Sky Broadband

Dave85 · 20 Sep 2006 at 12:03

If you want lower pings phone tech support and ask to get interleaving switch off, this will lower your pings to around 8-10ms

but can make things a tad more unstable but most folks dont have issues.

Noxis · 20 Sep 2006 at 12:15

Anyone any idea if they will arrange the installation of a new phone line? I already get free "up to" 8mb ADSL from work so I wanna keep that. May as well get free sky broadband while I am at it for "up to" 16mb

iMacMart · 20 Sep 2006 at 15:43

DAvE18 said:
If you want lower pings phone tech support and ask to get interleaving switch off, this will lower your pings to around 8-10ms

but can make things a tad more unstable but most folks dont have issues.

If you do actually do this can you post and let us know what your pings are then like??

fanks!!

.Griff. · 20 Sep 2006 at 15:46

Unfortunately it's not quite as simple as calling and asking to be swapped from Interleave to Fastpath.

Granted some operators/technicians (at Sky/Uko) will swap you without fuss but the vast majority have strict instructions to keep customers on Interleave and only swap them to Fastpath if they can demonstrate a valid reason.

Noxis · 20 Sep 2006 at 15:52

WWS|Griff said:
Unfortunately it's not quite as simple as calling and asking to be swapped from Interleave to Fastpath.

Granted some operators/technicians (at Sky/Uko) will swap you without fuss but the vast majority have strict instructions to keep customers on Interleave and only swap them to Fastpath if they can demonstrate a valid reason.

Gaming is a valid reason, its well known that gamers will want interleave off.

.Griff. · 20 Sep 2006 at 15:54

Gamers thinking it's a valid reason and the ISP thinking it's a valid reason are two different things.

Just ask most UKO customers.

Noxis · 20 Sep 2006 at 17:49

WWS|Griff said:
Gamers thinking it's a valid reason and the ISP thinking it's a valid reason are two different things.

Just ask most UKO customers.

As someone who works at a ISP - we except this as a valid reason.

Macca · 21 Sep 2006 at 12:11

Anyone using the "connect" service which isn't through the LLU?

Froomer · 21 Sep 2006 at 13:23

tweakinfreak said:
Yeah that would be wicked and if you game at all what pings your getting too

Got home, installed software and all working fine. Ive got the max service (up to 16meg) and im getting 10.6meg and downloading about 1 meg every sec from grabbit.

iMacMart · 21 Sep 2006 at 16:59

Froomer said:
Got home, installed software and all working fine. Ive got the max service (up to 16meg) and im getting 10.6meg and downloading about 1 meg every sec from grabbit.

Whats your pings like mate??

Rebel=UK= · 22 Sep 2006 at 09:39

tweakinfreak said:
Whats your pings like mate??

Thats the question i need to know before i sign up

Froomer · 22 Sep 2006 at 12:10

Rebel=UK= said:
Thats the question i need to know before i sign up

Just rebuilt my PC so havent installed any new games yet. Give me a couple of days.

Andrew.

OzZie · 22 Sep 2006 at 12:23

Yes, everything is the same on the sky branded router as opposed to the retail Netgear equivalent in terms on functionality.

Froomer · 22 Sep 2006 at 13:13

smoove said:
ping bbc.co.uk / adslguide.org

Still waiting for a responce to my router Q guys.

Thanks for the link. I will post my results when I get home.

Dave85 · 22 Sep 2006 at 14:38

Pings interleaving is 25-40 fast path 8-15 but is a lot more unstable at higher speeds so they make a few mb of the line to stable it, most of the operators will do it if you moam enough

iMacMart · 22 Sep 2006 at 15:07

tweakinfreak said:
0870515515 Option 2

Sorry ppl got this wrong

08702402900 – register your interest here.

08705515515 – Order here

TF

xsnv · 22 Sep 2006 at 16:58

any feedback on the connect package?