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paulyoung666 02-08-2004 17:12

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by beardsley
On 1.5 Mbit/s you could hit the cap in 1 hour 31 minutes if you really tried.


:disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd:

Hell's Child 02-08-2004 17:13

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
BTW, I forgot to add.... Yes I work for ntl, and i'd like to pass my sincere thanks to everyone who has helped with the upgrade.

SOSAGES 02-08-2004 17:14

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
well i turned my modem off for 5 mins when back on i can d/l at 165kb/sec

pretty good - now alli gotta do is downgrade if the 750 lads are getting 85-90 thast plenty fast and a lot cheaper :)

eoin.miskell 02-08-2004 17:17

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
I just turned my modem for 10 sec and turned it back on and it now has 1.5Mbit/s :D (St. Albans, Hertfordshire)

Stephen 02-08-2004 17:20

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Debsy42
Upgraded here too but have to say I can't remember seeing anything at work to say this had been actioned as from today :shrug:

I got an email about it last week Debs.

peacedude2k4 02-08-2004 17:24

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
LOL i aint had any news about it first I heard was when i mistyped Blue Yonder 1.5mb for NTL 1.5mb ( blonde moment) and found information thanks to some friends MAGENTA.SUNSET ( lycos chat name ) who may be on here somewhere, i found this site.


NO information though about it but im more then suited with my 1.5mb :D

( Rochdale is done but I think mines only one actually working right now ) :p: :p:

runs like fook.

davie_gla 02-08-2004 17:25

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Got the free upgrade here in Renfrew, Glasgow although postcode checker says November for the PA4 area. Thanks NTL! Fantastic service! :cool:

Hell's Child 02-08-2004 17:35

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by davie_gla
Got the free upgrade here in Renfrew, Glasgow although postcode checker says November for the PA4 area. Thanks NTL! Fantastic service! :cool:

So some people are getting it quicker than the ETA?>???

As I said in a prev post, the dates are there as a guide only all upgrades should be completed BY the date ie it could be tomorrow, it could be Nov 1st....

Well done to people for recognising that ntl are trying to improve the service !

Chrysalis 02-08-2004 17:43

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
well I am glad to be upgraded and yes for free especially when the checker told me october so I dont moan all the time :)

DrAwesome 02-08-2004 17:56

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
I still refuse to believe that the cost of the work done to upgrade the speed across all NTL BB tiers is free...

If NTL were so generous why dont they give a pay rise to all their empolyees.

At sometime NTL will want to recover the costs... As for the cost time will tell.

BIGZIPZ 02-08-2004 18:24

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Reported a fault that required a technician today, guy came out within 1 hour and 40 mins, and fitted me a new Silver Samsung box for my soon to be 1.5Mb connection.

The guy was really nice, and was telling me how he had been working for NTL for 8 years, and proceeded to tell me stories about "how **** them lot up there are" reffering to the people who give them jobs to goto!

He also claimed he only knew of the upgrade 3 days ago, by an email, and said that if NTL had not upgraded these boxes, there would be "absolute hell" because they were not upto the job.

Now my only problem is tuning my volume control into the new Remote, seems fiddly and won't accept my three digit code!

R.E The upgrade, he said that "he wouldn't be suprised if we were still at it by Christmas, there is that much work to do on the boxes"

Great guy, great response.

Mal 02-08-2004 18:25

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Mon, 02 Aug 2004 17:22:15 GMT
1st 128K took 1533 ms = 85500 Bytes/sec = approx 711 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1452 ms = 90270 Bytes/sec = approx 751 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1462 ms = 89653 Bytes/sec = approx 746 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1442 ms = 90896 Bytes/sec = approx 756 kbits/sec

Mine's upgraded now!

Did anyone notice though, for about a month now, that the connection had seemed quicker anyway?

