Experiences with this service
Transferred from Be to Sky for financial reasons. No fibre here but like Be, Sky has an LLU in my local exchange so I expected similar capabilities. I struggled to maintain my Homeplug LAN connection...
View ArticleBB questions
Hi all, At the moment i'm with Virgin on their 30MB fibre package 9 I get about 28 Mb's), after checking on the Sky website they say I would receive roughly 6.8 Mb's - 13.5 Mb's (Which after further...
View ArticleLooking for help + advice about intermittent connection.
Basically my connection every 1 minute or so will go completely dead for a second or two, and then come back. Whilst that might seem not a major issue, it interupts any streaming service, (radio,tv...
View ArticleProblem going from Asus RT-N16 and back to original Sky Sagem F@ST2504 router
Hi guys. I live in a shared flat, and for the last year we have been using my Asus RT N-16 router with Tomato to connect to our Sky Fibre. It was a little hassle to set up, but when it was done it...
View ArticleSky Go Beta for Tablets
Just a heads up folks: Sky are due to launch a new Beta Trail shortly. It will be specifically for Android Tablets. At the moment I do not know which specific devices will be included in the trial but...
View ArticleInside the Actors Studio
Is this programme aired on any UK tv channels? I've seen the odd one like "The Cast of Mad Men" aired on Sky Atlantic or Sky Arts. Is the series as a whole aired anywhere on UK tv? I've found a few on...
View ArticleSES and Eutelsat transponder changes
After years of disagreement we are now only a few days away from a major change in transponder frequency allocation. "I'm surprised this hasn't caused more debate or interest on satellite forums since...
View ArticleBBC children's programmes 'should be on after seven'
BBC News - BBC children's programmes 'should be on after seven' Quote: The BBC should consider showing children's TV programmes after 19:00, a report by the BBC Trust has said. A review of CBBC and...
View ArticleFans' fury at BBC threat to axe The Sky At Night
The Sky At Night could be cancelled just a year after Sir Patrick Moore's death | Mail Online Quote: BBC confirmed that discussions are currently ongoing over show's future Monthly astronomy programme...
View ArticleWifi Bandwidth limited to 20Mbps
Hi All, I've today had Sky Fibre installed. Using ethernet I can get 37Mb Down and 9Mb Up on speedtest.net. Unfortunately I can't seem to get more than 20Mbps over the Wifi. This is on my Mac, and...
View ArticleSKY + HD Box...loss of magiceye TV
Hi all just upgraded from SKY + to sky + HD (with wifi). On the previous set up I had cable going upstairs to another bedroom TV with a magic eye whereby you could watch SKY TV upstairs (but only what...
View ArticleAmazing images by amateur photographers showcase how creatures and humans eat
This article can't really be cross-posted, so please click the link below to see some really nice close-up (and some not so close) pictures: From bees hunting for nectar to fishermen casting nets in...
View ArticleMore faster fibre broadband from Openreach
thinkbroadband :: More faster fibre broadband from Openreach Quote: With just months until the completion date of Spring 2014 for the Openreach commercial roll-out of FTTC and FTTP products, Openreach...
View ArticleChanging Box
Hi Im looking for some advice to see if i can change my normal sky box to a Hd recorder one purely to record on in my room without it charging anymore per month, In my house we have multiroom and mines...
View ArticleDrayTek as repeater?
I am not the most technical of people, so please bear with me. I have sky unlimited broadband and a router like the on at this link http://www.autochron.co.uk/images/sk...s%20router.jpg However, my...
View ArticleUK ISP New IP range SKY Please add ASAP
Sky We are a ISP based in Nottingham and have a new IP range from RIPE. We are getting a number of complaints that you have not updated your datebase with our new range, This is UK registerd range with...
View ArticleFree software
For those of you who are interested, the "Giveaway of the Day" package today is a product for creating collages. Giveaway of the Day - free licensed software daily. Picture Collage Maker Pro 4.0.1 -...
View ArticleStatic IP Address
I am having an issue, my IP keeps on changing and it is quite annoying. To cut a long story short I have access to a test site which is authenticated through whitelisting my IP, I am having to ask on a...
View ArticleSKY router and IE10 and IE11
Just wondered if anyone else has this issue. I just updated to IE11 and then remembered I had a problem accessing the SKY router stats (192.168.0.1) when I updated to IE10 and had to go back to IE9....
View ArticleSR101 Port Forwarding | Is it blocked by sky?
Hi, I had my fibre installed this morning. Before I left I set up port forwarding for ports 22 and 3389 3389 - RDP is set to the static IP of my windows server 192.168.0.3 22 is set to the static IP of...
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