvious spam that is)
D. Posts designed to provoke a reply from the same person that suggests a product.
These are sneaky ones. Post One: "Hi, I'm looking for a product that does XX". Post Two (same poster sometimes with different display name): I found this product that suits my needs.
You need to be wide awake to see these but they do occasionally happen. Usually spotted because that product is suggested by the same person in other threads. Sometimes though they are simply not as clever as they think they are.
E. Duplicate posts
If intentionally then usually sent to two different forums. (Leading to parallel threads)
If unintentional then sent to the same forum 10 mins later because the assumption is made the first post didn't make it-
F. Posting the identical question both in an existing thread and as a new thread.
Here the Moderator decides which of the two to delete. Roughly delete the new thread if the post to a thread was to a current, active thread; remove the post in a thread if the thread was old, inactive and leave the new thread.
Again leads to parallel threads and again wastes people's time because the question could well be already answered in the other location.
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Once the pattern has been spotted, all the posts are deleted.
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Is it my imagination, or does the Last Post column keep appearing and disappearing from the forum home page?
I've seen it a few times, I think, but then it vanishes.

what I can see is the difference between those two links :
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/main.jspa?categoryID=84
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/category.jspa?categoryID=84
Hmmm...interesting.
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The link has this url: http://forums.oracle.com/forums/index.jspa?categoryID=84 which is slightly different than the two you posted.
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Possible to add time of last post on forum home pa...

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can you not do that already using settings, subscriptions & bookmarks, options, notify me for my own posts and replies?
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Duplicate "You are here: Home The Blog" at top of blog

Hello,
I am receiving a duplication at the top of my blog.
http://www.marrymegay.com.au/_blog/The_Blog
You are here: Home > The Blog
You are here: Home > The Blog
I added the blog as per the instructions Site Manager - Menu's - Site Menu - Add Item.
I have looked through the settings of the blog but l cannot find anything that would cause this.
Any ideas?

Hi,
I can see that your template (Marry Me - Page Template) already contains {module_breadcrumbs}. You have applied this template on your blog as well. Now, if you see Module Template->Blog layout-> Overall Blog Layout, You have one more module_breadcrumbs, due to which you are getting duplicate breadcrumbs.
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Are the Technet forums getting .... s...l...o.....w.......e........r......?

Just wondering if it's my laptop, the client I'm at, or ... Oracle?
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I can understand it slowing down in the afternoon, but it seems to be crawling all day now for the last week or so?
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Thx. Michael.
Glad I'm not the only one seeing it.
It reminds me of when I had a 'paid' Hotmail account a long time ago. The free one I had went much faster than the paid one, and the reason for this apparently was that the server where my paid subscription was - for whatever reason - was getting hammered more. So, you can imagine, the paid one was cancelled by me.
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Lightroom has crashed with error message 'error reading from its preview cache' - this happens every time i try a launch it. I have looked a forum to repair the fault. there are different recommedations.can you tell me step by step how to recify this pro

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robmac76 wrote:
can you tell me step by step how to recify this problem.
Yes:
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That's it!
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X:\My Catalogs\My Catalog Previews.lrdata
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Which OS?
If you know the name of the catalog it will help, but also: it's probably NOT in with your program files.
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R

The hardest forum ive entered, and no remedy for the problem. where are my films ive paid for?? sorry for lack of upper case, just very angry with YOU apple

the hardest forum ive entered, and no remedy for the problem. where are my films ive paid for?? sorry for lack of upper case, just very angry with YOU apple

We are all itunes users just like you.
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Where are the AS70 forum categories

Can anyone tell me where the various forum categories are? Have all previous AS70 categories all been merged into one?
JohnH

Hi John,
You are correct that the previous set of Application Server 7 forums have been merged into this one. All of the previously posted messages are still here.
You may have noticed that we've been making a lot of changes to the organization of these forums. One thing we decided to do was merge together multiple forums related to the same product. There were a lot of reasons, including very low traffic on some of the individual forums. In the case of Application Server 7, the change was pretty dramatic. We hope that once people are used to it, it will prove to work well.
But we are also still actively working on improving these forums, and will be making more changes, including adding forums over time. In addition to monitoring the forums usage, we will definitely be listening to feedback from forums users.
Hope this answers your question.
Best regards,
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PLM-Forumsplit - Please ensure you are using the right forum