Tricky 02-08-2004 18:30

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Kirklees (HD3) are go...90.8kb/sec downloads

bigitup_j 02-08-2004 18:43

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
when will the next upgrade take place? my sitting here in BR3, with 150k.

thanks :)

XEviLX 02-08-2004 18:45

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
got the upgrade this morning 1.5mb was downloading at about 180kb now im downloading at 3kb what are they playing at anyone else got problems in belfast area

stormrider 02-08-2004 18:48

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Upgraded in Woking after a modem reboot :D:D:D

Mon, 02 Aug 2004 17:46:59 GMT
1st 128K took 711 ms = 184349 Bytes/sec = approx 1534 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 721 ms = 181792 Bytes/sec = approx 1513 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 721 ms = 181792 Bytes/sec = approx 1513 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 681 ms = 192470 Bytes/sec = approx 1601 kbits/sec

many many many thanks to all involved

Jason1 02-08-2004 18:52

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Upgraded in EN9 3 Area for once Thanks to all @ ntl
Mon, 2 Aug 2004 17:45:56 UTC
1st 128K took 1500 ms = 87381 Bytes/sec = approx 727 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1469 ms = 89225 Bytes/sec = approx 742 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1484 ms = 88323 Bytes/sec = approx 735 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1453 ms = 90208 Bytes/sec = approx 751 kbits/sec

MindfreeZe 02-08-2004 18:57

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by XEviLX
got the upgrade this morning 1.5mb was downloading at about 180kb now im downloading at 3kb what are they playing at anyone else got problems in belfast area

Yep mate same here in Belfast, took me 10 minutes to reply to ur post!!!

XEviLX 02-08-2004 19:01

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
phoned ntl spent 30min holding and give up im not a happy person at the minute:mad:

MindfreeZe 02-08-2004 19:05

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
yea im still holding to get through here, can't even install the bb medic becuse it downloads during installation!! Jesus this is some way to treat the 1Mbit customers, charge them extra and make ther download speed less than 56k!!:mad:

fragless 02-08-2004 19:07

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Rebooted here, a couple of times and still 1mb, stand alone modem, anyone got the update in or around Darwen/Lanc's?

stephen5131 02-08-2004 19:07

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Yep, myself and my Mum are having sloooooooow problems here in Belfast....would using a proxy help? I tried a few but to no joy.....seem to have answered my own question there!

stephen5131 02-08-2004 19:09

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
I mean, my house and Mums house, both on 700k, some speed tests say 700, but in practice it seems dodgy....we had one that said 24k....

XEviLX 02-08-2004 19:13

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by fragless
Rebooted here, a couple of times and still 1mb, stand alone modem, anyone got the update in or around Darwen/Lanc's?

your lucky you have a connection im on 1.5mb and im downloading at 3kb sec

peacedude2k4 02-08-2004 19:15

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
how is that possible i am now getting the Halo PC Demo for a neighbour whos on dial up ( still :rolleyes: ) and I have it coming down at 178kbs....


I'm in Rochdale could be your area got a problem with everyone slamming onto broadband speed test servers LOL... :confused:

XEviLX 02-08-2004 19:19

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
when there is somthing wrong with broadband in belfast why does ntl not put it on the service status page

Marloe 02-08-2004 19:25

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Not supposed to be upgraded until September in Colchester, just rebooted.

Mon, 2 Aug 2004 18:22:30 UTC
1st 128K took 741 ms = 176885 Bytes/sec = approx 1472 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 751 ms = 174530 Bytes/sec = approx 1452 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 771 ms = 170003 Bytes/sec = approx 1414 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 801 ms = 163635 Bytes/sec = approx 1361 kbits/sec

Thanks NTL :-)

Foo Fighter 02-08-2004 19:30

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by fragless
Rebooted here, a couple of times and still 1mb, stand alone modem, anyone got the update in or around Darwen/Lanc's?

Blackburns done im on 750K

Stephen 02-08-2004 19:35

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Glasgow. just got home rebooted and woo hoo 1.5MB.

Mon, 2 Aug 2004 18:55:48 UTC
1st 128K took 711 ms = 184349 Bytes/sec = approx 1534 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 711 ms = 184349 Bytes/sec = approx 1534 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 711 ms = 184349 Bytes/sec = approx 1534 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 711 ms = 184349 Bytes/sec = approx 1534 kbits/sec

Jon T 02-08-2004 19:46

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Don't konw if this has been said, but Mansfield, Notts, NG18 has been done.

