It will be soon IDNet Day for me.......HOORAY

Lance · Feb 08, 2008, 13:45:50

I said arriving!!!

Rik · Feb 08, 2008, 15:11:46

That would be OK for Lance, Malc, it was Steve who had problems with CL... and RM.

Malc · Feb 08, 2008, 15:46:15

Steve, that would be Khel?

You've got a good memory

Rik · Feb 08, 2008, 15:47:02

I have to have, Malc, or at least I have to try to have.

Malc · Feb 08, 2008, 15:48:39

You need it keeping us lot in order.

Rik · Feb 08, 2008, 15:50:31

It's rare any of us has to do that - in fact it hasn't happened in my tenure. Just keeping up is what we need it for.

Malc · Feb 08, 2008, 15:52:01

Not easy on a Friday afternoon after chips fish and peas and 2 slice of bread.

Still 10 minutes to go...

Rik · Feb 08, 2008, 15:53:17

Before home time? I'm thinking, still three hours to go...

Malc · Feb 08, 2008, 15:54:44

Nearly 600 posts already today, is the 1000 in sight?

Rik · Feb 08, 2008, 15:57:09

Could be, Malc. I honestly don't have any method of predicting what will happen in terms of post count. All I can say for sure is that February, so far, has been incredible.

The thousand would be nice, though...

kerrso05 · Feb 08, 2008, 19:00:51

The latest test is this:-

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
IP profile for your line is - 3000 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 3808 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 2815 kbps

This my Router readings:

Downstream Upstream
Bit Rate 3808 Kbps 448 Kbps
Cell Rate 8981 1056
SNR Margin 7.5 dB 16 dB
Line Attenuation 55.0 dB 31.5 dB

Today I noticed I couldn't ring out or in on my Telephone.
Phoned the P.O. my Telephone Provider and they said I had a fault on the Exchange and that they would have to report it to BT. I thought maybe it is because my Broadband was working overtime that the line couldn't cope with all this activity (only Joking)

First of all, I tried to report the fault to BT using my Mobile No......seemingly the 0800 number wont work on a Mobile so I phoned Directory Enquires and they said that they didn't have a number for BT to report a fault using a Mobile......so they suggested I speak to my Mobile operator O2....so they put me through to O2 were I had to listen to a menu of 5 options, I chose one option, only to be put through to 4 options and then to wait in a queue. Meanwhile, my money on my Mobile is disappearing as fast as anything.
Eventually, I get through and the girl says (in her high pitched telephone voice) "This is O2 can I have your name and number and what you are querying" Realising I had very little money left in the phone I quickly told her that I had a fault on my BT phone and I was trying to report the fault to BT but unfortunately I couldn't use an 0800 number on a Mobile.
What do you think her answer was?

Remember she speaks in a high pitch telephone voice totally devoid of sympathy and she says "Sir, I don't work for BT I work for O2 so I can't help you".............can you believe it?

No Help what so ever, not even a suggestion, didn't want to know......useless

How frustrating is all that (Yes I know I am a Grumpy Old Man)
Eventually I got through to the Post office and the tech. guy there said "Mate, you have a fault in the Exchange"..............nothing to do with Broadband, nothing to do with Phone (even though I had bought a new one).......oh by the way, did you notice, I was called MATE

I definitely am a GRUMPY OLD MAN Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Rik · Feb 08, 2008, 19:04:19

Never mind, Harry.

I suppose it's a bit late to tell you that you could have reported it via your spankingly fast broadband link at the BT site?

kerrso05 · Feb 08, 2008, 19:08:41

Rik, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooo

Rik · Feb 08, 2008, 19:10:19

Oooh, you've christened Jill's new smiley.

kerrso05 · Feb 08, 2008, 19:17:18

Harry, Calm................Chill Out................take some Chill Pills

No but all joking aside it is very frustrating trying to get some people to understand and help you, especially over the phone. When I was waiting for the Post Office to answer I was treated to the Allman Brothers BLASTING DOWN THE PHONE..........Don't get me wrong I do like Rock Music and especially the Allman Brothers but not Blasting down the phone.

I think we should have a thread started about what annoys us in this Modern World........it would be good to start a series of "Grumpy Thoughts"............what do you think?

Rik · Feb 08, 2008, 19:19:54

Go for it, Harry. You'll find a number of us have Grumpy as a middle name.

I hate all queue music, btw...

Inactive · Feb 08, 2008, 23:16:34

I think most of us do Rik, yet still they insist on using it.

Rik · Feb 08, 2008, 23:20:01

They insist on overseas call centres too.

Now that should get us going strong.

Lance · Feb 08, 2008, 23:22:48

I'm not even going to get started! Would be bad for my health!!!

Rik · Feb 08, 2008, 23:25:32

You still have your health, Lance.

Malc · Feb 08, 2008, 23:27:24

Get that Archbisiop chap involved, he'll bring them all over here, no overseas call centres. Problem solved, sort of.

Rik · Feb 08, 2008, 23:28:20

Newsnight were doing a pretty good character assassination just now...

Malc · Feb 08, 2008, 23:29:36

Sky news as well.

Rik · Feb 08, 2008, 23:30:12

I'm not surprised - great story for Murdoch's people.

kerrso05 · Feb 09, 2008, 13:58:01

This is todays test, how good or bad is this?

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
IP profile for your line is - 3000 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 3936 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 2766 kbps

This is the Zoom X6 Routers readings:-

Downstream Upstream
Bit Rate 3936 Kbps 448 Kbps
Cell Rate 9283 1056
SNR Margin 6.5 dB 17 dB
Line Attenuation 54.5 dB 31.5 dB

PS The phone is now working..........hooray for BT....I don't think