Re: Merged-Manchester Browsing Slow.
 

Might be better if the isp worked ok too. :p

Re: Merged-Manchester Browsing Slow.
 

Well, I'm in Fallowfield and browsing is even slower than it was on saturday. Dowloading stuff is also at a crawl as well. It's bugging the hell out of me now. But as NTL seem to be doing nothing about it, is it worth me calling tech support? I don't want to be put on hold at 5p? per minute just to be told they are aware of a problem.

What's annoying me more is the fact that this is the first time I have had any problems while I have been with them.

Re: Merged-Manchester Browsing Slow.
 

Have to say that the only way anything will be done is if people phone to complain, probably quiet now so shouldn't take tooooooooooooooooooooo long

How to get over North West Proxy Problems
 

Re: Merged-Manchester Browsing Slow.
 

Of course it could be working better now, there are certainly fewer people complaining today, and I know it got looked at. Confirmation of a continuing problem or that the problem has been fixed would be useful though.

[this message was very hard to type with a baby controlling the laptop track pad]

Re: Merged-Manchester Browsing Slow.
 

And there was me thinking that BB in your handle stood for broadband, now we must assume it's baby:D

Re: Merged-Manchester Browsing Slow.
 

He's known on IRC as BBPrinceling and is a curious blighter when it comes to keyboards and pretty screens.

Re: Merged-Manchester Browsing Slow.
 

BBQ.

After spending five minutes clicking on various favourites from around the globe, I would suggest that the problem is fixed.

However, this site still says that I have no proxy but reports the proxy's IP as mine:
http://www.broadband-help.com/cm_diagnose.asp?init=1

Re: Merged-Manchester Browsing Slow.
 

Seems better at the moment, must have been some good tweaks made.

Re: Merged-Manchester Browsing Slow.
 

We do not want to go down this road of now its fixed now its not the real test is the weekends when schools out and people are off work.

To be honest taking into account NTLs previous attempts can imagine the service is going to deteriote with the proxies live not improve.

Re: Merged-Manchester Browsing Slow.
 

working ok at the moment - thanks BBKING - I have sent you a rep point as a small token of my appreciation!

Re: Merged-Manchester Browsing Slow.
 

Nice to see confidence in NTL getting the proxies working in the NW shame it can not be repeated in other areas of the country. :D

Seem to remember was one of the reasons neil changed to ADSL :)

BTW anyone suggest a ADSL supplier that does not use proxies please

Re: Merged-Manchester Browsing Slow.
 

Yes, I've just removed my proxy, and all seems okay. Looks like it's fixed (for now). Let's see how long it stays fixed before NTL naff it up again!

Re: Merged-Manchester Browsing Slow.
 

Would be interesting to know how many more complaints NTL will get over the proxies.

I for one will be complaining if the proxies are crap as expected

Re: Merged-Manchester Browsing Slow.
 

Still a bit hit and miss here

Ive never had problems with transparent cache before, ive seen people in lots of other areas having it but not so much in the north west

Been with NTL since the trials started and usually the service has been pretty good for myself, but whoever decided to enforce those cache servers needs shooting :)