Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

almost makes you think they're getting blackmailed with ddos attacks. of course its most likely faulty old equipment!

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

same crap here in great yarmouth no google no ebay, absolute pish!:mad:

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

looking at the ntl service status it really goes into some deapth to disclose exactly what the problem is doesn't it

NTL Broadband internet customers across the whole country may currently be experiencing problems in browsing to web sites. NTL is aware of this issue and working to identify and resolve the cause as quickly as possible. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

QUALITY or what

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

I tried those and didn't notice any change. Maybe I need to reboot the modem as well as the firewall...

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

Service Status Details

Service Broadband
Posted 6 Jun 17:29
Duration Ongoing

Type Other
Location Nationwide
Status Service Outage
Start time 6 Jun 17:00
End Time


Description

Browsing Issues - general pishiness


Detail

"King of pop" Michael Jackson was spotted earlier today carrying a Maplins toolkit whilst loitering next to an NTL junction box in Ashby De La Zouche. When challenged by local dogooder Gladys Ponsonby-Smythe III the international superstar laughed manically, spun around three times and made his getaway on a nearby parked childs tricycle. NTL have contacted local police forces who have been pursuing Jackson across several counties this afternoon. Broadband internet customers across the whole country may currently be experiencing problems in browsing to web sites. NTL is aware of this issue and working to identify and resolve the cause as quickly as possible and we have vowed never to buy another Michael Jackson record. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

ive posted this before, but im pretty sure changing DNS servers for webbrowsing (on port 80) will do absolutely nothing. As you are still forced over the Cache servers, which do there own DNS lookups (not using the ones you specified).

To fix the issue you would have to change to a public proxy

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

Borehamwood/Herts... problems accessing certain websites.

Getting very ****ed off.

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

Mr. Angry

BEST
POST
YET!

:D

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

Are you guys experiencing problems accessing sites or constant dis/reconnections? For me it's both...

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

North West London, the same problems as usual: Google, eBay, MSN Messenger reports DNS error.

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

eBay now working Nottingham NG6 - anyone else ?

EDIT Bah ! Broken again :(

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

How would I go about doing that?

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

Is this where I come to report sites timing out etc....

BBC down, Faceparty down, tried B'ham proxy, Cardiff, Belfast, all the same.

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

Theres me thinking I had problems with my wirless and I started farting about with it, feel like a :monkey: now.

Net problems in Erskine ( Renfrewshire ) area aswell. :td:

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

Connection issues afecting me in LE67

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

That's probably for the best...

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

Gah, it wouldn't be so annoying if we weren't all here every week going through the same rigmoral :(

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

not again eh...this is getting rediculous

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

getting very ****ed off here in bury lancs, **** all Works!

34 quid a month you can kiss my ****!

You have had my money for 4 years.........thats 1800 quid

Your support has been ****e

I'm READY TO CANCEL CONVINCE ME I SHOULD STAY!

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

Erm...........Erm.............Erm............. Nah!!! sorry.

Can't think of one single reason. :td:

Same problems as the rest of you in NN10. :mad:

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

I've heard that everytime you cancel your account from NTL, a penguin dies.

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

Pages are loading, not loading, sometimes loading or loading with no images. Very annoying. Was doing a bit of window shopping on Ikea's website - given up

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

Almost feel sorry for the penguis, but they're dying for the greater good.

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

This has probably already mentioned but here's a refresher for those with DNS problems (this used to happen on a regular basis, for me anyway):

(This will fix the problems with not being able to browse certain websites for those that don't know what DNS is)

Use BT's nameservers, they're stable and have good uptimes:

nameserver 194.73.73.94
nameserver 194.73.73.95

I think a quick google should tell you how to set them in Windows. I use OpenBSD so I'm not sure.

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

Any kind of company would have a problem fixed like this now, are you sure NTL are working on this?
They could be on their fat a#ses doing f#ck all as usual

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

Someone on another forum said try this software http://ntcanuck.com/

Installed it and seems to work fine now.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/06/06
 

I still can't access Yahoo which is my homepage.... hmmm....

We must kill more penguins..... oh yes...... :erm:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/06/06
 

Just seen the renamed thread with the date......coincidence ?

