Upgrade to fibre 38 mbps question

Hi, I am considering upgrade from 4mbps to 'up to 38 mbps fibre' (I am an EE customer). I've read that some people had to wait up to 2-3 weeks to get their upgrade working. My question is: am I going to be disconnected from current broadband when I order the upgrade? or will I still be able to use my internet on current speed and then they will swtich the speeds one day? Thanks in advance

Having recently switched from ADSL to fibre here what happened with my connection (though I'm on Sky):
Day 1 - ordered the fibre upgrade.
Day 2 - I was given my fibre activation date.
Day 10 - new router arrived (with Sky the router works with both ADSL and fibre so I plugged it in straight away and it worked on my ADSL connection. I don't know but I suspect EE are the same).
Day 16 - my ADSL connection went down around 16:00 and approx. 15 mins later the fibre connection kicked in.
The average fibre activation time is approx. 14 days regardless of your ISP and is based simply on how busy BT Openreach are in your area. Your ADSL should carry on working right up to your fibre activation date.
Th engineer has to switch your ADSL connection from within the exchange to the fibre cab your telephone line is linked to. Engineers are no longer needed to visit your home for fibre activations.

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When is my BT cabinet being upgraded for fibre?

Hi,
I live on a new build estate with about 100+ houses and whilst everywhere around us seems to be able to get fibre our cabinet has not been upgraded for fibre.
I'v registered my interest on the BT site to be kept informed of fibre availability in my area several times and have not heard anything from BT.
I cannot find anywhere on the BT site / forums which tell me how I can find out when BT are / or if they are planning to upgrade my cabinet.
Can anyone help me find out more accurate information from BT about this as I work from home a lot and my current broadband speed is very slow and drops off a lot?
Thanks,
Matt

Hi mattr,
Your exchange maybe FTTC fibre broadband enabled but to be able to get Fibre broadband such as BT Infinity your green telephone street cabinet will also need to be upgraded with a new FTTC Street Cabinet. Not all of these street cabinets in an exchange area are upgraded.
You can check if WBC FTTC fibre broadband such as BT Infinity is available to your landline number/address by going to the BT Wholesale Database.
If it gives a estimated date for :WBC FTTC" then your cabinet is in the rollout plan.
If you do not have a BT recognisable number then you can check using your address by going to BT Wholesale Database http://dslchecker.bt.com/adsl/ADSLChecker.AddressOutput .
Click here to see an example of what your looking for in the BT Wholesale Database.
If there is no mention of WBC FTTC when checking the BT Wholesale Database then unfortunately it looks like your cabinet isn't currently in Openreach's fibre broadband rollout plan.
Unfortunately BT Retail (a communication provider/ISP who operates this forum) does not have much say as to when and if you will be able to get FTTC or FTTP/H based broadband such as BT Infinity.
**The Fibre-Optic Broadband Rollout is being managed and done by Openreach for all communication providers/ISPs.
BT Retail (a communication provider/ISP) has nothing to do with the rollout of fibre broadband.**
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When will my street cabinet be upgraded for fibre ...

Hi all,
I live in central Cambridge, in the middle of a development of 340 or so, new flats and I believe we're all connected to the same street cabinet opposite our building. There's more development work going on to complete this summer on 400-500 more flats on the same street and will (presumably), be connected to the same street cabinet.
Currently, we get around 3MB (max is 6MB), and I believe our local exchange has been upgraded to fibre optic. I checked our address for post code CB2 8DT and it seems there aren't any plans for fibre optic. However, the street next to ours CB2 8DP IS scheduled to get fibre optic between March - June 2013!
Is there a way to check which street cabinet I'm connected to? And which street cabinet the other street is connected to?
Many thanks,
Danny

Hi,
Thank you. It would accept my phone number because I'm not with BT (I'm with Sky). So I entered my address, which it said was less accurate and found these results...
Available ProductsDownstream Line Rate(Mbps)Upstream Line Rate(Mbps)Downstream Range(Mbps)Availability Date
Featured Products
WBC ADSL 2+
Up to 3.5
2 to 6
Available
ADSL Max
Up to 2.5
1.5 to 5
Available
WBC Fixed Rate
1
Available
Fixed Rate
1
Available
For all ADSL and WBC Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) services, the stable line rate will be determined during the first 10 days of service usage. Throughput/download speeds will be less than line rates and can be affected by a number of factors within and external to BT's network, Communication Providers' networks and within customer premises.
The Stop Sale date for Datastream is from 30-Jun-2012; the Formal Retirement date for Datastream is from 31-Mar-2014. The Stop Sale date for IPstream is from 31-Oct-2013; the Formal Retirement date for IPstream is from 31-Mar-2014.
Note: Please note that postcode and address check results are indicative only. Most accurate results can be obtained from a telephone number check.
Thank you for your interest.