UPDATE (December 11th, 2007):
We have now:
PLM
DMS
cProjects / cFolders
PS
forums - posts will be moved to the right forum.
Please ensure your are opening a new thread in the right forum
UPDATE (September 4th, 2007):
Dear all,
First of all - thanks a lot for the lively discussion about the PLM Forumsplit and all the useful input and feedback.
Based on your input we'll soon create new SDN forums for the larger PLM solution components with a huge customer base. We'll update you again as soon as the new forums are available.
Today in the PLM Forum all questions regarding Product Lifecycle Management development and implementation are discussed.
Industry specific questions are welcomed too, as well as questions to the following SAP PLM solution components:
Document Management (CA-DMS)
CAD Desktop (CA-CAD)
Classification (CA-CL)
Variant Configurtaion (LO-VC)
Lifecycle Data Managemenet with:
     -Engineering Change Management (LO-ECH)
     -Mass Maintenance (CA-GTF-MS)
     -Product and Process Modelling (PLM-PPM)
     -Product Data Management (LO-PDM, CA-GTF-UPS)
     -Material Master (LO-MD-MM),
        -Bill of Material (LO-MD-BOM), Routings and
        -Engineering Workbench (PP-PD-RTG, LO-EWB)
     -Integr. Product&Process Engineering iPPE (AP-PPE)
Quality Management (QM), Auditmanagement (CA-AUD, CRM-AUD)
Recipe Management (PLM-RM)
Environment Health and Safety (EH&S)
Project System (PS)
cFolders (PLM-CFO)
cProjects (PLM-CPR)
Questions regarding Plant Maintenance (PM) or Customer Service (CS) are discussed in the Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) forum.
Yours sincerely,
Marcus Wagler
Original Message:
Dear Customers,
we are currently about to discuss a split of the PLM forum in subfolders/subforums because of the mass of components that are wrapped up in PLM.
We want to know which structure you would prefer as a user of this forum.
The aim is to increase the usability of the forum and to decrease the time to find the right thread.
some possible examples:
PLM (using the names)
- Material Master
- Classicifaction
- cFolders
PLM (using the components)
- LO-MD-MM
- CA-CL
- PLM-CFO
PLM (more general attempt)
- LDM
- EAM
feel free to make own suggestions. I am looking forward to your replies.
faithfully yours
Marcus Wagler
Message was edited by:
        Marcus Wagler

Hi All
I am in line with Martina's suggestions. Besides that following is the my proposal
PLM - PS (Project System/Project Management)
PLM - ECM
PLM - DMS
PLM - Classifications
PLM - xAPPs
PLM - cProjects & cFolders
PLM - Material Master
PLM - BOM
PLM - Quality
PLM - Enchancements & Developments
Hope above will be acceptable and request you all to suggest.
One thing I would like to emphasise is that we must have one forum for PLM - PS exclusively. Infact, exclusive PS forums are very rare and to be honest, inspite of working on SAP structures, many of individuals are not aware of existence and part & parcel of "PS Module" within SAP structure.
Enjoy SAP....
Regards,
Sudhakar

Cant find the right forum for this but can i restore my hd from time mch to a year ago and then restore individual files such as logic lprojects that are on same time mchne backup from last week?

cant find the right forum for this but as i am having problems booting my macbook pro, keep having to reser pram etc and now wont boot at all.....
aill this theoretically work?
a. Restore entire macpro hard drive from time machine to a time over a year ago before problems started
b. Restore more recent individual files such as logic projects individually from same time machine backup
c. install any programs manually again only couple of vsts
please answer direct question as i have tried everything else and nonhardware problems just will no longer boot after months of reseting each time
cheers

oops. typo: "I went ahead and befored the restore." should be... I went ahead and performed the restore.

Stopped saving websites and passwords, none of the existing forums fix this problem (Firefox 8)

Firefox 8 (both laptop and desktop) have stopped asking and/or saving websites and passwords.
Forums refer to earlier versions but none of the solutions have made any difference. This is very frustrating as this is an important feature.