Let's hope things are sorted by morning as even the proxies seem to be standing on their last legs.

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

Can try what these people have been doing , i am giving it a try tomorrow
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/...d.php?t=370991

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

LOL! Can get to the site but can't get the download.

:confused:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Apparently some are saying this isn't just confined to NTL.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

certain sites for me too! REALLY F'D OFF!

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Hmmm. Would be bad if so.

It's the end of the world. Repent :D

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

It's the 06/06/06. Do you expect anything else? :p:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Same old, same old here in Leeds. And they just charged me £10 for paying my bill late.

I'm planning to dump NTL now - only the world and his wife has my email addy, including, business stuff so it'll be a nightmare - but this is more of a goddam nightmare..

Well and truly hacked off..

:(

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

welcome to the proxy dance folks - we do it all the time here in manchester!

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

I keep switching between Leeds and Manchester proxies, to try to get pages to load. Bit of a nightmare. Shame that you can't specify multiple proxies in IE, like you can DNS servers.

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

http://ntcanuck.com/download/051111twdns.zip

For 2000/XP/2003/.NET users.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Same here tonight, Ellesmere Port.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

It's extended to the Poser 6 efrontier site(formerly Curious Labs)So I'm p*ssed.I can't get anything done with Poser 6 or Shade 7 until I get certain updates.I can't get to the BBC either which means I'm stuffed for anything to do..And I don't want to spend all night here much as I love everyone and as much as I'm thinking of giving Druchii a run for top poster, I really want to be doing summat else.;)

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

could it be related to today's date? is it a bad Omen?

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Funny how this site is always available :erm: I can see the headlines - "CF in DOS attack on NTL"... "Secret plans uncovered to take control of data centre"...

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Well that's a thought,just the sort of juvenile cr@p that would appeal to those responsible. :rolleyes:

I'm going to go try and find a book to read..or kill something.:mad:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

How come this site seems never to be affected?

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

tbh i been perfect on 2mb, now today i think i was upgraded to 4mb... n its all down hill now :S...

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Nothing wrong here in WF13, still on 2mb though

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Everything was fine for me all day.... oh, yeah, that's cause I was at work and we don't use NTL :disturbd:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

The hamster that turns our wheel, eats weetabix. :p:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Its poor here in Oxford too, one minute you can get a page then you can't its exactly the same as it was a few weeks ago but it is only today since the last time it has been perfect.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

absolutely pathetic here, again ... i can't believe the problems NTL have been having...

I'm getting a bit annoyed, and I'm not easily annoyed at Internet connection troubles... I wish they'd sort it out though, this is way too common a occurance when paying as much as we do for 10mbit...

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Well this is annoying me now. I use MS messenger a LOT in the evenings and it just refuses to connect :( everything else works fine apart from what I want - swap with someone who wants websites working :)

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

and 3 at a time.

Unreliable, yet again
 

Is anyone else sick to death of this ridiculous poor service that we pay for?? I come back from work today, desperately needing my broadband connection to book flights and arrange a holiday with three other couples on msn to ensure we all agree with the choices of villa etc and what do I find? This must be at least the 15th time in the past few months that I am unable to access certain essential sites? What are they doing and why am I paying £25 a month for it? I fail to understand why they can't be anywhere near as reliable as their competitors. I see people saying there are ways to get around it but I can't get them to work. We get nothing achieved by ringing the technical help that now they have the cheek to charge for and I am now looking for other cable providors of cable broadband with a view to cancelling in the next few days (I'm in the Lower Earley, Reading area if anyone can advise better providors that i can use?)

I needed to get this off my chest and feel (very slightly) better now.

NTL, pull your finger out before you lose even more customers.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

That part is working fine for me but websites aren't.

Re: Unreliable, yet again
 

There is only one Cable provider sadly, ntl:telewest

Re: Unreliable, yet again
 

Take a look at this thread : http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/...d.php?t=370991 May try giving it a go myself and see what i can get from ntl

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Alternatively, take a look at this http://www.petitiononline.com/ntlbbcs/petition.html

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

What about BlueYonder?

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

It's strange how we can all reach this forum...

