sky broadband - reliable?

retired_sherrijacobson · 10-03-2007, 10:08 AM

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Originally posted by Semi Skilled Milk:
Should be getting mine sometime next week - should have it already but BT are the most incompetent company ever and didn't install my line when they said they would.

Anyone know how long it takes Sky Broadband to be activated after making the initial call to order it?

10 days I think

retired_muggles · 10-03-2007, 10:14 AM

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Originally posted by Cin-cout:
its ****, had nothing but trouble with it. the line check is not done properly so if your attenuation is garbage then Sky will not tell you, if you are paying £10/mo for 16mb despite your line attenuation stating you can only receive at max 2.5mb/s, they will still charge you for the 16mb service despite them offering the 2mb service for free.

wankers

yeah but if you were on the 2mb package you'd onkly get 500kbps or so. Because you'd be using adsl1 rather than adsl2

retired_sacclover@yahoo · 10-03-2007, 10:18 AM

It works ok for me. It does drop off after an hour or so, so i need to reset the router. But ive been told by a mate that the whole area suffers from this problem...

StewDogg · 10-03-2007, 11:03 AM

I've had Sky BB for a year and it's been a model of reliability.

If you keep dropping the connection it could be your wireless network card driver rather than the router.

Are you using Vista? Is it a Dell? Do all PCs in the house have the same problem?

Maybe you'll get a better answer at the Sky User Forums

retired_jsto · 10-03-2007, 12:01 PM

Had it since it came out, never had a problem.

Not bad considering its free.

retired_ramilne · 10-03-2007, 03:21 PM

all sounds good then. it's been much better this morning, not dropped once.

ruudfood - Am using a Dell, so was my mate who I tried playing FM with, but I've been on other wireless networks without dropping out.

fingers crossed last night was just a random mental episode now passed

mon the 16mb

retired_srilakshmi · 10-03-2007, 03:36 PM

They tell me I can't have the normal (cheap/"free") Sky BB where I live, does anyone know if they have any plans to extend the areas where it is available?

retired_jesenia · 10-03-2007, 03:40 PM

had it for 3 months, not one problem. fb.

retired_edkimbal · 10-03-2007, 03:41 PM

I believe they are rollout out to 100% of the LLU exchanges (which is most exchanges in the uk). God knows when and their rollout plans are a closely guarded secret.

Its a right pain the bum, living in the back of beyind im gonna be the last person to benefit from 16MB internet for next to nowt

retired_crstout1 · 10-03-2007, 03:43 PM

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Originally posted by Gwil:
They tell me I can't have the normal (cheap/"free") Sky BB where I live, does anyone know if they have any plans to extend the areas where it is available?

Apparently they are extending them all the time, but I suppose it would depend how far outside an 'available' area you are.

I know we tried to get it earlier this summer in the house I have just moved out of, and they basically said that half the street can have it and half of it can't - so they were expecting to have it available fairly soon after we signed up. Around 1-3 months iirc. No idea if that actually happened though - may have just been a way of sweet-talking us into the more expensive £17.99 broadband.

sky broadband - reliable?

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sky broadband - reliable?