You are a star, if only my tame geek was as helpful as you are

Do you want a job?

Anyway "Speed tests on your phone line show that it can't support broadband at this time. This could be due to the distance to your local exchange."

Posted By: Old Git on September 21st 2011 at 11:59:52

Message Thread

Streamed a fillum from Love Fillums last night for the first time (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 21, 11:32:04
- Backhaul services (General Chat) - kenny powers, Sep 21, 12:09:38
- Someone will probably need to confirm this, but are older pcs (2008) time (General Chat) - pants, Sep 21, 11:44:11
  - Thing about older pcs is not only graphics cards although (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 12:11:23
    - I've only put 2 and 2 together recently, cos a hd file wouldn't stream (General Chat) - pants, Sep 21, 12:33:20
      - Not just HD streaming. Also Javascript. A lot of sites are very heavy on that these days. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 12:35:17
        
        ahh, I get that a lot. If I've got stream open, and sky sports score centre (General Chat) - pants, Sep 21, 12:39:51
        
        Promise me no refurb ! ;-) (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 13:14:38
        
        You've helped me realise why 7 runs so fast on my crap netbook (General Chat) - pants, Sep 21, 14:06:15
  - my speeds about 7mbps. (General Chat) - pants, Sep 21, 11:45:48
    - Should be. Mind you, I saw a massive difference when I upgraded my (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 11:50:57
      - After having 0.48mbps for about 3 years, I love anything over 1mbps (General Chat) - pants, Sep 21, 11:54:30
        
        Yeah I can get up to 120mbps but I really have no need for it. The average here is (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 12:01:11
      - Just tested speed here at work and it's only 7.5mb so that should be fine (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 11:53:10
- Suspect you haven't got the bandwidth for smooth streaming. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 21, 11:37:03
  - ooo (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 21, 11:38:19
    - I don't really know. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 21, 11:42:39
      - You are a star, if only my tame geek was as helpful as you are (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 21, 11:59:52
        
        The downside of ADSL. Are you able to get cable internet over there ? Tis far more stable (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 12:02:29
        
        I don't know (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 21, 12:23:10
        
        I've got it up here. Given that we are on the edge of civilisation and still (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 21, 12:24:46
        
        What, you have cable to your hovel?? (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 21, 12:26:17
        
        Indeed I do, along with lectric, gas and water. I also have a (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 21, 12:37:02
        
        I think you can get drugs for ADSL but they mong you out a bit. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 21, 12:09:58
  - thinkbroadband was always a good site for speed testing (n/m) (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Sep 21, 11:38:01
    - or just www.speedtest.net (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 21, 11:39:24
      - yep, or that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Sep 21, 11:41:52
- "Love Fillums" (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Sep 21, 11:36:33
  - "jerky motion" (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Sep 21, 11:50:27
- No. (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 21, 11:33:30
- I've done that on my tele - you need a really good broadband service for it to be (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Sep 21, 11:33:22

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