Comments for Purbeck Broadband

Comment on Degraded, inconsistent download speed – again by DAVID DRURY

DAVID DRURY — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:26:04 +0000

2 weeks ago I bought a new computer, which upgraded me from XP to Windows 7 64-bit.
Initially my broadband was fine but then started to go haywire, causing me to tear out what little hair I have left. Following all the threads about problems with wireless routers and Windows 7, it turns out that my router is supposedly fully compatible with Windows 7.

This morning a search has come up with your site, where other local users are experiencing this same total inconsistency from second to second. One minute I have 3.7Mbps, about the best I ever get, and the next perhaps only 0.4Mps. The worst of it is that when the signal drops off completely, this new computer requires me to shut it down, re-boot the router and only fire up the computer again once the internet signal has fully returned.

I am on The Ballard Estate using TalkTalk. Since other users sound as though they are with BT, it seems that the problem is indeed with the quality of the telephone signal rather than our providers. This estate is also probably out on a far limb of the exchange network.

David Drury

Comment on The BT Superfast Broadband Lottery by Simon McCabe

Simon McCabe — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:54:28 +0000

Nice to this web address up and running again. Brings back memories of when I was running it back in 2003. I was mugged by BT back then… but I had no option as I really needed broadband. Very annoying to see BT are up to their old tricks again.

As annoying as they are, I would still urge everybody to register their interest for BT infinity here: http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=29017&s_cid=con_FURL_infinity

Anyway good luck with the website.

Comment on Tiscali customers frustrated by move to TalkTalk by Zoe hunter

Zoe hunter — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:45:43 +0000

Hi I was with fiscal and changed just before I had to and have have had nothing but hassle their telephone support is terrible when you eventually get through .you could be saddled with a 18 month contract if you are not careful you really need to check .that my advice is get away from talk talk all they do is talk crap I have been mis sold packages that our pubecklines will never live up to in a month of Sunday’s all the operators are based in abroad nothing wrong with that except I don’t think they are quite up to it one I spoke to had no idea what a apple iPad was and told me my Microsoft windows needed up dating take my advice DO NOT JOIN TALKTALK
I have spent 5 days on the phone and got now where and I shall be doing the same again next week hope fully they will get so fed up with me they will let me out off their contract I cannot even watch a utube clip sad they should be called slowslow
It is not worth the hassle google talktalk online and see for your sell

Comment on The BT Superfast Broadband Lottery by cyberdoyle

cyberdoyle — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:38:51 +0000

bt’s race to infinity is the biggest scam since they got us all to help raise awareness and enable the exchanges in 2003.
It also showed the government the people wanted internet, and made it easy for bt to con them into putting public money into the monopoly so they could pay the fatcats and shareholders more.
It is a disgrace that the councils and rda in cornwall have got suckered into handing money over for a copper solution that is neither futureproof or ubiquitous, with the rural areas still having to settle for BET (crap bonded copper up to a couple of meg) or satellite. Nobody seems to read the small print do they?
The answer is to JFDI, build our own networks. Let us hope the 4 pilot BDUK studies come up with a replicable model. I guess cumbria will. There is hope for the final third, if Cumbria can do it so can the rest of the country.
chris

Comment on Fluctuating download speed and occasional packet loss – again by Nick King

Nick King — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:51:29 +0000

HELP!
For a month now I have been seeing dramatic variations in speed and losing internet connection.
Can anybody, in Purbeck, try a speedtest at the following link:
http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/
You should see a nice steady speed.
I am seeing variations in speed with the needle shooting down to ZERO and then up to 6.2mbs-1 during the test.
If you too are seeing this anomoly please can you post a reply?
ISP’s are, once again, passing customers from pillar to post.
Apathy is not going to help us get the service we deserve!
Many thanks

Comment on We need your help! by David

David — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:19:11 +0000

Thanks guys, service is still up and down – the more people checking and reporting problems the better.

Kind regards,
David

Comment on We need your help! by Mark - ISPreview UK

Mark - ISPreview UK — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:11:13 +0000

I’ll try to throw some extra publicity your way in the coming days

Comment on We need your help! by Broadband.co.uk

Broadband.co.uk — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:45:05 +0000

Your campaign popped up in our Google alerts, so we’ve tweeted out to our followers your request for help at http://twitter.com/broadbanduk

If there’s anything else we can do to help then don’t hesitate to ask!

Thanks all at http://www.broadband.co.uk

Comment on Degraded, inconsistent download speed – again by Moreton

Moreton — Sat, 22 May 2010 21:15:43 +0000

I rarely get above .75mbps put presently I’m getting only 0.1mbps. Dial-up +1 in otherwords

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It’s just dived through the floor this week. We get a rough deal anyway (sorry sir, too far from the exchange) but this is beyond a joke.

Comment on General Election Slowness by Nic

Nic — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:28:27 +0000

Well, I’ve heard the election blamed for a lot of things but this is the first time I’ve seen it blamed for slow broadband.