Mon, 2 Aug 2004 18:46:52 UTC
1st 128K took 1469 ms = 89225 Bytes/sec = approx 742 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1453 ms = 90208 Bytes/sec = approx 751 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1469 ms = 89225 Bytes/sec = approx 742 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1453 ms = 90208 Bytes/sec = approx 751 kbits/sec

Kneebs 02-08-2004 19:49

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Apart from the first few who were done as part of the trial, has anyone on 1meg thru the STB been done today??

BBKing 02-08-2004 19:57

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Apart from the first few who were done as part of the trial
No 1Mb STB customers have been upgraded, as part of the trial or otherwise. As has been said a couple of times, we need to swap the boxes out, apparently.

newbie 02-08-2004 20:01

Broadband Upgrade - Such excitement
 
Imagine my excitement when I get my bill from NTL stating that my 600k BB is going to be come 750k some time during August (check ntlworld.co.uk it says, for more details). So I rush to my PC and before I get chance to check the website, I have an email from NTL - 600K BB to 750k during August.

I can contain my excitement no longer, so rush to the website as fast as my fingers will allow me to type. The suspense is mounting as I'm prompted for my Post Code so they can tell me exactly when this is going to be. I enter my Post Code, click the button, and.......

Your service is due to be upgraded during the month of August

Talk about "anti-climax"!

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

XEviLX 02-08-2004 20:09

Re: Broadband Upgrade - Such excitement
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by newbie
Imagine my excitement when I get my bill from NTL stating that my 600k BB is going to be come 750k some time during August (check ntlworld.co.uk it says, for more details). So I rush to my PC and before I get chance to check the website, I have an email from NTL - 600K BB to 750k during August.

I can contain my excitement no longer, so rush to the website as fast as my fingers will allow me to type. The suspense is mounting as I'm prompted for my Post Code so they can tell me exactly when this is going to be. I enter my Post Code, click the button, and.......

Your service is due to be upgraded during the month of August

Talk about "anti-climax"!

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:


lol are you on drugs

jtwn 02-08-2004 20:14

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
I just want to raise a glass to all those involved :handshake... i got the upgrade :D

newbie 02-08-2004 20:15

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
XEviLX - No I'm always this excited when NTL give me something for free!

XEviLX 02-08-2004 20:26

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
now we have hit the big 50 in this thread ,and most of us now have the upgrade

Kneebs 02-08-2004 20:40

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BBKing
No 1Mb STB customers have been upgraded, as part of the trial or otherwise. As has been said a couple of times, we need to swap the boxes out, apparently.


Ah well...It's just the guy that swapped my box a few weeks ago said they were paying them to do swaps on saturdays & even sundays at £10 & £20 respectively per box they swapped !! I just kinda hoped they'd be done by now.... :(

After the chew on I've had today from rebooting the box, I don't think I'll be trying it tomorrow morning !!

Rik 02-08-2004 20:43

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Getting a nice 185kB/s in sunny Hemel Hempstead :)

Giganews European News Server before you ask and worth every penny :)
Go on! Treat yourselves!

wizardman 02-08-2004 20:52

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
waheeey im now on 1.5 meg it flys now
im well happy with the service
well done ntl :D

McMav 02-08-2004 21:01

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Ok the upgrade has taken place *blush*

But yes the postcode checker still showing an upgrade date of november????

Thanks for the speed increase but get the postcode checker sorted.

alot of people not be included could be suffering slower speed than they need to.

I had to manually reboot my modem to get speed increase.

badnbusy 02-08-2004 21:03

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Sorry if this has been posted already (thread is massive and would take ages to look for it)

http://www.ntlworld.com/ - top right, has a banner promoting the speed upgrades now!!

http://www.ntlworld.com/includes/min...eedupgrade.gif

HDFootyMan 02-08-2004 21:06

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by SoLo MaN
Silly me, forgot to mention I was on a 600 connection, now its 750. Sweet>>>>

That's more or less the same results that I get on my 'former 600K' connection. BTW, has any one here been, erm, 'bragging' to friends at work about the free upgrade? I have, I couldn't resist. ;)

Thanks NTL!