After upgrading to Yosemite, my MBP crashes overtime I try to open BitTorrent, What´s wrong??

After upgrading to Yosemite, my MBP crashes everytime I try to open BitTorrent, What´s wrong??

The acsm file is not the book, it is a ticket to get the book. I sometimes get library books online, here is what I do.
1. Start ADE on the computer
2. Go to library website and find the book I want to download.
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I have a MacBook Pro running 10.6.8 model 7.1; need to upgrade to Mavericks. My question concerns 3 software apps: Reunion 10, Quicken 2007, Appleworks 6.2.9. Any recommendations?

I have a MacBook Pro model 7.1 running 10.6.8; need to upgrade to Mavericks...question concerns 3 software apps: Reunion 10, Quicken 2007, Appleworks 6.2.9 (word processing docs). Any recommendations?

Quicken Essentials is universally loathed on this forum. Quicken 2007 updated for Lion, Mt. Lion and Mavericks for $15 is the way to go:
http://quicken.intuit.com/personal-finance-software/quicken-2007-osx-lion.jsp
Appleworks 6:
Partition your hard drive or add an external drive and install Snow Leopard and use the "dual-boot" method to run Appleworks; and/or
Install Snow Leopard Server (available by telephone order only from the Apple Store 1.800.MYAPPLE [1.800.692.7753]; part number - MC588Z/A) into Parallels and run Appleworks (and most other PowerPC apps) concurrently with Mavericks:
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Review Roger Wilmut's excellent series of articles, Abandoning Appleworks:
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I am contemplating purchasing an iPad, and then possibly a Macbook pro. Currently, I have an iMac G5, and a Powerbook G4. Neither which can be upgraded past Leopard. My question is do I need to have Snow Leopard in order to be able to update an iPad?

I am contemplating purchasing an iPad, and then possibly a Macbook pro. Currently, I have an iMac G5, and a Powerbook G4. Neither which can be upgraded past Leopard. My question is do I need to have Snow Leopard in order to be able to update an iPad? Do I need to reverse my thought on which to buy first?
I plan on keeping the iMac and PB until they cease to work ( have replaced HD's on both already). I mostly use the PB-- lots of writing, surfing, email, etc.
Your thoughts?

The minimum Mac specs (from http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/) are :
Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
iTunes 10.2 or later recommended (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
iTunes Store account
Internet access
So you only need Leopard, not Snow Leopard

While looking to upgrade to a new MBP, found out latest version of iTunes does not support wired syncing of iCal and contacts. syncing of these must be done through iCloud. This is a deal breaker for me. are there any workarounds?

While looking to upgrade to a newer MBP, found out latest version of iTunes does not support wired syncing of iCal and contacts. Syncing of these must be done through iCloud. This is a deal breaker for me for several reasons. Are there any workarounds or do I have to go back to a PC with my tail tucked between my legs?

When you say wired syncing, are you meaning between an iphone and your mac?

Cannot Upgrade Chinese Lion on MBP

Hi Everyone,
I'm trying to help a user upgrade her MBP. She has Lion 10.7 and I'm trying to update to 10.7.5. Software Update claims there are no updates available and downloading the package from Apple gives me the "This disk doesn't meet requirements.." message. Now, she says she got her computer from an "Apple Store" in China. I know there are counterfeit Apple Stores in China and I am wondering if she has a bogus copy of OSX installed, is there anyway for me to prove this? She also had Windows installed in BootCamp but has no media to be able to reinstall, furthering my suspicions. Anyone have any experience with something like this?
Thanks!!

I successfully upgraded my mid-2007 MBP, 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo (Santa Rosa) from SL to Lion.
When you go to purchase Lion (before the transaction takes place), the Mac App Store will actually tell you if your machine is not compatible and will not allow you to purchase Lion.

My exchange is being upgraded to fibre.

As pleased as I was to see the exchange I am on, FARNBOROUGH, HANTS, on BT's new list of 300 that are being upgraded to fibre I wondered if this means everyone who uses this exchange will now get high speed fibre broadband or is it just those who actually live in the town of Farnborough?
I am three miles away.

