stevenb Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 I'm on 2mb broadband with NTL.....pat £24.99 per months unlimited use etc etc....cool. Email keeps going down:complain: . Ok it maybe just my local area network but this often happens:thumbdown .......anyone else get this with their NTL BB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 I'm on the 3mb tariff and until the last 48 hours its been perfect for the last year. I guess they're having some problems, its not totally down as I'm getting messages every hour or so. The last time it connected was around 25 mins ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenb Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 ahhh. they must be doing some maintenance then I'd say.... How much do you pay per month for the 3mb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 im on the 1mb , e mails been playing up all week , home page doesnt appear either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 How much do you pay per month for the 3mb? Not too sure mate, its a LOT more than the other tarrifs - could be over £35 per month! I'm looking forward to the 10mb upgrade later this year though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenb Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 Not too sure mate, its a LOT more than the other tarrifs - could be over £35 per month! I'm looking forward to the 10mb upgrade later this year though 10mb...... .....sounds great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 No point in having a 10 meg connection if you can only get 576 Kbps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 No point in having a 10 meg connection if you can only get 576 Kbps That’s true, but with NTL I’ve always been able to get maximum bandwidth for the connection I've paying for. Unless its a slow site I always get 360kb/s download, same goes when using ftp to someone to a sufficiently fast upload. I've never had bandwidth problems in the 3.5 yrs I've been with NTL. Only hope the 10mb connection doesn't overload them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenb Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 fastest I normally get is about 250 (max) kbps on my 2mb bb. my mate is with virgin bb and his 2mb is faster than mine....he uses one of those tester web pages that test's your bb's speed etc and compares with others.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Those 'bandwidth tester' sites are pointless. Most are hosted in the US and have no bearing on web browsing or p2p speed (Lets face it thats where most of us use our bandwidth) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 The downtime is due to the forthcomming upgrade apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenb Posted October 22, 2005 Author Share Posted October 22, 2005 Well email is still down. We never get to hear of this stuff....i.e maintenance. If it isn't sorted today I'm gonna pull the plug on NTL and go elsewhere..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 my email is down then it works then down. im on 2 meg and download loads never had any prblems and its real fast for downloading. 10 meg sounds great way to fill up your hard drive in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 I've given up on NTL's webspace long ago, it was 'leaking' files every single day. Now I pay a US-based ISP and found Nirvana (Gigabytes of space, Gigabits of bandwidth for just a few bucks) Giving up on NTL's email too, I'm redirecting everything to Yahoo quite often. Even the NTL homepage can't load lately FFS... Gave up on NTL's TV package long ago, SKY had better prices for more channels Gave up on NTL's 'free' phone too Only thing is that NTL hasn't given up on charging me for such crap, they often pull money from the direct debit for weird charges that their call centre cannot explain. I guess they try their luck randomly and if you complain they refund, if not well.... I have warned them now that if I ever find a rogue charge again I'll cancel my direct debit and replace it with a standing order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenb Posted October 22, 2005 Author Share Posted October 22, 2005 We have the free phone line that comes with the ISP package but that's all. I'm happy with the internet service and speed....it's just the sodding email that makes me angry. I got two emails this AM when it was trying to work...then I got the same two emails again 30 secs later.... .....bless them....not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 NTL Homepage is back up and running, so I checked out the "Service Status". NTL Email is down globally due to a fault that's as yet unresolved but their engineers are working on it... Checked out my webmail, but nothings got through to there either. They're also having problems with NTL web pages. Bloody useless. If I had a BT line I could use I'd have changed ISP long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Never had a problem with NTL BB here but then i hardly use the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Never had a problem with NTL BB here but then i hardly use the mail. Same here, and the only problems I did have were in the first year of them getting the technology installed and upgrading their system for the masses, back in 2000 I think that was. I cant fault their service. I know others who have had problems though and have not found them to be particularly helpful, but I dont care, they look after me ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenb Posted October 22, 2005 Author Share Posted October 22, 2005 Bloody email service is up and down like a pair of Essex girls knickers at the moment...... What on earth is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Mines fine too 3MB access, most d/l come in at 350+ kb/s and soon to get a free upgrade to 10meg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenb Posted October 23, 2005 Author Share Posted October 23, 2005 Can you confirm how much per month your paying or 3mb. When is the free upgrade to 10 mb coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 37.99 I think Supposedly end of the year for the upgrade.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenb Posted October 23, 2005 Author Share Posted October 23, 2005 37.99 I think Supposedly end of the year for the upgrade.............. £37.99 thats a lot...mind you 10mb is bloody fast. I can't justify spending that much........besides.....I don't download Hi-res porn to utilise the maximum download speed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 I can't justify spending that much........besides.....I don't download Hi-res porn to utilise the maximum download speed... Haha if you had 10mbit you'd find a way I just like being able to get the stuff when I see it and not having to wait.. like if someone hosts a video on here, I dont have to go away for 20 mins doing something else as it downloads in a minute or two. The only thing that still really annoys me is the upload, I want more than 35k a sec, its pathetic, especially as 10mbit down is like LAN. I know why they cap it but its annoying when trying to share files etc with others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 ..I don't download Hi-res porn to utilise the maximum download speed... You're missing the essense of the internet then:rtfm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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