Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-08 Thread Paul Tansom
** Lisi hants...@googlemail.com [2014-11-07 15:43]: snip My sympathy for you lot would be greater if you weren't talking about Infinity, fibre and cable. You mean you have them to go wrong?! ;-) Thanks for the explanation about aluminium, Paul. That does seem to apply to us!! ** end

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-07 Thread Lisi
On Thursday 06 November 2014 18:26:19 Bob Dunlop wrote: On Thu, Nov 06 at 05:52, Bob Dunlop wrote: On Thu, Nov 06 at 05:03, Paul Tansom wrote: I am currently suffering a phone outage and major drop in internet connection speed, to less than a half of the decidedly average usual speed.

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-07 Thread Bob Dunlop
On Fri, Nov 07 at 03:41, Lisi wrote: ... My sympathy for you lot would be greater if you weren't talking about Infinity, fibre and cable. You mean you have them to go wrong?! ;-) Pah! We've got none of them. ADSL only here. You do get a better rate on the copper (3x BT rate) by using

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-07 Thread Lisi
On Friday 07 November 2014 15:56:59 Bob Dunlop wrote: On Fri, Nov 07 at 03:41, Lisi wrote: ... My sympathy for you lot would be greater if you weren't talking about Infinity, fibre and cable. You mean you have them to go wrong?! ;-) Pah! We've got none of them. ADSL only here. You do

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-07 Thread Victor Churchill
Pah! You young 'uns don't know when you've got it made. Why, we used to 'ave to tie the disk packs on to t'legs of t'carrier pigeons... On 7 November 2014 16:06, Lisi hants...@googlemail.com wrote: On Friday 07 November 2014 15:56:59 Bob Dunlop wrote: On Fri, Nov 07 at 03:41, Lisi wrote:

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-07 Thread Lisi
On Friday 07 November 2014 18:20:30 Victor Churchill wrote: Pah! You young 'uns don't know when you've got it made. Why, we used to 'ave to tie the disk packs on to t'legs of t'carrier pigeons... Who have been demonstrated to be faster than the Internet in some rural areas. ;-) Lisi On 7

[Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-06 Thread Paul Tansom
I am currently suffering a phone outage and major drop in internet connection speed, to less than a half of the decidedly average usual speed. Having sorted out getting to the master socket to confirm that the problem is not down to my own equipment, as is customary with BT given the threat of a

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-06 Thread Jay Bennie
On 6 Nov 2014, at 17:03, Paul Tansom p...@aptanet.com wrote: I am currently suffering a phone outage and major drop in internet connection speed, to less than a half of the decidedly average usual speed. Having sorted out getting to the master socket to confirm that the problem is not down

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-06 Thread Bob Dunlop
On Thu, Nov 06 at 05:03, Paul Tansom wrote: I am currently suffering a phone outage and major drop in internet connection speed, to less than a half of the decidedly average usual speed. Having sorted You're lucky. Kingsclere has an area fault No phones, and broadband that is up either 0% or

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-06 Thread Paul Tansom
** Jay Bennie j...@lincore.com [2014-11-06 17:15]: On 6 Nov 2014, at 17:03, Paul Tansom p...@aptanet.com wrote: I am currently suffering a phone outage and major drop in internet connection speed, to less than a half of the decidedly average usual speed. Having sorted out getting to

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-06 Thread Jay Bennie
Fortunately that was where the corroded wire was to be found. Funny how that and water in the wires can have an effect on service quality ... Looks like BT had a bad day country wide. Was there a solar storm! all those cosmic rays playing havoc with the microchips .. like little

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-06 Thread Jay Bennie
Looks like a choice of either phone or internet until next week :( It is still odd taking the box apart when I've been used to leaving well alone because if they think it has been tampered with BT will charge! set up a line divert to a skype or voip number :) oh and trace the wire back

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-06 Thread Paul Tansom
** Bob Dunlop bob.dun...@xyzzy.org.uk [2014-11-06 18:04]: On Thu, Nov 06 at 05:03, Paul Tansom wrote: I am currently suffering a phone outage and major drop in internet connection speed, to less than a half of the decidedly average usual speed. Having sorted You're lucky. Kingsclere

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-06 Thread Paul Tansom
** Jay Bennie j...@lincore.com [2014-11-06 18:23]: Looks like a choice of either phone or internet until next week :( It is still odd taking the box apart when I've been used to leaving well alone because if they think it has been tampered with BT will charge! set up a line