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Title: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Lectrician on Apr 28^th, 2009, 6:17pm

How do you connect to the internet and this forum?

Just wanted to see what people are using to access the services the internet offers!

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by supersparky on Apr 28^th, 2009, 7:02pm

http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/

Handy 8-)

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Zambezi on Apr 28^th, 2009, 7:28pm

supersparky wrote on Apr 28^th, 2009, 7:02pm:

http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/

Handy 8-)

5M download and just over 0.5M upload >:( I miss my Virgin fibre optic broadband!

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Lectrician on Apr 28^th, 2009, 7:53pm

wrote on Apr 28^th, 2009, 7:28pm:

supersparky wrote on Apr 28^th, 2009, 7:02pm:

http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/

Handy 8-)

5M download and just over 0.5M upload >:( I miss my Virgin fibre optic broadband!

That suggests you are on an 8M DSL max type package, where the speed is dependent on your line characteristics (length/quality). The speed is also the speed to a test server, so not just testing your copper cable to the exchange, but the IP backbone of the ISP and the general internet - If you try it again at 3 in the morning you may find it has increased!

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by supersparky on Apr 28^th, 2009, 11:13pm

Lectrician wrote on Apr 28^th, 2009, 7:53pm:

- If you try it again at 3 in the morning you may find it has increased!

I do find that lec, unfortunatly they have usualy gone home by then :( :'(

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Joiner on Apr 29^th, 2009, 9:17am

What about sitting in the van having a sarnie and connecting via an open wireless network in the neighbourhood?

And further to this, do they know I'm accessing via their network? I ask because I usually only get about ten minutes and then lose the connection. This isn't because of a weak signal, I get the full five bars on the TWO open networks available at this location, whichever one I'm using just closes down.

Saves me the £2 a day on my T-mobile pay-as-you-go dongle! (Use it on my little Asus notebook I carry with me.)

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Zambezi on Apr 29^th, 2009, 9:42am

London was great for free surfing, there were normally 1 or 5 open networks where ever you were ;D

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Twobarrows on Apr 29^th, 2009, 5:09pm

wrote on Apr 29^th, 2009, 9:42am:

London was great for free surfing, there were normally 1 or 5 open networks where ever you were ;D

Well all my neighbours are selfish gits! When we moved a few weeks back I had no net connection, so I thought I'd try out the neghbour's. I had seven LANs in range, all of which were secure. One which was bordeline was unsecured but never manged to connect to it.
Now the nice people in the next block when we go to Egypt.....

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Joiner on Apr 29^th, 2009, 6:25pm

But do they know you're on their network??

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by WOLF on Apr 30^th, 2009, 7:50am

when at home or the office/workshop... 19meg via fibreoptic, !!! (at last!! it's all in!!!) ;D

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Zambezi on Apr 30^th, 2009, 9:18am

Joiner wrote on Apr 29^th, 2009, 6:25pm:

But do they know you're on their network??

I don't think they can tell, unless they have some sort of software that specifically tracks free-loaders. I suppose you could go into the router settings and see what IP addresses are connected to it?

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Joiner on Apr 30^th, 2009, 10:52am

Just seemed strange, 'cos I thought the router stayed open all the time.

Perhaps, as you say, they have software that bats you out of field. Just funny that the two open networks are always there when I fire up but it always happens after about ten minutes.

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Zambezi on Apr 30^th, 2009, 11:58am

Joiner wrote on Apr 30^th, 2009, 10:52am:

They may have porn filters which shut it down ;D

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Joiner on Apr 30^th, 2009, 12:14pm

Cheeky sod. [smiley=lamp.gif]

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by CWatters on Apr 30^th, 2009, 6:48pm

Amazed so many of you claim to have 8Mbps. Is that because there isn't a 2 or 4 or 5 Mbps button?

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Lectrician on Apr 30^th, 2009, 7:18pm

The 8MBps option was meant to include anything above the 512 in my opinion, basically any of the ADSL max type packages. It obviously varies hugely from person to person.

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by supersparky on Apr 30^th, 2009, 10:10pm

in theory I have 8meg cable but that speed thing says I have 8.500 meg, they keep upgrading their customers though because when I signed up in sure it was 2 meg, then 4, now 8 and I think they are planning to get people signed up to 16 for an extra 2 quid if you have been with em for a while, pointless for me cos my lan port don't work and I am on the wireless side of my router >:(

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by wozzy on May 17^th, 2009, 3:00pm

i read in the paper that around my area virgin were trialing a new service that gave speeds up to 200meg, faster than america and japan!

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by lla_gib on May 17^th, 2009, 4:16pm

CWatters wrote on Apr 30^th, 2009, 6:48pm:

Amazed so many of you claim to have 8Mbps. Is that because there isn't a 2 or 4 or 5 Mbps button?

i think we are all in the same boat as i n" UP TO"
i personaly am on around 5 to 7

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Zambezi on May 18^th, 2009, 11:16pm

wozzy wrote on May 17^th, 2009, 3:00pm:

i read in the paper that around my area virgin were trialing a new service that gave speeds up to 200meg, faster than america and japan!

If I had that connection I would kick some butt on COD ;D no more lag!

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by supersparky on May 19^th, 2009, 12:18am

ooooooohhhhhhhhhh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh ;D

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by FLOW on May 19^th, 2009, 12:13pm

i got the 50 meg Fibre optic from virgin now, (well in the office and at home)

quick, my brain ain't fast enough to keep up some times.... LOL!!!

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by scotspark on May 19^th, 2009, 3:41pm

cod???

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Zambezi on May 20^th, 2009, 7:58am

COD - Call Of Duty

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by Lectrician on May 20^th, 2009, 4:38pm

At least no one has selected "dial up" as their means of internet access :o

Title: Re: How do you connect to the Internet?
Post by ffurcseht on May 22^nd, 2009, 11:21pm

Actually Virgin cable 10m but average 9.8mbps download and 4.8 upload.

Not really on dial up Lec ;D