Re: Karoo : Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:27 pm  

it's been like this for weeks - it's been cutting out where I work which is pretty annoying when a lot of my work is done on line . I too just upgraded my home package to 25mb but is in faster than before .....

Re: Karoo : Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:32 pm  

http://www.nextgenus.net/current_fibre_ ... index.html An alternative

http://www.nextgenus.net/current_fibre_ ... index.html An alternative

Re: Karoo : Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:55 pm  

clubfoot fc wrote:

http://www.nextgenus.net/current_fibre_optic_wireless_broadband_internet_availability_and_projects/hull_east_yorkshire/index.html

An alternative

It seems good but I wouldn't trust down to the fact it isn't that well known and I don't know anyone that uses it so I cannot get info on how it is. The alternatives I meant was virgin, sky and BT.

Re: Karoo : Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:36 am  

jehull wrote:

It seems good but I wouldn't trust down to the fact it isn't that well known and I don't know anyone that uses it so I cannot get info on how it is. The alternatives I meant was virgin, sky and BT.

I know a few people who've got it and they very impressed with it. On their official Facebook page there is plenty of positive feedback and as yet nothing negative at all.

I'm seriously considering changing

Re: Karoo : Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:00 am  

clubfoot fc wrote:

I know a few people who've got it and they very impressed with it. On their official Facebook page there is plenty of positive feedback and as yet nothing negative at all.

I'm seriously considering changing

Let me know how it goes. I'm moving back to Hull in summer, and can't stand Karoo! One of the benefits of living in West Yorkshire: you pay for Sky and you can get the internet for next to nothing!

Walking back from the rugby on Friday down Chanterlands Ave, they had a big billboard advertising Sky Broadband. It wasn't on a major route for out-of-towners, and you can't get it in Hull, so can I ask what the hell was the point of advertising it?!

Re: Karoo : Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:07 am  

I don't have any problem with it,i've used it at work and home and on speedtest i can get 11mb at both,no problems 24/7. The only time i had a problem was at home and that was down to a cheap phone line extension and old modem,the moment i switched it to adsl with a quality extension lead it's flown along without a hitch. This is in Hedon.

Re: Karoo : Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:26 am  

AK wrote:

It's VERRRRYYY slow! Currently getting a download from an FTP in USA - normally get around 350k/sec download - tonight, 15k/sec!

That's odd. I never saw this thread last night but at 11pm I was downloading at 1.7Mb per second from Astraweb. I'm about a mile from telephone house.

Re: Karoo : Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:34 am  

shauney wrote:

That's odd. I never saw this thread last night but at 11pm I was downloading at 1.7Mb per second from Astraweb. I'm about a mile from telephone house.

I was on Call of Duty, and watched the footy on Skyplayer and it was great... And I'm in Willerby!!

[Karen]

Re: Karoo : Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:38 am  

We have 3 laptops, an XBox Live, 3 iPod Touches and 3 phones running on our broadband at the height of our home use and apart from it dropping every now and then rarely have any problems. We're on Dorchester Road, Bransholme.

Re: Karoo : Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:52 am  

If anyone has an iPhone, Apple are releasing an update this week which allows iPhones to release a WiFi signal for up to 5 devices through the phones 3G. And if you're lucky enough to be on 3 mobile, they give an 'all-you-can-eat data' plan which is literally unlimited, unlike other networks which have a fair usage limit.

Happy Days!