My internet will randomly slow down, or not load pages
- Thread starter powlesY
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Yeah it's ping/latency issues, i'll even time out of Vent sometimes.
Nah, i don't have any VPNs. Nah it's everything, like i said, webpages won't load at all or be really slow for about 5-10mins and then it's fine. I didn't bother me before, but now i'm trying to play Diablo 3 it's something i need to somehow sort out if possible.
Wired.
Cheers for the responses so far guys.
So they told me to disconnect my landline on the ADSL filter for 2 hours and they'll ring me back in the next 24 hours.
That means i can still use the internet though so i don't know what they are looking to monitor with no interruptions. It's the internet, not the phoneline thats ****ed.
I need a new ISP anyway. BT charge us far too much but i don't know what's good these days.
That means i can still use the internet though so i don't know what they are looking to monitor with no interruptions. It's the internet, not the phoneline thats ****ed.
I need a new ISP anyway. BT charge us far too much but i don't know what's good these days.
Yeah, changing the equipment is easy, can be done in a short time, i'm guessing setup will be easy as well.
"little downtime"? What exactly will happen though 'cause i've never switched ISPs before. First i ring BT and ask for MAC code, then i ring Sky saying i want to sign up and give them the BT MAC code and then what happens/how long does it take?
It's very sad i know, i'm just perhaps a little too keen to play some more D3.
Thanks muchly for your help.
"little downtime"? What exactly will happen though 'cause i've never switched ISPs before. First i ring BT and ask for MAC code, then i ring Sky saying i want to sign up and give them the BT MAC code and then what happens/how long does it take?
It's very sad i know, i'm just perhaps a little too keen to play some more D3.
Thanks muchly for your help.
Hmm, alright then. I can see why people get stuck on **** ISPs for ages then. I can't really go without the net for any extended period of time because of my work. I wonder if i can ring up BT again and tell them to stop whatever they're doing. I preferred it going off every 10-60mins than being this slow.
Reckon there's a chance i'll be able to sort something?
Reckon there's a chance i'll be able to sort something?
Ah right. Cheers guys, i guess i'll just have to hope my internet suddenly speeds up then (which won't be tonight of course 
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I think the guy actually said there was a problem on the line, he's gonna run some tests and i can plug my landline back in after 2 hours (i haven't yet). Without being racist though, i couldn't understand most of what he was saying.
).I think the guy actually said there was a problem on the line, he's gonna run some tests and i can plug my landline back in after 2 hours (i haven't yet). Without being racist though, i couldn't understand most of what he was saying.
Yeah, i'm not knocking the guy - he asked what he should address me by and remembered it, kept apologising and thanking me whenever he was away from the phone for 10 seconds or more. In the middle of the call he asked me to check my ADSL filter and i accidently disconnected the phone, within a minute he called me on my mobile, so good stuff and i didn't want to be rude.
Anyway, i ran speedtest and was getting 0.47mb, ran it on my Mums computer and saw she was getting 5-6mb, so i switched to a different ethernet port and now i'm getting 5-6mb. Maybe all it was down too is one of the ports being ****ed on the Homehub2. Hopefully it doesn't start randomly not working again now.
Anyway, i ran speedtest and was getting 0.47mb, ran it on my Mums computer and saw she was getting 5-6mb, so i switched to a different ethernet port and now i'm getting 5-6mb. Maybe all it was down too is one of the ports being ****ed on the Homehub2. Hopefully it doesn't start randomly not working again now.
