Sky broadband questions

mrk said:
considering this is a newly fitted BT phone line there is no reason why 16MB should not be possible.
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Well, you state that you're likely to see over 8mbit so you have nothing to worry about.

But, as a side note the fact that the line is new doesn't necessarily mean anything - the length of the line from the exchange is what actually matters. It might be worth checking on Samknows or something to get an idea of how far you are from your exchange - this should give you a very rough idea of what kind of length your line is.
 
mrk said:
I am on NTL 4mb paying £25 a month, I could do with saving £20 a month and having 16mb Sky MAX :cool:
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Just ring up NTLewest/Virgin and say you want to leave, they will offer you 10mbit for £10-£15/month and a discount on any TV/phone. :p That's what I just did and I am quite a bit better off per month now.
 
I don't know what samknows would tell me but:
http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange.php?ecode=SDGSPRT

As for NTL, the Sky service has already been ordered but if NTL do offer 10MB @ £10 a month for a year then I /could/ stay with it otherwise it's not going to happen really. The Sky will last for a year anyway and by this time next year we will be talking silly speed for both Cable and ADSL so will have the choice of either Cable once again or ADSL as both lines will still be available.
 
Portforwarding on Netgear Routers.

RTFM - available at Netgear's website.

The screen shot you have there is half of the port forwarding. You have the services page there. i.e. what ports you want to support.

There is another page that then lets you allocate services/ports to IP Addresses.

All pretty easy once you work it out. :) Just been broken into two pages for clarity. Otherwise it will basically work like your Linksys.

(Think of a Netgear as a more friendly home user device....)
 
MAllen said:
Portforwarding on Netgear Routers.

RTFM - available at Netgear's website.

The screen shot you have there is half of the port forwarding. You have the services page there. i.e. what ports you want to support.

There is another page that then lets you allocate services/ports to IP Addresses.

All pretty easy once you work it out. :) Just been broken into two pages for clarity. Otherwise it will basically work like your Linksys.

(Think of a Netgear as a more friendly home user device....)
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I don't find it friendlier than my linksys which I learnt in less than a day! (I also had DDWRT on it which I found easier to understand than the Netgear one!)

but if it all works...then I'm not going to complain!
 
I work in tech support for a business ADSL provider and can confirm speedtests "are" done which can tell you roughly what sort of speed the line is capable of from 2mb+, 4mb+, 8mb+ (we're currently trialling the adslmax service inhouse) - you make it sound like speedtests that do this don't exist with your wording....
 
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