Before you go to the store, make an appointment with the resident "Genius." There is no charge. In the meantime...
If it has NEVER been jailbroke, here are some standard repair procedures:
First, try a system reset. It cures many ills and it's quick, easy and harmless...
Hold down the on/off switch and the Home button simultaneously until you see the Apple logo. Ignore the "Slide to power off" text if it appears. You will not lose any apps, data, music, movies, settings, etc.
If the Reset doesn't work, try a Restore. Note that it's nowhere near as quick as a Reset. It could take well over an hour! Connect via cable to the computer that you use for sync. From iTunes, select the iPad/iPod and then select the Summary tab. Follow the on-screen directions for Restore and be sure to say "yes" to the backup. You will be warned that all data (apps, music, movies, etc.) will be erased but, as the Restore finishes, you will be asked if you wish the contents of the backup to be copied to the iPad/iPod. Again, say "yes."
At the end of the basic Restore, you will be asked if you wish to sync the iPad/iPod. As before, say "yes." Note that that sync selection will disappear and the Restore will end if you do not respond within a reasonable time. If that happens, only the apps that are part of the IOS will appear on your device. Corrective action is simple - choose manual "Sync" from the bottom right of iTunes.
If you're unable to do the Restore (or it doesn't help), go into Recovery Mode per the instructions here. You WILL lose all of your data (game scores, etc,) but, for the most part, you can redownload apps and music without being charged again. Also, read this.

All 30 minutes my Macs (iMac/Snow Leopard, MacMini/Lion) are loosing the connection to the Windows Servers (2 Networks: Home with Home Server 2011 (Server 2008) and Office with Home Server V1 (Server 2003)).

Hallo,
Ich betreibe im Büro und zu Hause jeweils einen Microsoft Home Server. In beiden Netzwerken ist neben diversen Windows Rechnern auch ein Mac vorhanden.
Die jeweilige "Konfiguration" ist wie folgt:
- Apple MacMini (Late 2011, als HTPC) mit Lion per Wlan über AVM Fritzbox 7390 an Microsoft Windows Home Server 2011 (Windows Server 2008).
- Apple iMac (Late 2010, Arbeitsplatzrechner) mit Snow Leopard per Lan über AVM Fritzbox 7270 an Microsoft Windows Home Server V1 (Windows Server 2003)
Alle Betriebssysteme sind auf aktuellem Stand.
Die Fritzboxen laufen mit der jeweils aktuellen Firmware
Nun zu dem Problem:
Beide Macs unterbrechen ca. alle 30 min den Kontakt zum Server. Die Verbindung wird zwar ca. 1-2 Minute später wieder aufgebaut, aber am MacMini (HTPC) macht sich dadurch bemerkbar, daß der Film oder die Musik für obige Zeitspanne stoppt und danach weiterläuft. Beim iMac (Arbeitsrechner) kann ein zuvor vom Server geladenes Dokument dann nicht mehr gespeichert oder gedruckt werden.
Der MacMini hat dieses Phänomen direkt bei der Verbindung mit dem WHS gezeigt. Der iMac hat jedoch zuvor ca. 1,5 Jahre ohne Probleme funktioniert. Dieses Problem tritt bei dem iMac (Snow Leopard) erst seit ca. 6-9 Monate auf.
Da unterschiedliche WHS und OS X Versionen betroffen sind und auch unterschiedliche Fritzboxen verwendet werden und scheint ein allgemeines Problem im Zusammenspiel Windows/OS X vorzuliegen.
Bei dem iMac fällt der genaue Zeitpunkt der Verbindungsunterbrechung nicht auf.
Bei dem MacMini läßt sich der Zeitpunkt dagegen relativ leicht bestimmen. Aus der Ereignisanzeige beim Windows Server ergibt sich leider kein eindeutiges Fehlerbild. Zu dem jeweiligen Zeitpunkt taucht aber relativ oft, aber nicht immer (!), in "Windows-Protokolle Sicherheit" der Fehler 4625 ("Fehler beim Anmelden eines Kontos") auf. Dies würde auf eine Rechteproblematik hindeuten. Das Konto des Mac kann aber alles was ihm auf dem WHS erlaubt ist.
Beim Suchen nach einer Lösung (bisher leider erfolglos) bin ich u.a. auch über das Problem des Server Infrastructure License Services (silsvc) beim Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials gestolpert (auch alle 30 min!). Vielleicht ein Zusammenhang?
Hello,
I run the office and at home each a Microsoft Home Server. In both networks, in addition to various Windows computers, a Mac is available.
The particular "configuration" is as follows:
- Apple MacMini (Late 2011, as HTPC) with Lion via wifi via AVM Fritzbox 7390 to Microsoft Windows Home Server 2011 (Windows Server 2008).
- Apple iMac (Late 2010, desktop PC) with Snow Leopard by Lan on AVM Fritzbox 7270 on Microsoft Windows Home Server V1 (Windows Server 2003)
All operating systems on current conditions with all patches and updates.
The Fritz boxes running with the latest firmware
Now to the problem:
Both Macs are loosing every 30 minutes the contact to the server. The connection is "re-"established about 1-2 minutes later. On MacMini (HTPC), the film or music is stopped for the above period. Thereafter, the film / music goes on. With the iMac (workstation) a document loaded from the server can no longer be saved or printed.
The MacMini has shown this phenomenon directly in connection with the WHS. However, the iMac has been working about 1.5 years with no problems. This problem only occurs for about 6-9 months
Because of different WHS and OS X versions are affected and also different Fritz boxes are used and it seems to be a general problem in the interplay Windows / OS X to be present.
When the iMac is the exact date of disconnection does not occur.
With the Mac Mini, the time can however be determined relatively easily. From the Event Viewer on Windows Server is unfortunately no clear error image. At the particular time but appeared relatively often, but not always (!) In Windows Security Logs the error 4625 (Failed to log on an account) on. This would indicate a rights issue.
Searching for a solution (so far unsuccessfully, unfortunately), I stumbled over the problem of the Server Infrastructure License Services (silsvc) in Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (every 30 min!). Maybe a connection?

