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colinod0806 wrote: »So you could be getting over 3 times the speed with a little tweaking but you cant be arsed..im sorry but i find that hard to believe
I really don't care what you find hard to believe.you'd think UPC would be making a point of trying to get one of their 100mbps test users actually 'testing' their connection.
This exactly. I rang again last week after replying on this thread and eventually got through to someone who knew the story. He said it's something got to do with downlines or downstreams or something like that. Said there was only one at the minute in my area and the 100mb needs 4. So I cant get it yet.
Pisses me off though that I was talking to them on the phones numerous times and they made it out as though everything should be working fine. They blamed everything on this TCP optimiser crap but at the same time they wouldn't go all out and reccomend changing the settings as it changes the registry???? - cant remember exactly what they said but they wouldn't give detailed instructions on how to fix it. Either they taking the piss completely or they haven't got a clue.0 -
I notice some ads today during the football, just a glowing red mouse and someone saying coming soon, no brand on it. Could that be a teaser add for the 100mb service?colinod0806 wrote: »Seen a thread on boards somewhere about there being a countdown to some unknown event on the rte website iirc..could be linked to that
Sadly its just an ad for Harvey Normans Irish website
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100 milligrams of what?TheMastero wrote: »Im on 30meg now 100mg yum yum. I can wait not too long do hehe
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from his post i doubt he'd need the viarga, i reckon having a 100mbps link would do that on it's own.Of viagra to go with the 100MB package.
its probably worth mentioning again though that (going by the other UPC territories), the people currently on the regular 40+ quid a month package will likely be bumped to 50-60mbps (5mbps up) with the 100mbps (10mbps up) reserved for anyone willing to pay a premium or those users already on the 80+ quid a month (unadvertised) extreme package that UPC put you on for breaking the 250gb AUP.0 -
the people currently on the regular 40+ quid a month package will likely be bumped to 50-60mbps (5mbps up) with the 100mbps (10mbps up) reserved
that would be cool, i would´nt pay 80 eur/month but if they increase the 30mbit to whatever 50 or sth is fin for me if the upload increases as well. uploading with 350kb is ok but could be faster 0 -
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there's no guarantees, but going by what has happened in other UPC territories with the 100-120mbps upgrades it seems very likely that it's what will happen.that would be cool, i would´nt pay 80 eur/month but if they increase the 30mbit to whatever 50 or sth is fin for me if the upload increases as well. uploading with 350kb is ok but could be faster0 -
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the only thing that *could* be related to the age of the wireless card in the PC is the use of newer encryption like WPA2 that might not be compatible with older wireless cards.
it's unlikely however, BUT fixing that is as simple as changing the encryption to something older and more compatible.
first try WPA instead of WPA2 (assuming that's whats in use) on your router and failing that try WEP which is older again. it's slightly less secure, but if it works then that might be your problem.
personally, it's more likely (and the first thing to try) that you're on a busy wifi channel that your particular card just can't connect to. you'd expect that if one device can connect then anything should, but it's not always the case. it happens quite a lot though, but its usually very easy to fix by just changing the wifi channel.
download inSSIDer onto your windows laptop and check for other wireless networks in range of you by going to the front & back windows of your house with it running.
you'll see a list of wifi devices in range and a little graph showing you the channels it's using and which ones overlap each other. look for a clear channel with minimal overlaps from other used channels and try that.
and keep a network cable handy in case it doesn't work and you need to get on via cable if you can't get on the wireless after changing it so you can try another channel afterwards. keep trying till you find one that works for everything.
good luck!
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the only thing that *could* be related to the age of the wireless card in the PC is the use of newer encryption like WPA2 that might not be compatible with older wireless cards.
it's unlikely however, BUT fixing that is as simple as changing the encryption to something older and more compatible.
first try WPA instead of WPA2 (assuming that's whats in use) on your router and failing that try WEP which is older again. it's slightly less secure, but if it works then that might be your problem.
personally, it's more likely (and the first thing to try) that you're on a busy wifi channel that your particular card just can't connect to. you'd expect that if one device can connect then anything should, but it's not always the case. it happens quite a lot though, but its usually very easy to fix by just changing the wifi channel.
download inSSIDer onto your windows laptop and check for other wireless networks in range of you by going to the front & back windows of your house with it running.
you'll see a list of wifi devices in range and a little graph showing you the channels it's using and which ones overlap each other. look for a clear channel with minimal overlaps from other used channels and try that.
and keep a network cable handy in case it doesn't work and you need to get on via cable if you can't get on the wireless after changing it so you can try another channel afterwards. keep trying till you find one that works for everything.
good luck!
It's this exactly with the encryption. My buffalo asks for WPA encryption key but the password I got for the Thomson modem is WPA2 (says it on the sticker).
This is a nightmare for the likes of me. I know a small bit about computers and networks but this is painfull. If I want to fix it I'll have to google loads of stuff and spend hours to get it sorted. Why cant they make it easy. And just imagine what people who haven't got a clue have to go through.
So now I have to change my modems encryption to WPA, set up a static IP address on my Xbox360 and wander around my house looking for channels. Some things never change. Remember rabbit ears and coat hangers???
Thanks though vibe.
When I get a minute I'll have a crack.0 -
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