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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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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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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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