ADSL Max

[weezer 316]

Anyone know when us end uders are going to get the benefot of this?


I know the exchanges were upgraded on the 31st of march, but as of yet i cannot find out when the lines are going to be changed over to allow me my rightful 8mb!

Anyone got any info on this?

[moose and Lindsay]

Your lucky u get any mb's

Out here at forss we can't get broadband [mad]

anyone know when it is going to be in Forss???

I am getting sick of normal dial-up now!!!!!!!!

[Dali]

Well first i tried here http://www.bt.com/broadband/ tells you what you could be able to get ie: 4mb 6mb 8mb ,depending on how far from exchange you are .
But still does not mention when it will all change so rang bt and they said they will start switching people to the higher rate from the 4th of april.

[weezer 316]

Well, it appears you can get dsl at forss also.

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/phoneno.php

stick your phone number in, and it will confirm it.

4th of april eh? well, I look forward to it. No doubt this will take months, as there are million of lines to cross over, and we probably aint first in line, if you know what i mean.

Sorry about the spelling earlier, my hands were freezing!

[Dali]

Did you get your 8mb switched on.?
Mine went on today :)

[Julia]

Did you get your 8mb switched on.?
Mine went on today :)

Are you actually getting 8mb? I tried upgrading but all I get is the following message 'Unfortunately, your phone line will not support faster broadband access at this time. We are unable to increase your speed'.

[Geo]

ADSL Max does not give 8MB. It is variable up to 8MB based on the quality of your line.

[Dali]

Yeah depends on how far from exchange you are and quailty of phone line and any wire used .
But yes i get full 8mb

[unicorn]

how do you know??

[Dali]

How do i know that its 8mb?
The router info tells me and i have done speed tests.

[Jeid]

And where exactly are you?

[Dali]

I am in Halkirk.
When i signed up said i would get 6-8mb on my line but further tests would check to see what speed i would get .
So far it has not droped from 8mb.
ADSL Speed (DS/US) 8128/448 Kbps

[Jeid]

And you get broadband max? God damn!

I'm in Mount Vernon and I can't get that! Damn you! Lucky sod ;)

[Jeid]

According to BT...

For Telephone Number 0184789**** on Exchange THURSO

Our initial test on your line indicates that you should be able to have BT Broadband with download speeds up to 4.5Mb.

If you decide to place an order, a further test will be performed to confirm if your line is suitable for the speed of service you wish to order.

Order BT Broadband online and get a FREE modem router saving you a £25 charge which applies if you order by phone.

Note: If you have an ISDN or Home Highway service connected to this number and you wish to purchase Broadband ADSL, this can be arranged through your Service Provider. You will only be able to keep one of your ISDN / Home Highway telephone numbers - generally you can choose any of your numbers but there are some rare exceptions. If you have an existing Broadband ADSL service and wish to change service providers then please contact both your new and existing service provider to have this service transferred.

[Dali]

Did a test on mother inlaws number she is in wick hers came back 2mb only and did a test on a friends number also in wick they could only get 512k.
Friend in lybster could only get 4mb.

[Jeid]

I am in Halkirk.
When i signed up said i would get 6-8mb on my line but further tests would check to see what speed i would get .
So far it has not droped from 8mb.
ADSL Speed (DS/US) 8128/448 Kbps

I want 8mb Broadband http://www.aberdeen-music.com/forums/images/smilies/bawling.gif

My ISP are awful. They won't let me migrate out to another company.

Any ISP recommendations? No limits or stupid prices. I'm with Supanet.

[Jeid]

Did a test on mother inlaws number she is in wick hers came back 2mb only and did a test on a friends number also in wick they could only get 512k.
Friend in lybster could only get 4mb.

Only 4mb? http://www.aberdeen-music.com/forums/images/smilies/err.gif

[krieve]

I am in wick and i only get 2.2mb.:( :cry:

[BazzaG]

Just checked ours for Dunnet and we can get 3.5mb or higher, Im on 2.3mb just now but there is no way im running at that speed.

[Jeid]

I'm on 1.1mb. Its the only service Supanet offers that isn't a rip off

[Julia]

My ISP are awful. They won't let me migrate out to another company.

Any ISP recommendations? No limits or stupid prices. I'm with Supanet.

I migrated quickly and easily to Madasafish, for £11.99 a month (for first six months) you get up to 8mb, free connnection and modem, 5GB download limit. After 6 months it's then £17.99 a month

http://www.madasafish.com/services/broadband/broadband_max.asp

Oh and I forgot to mention I got a free domain name for joining too!

[pultneytooner]

Tried madasafish and the line test came back at 6.5mb

[Dali]

I'm on 1.1mb. Its the only service Supanet offers that isn't a rip off
Thought they did 2mb 25gb download for 14.99?

[Dali]

Try http://www.bulldogbroadband.com/index3.asp they even do a pay as you go broadband.

[Niall Fernie]

PlusNet (http://portal.plus.net/my/mydiscount_info/landing_page.html?WRKUh%2Fz%2FuZ5dXmEjImm%2BIC2gr1 ikvrfGZjJgIXxzU1E%3D) are updating all users' accounts in the order that they registered. Roll on anything approaching 8mb :)

Not sure about new users but I would imaging they would go straight to the max.

[Dali]

Is plusnet anything to do with bt ?
There site layout is very close to bt's.

[Jeid]

Thought they did 2mb 25gb download for 14.99?

I have months where I download between 40 and 60gb. 25gb ain't really enough.

[Dali]

I download about 60gb a month with bt.

[Dali]

Has anyone else upgraded there broadband yet ?
Did you get the full 8m ?

[Tugmistress]

well i just saw the other thread and have registered my interest in the free upgrade to 8mb if i can get it, so waiting on them to let me know now :)
at the moment this is what the router is saying
Statistics Downstream Upstream http://forum.caithness.org/spacer.gif Line Rate 1152 288

[Dali]

Well mine says ADSL Speed (DS/US) 8128/448 Kbps

So just hope you are close enough to the exchange :)

[Ricco]

At the moment I am on 2Mbit - was 600 metres short of the 8Mbit... shucks! There is a community in London somewhere where the Govt has set up an experimental system - those lucky sods get 2Gbit - both ways!! I sometimes notice that my speed varies and was about to phone my ISP when I remembered the contention ratio bit... must have been a lot of people on. I can recommend Pipex - they are good, long established and very helpful.:grin:

[weezer 316]

Yoip, i have been upgraded to 8mb. Router says speeds are 8128down, 448 up. Had to order it from BT, and sign a new 12 month contract, but hey, im happy.

That system in london is extended ethernet. Its the way forward. Only problem is that they would need to rip up 30 million miles of phone cables and lay down ethernet. Would cost like hundreds of billions of pounds to do that, so its out of the question on a national scale.

The latest seems to be this. Im 22, will proabably be 122 by the time we see it

http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030616S0046

[THEGAME]

i got 8mb last sunday and getting 7.5mb speeds thats including overheads if it wasnt for that it be full 8mb but cant complain its free :P also if ur a gamer like me when u regrade make sure you ask to have interleave turned off or ur in game pings will at least be 40ms higher than normal plus am sure if you get ur conection and its on and ya want it off you get charged a fee of 12 quid to have them turn it off which takes 24hrs. btw am in wick :)