NTL Broadband

paul_y3k · Post by **paul_y3k** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:16 pm

is a pile off poo .... I've never known it up and down soo often !

Mr_AWOL · Post by **Mr_AWOL** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:27 pm

According to speedtest NTL is generally quite good, about the same a BT. Freeserve is sposed to be better and Tiscali is the biggest pile of poo out there!

paul_y3k · Post by **paul_y3k** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:38 pm

when it's up it's fine ... but it just keeps dropping the connections all the time !

Post by **Lyndon** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:59 pm

you tried different proxy settings ??

WebCode · Post by **WebCode** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 1:20 am

I also use NTL Broadband/600K No problems at all Now

... Thinking of trying 1Mb

Mind you Paul, they had major problems in town last Wed/Thu... Been OK since..

BUT to get good service I had to specify a specific LAN.. I do not use Auto settings Cos that did cause me some major headaches..

Unclick Auto in "Connections" & "LAN" settings.. Then click "use Proxy" and set it to 62.252.32.4 and port No 8080..
Also click "Bypass Proxy for Local Addresses"

Speed test gives me 590K average..

Big discussion on this forum.. Look here for further info

1: Chetnet

2: How to set Proxy

Riss · Post by **Riss** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:48 am

I agree with ya Paul - its POO!!!

I had no internet at all for most of the morning last week, and again in the evening

According to the server status line it was a problem in the Swindon Area.

Have also had loads of problems with email, soooooooo slow to check and most of the time I get an error message to say that my POP server isn't responding GRRRRR

Will what u posted Webcode help the email prob???

nuttyslack · Post by **nuttyslack** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:25 pm

Riss,

altering the proxy wont effect the email, its just NTLs email servers can be slow at times, mine is the same, its something you learn to live with NTL, theres too many people on their network, they have to constantly upgrade it.

Webcode,

I would recommend the 1mb connection, you cant beat 120k a second download speed, unless you are on a T3 uni connection.

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:28 pm

how about blueyonders 2mb connection

nuttyslack · Post by **nuttyslack** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:27 pm

Erm,

blueyonders 2mb connection, I have heard is very good, why are you on it? download speeds of 300k and higher

Riss · Post by **Riss** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:46 pm

Cheers nuttyslack!

Prob won't bother with the change then, just keep on moaning at the email

Julia · Post by **Julia** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:46 pm

I have ntl broadband 1mb connection at home and yep its been crap for a week or so

Riss · Post by **Riss** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:50 pm

1MB?? Wow that's fast!! Lucky u Julia

(or not so lucky with the fact that it's NTL

)

Matt B · Post by **Matt B** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:42 pm

Hmmm.. I've got 1Mb broadband via ntl and aint had a minutes worth of trouble with it in the last year!

Vanda · Post by **Vanda** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 6:37 pm

Oh yeah that's right, you guys rub it in! I can't even get broadband as my local exchange doesn't support it with living in the sticks. Should be different when I move though! Until then will have to put up with being booted every 2 hours (Or 10 mins over the last couple of nights) Booooo!

charlieannear · Post by **charlieannear** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 11:49 am

I don't think it's just NTL's internet service, their cable service has been terrible for nearly a fortnight.
Everyone in my office has to keep rebooting the cable box, and can you get through to customer services?
Can you b*****ks.