Stop It 02-08-2004 21:08

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Right, Im confused, Mine hasnt been upgraded, (Boo) but, to be confusing, My postcode Comes up with September, a frined in Biggleswade gets August for his, which is it? we are on the SAME ubr as far as I know, Its all well and good when an upgrade occurs, But when the only method Of finding out when an upgrade is Gives conflicting results it gets slightly flustrating.

Does ANYONE live in the biggleswade area? if so has your speed gone up?

NB : Im not bashing NTL per se, but the PR seems to be totally bodged (ala the postcode chcker), I now feel in the dark, and throughly confused, as a customer I shouldnt have to feel like this, bah.

robinder 02-08-2004 21:09

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
here in sunny Romsey, SO51:

1st 128K took 1062 ms = 123420 Bytes/sec = approx 1027 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 719 ms = 182298 Bytes/sec = approx 1517 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 703 ms = 186447 Bytes/sec = approx 1551 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 719 ms = 182298 Bytes/sec = approx 1517 kbits/sec

XEviLX 02-08-2004 21:22

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
i was downloading at about 180kb this morning now over the past few hours its been 3kb im ****ed off now. phoned ntl waited 30min but had to hang up because them stupid messages burnt my ear

System up time = 0 days 00h 05m 27.00s
Downstream channel ID = 0
Downstream channel frequency = 402750000 Hz
Downstream received signal power = -3.4 dBmV
Upstream channel ID = 2
Upstream channel frequency = 18384000 Hz
QoS max upstream bandwidth = 256000 bps
QoS max downstream bandwidth = 1536000 bps
SigQu: Signal to Noise Ratio = 34.0 dB
Cable modem status = Operational
Upstream transmit signal power = 43.3 dBmV
Date and Time = 2004-08-02,20:08:40.0
Configuration filename = ntlhm200-gold.cm

Stop It 02-08-2004 21:41

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by XEviLX
i was downloading at about 180kb this morning now over the past few hours its been 3kb im ****ed off now. phoned ntl waited 30min but had to hang up because them stupid messages burnt my ear

System up time = 0 days 00h 05m 27.00s
Downstream channel ID = 0
Downstream channel frequency = 402750000 Hz
Downstream received signal power = -3.4 dBmV
Upstream channel ID = 2
Upstream channel frequency = 18384000 Hz
QoS max upstream bandwidth = 256000 bps
QoS max downstream bandwidth = 1536000 bps
SigQu: Signal to Noise Ratio = 34.0 dB
Cable modem status = Operational
Upstream transmit signal power = 43.3 dBmV
Date and Time = 2004-08-02,20:08:40.0
Configuration filename = ntlhm200-gold.cm

3Kb from where? and is that everywhere or just one source? maybe you found a crap website :p

dubaloo 02-08-2004 21:41

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Hi, I was a member of the old forum, but it seems to have lost my old registration details.. anyways.. My STB rebooted early hours this morning and it seems like ive been upgraded from the 150 service, but the speeds are like a yo-yo. I've no viruses ect (experienced user) I'm in the Burnley area and I've manualy rebooted the box but this hasent helped any. The d/l speeds from ftp start around 36k then fall back to around 21k/s, I was wondering if anybody else has noticed this and should I wait a little longer before I call faults. Cheers..

Mon, 2 Aug 2004 19:17:21 UTC
1st 128K took 6530 ms = 20072 Bytes/sec = approx 167 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 6700 ms = 19563 Bytes/sec = approx 163 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 6700 ms = 19563 Bytes/sec = approx 163 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 6810 ms = 19247 Bytes/sec = approx 160 kbits/sec

Mon, 2 Aug 2004 19:20:44 UTC
1st 128K took 3620 ms = 36208 Bytes/sec = approx 301 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 3630 ms = 36108 Bytes/sec = approx 300 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 6370 ms = 20576 Bytes/sec = approx 171 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 6320 ms = 20739 Bytes/sec = approx 173 kbits/sec

Mon, 2 Aug 2004 19:24:43 UTC
1st 128K took 3510 ms = 37342 Bytes/sec = approx 311 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 3570 ms = 36715 Bytes/sec = approx 305 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 3570 ms = 36715 Bytes/sec = approx 305 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 3570 ms = 36715 Bytes/sec = approx 305 kbits/sec

