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10-10-2007, 06:24 PM
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sky broadband - reliable? Post #41 | | Newb
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what's the difference between saying 'xMbps' and 'xMB' speed?
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10-10-2007, 06:28 PM
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sky broadband - reliable? Post #42 | | Newb
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I hate it when **** like that happens, I have BT Broadband and sometimes it just completely disconnects and it comes up CONNECTED! again and sometimes it stays the same for about an hour, then all of a sudden its connection has gone when it says it nots and the strength is excellent and I have to wait about an hour for it to say it has disconnected and connect back again!
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10-10-2007, 06:29 PM
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sky broadband - reliable? Post #43 | | Joe Blow
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Quote:
Originally posted by Arjen Robben:
what's the difference between saying 'xMbps' and 'xMB' speed?
| About a factor of 8
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10-10-2007, 08:27 PM
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sky broadband - reliable? Post #44 | | Newb
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okay, so if I'm on Sky's Max 16MB package, I should be on a speed of what Mbps?
excuse my cluelessness, just trying to figure stuff out
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10-10-2007, 09:18 PM
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sky broadband - reliable? Post #45 | | Joe Blow
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BT are absolutely appaling, had a nightmare just to get them to reconnect our line (turned out to be 10 mins work)
Having Sky Broadband next week, liking the positive feedback here
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10-11-2007, 10:17 AM
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sky broadband - reliable? Post #46 | | Registered User
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How much difference would the router make because with sky you don`t get a great one, i think it`s 54 mbps which i`ve been told is pretty bad. Is it worth buying a better one and if so which one?
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10-11-2007, 11:31 AM
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sky broadband - reliable? Post #47 | | Joe Blow
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Quote:
Originally posted by Wizard boy:
A while back some internet expert said even though it says 16mb broadband, no one is ever gonna get that for a few years, they`ll struggle to get 2mb even in the best possible area. Which means you`re paying for something your not even getting. I`ve got 2mb and mine probably goes to 1mb, whether that`s true or not i don`t know but if i was paying out an extra £10 a month, i would find out if my area supports 8 or 16mb first.
| Either it was along while back or that internet "expert" was talking g0nads. I'm getting 13MB quite comfortably. I'm 550 metres from the exchange.
The speed you're getting down to your PC is not just dependent on your router or ADSL speed. Try optimizing your PC TCP settings using TCPOtimizer NOTE: I think this only works with Windows XP, so bad luck all you Vista users! | |
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10-11-2007, 05:12 PM
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sky broadband - reliable? Post #48 | | Newb
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whoa, just used that TCPOptimiser, speedtest.net reckoned I was managing about 2600kpbs download before using it. over 7800kbps afterwards. that's pretty mental isn't it?
does that also mean I'm on 16MB now?
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10-11-2007, 05:23 PM
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sky broadband - reliable? Post #49 | | Newb
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that program works with vista ok ruud. i didnt know how to use it, so just ticked optimised setttings. what does it do exactly?
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10-11-2007, 05:32 PM
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sky broadband - reliable? Post #50 | | Registered User
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Always skeptcial of these programs, is it quite easy to go back to my normal settings if it fails?
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