Sky Fibre - Leave on or turn off?
Hello I had sky fibre installed today and have a few questions. - Historically I have always switched off my router overnight and when I am away, the only exception to this was the initial 10 day...
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My girlfriend has sky which is currently under her husbands name (not divorced yet). He is paying for it I am moving in with her, and want to have a new Sky contract in my name. I've never had a sky...
View ArticleUpgrading from Planner only on a Sky+ box to Sky+HD?
I have a Sky+ box, and these days I only pay a monthly fee of £10 for the Planner service. But I'm thinking of getting a Sky+HD box instead, and maybe the 2TB version. It's not very clear what is...
View ArticleDropping Connection
On fibre 40mb service. Connection reports as 39999 down 10000 up and am getting download speeds consistently to support this - very pleased with this, however, recently (last month or so) I see to be...
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Mick Aston, ex-Time Team expert, dies aged 66
BBC News - Mick Aston, ex-Time Team expert, dies aged 66 Quote: Mick Aston, a former resident academic on Channel 4's Time Team, has died at the age of 66. He appeared on the show, which sees experts...
View ArticleRural broadband: Olympic push for universal coverage
Rural broadband: Olympic push for universal coverage - Telegraph Quote: The final, most challenging parts of BritainÂ’s broadband upgrade could be run by a team modelled on that which delivered the...
View ArticleI have 2 router username and passwords (old and new)???
I had sky fibre installed yesterday and have been trying to install my airport extreme using the instructions elsewhere on the forum. When I did so I was able to extract the username and password using...
View ArticleAirport extreme and SR101
If i could trouble the forum members for a bit of advice? I use the SkyHub SR101 on my adsl broadband. Its a pretty solid connection, but resyncs perhaps once a month. I have lots of apple devices...
View ArticleBroadband Outage in Deptford
There is currently a broadband outage in the Deptford area, we are currently investigating this andapologise for any inconvenience it may cause. More...
View ArticleVoice outage in Deptford
There is currently a Voice outage in the Deptford area, we are currently investigating this andapologise for any inconvenience it may cause. More...
View ArticleDoes Sky Broadband use Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation?
Hi, I'm thinking about switching from Virgin Media to Sky. Currently with Virgin Media I get an IP address that is 'mine' and that can accept incoming network connections, which is useful for gaming...
View ArticleTrue Entertainment +1
I am trying to add True Entertainment +1 to my ols Sky + box. I have these settings 11307V 27500 2/3. But I can't save the settings. Any ideas ??
View ArticleLoss of telephony service in BALLYMENA area
We are aware of an issue with the telephony service in the BALLYMENA areas. We are working hardto resolve this and apologise for any inconvenience caused. More...
View ArticleLoss of broadband service in BALLYMENA area
We are aware of an issue with the broadband service in the BALLYMENA areas. We are working hardto resolve this and apologise for any inconvenience caused. More...
View ArticleSync with Mobile
Hey, Ever since the Google > Yahoo switchover I have not been able to sync my contacts and calendar. So having now recently needed to do a factory reset I want to get it working properly. When it...
View ArticleExcellent service from Sky
Called up tech support last night after a few weeks of random wireless access loss, wired access always okat a steady 38 nbps down. After a few minutes fault finding the adviser suggested and talked me...
View ArticleLoving the new DLM
Since being on sky unlimited, january 2012 i'd always had this: Connection Speed 19999*kbps 1175*kbps Line Attenuation 22.5*dB 14.2*dB Then in march this year, it retrained my line to: Connection Speed...
View ArticleVDSL Vectoring still in the smoke and mirrors phase
thinkbroadband :: VDSL Vectoring still in the smoke and mirrors phase Quote: Vectoring has the potential to boost speeds for VDSL services, by helping to mitigate the crosstalk that the higher...
View ArticleFree day of Sky Sports to kick off biggest ever football season
... Free live action from the first day of ghe season for every home in Britain... http://corporate.sky.com/investors/p...ootball_season Presumably another "Project Purple strike back" initiative? ;)
View ArticleHomeplug - AV2 Standard
Does anyone know whether any of the main homeplug manufacturers will be shipping AV2 compliant plugs in the near future? Thinking of upgrading to 500s, but looking at the potential gains of AV2 just...
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