Mon, 2 Aug 2004 19:25:22 UTC
1st 128K took 3630 ms = 36108 Bytes/sec = approx 300 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 8950 ms = 14645 Bytes/sec = approx 122 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 6370 ms = 20576 Bytes/sec = approx 171 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 6370 ms = 20576 Bytes/sec = approx 171 kbits/sec

Mon, 2 Aug 2004 20:05:58 UTC
1st 128K took 3630 ms = 36108 Bytes/sec = approx 300 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 6310 ms = 20772 Bytes/sec = approx 173 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 6320 ms = 20739 Bytes/sec = approx 173 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 6320 ms = 20739 Bytes/sec = approx 173 kbits/sec

2||Para 02-08-2004 21:43

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Mon, 2 Aug 2004 20:42:27 UTC
1st 128K took 703 ms = 186447 Bytes/sec = approx 1551 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 719 ms = 182298 Bytes/sec = approx 1517 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 703 ms = 186447 Bytes/sec = approx 1551 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 719 ms = 182298 Bytes/sec = approx 1517 kbits/sec

Pretty stable dont ya think ;)

XEviLX 02-08-2004 21:46

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Stop It
3Kb from where? and is that everywhere or just one source? maybe you found a crap website :p

from everywhere and web pages take ages to open:mad:

Graham F 02-08-2004 21:53

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by XEviLX
from everywhere and web pages take ages to open:mad:

what have you done to try and fix it? Have you tired to rebooting your connection? have you tried praying for divine intervention ;)

XEviLX 02-08-2004 21:56

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
i have done everything to try and fix it but no joy the only thing i have not done is hit it with a hammer

The Boatman 02-08-2004 22:04

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
I'm having the exact same issues as XevilX. I'm in the Belfast region on 512, and I can't work out whether I've been 'upgraded' or not as the speedtest at http://www.dslzoneuk.net/speedtest.php gives me a speed of 85.8 kbps:mad:

bakerk 02-08-2004 22:06

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
All upgraded from 1meg to 1.5 here in Bromley Kent...about 3am this morning with no need for a reboot by me ;)

Stuart 02-08-2004 22:09

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by bakerk
All upgraded from 1meg to 1.5 here in Bromley Kent...about 3am this morning with no need for a reboot by me ;)

Not STBs though :(

XEviLX 02-08-2004 22:13

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by The Boatman
I'm having the exact same issues as XevilX. I'm in the Belfast region on 512, and I can't work out whether I've been 'upgraded' or not as the speedtest at http://www.dslzoneuk.net/speedtest.php gives me a speed of 85.8 kbps:mad:

im from belfast to and we do have the upgrade 1.5mb this morning and downloading at 3kb tonight belfast is never without a problem

DieDieMyDarling 02-08-2004 22:20

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
I'm in Belfast too. Got the upgrade this morning, then this afternoon things went pear shaped. It's the Belfast cache, i turned on my proxies and all is good. I too was getting about 3kb (sometimes even 0.7k!). Try a proxy for a different area, you'll notice a big difference.

XEviLX 02-08-2004 22:26

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
cant wait to the morning to chew the balls of them they dont even report anything on the service status page if they are not going to post problems what is it there for

DieDieMyDarling 02-08-2004 22:29

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
If they were to post all the problems all of the time, they'd have a status page that was 1000 pages long. The email is still playing up, newsgroups still hit and miss (mostly miss), etc, etc, etc. But at least we have faster speeds now. :D

XEviLX 02-08-2004 22:34

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
But at least we have faster speeds now. :D[/QUOTE]
you do but us from belfast dont 3kb is know joke dial-up is faster

peacedude2k4 02-08-2004 22:35

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
and little me in Rochdale is downloading at 186kbs..


me now runs like fook for exit

XEviLX 02-08-2004 22:37

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by peacedude2k4
and little me in Rochdale is downloading at 186kbs..


me now runs like fook for exit

just 183kbs faster than me

peacedude2k4 02-08-2004 22:38

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
would it be fair and wise to say your having issues with ur connection

jtwn 02-08-2004 22:40

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Whats happened to the 150k people being done? Some in my area havent been, is it just 600/1meg being done at the moment?

