LAN ?

[Roadkill]

Just a thought but with all the sh!tty weather is it worth considering a LAN ?

Historically we got reasonable numbers when the weather was bad . . . Just thinking out loud . . . . Unless, of course, we've had the last of the rain.

[Incursus]

My next "free" weekend is 19th/20th May, and I don't really have a PC...but other than that

[FUBAR]

Could do, theres not much point me hosting though because even though I have now got an Internet connection of sorts my connection speed is approx 0.3Mb down and 0.15Mb up...

Needless to say I'm confronting BT with 3 separate avenues of attack to get this sorted out!

Although if we do have a LAN I could get all my downloading & updating done on someone else's faster connection LOL

[ianjpage]

could be an idea...

[ianjpage]

Quoting: FUBAR

I have now got an Internet connection of sorts my connection speed is approx 0.3Mb down and 0.15Mb up...

wow that's not particularly good is it!

Quoting: FUBAR

Needless to say I'm confronting BT with 3 separate avenues of attack to get this sorted out!

Ooo do tell...what ya planning

[FUBAR]

Well, like any good mlitary tactician you have to make an approach down the middle and knock on the front door, if nothing else this is to distract from your true intentions, so this entails phoning BT customer support and raising my dissatisfactions.

The left flank approach involves getting my Uncle to raise the issue within his team at BT.

The right flank involves talking to the site manager here who has regular meetings with the Openreach engineers setting up the site and trying to get them to fibre up the whole estate... Not sure how good this will be TBH, we shall see.

Despit this I imagine I'll still be banging my against a brick wall many months from now

[Cunning Plan]

Yup, you may just have to wait for 4G to become available unless you are one of two things:

1. A pre-approved area to get part of the government grant to improve communications infrastructure.

2. On an estate with a high population density which is not finished being built. You may then have the possibility that Virgin or BT will lay the fibre. If the estate is finished, you are stuck with your 1meg.

I have a friend in Grange Park in Northampton and one in Walnut Tree. Both fairly new estates, yet neither has fibre or any signs of getting the service. They are also stuck on the 1meg connection which gives them a useable bandwidth of around 50-80k. This means, it is one person on the net at a time, you cannot play a game and let someone browse at the same time, it lags the gamer out and downloading is impossible.

We have had several conversations with BT over speeds and reliability etc. In short here is what they / you can do:

• Remove any filter or splitter from your main phone point (this is the main line, not an extension).
• Do not plug extensions or splitters into main phone point
• Plug router directly to main phone point
• Try a different ADSL filter (if you don't use the phone, don't bother)
• They can adjust your download and upload rates to try and get the best speed from your line. Most of the time, setting the cap higher than your line can continuninously provide will actually slow your connection down.
• You really are restricted by the technology in your exchange and how far you are away from it.

It will be fibre or 4G in the future bud.

[art b]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

We have had several conversations with BT over speeds and reliability etc. In short here is what they / you can do:

switch to virgin...

[ianjpage]

Quoting: FUBAR

Well, like any good mlitary tactician you have to make an approach down the middle and knock on the front door, if nothing else this is to distract from your true intentions, so this entails phoning BT customer support and raising my dissatisfactions.

The left flank approach involves getting my Uncle to raise the issue within his team at BT.

The right flank involves talking to the site manager here who has regular meetings with the Openreach engineers setting up the site and trying to get them to fibre up the whole estate... Not sure how good this will be TBH, we shall see.

Despit this I imagine I'll still be banging my against a brick wall many months from now

Ahh fair enough - covering all yer bases lol!

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: art b

switch to virgin...

Would if it was available

[Jo]

Quoting: Incursus

My next "free" weekend is 19th/20th May,

Yes 19/20 May is good for us, no free weekends till July after this one

[FUBAR]

Quoting: Jo

Yes 19/20 May is good for us,

Fine for me too, i'm not working at the pub that weekend

[Roadkill]

Hmm, I have the 18th booked as holiday already . . .

[FUBAR]

Looks like a Plan then

Shall I book a BF:BC2 server? or shall we not worry (as I think there was only 3 of us playing that last time) & just use someone elses if we fancy a game?

[Jo]

Quoting: Roadkill

Hmm, I have the 18th booked as holiday already . .

If this is a def date can we call shotgun on floor space please

[Roadkill]

I'm game (no pun intended).

Still not played BF BC2 so if I go on somebody else's server I'll get murdered quick but that said don't worry about it - we've got a fair few other options.

Dates are good for me - we were looking to go away the week before but even if we do we'll be back Friday lunchtime.

Let's do it.

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

wait for 4G

It's a start..

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[Roadkill]

If we're doing this and I'm off and available on Friday (which I am) - what time are people arriving ???

[Incursus]

Quoting: Roadkill

If we're doing this and I'm off and available on Friday (which I am) - what time are people arriving ???

 I don't get home till late on Friday now after some bright spark at JLR/Altran decided we should all work till 15:30 on a Friday

I'll check with the boss but I suspect we will come Friday evening after dinner, unless something is being planned.

[Incursus]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

switch to virgin...


Would if it was available

Virgin is available at the GF's new gaff

TiVo and 100MB broadband here we come

though to be fair 60MB will be plenty....for now

[ianjpage]

Yeah will be there somepoint friday - need to check today when i can slope off

[FUBAR]

Quoting: Roadkill

what time are people arriving ???

I've arranged a Lift over after work that day, so will be round about 6ish i reckon.

Edit: Scrub that, the powers that be have decided to give me the day off, so i'll be round for the day.

[FUBAR]

Quoting: Incursus

TiVo and 100MB broadband here we come  

though to be fair 60MB will be plenty....for now

Cool

But

bloody feckin' BT its just not fair, i'm easliy the most prolific gamer here and I'm the only one who has to put up with net speeds from the Dark ages BT

[Roadkill]

Cool.

As long as I know rough times.  Sammy and I will be popping out first thing to sort out a few Wedding-related bits but should be back lunchtime-ish.

[FUBAR]

knowing me it'll be lunchtime as well, probably just after 12