Sky Fibre Pro performance issues
Have had Sky Fibre Pro for 2 weeks now and am told both by engineer who installed, Sky Cust Serv and the fact that the router is synced at 80000down 20000up that i should be getting pretty top end...
View ArticleDNS keeps stopping on Sky DLink router
I have a Sky Dlink router (not sure what the exact model is). It often stops responding on DNS. Internet works fine. If I statically set the DNS on laptop to google it's fine. Doing DNS lookup on...
View ArticleBe Un Limited held to task over unlimited claims
thinkbroadband :: Be Un Limited held to task over unlimited claims Quote: The ASA has ruled against Be Unlimited with regards to the use of unlimited in advertising and product listings with Be told to...
View Article100 students ejected from US flight
100 students ejected from US flight Quote: A group of about 100 high school students travelling from New York to Atlanta were ejected from an AirTran flight after the pilot and crew lost patience with...
View ArticleNew Laptop help
I'm looking to help a friend get a new laptop and have narrowed down the specs but am unsure on some of the brands out there at the moment. There is a budget of £500. For my own I looked at the screen...
View Articlehtaccess allow from partial domain (sky.com) not working
I have an .htaccess file that works successfully on allowing my IP address access a directory, but not on the reverse domain name lookup (which is useful because while my dynamic IP address might...
View ArticleSky fibre router lasted 4 whole hours before giving up!
Hi, just had fibre installed today, all good to begin with, getting speedtest results of 32M on the 40 connection. After around four hours of use, both ethernet and wifi, all the wifi devices lost...
View ArticleMajor internet firms invited to content policing discussion by DCMS
thinkbroadband :: Major internet firms invited to content policing discussion by DCMS Quote: Ed Vaizey has said that 'Britain will have the most robust internet child protection measures of any country...
View ArticleMicrosoft and Sky in talks to sell discounted Xbox One with TV subscriptions
According to this article on Neowin.net, Microsoft has been in discussions with Sky aimed at securing a deal whereby Sky would sell the Xbox One to its customers with its TV and broadband...
View ArticleCan i connect three routers
Hi Guys,I'm new to the forum and am looking for some help. I have a Sky Hub router connected to the master socket in the living room.The problem is that my tv,desktop and the Sky+ HD box is quite far...
View ArticleThinking About Getting Sky Fibre
I am thinking about getting Sky Fibre and just wanted to ask if anyone can provide some speedtests/pingtests for comparison to my own connection and what I can expect to get. I am primarily looking for...
View ArticleNot long now and I will be saying goodbye to ADSL and hello Fibre
Well not long now and I should be enjoying Fibre speeds. My appointment is in the morning between 8am and 1pm. Looking forward to getting faster speeds, but I am a little apprehensive as according to...
View ArticleDont Believe Fibre Rollout Map
My exchange has been saying future exchange (by the end of 2013) since the end of last year here Openreach - Superfast fibre broadband - Where and when just by chance i tried the bt site just now and...
View ArticleFTTC with no FTTC CAB?
Bt say my cab is number 8 as can be seen below at the bottom of my street around 7 houses away 100m at a guess are two cabs which seem linked as can be seen by the tarmac the one cab says gpo on it and...
View ArticleSky TV price increase on 1 September 2013 by up to 10%
Anyone noticed this appearing, Sky TV price increase on 1 September 2013 by up to 10% Sky Customer offers - Great deals on Sky Digital TV - Upgrade online 10% is a bit steep. To be honest I thought we...
View ArticleEngineer visit=new box?
Quick question, my sky + HD box is out of warranty, and we don't have sky insurance.The box is playing up a bit, if we pay for an engineer visit (£69?) and they find a problem with the box and it needs...
View ArticleSky at new address
I have 2 addresses, one which doesn't have a Sky dish or any Sky services. Would I be able to get the "new customer" discounts at the second address? Thanks.
View ArticleN66U to replace 2504N (FIBRE) - massive issues
I am not stupid , I have followed the guides, flashed merlin firmware on there.....but nothing works, cannot get DCHP connection. I have put firmware on , added the string from the password generator,...
View ArticleIs this an Acceptable Signal/Noise Ratio - Signal -90, Noise -75 (D-link Router)
Hi, Got the results below on Wi-Fi Diagnostics, Tested it as my old Imac Can't get an airport signal when the router is downstairs. Have recently received new 'splitters' from Sky as the Sky BB guy,...
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