XEviLX 02-08-2004 22:43

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by peacedude2k4
would it be fair and wise to say your having issues with ur connection

issues lol you think

peacedude2k4 02-08-2004 22:54

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
I wonder if i set up a wireless LAN for Rochdale Bury and Heywood how much i would make:D

Tezcatlipoca 02-08-2004 22:58

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Whacked my postcode into ntlworld's online postcode checker....
Quote:

Your service is due to be upgraded during the month of November.
:(


....Decided to reboot my modem anyway.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOCSDIAG
QoS max upstream bandwidth = 256000 bps
QoS max downstream bandwidth = 1536000 bps
Configuration filename = tera210x-gold.cm

Woo ha! :D :D

MindfreeZe 02-08-2004 23:02

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Can someone post the link to the NTL proxies please before I die of slowness.

Paul 02-08-2004 23:05

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
They are in the Knowledgebase :D

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/kb/47/li...-proxy-servers

XEviLX 02-08-2004 23:07

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...cache.html#ntl

Electrolyte01 02-08-2004 23:09

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
I think I should use that postcode thing, I still don't have an update :erm:

Electrolyte01 02-08-2004 23:12

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
I am going to KILL the person who sent us that letter about the upgrade for august, I got this with my postcode :mad: :grind: :mad:

Your service is due to be upgraded during the month of October.

I am REALLY cheesed off now!!!!!

peacedude2k4 02-08-2004 23:12

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
I do and most of my mates do including some in OLdham and Bury :p:


1.5mb rocks :p: :D

runs for door

MindfreeZe 02-08-2004 23:15

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Thats me fixed now, just used different proxy.

ian@huth 02-08-2004 23:17

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Quote:

Originally Posted by XEviLX
But at least we have faster speeds now. :D
you do but us from belfast dont 3kb is know joke dial-up is faster

I think we have got the message by now. :D

Having the speed increases does not mean the end to every problem with the network or the internet as a whole. What did NTL say about your problem when you rang them?

Bottesford 02-08-2004 23:21

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Got my upgrade (150>300k) but its all going awfully slow!

Fureh 02-08-2004 23:23

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Belfast proxy is dead ;P

change to another and you'll be fine. I did and I'm motoring along now at 1500kbps.

Skipped over this thread so quickly I missed the cache talk lol :dozey:

peacedude2k4 02-08-2004 23:26

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Rochdale still good :D

ynwa 02-08-2004 23:28

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At the time the speed upgrades were announced, NTL also said that they would be outsorcing their email and newsgroups. Anyone know if theres any progresss on this.

Well done on the speed upgrades btw ntl. Nice to give a bit of credit to them for a change.

therock247uk 02-08-2004 23:31

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Well i dont have broadband yet im getting in August 13th 300 k service. But my friend who is in my area got the 150 to 300 k upgrade and he is getting 35 kb a sec constant Nottinghamshire area.

fragless 02-08-2004 23:42

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Just tried rebooting again, and nothing....

Your Connection is currently:
1000.40 kbps
which equates to 125.05 Kb/s

ahh well will have to keep checking :)
Darwen, Lancs.

Foo Fighter 02-08-2004 23:46

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you must be on a stb then if i've been upgraded just a few miles away

fragless 02-08-2004 23:54

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Foo Fighter
you must be on a stb then if i've been upgraded just a few miles away

Nope, stand alone modem!
Type : Ambit ETH/USB Combo Cable Modem...
Cable modem : Ambit Cable Modem
Software version : 2.67.1011

peacedude2k4 02-08-2004 23:59

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Tried unpluggin ur modem then shutting down ur pc plugging in ur modem wait for lights to do there rythim then reboot computer??


worked for me

fragless 03-08-2004 00:00

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Thanks, will try and post if it works :)

peacedude2k4 03-08-2004 00:11

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good luck with it

fragless 03-08-2004 00:11

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:shocked: Still the same....


Operation Configuration

Network Access : AllowedMaximum Downstream
Data Rate : 1024000Maximum
Upstream Data Rate : 256000Maximum
Upstream Channel Burst : 1600
Modem Capability : Concatenation Enabled, Fragmentation Disabled, PHS Disabled
Maximum Number of CPEs : 1

peacedude2k4 03-08-2004 00:11

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Then looks like your area aint been done yet could be that few miles give it a try like i did around 1:30am then mine worked could be some networking thingy majig works around that time

fragless 03-08-2004 00:15

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Thanks for the help, I will keep trying.

