what is going on?

[alex_walke]

I have been experiencing a really really POOR broadband service in the Hemel Hempstead area these past few days, and was wondering what the PROBLEM was??:(

[Neil]

Hi-can you be a bit more specific about your problem please?

Also, have you contacted ntl about your problem(s)

Welcome to the site btw. :)

[Stuartbe]

Hi alex_walke and a great big warm :welcome: to nthellworld.co.uk m8 :)

If its just web browsing that is slow then you could be on a bad proxy server. You can chnage the proxy server by following this thread - http://forum.nthellworld.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8783

Its allso worth running some speed tests from this link - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d.h.walker/speedtest.html

Post the results of the speedtest and some tracerts if you can.

HTH

[kevin_moffatt]

It's been flakey down here (Southampton) as well.

Yesterday my connection dropped every 5-10 mins from 11am until the early hours, though it's much better today.

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I have been experiencing a really really POOR broadband service in the Hemel Hempstead area these past few days, and was wondering what the PROBLEM was??:(
Welcome m8 :)

Alex....hemel.....*ponder* i know you?

as the others said, more info would be good :)

my general opinion is the problem is you are using NTL :disturbd:

[alex_walke]

Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:30:17 UTC
1st 128K took 1710 ms = 76650 Bytes/sec = approx 638 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1820 ms = 72018 Bytes/sec = approx 599 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1650 ms = 79438 Bytes/sec = approx 661 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1820 ms = 72018 Bytes/sec = approx 599 kbits/sec

all looks fine, must be browsing problems. im currently on a default proxy server

[kevin_moffatt]

my general opinion is the problem is you are using NTL :disturbd:
That's a bit unfair. I can't speak for the Customer Service since I haven't spoken to them, but my 1Mb service has been nearly flawless since it was installed.

[Stuartbe]

Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:30:17 UTC
1st 128K took 1710 ms = 76650 Bytes/sec = approx 638 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 1820 ms = 72018 Bytes/sec = approx 599 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 1650 ms = 79438 Bytes/sec = approx 661 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 1820 ms = 72018 Bytes/sec = approx 599 kbits/sec

all looks fine, must be browsing problems. im currently on a default proxy server

Try changing proxy server...... This could well be the problem !

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That's a bit unfair. I can't speak for the Customer Service since I haven't spoken to them, but my 1Mb service has been nearly flawless since it was installed.
thats why its my opinion :P


i also have the 1MB service and my traces at weekends make me want 56k back...we are talkin 2000-3000 latency in games. i am currently in the process of getting adsl back as i play games more than is healthy and am a gamesmaster for a certain game, its not fun not to be able to go online at peak times when you are required to.