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Geek Culture / my ISP my tale of woe

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lagmaster
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Posted: 17th Jan 2005 09:48
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ever since last july there has been a problem with my connection. i've had enough and im finally gonna move to ADSL. people from irc, can see how terrible it has gone. i just constantly connect and ping out.

my blurb on ntlhell
http://forums.ntlhell.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6864

another forum, someone else in the same town
http://www.chetnet.co.uk/portal/forum/showthread.php?t=4239

my huge post on the forum, months ago
http://www.chetnet.co.uk/portal/forum/showthread.php?t=3937

would like to see what people think of this. the only reason i've stayed with the isp for so long is to check if the problem will be resolved and it hasnt, so im moving!

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The Wendigo
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Posted: 17th Jan 2005 09:51
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Tis the bad in the IRC. ADSL is great (unless you had a higher connection)! Hope you enjoy!


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lagmaster
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Posted: 17th Jan 2005 19:13
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i've got bt coming on the 24th with a new line.

now i gotta choose isps.

need static ip, free setup and possibly no 12 months contract

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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 17th Jan 2005 20:00
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Get Nildram.
Had no problem with them - support is great when I've had to ring them (due to a problem caused by BT at the exchange).
Can get up to 2Mb with them, and bonded ADSL too.

Visit http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~nickk/
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lagmaster
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Posted: 18th Jan 2005 23:44
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woah just had about 4 hours outage there.

internet still a bit flakey :/

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Neofish
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Posted: 19th Jan 2005 04:42
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Quote: "need static ip"

No you don't...it costs a lot to get a static IP, theres no point...Your ISP might want you to have one though...

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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 19th Jan 2005 04:43
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Quote: "it costs a lot to get a static IP"

£5 a month or so...

Visit http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~nickk/
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Neofish
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Posted: 19th Jan 2005 04:47
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pff you dont need it

btw I think I actually have a static IP :S....my dad's paying so I don't care

+ can a mod check one of my posts back about 2 months ago against the IP attached to this post please?

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lagmaster
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Posted: 19th Jan 2005 06:33
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when ill switch over, i'm posting every log and screenshot of my connection not working. to show that ntl is not a good isp to be with

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lagmaster
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Posted: 28th Jan 2005 01:45
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right update:

i've now got a bt line, cant order adsl till 5 days after the install.

ntl have phoned up 3 times this week, asking why we have left them, kept saying the same thing "you cant provide a service, so we're moving to someone who can"

today's phone call came with a 3 months free broadband offer, upon asking weither the problem will be fixed, they couldnt answer me.

i'm guessing they must have one heck of a serious problem in this area and it's not a quick fix. ntl's service status shows other areas probably have the same problem, with no eta.

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Neofish
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Posted: 28th Jan 2005 01:59
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Nice

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