Hi, and thank you for your reply!
My reason for not posting this in the server forum is that I suspect it is a clien issue. All my other clients connect happily to the server which leads me to believe the server is configured correctly.
Only my the two MacBook Pro's are having problems.

From the old forum.... Slow broadband speeds in th...

FROM THE OLD FORUM Original post by John Jorgensen...
Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
Posted: Jan 22, 2010 9:17 AM
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Hi,
I have had bt broadband opt3 for almost 3 months now and have always had a healthy 9mb+ connection, however have noticed it being very slow in the evening when I come home from work, I checked the speed last nite as iplayer was constantly freezing and was getting 1mb . A bit upset by this as I got bt broadband to play my ps3 online and to get faster speeds on my laptop, and I use these services mostly at nite.
I checked my speed this morning and was getting 11mb, is this normal or am I being capped I cant believe Id be going over my download limit. Can someone from bt get back to me on this?
Thanks
John
alison griffiths
Posts: 54
Registered: 11/3/09
   Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
Posted: Jan 22, 2010 11:22 AM   in response to: John Jorgensen in response to: John Jorgensen
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Welcome to the world of BT , the tv advert when he says " business slow" when trying to load a webpage is not other companies thats BT.
John Jorgensen
Posts: 2
Registered: 9/2/09
   Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
Posted: Jan 22, 2010 12:11 PM   in response to: alison griffiths in response to: alison griffiths
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Yes Alison, I think I can see that now. I wouldnt mind if broadband was a bit slower at peak times, I know thats normal, but when I'm only getting 1mb when my max is 14mb, I just dont feel I'm getting what I pay for. And when it gets to the point where I cant watch iplayer without it stuttering everywhere and online games lagging on the ps3, this is certainly not what I'm paying for.
I was hoping one of the mods here would help me and check my line and see if there is any cap on the line and get it removed.
I really dont wanna phone India, I deal with them 5 days a week as is...
Think I will just send one of the mods an email to check my line and see if it is being capped or if somethings wrong.
anthony dickerson
Posts: 72
Registered: 4/26/07
   Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
Posted: Jan 22, 2010 3:52 PM   in response to: John Jorgensen in response to: John Jorgensen
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You will never get decent speeds on Iplayer,
BT limit it because they want you to subscribe to their precious BT Vision service.
The only way you are guaranteed to get decent speeds on BT is to subscibe to BT Vision and also unlimited broadband.
Then you will get priority when you stream TV at your exchange unlike fighting it out with all the other broadband users as you currently are for the available bandwith.the more over subscribed your local exchange the worse it is
Paddy B Mod
Posts: 199
Registered: 10/13/08
   Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
Posted: Jan 23, 2010 2:04 PM   in response to: anthony dickerson in response to: anthony dickerson
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Hi John,
I can take a look at the network side of things for you, to see if there is anything I can do to help improve your speed during peak periods. Please could you drop me an email with your BT account details? Please also include a link to this thread. It would also be very helpful if you could run a few speed tests using www.speedtester.bt.com when you feel your Broadband is running slow. I can then check those results from here.
Thanks
Paddy
BT Forum Moderator - [email protected] - if you're emailing please include a link to your thread so I can reference back to it.
Mateusz Sokolin...
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   Re: Slow broadband speeds in the evening all of a sudden
Posted: Jan 24, 2010 7:33 PM   in response to: John Jorgensen in response to: John Jorgensen
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Well John i'll tell you what it is...
First of all welcome to BT and I hope you'll enjoy 18months of pain and suffer.
OK here it goes....
If you look at your contract, find a rule that says Fair Usage Policy.
Basically it states that BT will cap anyone that is abusing their lines.
However, it does not say what are the limits after which you are going to be capped for how long and at what times. (I'll come back to this later and explain)
If you ring 08007076044 I'm sure that someone will confirm my theory. As constant 1MBit between 6PM till 11/12 PM is actually FUP applied on to your account.
Ok time to explain my frustration about FUP.
Since I signed my contract with "lovely" BT for constant 4 months I had similar issue but it took me even longer to find out what is going on and how to deal with this problem (thanks to google).
FUP team states that if you exceed 100GB in a month (everyone will admit that these days 100GB is nothing when a single game for PS3/XBox360/PC sometimes is more than 5GB and 1080p film is about 12GB) will cap you for a month at peak times to outstanding and superfast 1Mbit (about 130-150KB/s).
I'be been watching my download and for few months never exceeded that 100GB in a month. Been ringing FUP team to verify when suddenly they told me that from (cant remember exactly) March FUP will apply only to accounts that are using Torrents and other P2P.
you won't believe how happy I was hearing that.... So i've started to download and next month guess what.... 1Mbit connection.
