Speed Increases 1st June - 2meg to 4meg
09-06-2006, 00:01
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
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Originally Posted by Web-Junkie
If the leccy's failed, what's powering the UBR's? Is there a peddle powered emergency generator in the exchange being peddled by a rather pee'd off engineer 
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If there were an engineer I think he would be pee'd up rather than off
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09-06-2006, 00:42
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#872
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
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Originally Posted by Web-Junkie
If the leccy's failed, what's powering the UBR's? Is there a peddle powered emergency generator in the exchange being peddled by a rather pee'd off engineer 
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Simple, the UBRs are on a different power circuit. For instance, last time we had a power failiure at work, half of Greenwich lost it's power, and so did half the campus where I work. The other part was unaffected.
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09-06-2006, 01:29
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#873
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
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Originally Posted by Stuart C
Simple, the UBRs are on a different power circuit. For instance, last time we had a power failiure at work, half of Greenwich lost it's power, and so did half the campus where I work. The other part was unaffected.
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Not much good when the UBR's have power but your house nearby doesn't
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09-06-2006, 01:36
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
You asked What's powering the UBRs.. I offered a possible solution. The same argument could apply to houses as well.
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09-06-2006, 01:50
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
It was a facetious comment, but point taken!
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09-06-2006, 09:38
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
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Originally Posted by Web-Junkie
It was a facetious comment, but point taken!
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Well "I" saw the funny side
... but I think we can be thankful for them staying up, as houses tend to recover from power failure a hell of a lot better than IT equipment
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09-06-2006, 09:49
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
To save trawling through the whole of this thread i was wondering if anyone could answer me a quick query. I have just upgraded from 1Mb to 4Mb this morning (my BB goes through a Samsung SMT 2100C) but I'm only getting 2Mb. Does this mean my area has not yet been upgraded or do I need to call back? My area is Stoke-on-Trent.
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09-06-2006, 09:53
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
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Originally Posted by Swipe
To save trawling through the whole of this thread i was wondering if anyone could answer me a quick query. I have just upgraded from 1Mb to 4Mb this morning (my BB goes through a Samsung SMT 2100C) but I'm only getting 2Mb. Does this mean my area has not yet been upgraded or do I need to call back? My area is Stoke-on-Trent.
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I did the same upgrade to a Samsung 2110c 2 weeks ago, still getting 2MB. It just means the upgrade hasn't reached you yet. Should be by the end of the month.
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09-06-2006, 12:52
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
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Originally Posted by Strange_Visitor
Should be by the end of the month.
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It's only taken 878 posts to establish this little fact
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09-06-2006, 13:07
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
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Originally Posted by SlackDad
It's only taken 878 posts to establish this little fact 
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And will rise, just to make sure its by the end of the month
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09-06-2006, 13:14
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
So just to clarify - If I havent been upgraded yet does anybody know when I will be.
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09-06-2006, 13:43
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
new from the server status page
The following work will be taking place during the week commencing Monday the 5th of June.
On the Morning of Sunday 11th June between midnight and 6am,
Essential server maintenance will result in a loss of Registration services.
The following work will be taking place during the week commencing Monday the 12th of June.
On the morning of Monday the 12th of June between midnight and 6 AM,
Essential server maintenance will result in a loss of Registration services.
On the morning of Tuesday the 13th of June between midnight and 6 AM,
Network upgrades will result in a loss of service in Grimsby, Ashford, Seven Kings, Oxford, Bolton, Bishops Stortford, Clifton, Basford, Stockton, Reading, Lichfield, Cardiff, Andover, Renfrew, Grimsby, Stapleford, Whitchurch, Neath, Leicester, Belfast, Kempstone, Sunderland, Hartlepool Darlington, Peterbrough, and the surrounding areas.
Essential server maintenance will result in a brief loss of Registration, Broadband Medic and Netguard update services.
Network rebalancing across the country will result in a brief loss of service for all customers.
On the morning of Wednesday the 14th of June between midnight and 6 AM,
Network optimisation will result in a loss of service in Scunthorpe, Ashford, Seven Kings, Lewisham and the surrounding areas.
On the morning of Thursday the 15th of June between midnight and 6 AM,
Network upgrades will result in a loss of service in Southampton, Swindon and the surrounding areas
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09-06-2006, 13:59
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
Those do not indicate when tier upgrades are happening. They are 'business as usual' notifications only, so those people in the areas being worked on shouldn't hold their breath
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09-06-2006, 14:30
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#884
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
Indeed... I can confirm this because I have seen the status page so many times and this happens all the time... I'm 99% certain that this is not the upgrade, otherwise it would say so.
Somebody poated a statement from NTL about the first areas to be upgraded, but I am not sure where to look for the next statment of the next areas... any ideas anyone?
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09-06-2006, 16:18
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Re: New Speeds - June 1st
typical ntl: Peterbrough indeed. I want my missing o :P
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