IDNet really as good as the reviews?

Rik · May 04, 2010, 11:08:03

In what way?

pctech · May 04, 2010, 11:15:08

Think I've stumbled across some kind of 'in' joke.

Has this guy got an axe to grind

Rik · May 04, 2010, 11:18:38

Dean lives near the railway, down in Simpson iirc. The Virgin Pendolino trains produce a lot of electrical noise and disrupt ADSL. In addition, the cables there are not in the best condition, which doesn't help.

pctech · May 04, 2010, 11:25:42

Oh right.

adamr8965 · May 04, 2010, 16:45:15

Quote from: Rik on May 04, 2010, 08:48:58
Yes, it's my job, Dean.

Thought your job was food testing?

pctech · May 04, 2010, 18:01:22

Nah he's a DR rep.

Rik · May 04, 2010, 18:59:06

Quote from: adamr8965 on May 04, 2010, 16:45:15
Thought your job was food testing?

That too.

Rik · May 04, 2010, 18:59:37

Quote from: pctech on May 04, 2010, 18:01:22
Nah he's a DR rep.

I like to think of it more as envoy...

Glenn · May 04, 2010, 19:10:43

Ambassador

Rik · May 04, 2010, 19:21:03

Exactly.

pctech · May 05, 2010, 11:14:14

Case is building for IDNet as non-metering of uploads seems to make all the difference according to my measurements.

Rik · May 05, 2010, 11:19:32

We know we'll get you in the end.

Simon · May 05, 2010, 11:23:17

We don't give up easily.

pctech · May 05, 2010, 11:40:55

My line profile has dropped to 750 Kbps.

Do you know if IDNet operate multiple gateways so that traffic is balanced acorss the network?

Rik · May 05, 2010, 11:45:16

That depends on what you mean. There is a single hostlink, with automatic fallback. They have a number of realms, but these have little practical use these days.

pctech · May 05, 2010, 11:50:26

Zen had multiple edge switches based in various DCs in London, Leeds, Manchester and Rochdale which would terminate the Centrals or MSILs.

When I've done tracerts it looks as though Newnet only have the one and I'm wondering if its getting a little overloaded.

Rik · May 05, 2010, 12:00:53

You'd have to talk to support to get that level of information.

pctech · May 05, 2010, 12:05:00

Thought I might but thought it was worth a go.

Anyway going to wait out a couple of months and see how my profile goes.

Rik · May 05, 2010, 12:16:57

Don't forget your profile is purely about sync speed, though.

pctech · May 05, 2010, 12:23:19

I powered off the router for about 40 minutes last night to allow the session to expire.

Suppose I'll just have to wait for BT's DLM which I thought was smarter on 21CN?

Rik · May 05, 2010, 12:29:31

No, it still takes up to 5 days.

pctech · May 05, 2010, 14:20:33

Not really much benefit to the consumer than.

Rik · May 05, 2010, 14:54:30

Very little that emanates from BT is.

pctech · May 05, 2010, 14:56:46

As I said earlier in a thread somewhere I reckon we'd still have rotary dial phones if it was up to BT.

My grandparents, God bless 'em still had those into the mid 90's

Rik · May 05, 2010, 14:57:47

Hard-wired to a single point. You were very posh if you had multiple phones/sockets.