Really mad rang FUP team and asked them what on earth is going on. They confirmed that its only P2P and I've explained them that I only use Youtube, BBC iPlayer, Rapidshare, Steam and XBox Live, Beatport (just don't understand how ppl can use torrents and other P2P as they are just way to slow). So they were happy to take the cap off my broadband connection.
Next month same issue solved exactly the same way.
After that for consecutive few months I had no problem whatsoever until September where FUP Team said that there is no such thing and FUP applies to everyone.
So just want to say that BT is rubbish that can't keep their word.
I went to one of the sales advisor in the shopping centre and asked him how FUP works as it does not say in the contract "how, when, who and what".
So he said that policy is applied based on amount of files downloaded within that 100GB. So if I download e.g. 3x 50GB (although its 150GB altogether) files I wont be affected but 100x 1GB will put a cap on me.
I've been so curious if what he said was right and started to download 2x 60GB and guess what... Got frigging FUP placed on my account!!!.
I've got 2months left with them and will be extremely happy to cancel my contract, moreover, I will do everything in my power to sue them under EU Consumer Rights Law (that states that contract should be clear and fair to both sides) as Fair Usage Policy is one of those things that allows BT to do anything they want to their customers;
1. No clear explanation of what FUP is.
2. Does not states the amount of downloaded data required to have cap on the acount
3. Does not states for how long it will be applied
4. Does not states when it will be applied
If you look at e.g. Virgin Broadband everything is clearly written in nice and understandable way. It warns you at what times FUP will be applied under what circumstances and for how long. Isn't it what we all want to know??
Alex Owen
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Posted: Jan 24, 2010 9:35 PM   in response to: Mateusz Sokolin... in response to: Mateusz Sokolin...
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@Mateusz I think I maybe a victim of this outragous stint BT have done. I have 2 XBOX 360's running on XBOX Live, 2 Desktop PCs connected to the web constantly, and 3 laptops, we have a torrent sharing running and World Of Warcraft on one of the PCs. All of this is shared across a 6 person family. How can a family where two members goto to college and university do their college ork, download application such as VB.net do their coursework and revise without the hassle of a **** connection. Seriously BT get your ******* head outta your **** and stop this ********, we are customers, we pay for what we are offered. When I signed up several years ago I could download everything on the net woithout infracions on my line being set in motion. You altered my contract without telling me. You will lose custom from this. Also you have ****** my wireless
Edited by: Alex Owen on Jan 24, 2010 9:36 PM
amanda jones
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Posted: Jan 25, 2010 8:42 PM   in response to: Alex Owen in response to: Alex Owen
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You lot are lucky, We wish we could be capped to 1mbit. Our IP profile is capped to 500kbit because BT say the line isn't good enough for anything more. We are paying for option3 up to 8mbit and BT have said we must continue to pay for it for the remainder of the contract, or buy ourselves out of it early, the reason they give.... Up to 8mbit means up to 8mbit. If you dont get 8mbit then TOUGH LUCK SUCKERS!!
The outcome? We feel like we've been turned over by a dodgey second hand car salesman called BT. The internet deal he flogged us was a dog, a ringer, it wasn't cosher and certainly had a false MOT certificate.
Computer Geek
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Posted: Jan 25, 2010 8:49 PM   in response to: amanda jones in response to: amanda jones
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Hi Amanda,
Why have you joined BT Option 3 when you can not get what BT can offer?
No pun intended but you are a bit of a sucker for paying high prices where other suppliers are cheaper and can provide what your line can support.
CG
amanda jones
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we moved house last october to this one, the connection was rubbish from the get-go, BT said the router was broken and we needed a new one, we said OK. That "OK" meant that we had entered into a new contract for option 3 same as out old one. The router wasn't broken, the new one didnt fix or improve the problem, we have since asked for a price reduction or compensation and been told "no". we are in contract and can pay to buy ourselves out of it if we like but otherwise we have to pay for option 3 and recieve fixed rate 500kb.
Clare Thurston
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Hi Amanda,
I think you'll find that the Hold To Term rules have changed. BT are now unable to charge you for the account if you no longer require it. It is against OFCOM's rulings for a company to make more money out of you as a leaving customer than an existing one. However, You will need to pay for the connection charge (if that has not expired it's original differed contract) which is £40. A cancellation fee of £25 if you are simply cancelling and not migrating using a MAC key and for any hardware. The Routers are advertised at £88 and i would suggest that if they believed on to be faulty then that would be replaced under guarantee and not be put on a differed basis. I would check exactly what they say the are charging you and query this through OFCOM. http://www.ofcom.org.uk/

