Blueyonder/Telewest speed upgrades

Jay · 26 Sep 2005 at 09:53

Robert said:
Where are you from in St.Helens? I'm from Eccleston.

I'm in Rainhill. Thats abit spooky

Sem · 26 Sep 2005 at 09:58

scoopex said:
If you have the sb3100 modem you will need to get it swapped over as it has an issue with the new upgrades blueyonder are giving out.

im guessing a SB4200 is ok? or will i need a new modem

Jay · 26 Sep 2005 at 09:59

Sem said:
im guessing a SB4200 is ok? or will i need a new modem

SB4100, SB4200, SB5100 are all fine for the upgrade.

bingham67 · 26 Sep 2005 at 10:04

matisamd said:
i am concidering moving house to get blue yonder back i sware i am the only road in the UK that cant have them so i pay 30 for a 2mb connection and 35 for sky how jelious am of you all

Im in the same boat and i think many are im afraid

perplex · 26 Sep 2005 at 10:34

with 10mbit being telewest's highest bandwidth package by 2006, some other ISPs (Be, UK Online, Bulldog,...) will have ~24mbit. won't telewest have to be thinking about Another bandwidth upgrade soon?

Duke · 26 Sep 2005 at 13:22

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17473771

BauerCTU · 26 Sep 2005 at 13:27

ive just been on the phone with telewest and they dont seem to know whats going on. the guy i spoke to was adament that scotland had not been done at all. he told me upgrades started in london and they are making their way north and are at the midlands at the moment. so i asked if scotland would be last he then said yes. now i seem puzzled as im sure it was the scottish people claiming they have been upgraded 1st :confused:

i then asked about pricing and its fairness and his response was basically unlucky if your last in the list and deal with it

G|mp · 26 Sep 2005 at 14:08

I have just spoke to TW and the chick i spoke to says Scotland def isnt first to be done

Ive also just had a look on TW's status page and they are saying Perry Barr in Brum
is going to be down for 6 hours due to a network upgrade

Hopefully Wolves wont be far behind

Durzel · 26 Sep 2005 at 14:16

Unfortunately I think that list has to be taken with a pinch of salt.

I'm on the Trowbridge UBR and according to that list I should've been upgraded on the 15th. I'm still on 2MB as of this morning.

I know its an approx. rollout date, but still. Trowbridge, Bristol, Bath and the entire South West region isn't even listed on TWs official rollout page

wolvotim · 26 Sep 2005 at 16:14

G|mp said:
I have just spoke to TW and the chick i spoke to says Scotland def isnt first to be done

Ive also just had a look on TW's status page and they are saying Perry Barr in Brum
is going to be down for 6 hours due to a network upgrade

Hopefully Wolves wont be far behind

I was talking to a telewest engineer at work on Friday and he said Wolvo would be done at the end of November

. Im hopping he didn’t have a clue what he was taking about and its gona be sooner.

UOcUK Poopscoop · 26 Sep 2005 at 17:41

Got a letter from TW this morning saying "everyone" will be upgraded in a "few weeks" and that they will phone me to let me know when. :confused:

Duke · 26 Sep 2005 at 17:48

Durzel said:
Unfortunately I think that list has to be taken with a pinch of salt.

I'm on the Trowbridge UBR and according to that list I should've been upgraded on the 15th. I'm still on 2MB as of this morning.

I know its an approx. rollout date, but still. Trowbridge, Bristol, Bath and the entire South West region isn't even listed on TWs official rollout page

Woo someone else from Trowbridge :cool:

/waves

Type_R · 26 Sep 2005 at 21:00

Im not liking these speed increases...has taken me from a stable 2 mbit to this:

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedchart.asp?id=eefca8f510694046ae767737de5

BigRon · 26 Sep 2005 at 21:00

Upload Speeds.

Although T/West promise speeds up to 50meg, there upload speed will never be able to go over 3.6 meg(ish) due to the caps on the equipment used, A TW enginneer was showing me whilst i was changing over there fibre optics @ TOnbride.
Although 3.6 would be good enough.LOL

MouseMat2004 · 26 Sep 2005 at 21:26

My letter said 'in the next few months'

Then again never is ALWAYS last. We didnt get electricity until 1992

kicks66 · 26 Sep 2005 at 22:35

Type_R said:
Im not liking these speed increases...has taken me from a stable 2 mbit to this:

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/tools/speedchart.asp?id=eefca8f510694046ae767737de5

i think thats the instability as they upgrade you.

nick

Liverpool-Lad · 26 Sep 2005 at 22:50

G|mp said:
I have just spoke to TW and the chick i spoke to says Scotland def isnt first to be done

Ive also just had a look on TW's status page and they are saying Perry Barr in Brum
is going to be down for 6 hours due to a network upgrade

Hopefully Wolves wont be far behind

Funny that as Im certain the Glenrothes UBRs have been done.

Nedved11 · 27 Sep 2005 at 00:11

For the Gloucestershire, S/West region...

Thank you for your e-mail dated 26 September 2005.

I refer to your enquiry regarding the pending speed increases for the Broadband services.

I am pleased to advise your area is due to have the Broadband speed increases completed be the end of October 2005. Confirmation information will be sent to you as and when this becomes available.

If you have further queries regarding this matter or any other issue, please use the link provided below:

www.telewest.co.uk/forms/servicefeedback

Please note if you reply directly to this e-mail your response will not be received.

Yours sincerely

Shelley Harris-Rollin
E-Contact Team
Telewest Broadband

Not too long to wait then :cool:

LewisStuart · 27 Sep 2005 at 00:28

Liverpool-Lad said:
Funny that as Im certain the Glenrothes UBRs have been done.

cable.ubr02.glen.blueyonder.co.uk ...still 2Mb here

G|mp · 27 Sep 2005 at 01:04

Liverpool-Lad said:
Funny that as Im certain the Glenrothes UBRs have been done.

she sounded very sexy, therefore i believed her

And its been proved further up so