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broadband for the first time
09-10-2007 6:02 PM
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After being on dialup all those years I did not realise the connection was slower.
Arthur
Re: broadband for the first time
09-10-2007 7:15 PM
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I'd agree that it's easy to get carried away when you first get broadband, it's like a fun new toy!
Should you want to, you can easily add additional usage to your product by using the upgrade link in the portal.
Let us know if we can help you at all.
Re: broadband for the first time
10-10-2007 7:07 PM
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Thanks for the memory Arthur - I have only had BB for just over a year and you reminded me of how wonderful it was when I was first connected. I still hold that opinion, and even though, like you, I only have the 1GB package which so far has been trouble-free, I very much appreciate it.
Re: broadband for the first time
11-10-2007 10:48 AM
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Mum used to get rather fed up that noone could ever get hold of us though
Re: broadband for the first time
11-10-2007 11:02 AM
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Which, funnily enough, has just reminded me of something. When we were changing to broadband, we still had the two phone lines in the house. However, every time we tested the main line for what speeds we would get, the max was always 512Kbps. Interestingly enough though the other line would sit happily with 1Mbps.
Re: broadband for the first time
11-10-2007 11:04 AM
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the two lines probably, for some reason, took different paths to the exchange, or alternatively, the BT checker was wrong, which wouldn't be the first time.
Re: broadband for the first time
11-10-2007 11:07 AM
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Re: broadband for the first time
11-10-2007 11:45 AM
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Moved to Everything internet, as this does not relate to referals.
Jonathan
aka Chilly
Re: broadband for the first time
12-10-2007 12:32 AM
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Quote from: Jameseh I remember when I first got dial up. It was like being a kid in a sweet shop. Don't think I left my room for hours.
Mum used to get rather fed up that noone could ever get hold of us though
We had home highway - me and me dad so i could have AOL connected 24.7 when it was 0808 ahh the good old days.
Arthur, 128k is faster than dialup so you should still be ok ( i used to love bonding the lines together to get 128k lol but 200 hours was like £34 a month!)
Re: broadband for the first time
12-10-2007 4:00 PM
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It ran at 300bps full duplex.
You could, with a bit of mechanical hacking of the selector switch, get 1200bps down and 600bps up but it was illegal so we didn't.
Just an after thought...maybe we should have a Silver Surfers section for this kind of reminiscing!!!
Re: broadband for the first time
12-10-2007 11:52 PM
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In the world of advertising and isp something’s never change!!!
puddy
ps but I do get between 6.5 to 8mg now so I am happy
Re: broadband for the first time
14-10-2007 11:52 AM
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Glad to hear that you are enjoying the service. I'm still enjoying Broadband speeds and I have had it for about 3 years or so!
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14-10-2007 8:16 PM
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PN suits me fine
Re: broadband for the first time
16-10-2007 2:15 PM
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They just want the fastest possible
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16-10-2007 3:00 PM
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