Months of impecable service form BT as an option 3 customer. (I've even recommended BT to people)
but
For the past 2 weeks peak traffic has murdered my connection.
I can get 14mbit off peak, and it used to drop to about 7-9 at peak times.
Now its down to 1-2mbit at peak times. (no i haven't breached FUP as I check my btinternet inbox for the 80GB warning)
I think its resonable to experience drop off but 90%!!!
BT advertising says fast speeds at peak times. less than 2mbit is not fast. (that the governments minimum standard!!!)
I don't know how to procede because when I'm experiencing these issues if I ring up I will end up waiting so long to speak to someone (because its peak time) the concection wiill be better again.
I can think of no recourse other than to approach trading standards...
Guarnetee me 5mbit at peak times (enough to stream HD iplayer) and I'd be happy
That is what BT vision customers are in essence are getting + what ever their PC is using.
Fair usage? what about Fair Supply.

Why Does One See References to Adobe Encore in the PrE Forum?

Some forum subscribers have been puzzled at why Adobe Encore gets mentioned in the Premiere Elements Forum. There are some reasons, that many might not be immediately aware of, but first, let’s talk about what Adobe Encore is.
Adobe Encore is a full-featured, DVD-Video/BD (Blu-ray Disc) authoring application. Unfortunately, as of Premiere Pro CS 3, it is not longer available as a stand-alone product - it is only available bundled with Premiere Pro (CS 3 and later). Now for a little bit of history. Once Premiere Pro (1.0, 1.5 and 2.0) were sort of like Premiere Elements, in that they had limited DVD authoring features built right into the program. Like PrE, some of those features were semi-automatic, though not to the degree that PrE is. Up until PrPro CS 2, one had to buy Encore as a separate program, if they needed all of its features. With PrPro CS 2, a suite of video-production programs were bundled as “CS 2 Production Studio.” With that suite, one got Encore, along with some other Adobe programs, that are very useful for video-production, along with the Adobe NLE (Non Linear Editor) Premiere Pro, such as Adobe Illustrator (Vector Art program), Adobe Photoshop (Raster/pixel-based digital image manipulation program), Adobe After Effects (compositing and animation program), and Adobe Audition (Audio editing program). Even within that suite, Premiere Pro still had the limited authoring capabilities. Because of added features, that linked Premiere Pro to Encore more directly, Encore was changed enough, that it was taken off the market, and ONLY provided with Premiere Pro. With CS 3, Premiere Pro lost all authoring capabilities, as those were all relegated to Adobe Encore.
How does that affect Premiere Elements in any way? Well, Encore is based on the Sonic AuthorCore modules, which Adobe licenses from Sonic. Some of those are the same modules that exist in Sonic’s very expensive authoring application, Sonic Scenarist. In Encore, those Sonic modules are hidden behind what is termed an “abstraction layer,” and the user does not really see those - only the abstraction layer, that is thought of as Encore. Still, the heart and soul of Encore ARE those Sonic AuthorCore modules. They are what makes Encore run.
Premiere Elements shares some of those Sonic AuthorCore modules, though a smaller subset. In that regard, Premiere Elements and Encore are more like step-brothers, or at least first-cousins. Just like in Encore, one never sees the Sonic modules. as they are also hidden below an abstraction layer. In Premiere Elements, it goes beyond that, in that most of the authoring capabilities are semi-automatic. That ease of use, through the automation is a positive, on one hand, but the authoring functions end up being rather linear, and limited - still, for most users, that ease of use is a major attraction, in that they can author a DVD, or BD, easily and efficiently, with but a few steps and considerations. Here, Adobe Encore differs, though the two programs are closely related. In Encore, one gets many more features, and capabilities, but at the price of having to do everything by hand - almost zero automation at all. One gets additional power, but they must do all the work themselves. Not nearly so easy, as with Premiere Elements’ authoring.
