[Merged] BB Speed Upgrades - Page 81

22-08-2004, 14:40

So much for the post-code checker.

Just phoned up technical support who confirmed that as I had found the service in my area should have been upgraded to 1.5Mb, as it had been at the beginning of August for a couple of weeks. They reset to modem on the system and now it is back to 1.5Mb, I hope this isn`t going to keep happening.

MatTman · 22-08-2004, 17:00

where is the POSTCODE checker?????

22-08-2004, 17:07

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Originally Posted by MatTman

where is the POSTCODE checker?????

Here you go

http://www.ntlworld.com/data-feeds/e...de/checker.php

Grr, just had to get on to tech support again, they managed to get the speed back up to 1.5Mb, but they set the wrong config so I didn`t get the XBox service.

tnbain · 22-08-2004, 23:51

I live in scotland,and my area is pa34rs the checker says i received my upgrade but i havent yet and ntl give no information on the upgrades or anything.Does anyone know if some areas maybe just cant get it or if ntl are wrong or what cos i read some of the older posts that say the english areas had similar problems to this,Im on 600k pc modem!....cheers.

RazorD · 22-08-2004, 23:54

Sun, 22 Aug 2004 21:49:17 UTC
1st 128K took 1078 ms = 121588 Bytes/sec = approx 1012 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1078 ms = 121588 Bytes/sec = approx 1012 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1078 ms = 121588 Bytes/sec = approx 1012 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1063 ms = 123304 Bytes/sec = approx 1026 kbits/sec

I guess that means im still on 1mb?

Ramrod · 22-08-2004, 23:59

Yup.......

23-08-2004, 00:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by tnbain

I live in scotland,and my area is pa34rs the checker says i received my upgrade but i havent yet and ntl give no information on the upgrades or anything.Does anyone know if some areas maybe just cant get it or if ntl are wrong or what cos i read some of the older posts that say the english areas had similar problems to this,Im on 600k pc modem!....cheers.

The postcode checker seems to have the accuracy of Michael Fish predicting hurricanes

23-08-2004, 10:18

Any NTL bods out there know when NG18, NG19 and NG20 are going to be upgraded?

squiggs1982 · 24-08-2004, 02:18

Eek! PA4 (Renfrew - Scotland) area not due for upgrade until November! I'll have moved by then! :-( Anybody know how much of Peterborough is NTL enabled? Here was me thinking it was just a matter of flipping a switch

Chrysalis · 24-08-2004, 02:39

they could in theory upgrade you but it seems ntl are been conservative and wont upgrade area's until they are sure there is spare capacity after the upgrade. Good news is that the postcode checker seems inaccurate so far so you might well not be waiting until november.

LostintheNW · 24-08-2004, 09:33

Anyone have any idea when us poor STB users will get the 1.5mb upgrade??? my area was done in August according to the postcode checker, and the whole of Manchester seems to have been done! Getting a little annoyed now at paying for a slower service compared to most other people in my area! Surley they can at least switch on the upgrade for areas that have been done? and when is this bl00dy cut off date where those who haven't had thier STB's swapped drop down to the 750k service until they arrange for it to be done?

nmcog · 24-08-2004, 13:16

It says done for my postcode too (Blackburn) but I'm still on 1Mbit. It said October in the letter I got.

Kneebs · 24-08-2004, 13:29

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Originally Posted by LostintheNW

Anyone have any idea when us poor STB users will get the 1.5mb upgrade??? my area was done in August according to the postcode checker, and the whole of Manchester seems to have been done! Getting a little annoyed now at paying for a slower service compared to most other people in my area! Surley they can at least switch on the upgrade for areas that have been done? and when is this bl00dy cut off date where those who haven't had thier STB's swapped drop down to the 750k service until they arrange for it to be done?

Well, I had a bit of computer bother last night, and after sorting that out, just after 1 o'clock, the STB just rebooted itself. Ooooh, I thought...checked but still on 1meg. After checking the event log on the STB, it showed an 'abnormal reboot' timed at 00:00 on 00/00/0000, right after a message about no signal !! Bugger

Stuart · 24-08-2004, 13:40

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Originally Posted by nmcog

It says done for my postcode too (Blackburn) but I'm still on 1Mbit. It said October in the letter I got.

Are you going via STB or Cable Modem? If you are going via STB, you will have to wait until NTL have replaced all the Pace STBs that are on the 1 Mbit service.

Like me..

Dessimat0r · 24-08-2004, 19:12

Bill C came to have a look at my cable today, and he did find a problem - apparently, the cable was too thin from the area box to the cable box, so it going to be re-pulled Wednesday or Thursday.

He also swapped the box over to a different one, but I'm still getting packet loss when using P2P apps. Hopefully it will all be fixed after the re-pull