They are rolling this out gradually. It will only be available to you if/when your local roadside cabinet is connected by fibre.

HT201270 helo, my iiphone is unlock and i upgrade to 5.1 version when the upgrade finish i get this question-An update to the carrier settings for your iPhone is available. Would you like to download it now? is there a resone not to upgrade, will he becom

helo, my iiphone is unlock and i upgrade to 5.1 version when the upgrade finish i get this question-An update to the carrier settings for your iPhone is available. Would you like to download it now? is there a resone not to upgrade, will he become lock?

If your phone is factory unlocked, or officially unlocked by your carrier, updating will NOT re-lock the phone. If it was unlocke by unauthorized methods, any update or restore will re-lock it.

Upgrading CS3 to CS4 - activation question

I have a licensed copy of CS3 and am thinking of buying an upgrade to CS4. My questions are -
* will I get a new serial no. with CS4?
* if so, when I install CS4 can I de-activate CS3 and activate it on a different Mac? i.e. have one Mac with CS3 and another with CS4.
Regards,
Phil

Yes, you'll get a new serial number but keep in mind you will still only
have on license. While you can install and activate on two machines you
can't use them both at the same time, legally.
Bob

Upgrading from 15" MBP to 13" MBP (questions on Adobe CS/Microsoft)

Hi there,
I have an existing MBP 15" running Snow Leopard that I use for work. I will be purchasing a new 13" from Apple which has Lion to replace my work computer. However, I will be keeping my 15" and would like to upgrade that to Lion (will purchase the Lion software). In addition, on my 15" I have Adobe CS4 and Microsoft Office 2008. I have purchaed the upgrade to Adobe CS5.5 and the new Office 2011 (finally with Outook) which I intend to use on both computers (this is all within the license agreements - installing on 2 computers used by the same user, but not running at the same time).
I basically want the 15" and 13" to mirror each other. I know I can do this with Migration Assistant, but I have questions on the way to prep the computers first before doing so (mainly my concern is tranferring Adobe CS programs versus installing them from the CDs and trasnferring from a Snow Leopard OS to a Lion OS). If anyone has any advice on the options I've listed below, I would really appreciate it. I also plan to post to the Adobe and Microsoft forums but thought I would start here first.
Option 1: Is it better to first upgrade EVERYTHING on the 15" and then use Migration Assistant to tranfser everything including apps to the 13"? This means on the 15", first upgrade from Snow Leopard to Lion, then install the upgrade to Adobe CS5.5, install Office 2011 (transfer from Entourage email to Outlook) and then transfer everything to 13" new computer.
Option 2: Should I only upgrade the 15" OS to Lion and then transfer all the apps as is (Adobe CS4/Microsoft Office 2008) to the 13"? After the tranfsfer, then on both computers, I would install from the CDs the Adobe CS5.5 upgrade and Microsoft Office 2011.
Option 3: Should I just transfer everything as is (without upgrading first) from the 15" to the the 13"? This means after the transfer, on the 15" I would install Lion, then CS5.5 upgrade, then Office 2011 from CDs. Then on the 13", I would install from the CDs Adobe CS4, then CS5.5 upgrade, then Office 2011 (I don't really need 2008 on the 13" as this will be my work computer that I need Outlook for).
I'm also wondering in general regarding Entourage to Outlook if is better to do that transfer of email on my Snow Leopard computer first or Lion or does it really matter?
Thanks so much in advance!

Csound1 wrote:
Courcoul wrote:
15" to 13"? That, technically, is a downgrade, in more ways than one.
2008 to 2011,
That, technically, is a upgrade, in more ways than one.
Mid 2009 to 2011...
Will be a good test whether I/O trumps pure processing. Now, if the OP lucks out and gets the 13" when this year's iteration comes out (Ivy Bridge), then I'll raise the white flag and accept "upgrade".

Upgrade from old MBP questions; SSD Startup Drive w/HDD Storage Drive?

