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The BT Superfast Broadband Lottery

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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We need your help!

If you are a resident of Purbeck (particularly if you are on the Corfe Castle or Worth Matravers telephone exchanges, though the problems may be more widespread) and are experiencing problems with your broadband connection (mainly fluctuating and inconsistent download speed … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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