Action Newsletter
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Recent News
- Broadband Outage 29 March 2012
- Interleaving Broadband in Church Knowle and Kimmeridge
- Swanage Exchange Upgrade 2012
- Fluctuating Broadband Speed (Again)
- Tiscali customers frustrated by move to TalkTalk
- Broadband Outage 29/30 November 2010
- The BT Superfast Broadband Lottery
- Tip: Things to try if you have Broadband Problems
Category Archives: Broadband
Fluctuating download speed and occasional packet loss – again
Download speed and throughput are fluctuating again today. I’m also seeing packet loss. Nothing new then. Just to let regular visitors to Purbeck Broadband know that lack of updates from us doesn’t mean that all is fine. I experience fluctuating … Continue reading
Inconsistent download speed/throughput and packet loss
For the last several hours download speed has been yo-yoing again – throughput is inconsistent. To make things worse, I’m seeing 5 – 10% packet loss during nearly every ping test. I was hoping to find the situation had improved … Continue reading
General Election Slowness
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
Degraded, inconsistent download speed – again
The problem of degraded, inconsistent download speed has returned. My download speed is currently fluctuating minute-by-minute, second-by-second – there’s no consistency whatsoever (for the last couple of hours throughput has rarely been higher than 2.5 Mbps on my 7 Mbps … Continue reading
Loss of Service in Weymouth
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
Degraded service/packet loss/websites not loading
I’m currently seeing almost 100% packet loss to some websites while others seem to load perfectly (like Purbeck Broadband). Sites that aren’t loading include Twitter (pinged: 85% packet loss, site not loading), Facebook and the New York Times (pinged: 100% … Continue reading
No Service in Corfe Castle and Worth Matravers
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
Degraded, inconsistent download speed becoming the norm
It seems that degraded, inconsistent download speed is becoming the norm again. Before this week things seemed to have improved with longer periods of consistently fast service, but since Saturday there’s been a decline in the quality of my connection. … Continue reading
Low download speed – again
Download speed in Worth Matravers is low and inconsistent again today, Monday. As I type it is less than a third its normal level. It has been fluctuating wildly all morning (throughput is yo-yoing). Ping times are also very inconsistent … Continue reading
Degraded service reported in Swanage/Inconsistent speed in Worth Matravers
BT have issued a Major Service Outage (MSO) for the Swanage exchange (degraded service) – anticipated clear time is 16:36. Download speed in Worth Matravers is inconsistent at this time. I’m also seeing inconsistent ping times and occasional packet loss. … Continue reading