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Typical, I wake up this morning to find a shiney new 4meg connection waiting for me, I get home from work to find out its all gone south... Odd that in a time of crisis, this site is one of the 2% that actually works!! Damn you NTL :mad:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Telewest service sadly, who then merged with ntl to form ntl:telewest.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Im not sure if this will work but i am fed up to my back teeth when it comes to NTL. Please read this document and send it back to me, pass it on to all the people you know with NTL and have them send it back to me.

Its time to stand up for your rights as a consumer. :dozey:

NTL wont sort this issue out unless they see some action for the public.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

God damn them.
If NTL don't sort this out properly and finally very soon, I may have to pay for a BT line and switch to another provider if I can find one with unlimited download limits. :mad:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Interestingly my connection to the NTL newserver is effected this time round which it wasn't before.

Newsbin says DNS - Unable to find server address.

Luckily NTL is just a filler server.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

i'm in Portsmouth area along with a few people i know and we have had it with Ntl aswell... It worked perfectly alright all this morning then all of a sudden comes this afternoon it went cock up and even got completely cut off at one point and took an hour to get back on. They say bout this grand package at 30 quid a month for all 3 services.... gotta get the fecking services working first!! derrrrrrr Ntl :dunce: ... the service u pay for but never get cause the Technical advisors r usually people who are in a another country n not in the uk... dont ahve a clue wat they r doing and only thing they have to go on by is a screen in front of them which they read wen answering ur calls...Goooood one!!!!!!!!! Not:confused:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

What will that achieve? Are you going to make an online petition (if there isn't already one)?

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

I'm in Belfast and can't get any large sites (Google, eBay, Feedburner). It's complete **** that they do this pretty much every week for a couple of days. Who says we all write to Watchdog?

EDIT: I'd do it right now, except I can't get to the BBC site *rolls eyes*

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

I managed to get it by switching proxies.

Installed it but it's made no difference.

Big Thanks anyway..:tu:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Da1 area is playing up tonight, this web page is taking almost 5mins to load,
Current speed test says
Tue, 6 Jun 2006 19:32:50 UTC
1st 512K took 984 ms = 520.3 KB/sec, approx 4287 Kbps, 4.19 Mbps
2nd 512K took 1000 ms = 512 KB/sec, approx 4219 Kbps, 4.12 Mbps
3rd 512K took 1250 ms = 409.6 KB/sec, approx 3375 Kbps, 3.3 Mbps
4th 512K took 1032 ms = 496.1 KB/sec, approx 4088 Kbps, 3.99 Mbps
Overall Average Speed = approx 3992 Kbps, 3.9 Mbps.
I thinks its about time that Ntl are taken to task over this abysmal service they are supplying.
I for one have had enough, I'm cancelling my direct debit for the up to 10 mb c*** service.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Brighton area

http://www.google.co.uk/
not working
http://www.ebay.co.uk/
not working

cannot be bothered trying anything else

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Today the internet ran fine, no problems most of the day. Around 7-8 the internet started to cut out, Google loads but can't do any searches, can't visit GMail, yahoo very slow and the images don't load, MSN messenger fails to login.

NTL really do need to fix these problems, with the poor connectivity I can see some people moveing to BT.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

If there is where is it?

All i am doing is using a petition from within here and on MSN list to build up a number to slap in the face of their CEO. Ive had words with the CEO before about NTL issues, if you dont want to sign it dont, but its not going to do you any harm to sign it. Least i am actually trying to get NTL to face up to their contract.

Its worth a Shot............:monkey:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Its here :
http://www.petitiononline.com/ntlbbcs/

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Skype works, google is working as long as you go to google.co.uk

Other sites here dont work very well like not loading the style sheets.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Andy's Ipod beat me to it.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

This is from the ntl service website:

6 Jun 17:29

NTL Broadband internet customers across the whole country may currently be experiencing problems in browsing to web sites. NTL is aware of this issue and working to identify and resolve the cause as quickly as possible. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

http://www.ntl-isp.ntl.com/ServiceStatus/

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

ok yes thats good, but mine will be read by the CEO of NTL which is more in your face, you dont know who will read the online one, by the time one of their idiot empoyers gets to read it could be 2008.