Hi! I currently have a 2.4 GHz Core Duo 13" Macbook (old) with 160 Gb HDD and 2 GB of memory/RAM (4 years old in February). I love the OS and how everything (computer, iPhone, camera, internet, etc) all sync up together and how easy everything is to use; I don't think I could buy another computer that wasnt an Apple.
My laptop is sadly slowly showing signs of sluggishness and the battery life is not doing so well... also, I am starting to get sick of looking at such a small screen. I am considering upgrading to a new 15" Macbook Pro but am concerned as to whether or not to upgrade to a SSD (mainly for the lightning fast boot time). With an already steep price tag, I am very reluctant to shell out an extra $550 for a smaller 256 GB (albiet SSD) hard drive.
I have a few questions before I decide to upgrade and am seeking some assistance from a knowledgable community to assist in my decision making...
1) In regards to comparing the 13" Dual Core to the 15" Quad Core - is the processor making THAT big of a difference as far as how quick the OS and programs are running? I had a friend bring this up and although I stated I would like to upgrade to a larger screen, the $$ makes a lot of difference...
2) Regarding the SSD's...
     a) Are they truely worth it?
     b) Is there a "third-party" vendor where I can purchase a similar sized SSD and upgrade/install myself for less than the $550 Apple is asking for? (256 GB or larger)
     c) Does either notebook (13" or 15") have the internal capacity to house a second hard drive to hold the OS and boot programs (SSD Boot/Start-Up Disc)?My thoughts here are to have a large capacity HDD for storage (music files, documents, mail, programs/apps, etc) and much smaller SSD used simply to get a lightning fast boot-up time.
     d) Is the technology expected to take a turn in the near future (6 months to a year) to either become the standard or greatly reduce cost? Should I wait?
3) What to do with my old Macbook... is there a place to sell it to get cash to cover the cost of the new notebook? What is the most efficient way of migrating data from the old hard drive into the new?
Your thoughts/speculation/opinion are greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance for your responses to help me through this dilemma.
Thank You,
Shaun_Levins

shaun_levins wrote:
2) Regarding the SSD's...
     a) Are they truely worth it?
     b) Is there a "third-party" vendor where I can purchase a similar sized SSD and upgrade/install myself for less than the $550 Apple is asking for? (256 GB or larger)
     c) Does either notebook (13" or 15") have the internal capacity to house a second hard drive to hold the OS and boot programs (SSD Boot/Start-Up Disc)?My thoughts here are to have a large capacity HDD for storage (music files, documents, mail, programs/apps, etc) and much smaller SSD used simply to get a lightning fast boot-up time.
     d) Is the technology expected to take a turn in the near future (6 months to a year) to either become the standard or greatly reduce cost? Should I wait?
3) What to do with my old Macbook... is there a place to sell it to get cash to cover the cost of the new notebook? What is the most efficient way of migrating data from the old hard drive into the new?
Your thoughts/speculation/opinion are greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance for your responses to help me through this dilemma.
Thank You,
Shaun_Levins
2.
a) yes, I had an HDD and switched to a 3rd party SSD. So I am speaking from firsthand experience.
b) yes, check here: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/ as an example.
c) yes. you need to remove the optical drive and use something like this: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other+World+Computing/DDAMBS0GB/
d) who knows? if you need something now get it, if not wait
3. try craigslist or eBay. To get old data from old hdd to new hdd use a cloning program such as CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper! you will need an external enclosure for the new hdd..with the new hdd in the external enclosure plug it into usb port on the new mac, clone the old drive to the new one. make sure to format the new hdd a mac os extended (journaled). swap drives.

Email account and Internet service not working after migration onto a new (upgraded 3rd party) 2012 MBP. Hardware or software issue.

I just purchased a refurb Mac Book Pro from the Apple on-line store. When I received the machine (serial number) I purchased 3rd party (OWC) parts. All of these were installed by the authorized, local Apple repair store I have had excellant results with past issues with my 2006 MBP. The parts installed are: 16 meg ram, 240 SSD and a 1 T installed replacing the optical drive.
Feeling ready now, I had the Apple store do the migration from my 2006 MacBook Pro (OS 10.6.8) over to the 2012.
When trying to get the new machine into the production flow, I cannot get email to work. It will launch but I cannot access accounts.
During the One to One, then moved over to the Genius Bar appointment, they reentered the account(s) data. Nothing.
Also at this time they noticed that the Internet connection was not working.
A new internet account was set up and it worked. They (Genius) launched email and the Internet connection crashed. This was repeated about 5 times.
The computer was left with Apple to reinstall the OS (10.8) - their best suggestion as a fix and I have now had a call to say that the install did not correct the problem. Now they are questioning the install of the 3rd party parts as the possible problem.
I'm to go back into the Apple store to discuss the next steps.
I would really, really appreciate anyones thoughts / suggestions on this problem. Is it software or hardware? Should I re-install the original ram and 500 m hard drive to start over with the migration? I'll be honest here and state - I'm not a technician in computers or this side of technology. That is why I have reliable parties do the install and trouble shoot. Not a comfortable feeling being at their mercy.
Advanced thanks to all who believe they have answers.

