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Fatchan · 08-03-2005, 19:42

Okay well i've been using Netvigator for a month now and i'm not happy. I live in Reading Town Centre, and when we got the wireless internet on the month trial, I was eager to try it out. I went upstairs and hooked up my wireless internet. It was easy peasy to install. So to test, I hooked up to my FTP server and uploaded an mp3 at 25kb/sec. I was so stunned after being on 56K and uploading at 4kb/sec. This was great! I then downloaded at a fantastic 50kb/sec (for me anyway).

However things got worse....although I was still downloading from most servers at about 40-50kb/sec, my upload speed was stunted. In a week or so, my upload speed had gone from the 25kb/sec to a pitiful 4kb/sec. This was at ALL times of the day. This was on ftp, messengers and email. I was gutted, the reason being that I often upload mp3s and such to share between my computers instead of burning CDs (its more convenient for me).

Not only that but often webpages take ages to load and when i'm streaming things even from highly reputable servers (such as itunes), it slows right down....I don't know if it counts but often when I download the box flashes red and orange. Well not the box but the signal anyway.

Its so frustrating because, if its the case that they've oversold the product and dont' have enough signal to go around then they shouldn't have the audacity to charge me! Not only that but they lied about trying to contact me. They stated "we have been trying to contact you" however I know this is not true as i've been home 24/7 for the past week. Not good.

Anybody else with the same problems?

08-03-2005, 19:42	#10
Fatchan Inactive Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2	Re: Netvigator - user review log Okay well i've been using Netvigator for a month now and i'm not happy. I live in Reading Town Centre, and when we got the wireless internet on the month trial, I was eager to try it out. I went upstairs and hooked up my wireless internet. It was easy peasy to install. So to test, I hooked up to my FTP server and uploaded an mp3 at 25kb/sec. I was so stunned after being on 56K and uploading at 4kb/sec. This was great! I then downloaded at a fantastic 50kb/sec (for me anyway). However things got worse....although I was still downloading from most servers at about 40-50kb/sec, my upload speed was stunted. In a week or so, my upload speed had gone from the 25kb/sec to a pitiful 4kb/sec. This was at ALL times of the day. This was on ftp, messengers and email. I was gutted, the reason being that I often upload mp3s and such to share between my computers instead of burning CDs (its more convenient for me). Not only that but often webpages take ages to load and when i'm streaming things even from highly reputable servers (such as itunes), it slows right down....I don't know if it counts but often when I download the box flashes red and orange. Well not the box but the signal anyway. Its so frustrating because, if its the case that they've oversold the product and dont' have enough signal to go around then they shouldn't have the audacity to charge me! Not only that but they lied about trying to contact me. They stated "we have been trying to contact you" however I know this is not true as i've been home 24/7 for the past week. Not good. Anybody else with the same problems?