JordanKZ Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 BT have confirmed that there is a problem in Lerwick and they are working on it....could be a few days to get it fixed though. Any update on this, did BT get the problem in Lerwick sorted ? It seemed to be a little faster last night, I could stream things on iPlayer without a problem. Will run a speed test later tonight, just to be sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted December 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Any update on this, did BT get the problem in Lerwick sorted ? They say they have fixed it but I'm still getting a few e-mails from people saying that they are still having problems. I'm also getting a few e-mails from people saying that speed through the day seem to have gone back to normal but in evenings it is slowing down considerably. Anybody else having this problem (more than the usual)? Marvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted December 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 ^^ I hope the SIC is billing BT for the time you spend helping BT sort out their problems. Agree wie dee dair! Speaking to BT and other telcos is in the job description. It's fine doing bits and bobs but I spent a full two days on this when it all went kaput a couple of weeks ago. I guess their defence would be that nobody in BT asked me to sherg at them .... Cheers Marvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Any update on this, did BT get the problem in Lerwick sorted ? They say they have fixed it but I'm still getting a few e-mails from people saying that they are still having problems. I'm also getting a few e-mails from people saying that speed through the day seem to have gone back to normal but in evenings it is slowing down considerably. Anybody else having this problem (more than the usual)? Marvin Seems strange I heard from a reliable source the other day that if there was a fault in Lerwick then it was news to them ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme_Storey Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 My connection has been very poor for the last 7 days (not good enough to even do online banking for 5 days, and at least 3 or 4 complete cut-offs each day). However, now it is much better (around 60% normal speed) and at least I can get on with my work again! http://www.speedtest.net/result/1055706846.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 I'm also getting a few e-mails from people saying that speed through the day seem to have gone back to normal but in evenings it is slowing down considerably. Anybody else having this problem (more than the usual)? It rather depends on what "usual" is defined as. Evening speed is abysmal, but then again its always been bad for me. Prior to sometime in October I could usually rely on getting within shouting range of 2.0 unless between around 6pm and around 10.30pm daily, when it fell back to somewhere in the 1.0 - 1.5 mark. Since things were supposedly "fixed" after the October in to November saga of woes, I get the circa 2.0 again fine enough, but for a slightly shorter period. The "slow" time has extended to cover from around 5pm to around 1am, and the "slow" speed during that time is slower, usually now somewhere in the 0.5 - 1.0 range. In practical terms, before October I could usually use YouTube anytime of the day I wanted to, for around 90% of the time. Since October anytime between 5pm and 1am its pointless to try using it. Whether its down to BT's lines or my ISP (Tiscali/TalkTalk) though, who knows. I'm going to change to another ISP after the New Year, once the hoilday mayhem is past, so I'll know then by however the new one behaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltieman Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 http://www.speedtest.net/result/1055913751.png this is my speed tonight - it was 7mb at 1.45 today plusnet seems very good for download - but my upload speed is pathetic - suppose you can't have it all good - this by the way is 100 times better than the service i got with Sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 I've received an e-mail from BT saying that they are now satisfied that all broadband connections are now working properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally jumblat Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Hi Marvin, Please reply to BT to inform them that I, for one, am unsatisfied that my broadband connection is still not working properly. I suspect other people are in the same situation. Thanks for all your work on this.Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooter Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Government reveals super-fast broadband plans http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11922424 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 ours has been very slow the last few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Government reveals super-fast broadband plans http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11922424 Every community in the UK will gain access to super-fast broadband by 2015 under plans outlined today. The private sector is to deliver broadband to two thirds of the UK. Other, mainly rural, areas will receive public funds to build a "digital hub" with a fibre optic internet connection. Ministers say they aim for the UK to have Europe's best broadband network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted December 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 mmmh - http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/12/06/244344/No-monopoly-on-broadband-supply-says-culture-minister.htm http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/12/06/244339/Rural-providers-react-to-government-broadband-strategy.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Here's my speed tonight. Not a lot better than it has been for weeks. I reckon BT better not put away the tool bag just yet. http://www.speedtest.net/result/1060160041.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 My speed tonight is.....http://www.speedtest.net/result/1061377210.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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