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Fluctuating Broadband Speed (Again)

Posted on October 30, 2011 by David

A lot of people (possibly everybody) in the Purbeck Area are experiencing wild fluctuations in broadband speed again. To be fair, broadband speed results are never the same from one test to the next, but over the last three to … Continue reading →

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Tiscali customers frustrated by move to TalkTalk

Posted on December 17, 2010 by David

Tiscali customers are facing a second day of frustration as their phone lines are moved/migrated to TalkTalk. Purbeck Broadband has heard from a number of customers who have no phone or broadband service. When speaking to customer support, they are … Continue reading →

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Broadband Outage 29/30 November 2010

Posted on November 30, 2010 by David

Last nights Broadband outage that affected (some?) users in the Isle of Purbeck, appears to have been caused by planed engineering work in Reading by BT. The outage lasted around two hours and appears to have come back on at … Continue reading →

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The BT Superfast Broadband Lottery

Posted on October 6, 2010 by David

On Monday (4th October 2010), BT announced Race to Infinity, a competition allowing members of the public and businesses the chance to vote for superfast fibre broadband to be installed at their exchange. What is the Race to Infinity? The … Continue reading →

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Tip: Things to try if you have Broadband Problems

Posted on September 22, 2010 by David

We have put together a quick list of things to try if you are having problems with your Broadband. Link: Things to try if you have Broadband Problems. The list is by no means complete, so we will add more … Continue reading →

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Broadband Testers Required

Posted on June 18, 2010 by David

Hi, we are looking for volunteers who can ideally test their Broadband Speed and Ping Times* on a daily basis. As you will have noticed, there has been an ongoing problem in the Purbeck area since December 2009, possibly even … Continue reading →

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General Election Slowness

Posted on May 7, 2010 by David

If you are experiencing slow broadband today, chances are it is due to the Election Coverage. As remarkable as it sounds, there are countrywide reports of general slowness and BT and ISPs (Internet Service Provides) are attributing the problem to a … Continue reading →

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Loss of Service in Weymouth

Posted on April 5, 2010 by David

There is currently an Major Service Outage (MSO) in Weymouth, which is affecting 01305 area codes. This doesn’t appear to be causing any problems within the Purbeck Area, but we are still seeing fluctuating speed-results when running tests via our … Continue reading →

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No Service in Corfe Castle and Worth Matravers

Posted on April 1, 2010 by David

As of 11.30 am (1st April 2010) there appears to be a problem with broadband in the Corfe Castle and Worth Matravers area. We are awaiting a response from our ISP and will update this post with any news/info. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Slowness reported in Swanage?

Posted on March 19, 2010 by David

There are a few reports today of broadband slowness in the Swanage area. There are not enough reports to say there is definitely a problem, but if you are experiencing problems, please let us know. Update: 14:32 – sounds like … Continue reading →

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