Regards

blenkin69 03-08-2004 00:56

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got my ikle upgrade to 300k wahoo :) or it seems that way :) prolly drop again tomz lol...

latas

McMav 03-08-2004 09:02

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Electrolyte
I am going to KILL the person who sent us that letter about the upgrade for august, I got this with my postcode :mad: :grind: :mad:

Your service is due to be upgraded during the month of October.

I am REALLY cheesed off now!!!!!

Erm mine showed november. And as previous posts showed I was rather cheesed off. Try powering off modem and back on again as when I did this the speed increase was there.

jonathan_d 03-08-2004 09:31

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BBKing
Quite. So to reiterate what I said - South Manchester and parts of Herts/Beds were tested last week to see if our procedures worked, we got together and discussed how things went. Hence no upgrades since then.

It's all a lot simpler than some people are making out. Taking rumours as facts and what people guess goes on at ntl is a good recipe for getting in a muddle.

it's nice that south manchester is used for tests!
i was one of the lucky ones who got on the original trial for stb broadband in early 2001 and got 3 months free before it officially launched :D

is there any reason for this area?
is it because we were first to get digitial tv first in the country with cwc...?

Janusian 03-08-2004 09:34

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Janusian
Postcode checker is working again now

http://www.ntl.com/home/internet/upgrade/checker.asp

Unfortunately Fleet not due to be done until October :td:

Well postcode checker is about as accurate as an FA press release. I am now flying along at 1.5MB

WOot!

DbzDP 03-08-2004 10:01

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Janusian
Well postcode checker is about as accurate as an FA press release. I am now flying along at 1.5MB

WOot!

I am going at 1.5MBit too last night my modem just went weird only the USB, D/S and Power lights was on the rest were off, and now its morning I am downloading at 100kb and uploading at 13kb lol

neel2k 03-08-2004 10:07

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Tue, 3 Aug 2004 09:05:41 UTC
1st 128K took 1473 ms = 88983 Bytes/sec = approx 740 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1452 ms = 90270 Bytes/sec = approx 751 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1522 ms = 86118 Bytes/sec = approx 717 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1392 ms = 94161 Bytes/sec = approx 783 kbits/sec

Yay

mwtb 03-08-2004 10:14

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I've looked through the thread and it seems like the Luton area was among the first to be upgraded. Does this include Hitchin (problems in Luton always seem to)? I've rebooted my modem with no success, but the log does have an odd report of an update not being applied because it is "not for this unit" or somesuch. It's a Motorola SurfBoard, which I know NTL stopped giving to people a long time ago now, so I'm curious if the area has been upgraded but my CM isn't being catered for.

Doesn't seem likely as the config file gets grabbed okay, so the update must be something else entirely, but I don't know much about these things.

Ta for any info,

DeadKenny 03-08-2004 10:29

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Upgraded to 1.5Mbps here :tu:

Woking. Motorolla Surfboard 4100.

Needed a modem reboot.


I think all the standalone modems are supported as they are capable of going to much higher speeds (some go up to 30Mbps!). It's only some Set Top Boxes that are unsupported (due to problems going above 1Mbps) and thus need replacing.

mIPS 03-08-2004 10:31

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Does anyone know if the Luton area has been upgraded yet. I have been checking everyday and nothing as yet.

Neil 03-08-2004 10:37

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mIPS
Does anyone know if the Luton area has been upgraded yet. I have been checking everyday and nothing as yet.

Have you rebooted your modem yet, or checked via the postcode checker when you are due to be upgraded?

:welcome: to the site btw. :)

mIPS 03-08-2004 10:40

Re: [Merged] BB Speed Upgrades
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil
Have you rebooted your modem yet, or checked via the postcode checker when you are due to be upgraded?

:welcome: to the site btw. :)

Thanks,

I have rebooted the modem this morning, but nothing as yet... :(

I have checked the postcode and it says September, but judging by users in this thread it doesn't seem very accurate...


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