Because of the common Sonic AuthorCore modules, there are instances where what works, or does not work in Encore, translates almost exactly to Premiere Elements. Many of the same problems and limitations can exist in both programs.
First, the biggest limitation is from the DVD-Video and BD specifications themselves. Both sets of specifications are extremely well-defined, and dictate specific requirements, if the DVD-Video/BD is to be 100% compliant, and play, as it should, on computers with DVD/BD software, or on appropriate set-top hardware players. Both Encore and Premiere Elements must deal with those specifications, and cannot deviate from them.
Next, because of the Sonic AuthorCore modules, that both programs share, there are some extra considerations, such as long file Paths, spaces in file names (common in most OS’s for a very long time now), some special characters in file names, that cause conflicts, etc.. Those often come into play more often with Encore, than with Premiere Elements, due to Elements’ semi-automation, and the fact that one is still working within the NLE, Premiere Elements, just in a different part of it. Because of some of those limitations, and concerns, one might see some Encore articles mentioned, or linked. As Adobe Encore has its own very active forum, much of that material has already been written there, so it’s easiest to just link to an Encore article, that has applications to Premiere Elements and its authoring capabilities.
Because the two programs have some major differences, regarding their features and capabilities, there are often requests to do more, regarding Menus, and navigation, in Premiere Elements. Because it is a simplified, more linear, and semi-automatic authoring application, it lacks much of the power, beyond simple DVD/BD authoring with a pretty limited form of navigation. When a user wishes to go beyond, they will require a different program. Encore is a possibility, BUT it is now only available WITH Premiere Pro (an expensive program, at about 7x the price of Premiere Elements), it’s not really viable, unless one also owns Premiere Pro. Another option is Sonic Scenarist, but since the full package is about US $ 50,000, and as it is designed for large commercial authoring studios, that is not really an option for most Premiere Elements owners. Next, there ARE other authoring applications, that ARE full-featured, and can offer that extra control, and navigation, such as the often-recommended Sony DVD Architect. At its base level, it is about US $39 for the download version. For even more power, Sony offers a “Pro” version, that is still quite inexpensive, especially compared to Sonic Scenarist, or Premiere Pro with Encore. When one needs to go beyond the rather limited authoring capabilities of Premiere Elements, the entry-level DVD Architect is a great value, and an excellent program. There are others available, but I see less written about them - still, with some research, a user might well find that they suit the needs, and for a much reduced price over Sonic Scenarist.
However, for most Premiere Elements users, the authoring capabilities built in, are all that they will require, and those will work for them in most cases. Most users will never need to go beyond those capabilities, and will likely benefit greatly from the provided semi-automation’s ease of use.

Will say the apps (games) that ask you to download another game to unlock something in there game is NOT using ads. They are all made by the same game company (or combination of companies) that are sharing data with each other and using their popularity of one game to promote their other games. It is not an ad service where somebody is getting paid for clicks but rather them getting more downloads for their products where they offer them for free and have advertising in them where they get paid for number of eyes viewing.
But with that said, this is a user to user forum, you are not talking to Apple here so nobody can fully answer you about "why".

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