didn't know whether to pay the £15 or wait but paid it anyway.
getting cut off a few times though
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Mar-14-2005 21:15
DJ_FRAZ
Dark And Nasty
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: Sheffield - UK
ive been on 2mb with pipex since last year now.. and at one stage i was experiencing heavy drops, every few minutes.
so i rang them and said wtf
and they gave me another username and password, this bt monitoring thing where i signed in and they monitored the drops.
it didn't seem to do it ever again so theres another point of pipex's good customer service and their aim to get things right for you
ive been with pipex around 3 years now. They had problem back when they had the modem exchange offer but the last 2 years or so has been flawless. I honestly cannot recall the last downtime I had. I would recommend them to anyone.
I thought i was a special customer till I seen everyone was getting the free upgrades.
Last edited by trancecadet on Mar-14-2005 at 22:36
Mar-14-2005 22:06
Turner
Drowning Sunlight
Registered: Jan 2003
Location: In The Shadows
Gah, ive just tried to upgrade but ive been told that i cant get 2mbit, yet somebody who lives across the street can get it.
Mar-18-2005 21:36
trancecadet
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: UK
quote:
Originally posted by Turner
Gah, ive just tried to upgrade but ive been told that i cant get 2mbit, yet somebody who lives across the street can get it.
sucks dont it. I heard many stories like that.
hear a funny story bout a BT guy who couldnt get adsl cos he had overhead lines and they were old so he failed the line test. so he knocked the post down so BT had to replace the overhead line and he tried again for adsl and past the line test! lol
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
quote:
Originally posted by trancecadet
sucks dont it. I heard many stories like that.
hear a funny story bout a BT guy who couldnt get adsl cos he had overhead lines and they were old so he failed the line test. so he knocked the post down so BT had to replace the overhead line and he tried again for adsl and past the line test! lol
Can you get the 1mb?
yea, he can get 1mbit and is gettin it for the cheap rate now
still waiting for mine to be updraded to 2mbit, it's been over a week now. i like just under a mile away from the exchange, and the wires follow the road, its 2.5 miles that you can get higher than 1mbit init?
yea, he can get 1mbit and is gettin it for the cheap rate now
still waiting for mine to be updraded to 2mbit, it's been over a week now. i like just under a mile away from the exchange, and the wires follow the road, its 2.5 miles that you can get higher than 1mbit init?
for 1mb upwards I think the line needs to be less than 3.5km
if your just under a mile away from the exchange then theres a good chance you'll get the 2mb. But the line doesnt always go the way the "birds fly" Ive heard off ppl living very close to exchanges but failing line tests cos the line actually runs a 5m trip before it gets to the exchange.
At the end of the day it depends on the quality of your line. If you have too much loss on it you'll fail.
Im not sure not everyone can get the 2mb even if they are in range. This is because not all exchanges are 2mb ready I belive.
Im around 4km from my exchange. I done a line checker and said I can get 512 (which I know since Ive had it over 3 years) and maybe 1mb but deffo not 2mb. I dont think ill even be able to get the free 512>1024 upgrade. How crap!
LOL read this here.. some guy who couldnt get adsl yet his neighbour can and they share the SAME telegraph pole. Only difference is his neighbour had new line. Like i said. Goes on line quality at the end of the day
Last edited by trancecadet on Mar-19-2005 at 07:11
Mar-19-2005 06:57
Turner
Drowning Sunlight
Registered: Jan 2003
Location: In The Shadows
Technically im saving money now, i was paying £34 a month i think, if your a new customer its about £24. So if i waited for an auto upgrade, i would have just been knocked back and would just have to pay £24. But with trying to upgrade now, and getting rejected, i now get it at the lower price. So 60quid saved.
