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Are NTL going to improve their service?

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  • 24-01-2007 9:57pm
    #1
    mang87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭


    It's been far too ridiculous for far too long. How are they getting away with this terrible service? Does anyone have any information on when they might be thinking of changing their routing soon or anything? Because I'm on the verge of ordering BT :(

    I can't take this anymore.

    :mad:


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    #2
    thefinalstage
    Registered Users Posts: 3,502 ✭✭✭thefinalstage


    Em...Don't order BT unless you want to deal with a bill that you can't see for fees that are well above what they should be.

    The are killing themselves with there billing system...


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    #3
    kdouglas
    Registered Users Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭kdouglas


    havent been having any problems at all with ntl here (dublin 12)


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    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    We have no problem with our BT bills we had some minor probs a few years ago but now we do all our billing via net and it's very smooth and easy.


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    HemmingSay
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭HemmingSay


    i'm in Dublin 24, and have been using NTL for almost a year now, and i've never had a problem with it.

    You mention routing, but what exactly is the problem, and how would you suggest they improve it? I really only use it for general browsing and downloading, is there a problem with gaming or something like that?

    edit: spelling


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    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    Yes mang, some more details as to your problems might be helpful.


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    dazftw
    Registered Users Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭dazftw


    HemmingSay wrote:
    i'm in Dublin 24, and have been using NTL for almost a year now, and i've never had a problem with it.

    You mention routing, but what exactly is the problem, and how would you suggest they improve it? I really only use it for general browsing and downloading, is there a problem with gaming or something like that?

    edit: spelling

    Yea for gaming its a fecking nightmare, Its all about the PINGS (well for me anyway) I dont know why but I play on an irish battlefield 2 server and get 90-100 ping!

    you wont notice it really if you dont play games or anything for browsing and downloading stuf its fine!

    EDIT: Im thinking of switching back to eircom!

    Network with your people: https://www.builtinireland.ie/



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    Nody
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    DeafVision wrote:
    Yea for gaming its a fecking nightmare, Its all about the PINGS (well for me anyway) I dont know why but I play on an irish battlefield 2 server and get 90-100 ping!
    Clicky for the link you want.


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    mang87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭mang87


    HemmingSay wrote:
    i'm in Dublin 24, and have been using NTL for almost a year now, and i've never had a problem with it.

    You mention routing, but what exactly is the problem, and how would you suggest they improve it? I really only use it for general browsing and downloading, is there a problem with gaming or something like that?

    edit: spelling


    Sorry, I thought most people knew about the routing issues.

    Basically I, and I think all NTL users, are being routed through amsterdam, and this is VERY bad for anyone who likes to play games online. around 8pm I've got 150+ ping and 20 packet loss to irish servers


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    6th
    Registered Users Posts: 17,247 ✭✭✭✭6th


    DeafVision wrote:
    you wont notice it really if you dont play games or anything for browsing and downloading stuf its fine!

    EDIT: Im thinking of switching back to eircom!

    I'm in Dublin 24 and I dont game ... NTL is a nightmare!

    I got in the Digital TV 5 years ago and got the BB through that 4 years ago - 2MB line.

    For the last 4 months is been dragging like a 64k dialup. I NTL BB is being stopped at the end of the month and Eircom is switching on.


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    mwrf
    Registered Users Posts: 523 ✭✭✭mwrf


    as was said in a thread yesterday, UPC (ntl) have started peering at inex so hopefully things will start to improve now.

    https://www.inex.ie/technical/peeringmatrix


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    mang87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭mang87


    stebishop wrote:
    as was said in a thread yesterday, UPC (ntl) have started peering at inex so hopefully things will start to improve now.

    https://www.inex.ie/technical/peeringmatrix

    Ah, well that is hopeful... I Don't want to keep this ping, but I also won't want to lose my 650KBs/64KBs connection :o

    [edit] what do those numbers mean on that page you linked? The ones above the ticked boxes


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    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,718 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    mang87 wrote:
    what do those numbers mean on that page you linked? The ones above the ticked boxes

    If you look down the vertical access you see the name of each company peering in INEX and a number next to each name. The number is the id for that company, so:

    Verizon Business is 702
    HEAnet is 1213
    Cable & Wireless is 1273
    BT Ireland is 2110

    Now if you look along the horizontal access you see the same numbers that match the names on the vertical access. Basically the numbers tell you what companies are peering with UPC.

    To be honest, at the moment UPC aren't peering with many yet.


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