Mine will be going direct to the CEO printed with a letter explaining the dis satisfaction of NTL costumers.

I am also doing this down my road and neigbouring streets.

So far i have 9 people and i only started the idea an hour ago.

As i said before it wont take a minute to sign it, what do you have to loose.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

not for me, but i'm of to watch BB and it'll be fine in the morning no doubt

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude, I just didn't understand what you were doing but I do now.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

We need a few more than the 13 who have signed the petition so far

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 20:00:43 GMT

1st 512K took 1781 ms = 287.5 KB/sec, approx 2369 Kbps, 2.31 Mbps
2nd 512K took 2156 ms = 237.5 KB/sec, approx 1957 Kbps, 1.91 Mbps
3rd 512K took 1375 ms = 372.4 KB/sec, approx 3069 Kbps, 3 Mbps
4th 512K took 1735 ms = 295.1 KB/sec, approx 2432 Kbps, 2.38 Mbps

Overall Average Speed = approx 2457 Kbps, 2.4 Mbps

On 10MB, woop-de-do. Good job I am not doing anything important, or I may complain.:D

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

No its ok im just trying to get them to give us a service by slapping a 100 signed people petition on his desk one Monday morning, see what he will losse if he doesnt resolve the problem.

I got 6 months free BB last time i wrote to the CEO with my intimidating letter, i told him he sorts it or i goto BT and the local paper after they ripped up my lawn.

The petition i made will go with a letter just as in your face.


:tu: lets get it moving over the net, 100 be awesome, 500 i will need a new printer ink :)

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

My ebay, yahoo, and tight-rubber-outfits.com are impossible to access! What am I to do? :disturbd:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

:D :Yikes:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Signed it. I can't understand why any NTL customer wouldn't sign it. Get the numbers up - it might make the news!

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

QUOTE from service status page.

"Update 21:00 - Issues appear to have been caused by a failure due to overload of NTL's DNS servers.

Browsing is slowly returning to normal, however it is unlikely that services will be fault free until morning of 7/6/06 "

Re: [Merged]-Major connection issues!
 

You have to use it without any proxies, thats the only downside.

Seems to work here if I just browse through my own IP address.

SJ.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Well ive contacted NTL to see whats what. Its getting silly now and im getting a right old ear-bashing from the missus as I stupidly suggested we added the Internet service to our acc.

Cant help but feel we are all paying for ****e right now.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Give NTL a chance for gods sake.!!!!!!!!!:erm:
As soon as so much as a rumour of something for nothing comes along, everyone wants it NOW,NOW,NOW!!!!!!!! Be Patient.;)
It comes to those that wait.:)
Don`t forget, You have a choice, if you don`t like the service provided, **** off somewhere else and stop climbing on our tits and making a pain in the **** of yourselves.:D :rolleyes:
Most of the people on here who complain about NTL`s service have not bothered to set up their PC`s or Modems or Routers properly and then blame the service provider for shoddy service.:dozey:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

You could have the perfect PC - Cable Modem setup - not much you can do when ntl has problems with their own DNS servers. I think you went a tad OTT there. :erm:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

budwieser = Head of NTL

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

You seem to be hinting that we are having issues with the 4mb upgrades.... we are ALL infact discussing NTL's current poor form with regards to the frequent service cut outs and breakdowns.

To quote a well known English phrase 'Up your ****!'

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

Its also affecting those of us who are still on 1mb as well

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

i think not enough are signing the petition, come on people dont let them win for god sake.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

How much are ntl paying you?

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

So far 17 people, only one of them from Cable forum....Why? :dozey:

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

:confused: What? :confused:

Bearing in mind this thread is about (currently) 3 major nationwide apparent DNS outages affecting all NTL's customers, you've slightly missed the point.

I don't overly care whether I get 2/4/10mb speed or not, what I would like is dependable browsing and for NTL to invest some of my money into it.

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

wheres the pentition thingy?

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

3 posts up attatched

Re: Major connection issues! 6/6/06
 

It's a two way street Budweiser. If NTL provided a stable service then people wouldn't be behaving as you describe.

In fairness in this instance NTL have admitted it's a fault at their end - caused (allegedly) by Michael Jackson.