Re: [GLLUG] Plusnet

2020-05-12 Thread John Winters via GLLUG
On 12/05/2020 20:36, Frank Scott via GLLUG wrote: On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 02:40:21PM +0100, Tim Clarke via GLLUG wrote: I have plusnet fibre 80-mbps and it works fine - although speed is around 70mbps I have a feeling 80 is rarely achieved unless right on top of the cabinet! I have 80-mbps

Re: [GLLUG] Plusnet

2020-05-12 Thread Frank Scott via GLLUG
On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 02:40:21PM +0100, Tim Clarke via GLLUG wrote: > > I have plusnet fibre 80-mbps and it works fine - although speed is around > 70mbps > I have a feeling 80 is rarely achieved unless right on top of the > cabinet! I have 80-mbps with A and I only get 73mbs. The FTTC

Re: [GLLUG] Plusnet

2020-05-12 Thread Chris Bell via GLLUG
On Tuesday, 12 May 2020 14:40:21 BST Tim Clarke via GLLUG wrote: > I have plusnet fibre 80-mbps and it works fine - although speed is > around 70mbps > I have a feeling 80 is rarely achieved unless right on top of the > cabinet! > > However, beware it comes with the phone line and their call

[GLLUG] Plusnet

2020-05-12 Thread Tim Clarke via GLLUG
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[GLLUG] Plusnet

2020-05-12 Thread Tim Clarke via GLLUG
I have plusnet fibre 80-mbps and it works fine - although speed is around 70mbps I have a feeling 80 is rarely achieved unless right on top of the cabinet! However, beware it comes with the phone line and their call charges are pretty awful. I just ue the landline for incoming calls and my

Re: [GLLUG] Plusnet and BT

2020-05-12 Thread Alain D D Williams via GLLUG
On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 10:33:29AM +0100, Greater London Linux UUG wrote: > Don't even *dream* of going with BT. Their customer service is > beyond appalling. I've been struggling with them since February > when my mother died. Just finding a means to communicate with them > and tell them this

Re: [GLLUG] Plusnet and BT

2020-05-12 Thread Andy Smith via GLLUG
Hello, On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 10:26:11AM +0100, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote: > Is this the best that they can manage after so many promises? No it'd all they need to manage for those who will buy the cheapest and lump it. Switch to a decent provider like Andrews or Zen, enjoy static IPv4 and

Re: [GLLUG] Plusnet and BT

2020-05-12 Thread John Winters via GLLUG
On 12/05/2020 10:26, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote: [snip] I have looked at a new standard BT FTTC connection supplied with a new BT Hub6. It has both a dynamic IPv4 and an IPv6 address, and is issuing standard IPv4 192.168.x.x/24 addresses, plus IPv6 /64 addresses with a TTL of 10 years, although

[GLLUG] Plusnet and BT

2020-05-12 Thread Chris Bell via GLLUG
Hello, I have been with Plusnet long enough to know that emails could be downloaded using pop3 from pop3.plus.net, but that failed recently. Their website now says that mail.plus.net should be used, but they had not provided the DNS for that name. They have now provided the same set of eight