Back from the Apple store with my 2012 MacBook Pro.
After one re-install of the OS - no better - a clean install was performed - purging all of the data that they had migrated over from my 2006 MBP last week.
The belief is, that the migrated data from my 2006 MBP was too great of a leap for the new 10.8. My (a lot) software was too dated and there in was a "blip" of some sort in some / one of the programs.
So - all of the OWC parts and pieces that I had installed are not the issue - as they all show up on the About this Mac - and other things are functional. Yeah.
I now have my 2012 back (with upgrades) in the original form (OS and programs) and I will start a one by one migration of programs that I do need and use. Being cautious not to make one large transfer.... weeding out programs that will no longer be needed or will work on the OS 10.8. I will manually set up the email accounts one by one.
Fingers crossed.

SSD Upgrade to Late 2008 MBP, Plus Windows 8 Install

Hi guys,
I have a 15", late 2008 MBP that was a beast in it's time, but has started to show it's age, especially due to my aging hard drive. I've read great things about performance improvement through installing an SSD, and so I want to perform this upgrade. Also, while I do have my computer backed up through Time Machine, I'd rather just be proactive on replacing my hard drive before it fails on me (which will definitely happen at some point). Here's some more detailed specs for my computer:
CPU: 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
RAM: 4 GB of 1067 MHz DDR 3
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512 MB
Note about the GPU: This comp has the dual graphics chips, but I've been always using the "high-performance" one, which is what is listed above (the other one is a GeForce 9400M).
OS: Most current version of Mavericks (OSX 10.9.2)
In looking up SSD's, I've found that people that have had laptops with similar specs to mine have had success with the Crucial M500 SSDs.
After I get my drive all figured out, I want to use Boot Camp to install Windows 8 on the SSD. Currently, I do not have any Windows installations on my computer. My computer is not supported for Windows 8 installation through Boot Camp, despite the fact that hardware-wise, it is compatable with Windows 8. However, I have found discussions that are pretty standard on how to get Windows 8 installed on my computer.
-So, my first question is: Was my research good for this given SSD for my computer? It seems like Samsung makes the best SSDs, but I haven't found any evidence that it would be really compatable with my computer.
-My second question: Given that I will have just installed an SSD, will Windows 8 installation be doable? This is probably the most important question for me, because if it's not possible, then I'd rather just buy Windows 7 right off the bat and install that in boot camp instead.
-My third question: If I can get Windows up and running, how does my computer's double graphics chip configuration work in Windows? I'd want to make sure that Windows is using the more powerful of the chips and not the less powerful one.
-My fourth question: My computer has gone from Leopard to Snow Leopard to Mavericks, and I never performed a "clean install" for any of these OS upgrades. If I clone my HD to the SSD, would it be beneficial for me to run a Mavericks clean install, and then pull all my necessary data off my backup drive?
Sorry for the long-winded post, and I know much of it is demonstrated elsewhere. I have found many discussions involving SSD upgrades, and getting Windows 8 on a late 2008 MBP, but I haven't found anything that has shown both being done. Both seem easy to do, but I just don't know if doing both in tandem is going to cause a bunch of problems. Has anyone out there done this, and can anyone offer me any advice on how to make this process any smoother? I really like doing this upgrade now, because if I run into Windows issues, or other issues on the SSD, I could still just boot from my old hard drive and use my computer. Thanks everyone!

beestmode,
I have a Mid 2010 MacBook Pro, and I put a Samsung 840 PRO SSD into mine. Where did you find evidence that this model SSD would not work in your MacBook Pro? (The SSD which you’ve installed has a good reputation, so you should have no reason to regret your choice.)
Windows 8 via Boot Camp will not be possible with your model MacBook Pro. In Boot Camp, you could install up to Windows 7, either 32-bit or 64-bit. A virtualizer such as Parallels Desktop or VirtualBox could allow you to install Windows 8, but virtualizers have their own sets of positives and negatives.
Since I have a 13-inch model with only one GPU, I don’t know how your dual GPUs would be handled on the Windows side.
When I’d installed my SSD, I did a clean installation of Mavericks onto it, keeping Snow Leopard on my old internal disk, and putting it into an external enclosure.

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