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The DSL ZoneUK Team would like to wish you a very Happy Christmas and a fantastic 2012
All the best
The Graveyard Team |
Please Note: This is no longer the case. We now have other providers coming in to and out of the top 5.
[b:a7c4d]All top five ISP ratings on broadband information site DSL ZoneUK have been occupied by Entant and its Partners[/b:a7c4d].
Leading voice and data communications provider, Entanet, has seen its growing reputation for high performance and reliability underlined this week by one of the leading independent broadband information web sites, DSL ZoneUK. The site's ISP ratings show that Entanet and four of its Partners occupy the top five positions based on end users' feedback and comments.
"Taking all five top positions is a landmark achievement" says Carol Davies, Business Development Manager for broadband at Entanet. "We work very hard to ensure we deliver consistently high levels of service to all our Partners and customers. It's great to see that being recognised on such a highly regarded source of broadband information as DSL ZoneUK".
You can read the full article by clicking the link below:
http://www.enta.net/index.php?id=162&tx_mininews_pi1[showUid]=57&cHash=d5f88d995a |
An IP lookup tool has been added. This lets you find out what ISP an IP belongs to. For example, enter 84.9.221.1 and it should tell you that it belongs to Bulldog...
[url:a7db4]http://www.dslzoneuk.net/ip_lookup.php[/url:a7db4]
James
DSL ZoneUK |
For all people being upgraded to Max please read the following regarding the capping issue after upgrade.
The issue appears to be where a line is connected to a router and so on-line when the regrade actually happens, BT do not recognise the new line sync as being from a Max line (it's too quick). Later re-syncs at the same rate do not prompt BT to take any action either. This means the normal 75 minutes for a new or regraded line does not happen. The line should have the rate correctly set after 3 days. The reason some lines appear to work is that they are either slow to reconnect, not on-line during the regrade, or sync at a different rate later. Ironically this does mean that really good lines that always sync at a full 8128M are unlikely to have the speed change applied promptly.
The upshot of which is that if you are going to be upgraded turn your router off overnight.
[Addendum] - Another feature of the upgrade to Max is that your SNR will drop, possibly to single figures. This is normal and to be expected as a result of the upgrade. |
I have created a small tutorial with images on making sure your master socket / extensions are correctly set up. This is becoming very useful as we see the speeds being upgraded to 8Mb, as if your wiring is incorrect or extensions/filters are in the wrong place it could cause you to have disconnections or stop you from receiving the speeds you should.
The tutorial is at [url:8ec5f]http://www.dslzoneuk.net/socket.php[/url:8ec5f]
James
DSL ZoneUK Admin |
You can now view our review of the Belkin 7633 (F5D7633-uk4) by clicking on the link below.
[url:a6a0a]http://www.dslzoneuk.net/hw_reviews_adsl_belkin7633.php[/url:a6a0a]
Also, we have created a stats page that shows you various bits of info for the site. That can be accessed [url=http://www.dslzoneuk.net/stats.php:a6a0a]here[/url:a6a0a].
James
DSL ZoneUK Admin |
I have updated the "What speed can I get" checker to make it as accurate as can be. To use the tool, you will need to know your Attenuation and SNR figures.
These can be obtained from your modem or router, usually under something like "Line stats, DSL stats or Modem stats". Refer to your modem or routers manual if you are unsure how to obtain these figures. You could also ask your ISP for these figures.
The checker itself will give you an estimate of whay speeds you can expect to receive once 8Mb is available at your exchange. This is also known as ADSL Max or Max ADSL.
To try the tool now, click [url=http://www.dslzoneuk.net/maxspeed.php:63d57]here[/url:63d57].
Let me know if there are any problems, or you don't think the speed it gives is accurate.
Thanks!
James
DSL ZoneUK Admin |
I have just updated the Broadband checker on the site.
It now shows a bar chart of the speeds you are likely to receive based on your line. It can take either a phone number input or address/postcode input.
I would like you all to test it (especially ADSL Max 8Mb users), see what you think, and if you have any problems or suggestions, please let me know in this topic!
Note until your exchange is enabled for 8Mb, the checker can only give you a result of "up to 2Mb" as the BT checker doesn't give the 8Mb availability out yet.
The link is on the left, named [url=http://www.dslzoneuk.net/checker.php:92521]Broadband Checker[/url:92521] under Tools.
Thanks!
James
DSL ZoneUK Admin |
We have decided to change our forum software from the aged Invision Board 1.3 to the latest version of phpBB. We have tried to convert all members, posts, profile info etc, but there may be a few things that have not copied over.
If you notice any problems, please reply to this post or email us. Apart from that, we hope you will continue to support us by keeping busy on our forum!
In addition, we have also updated the full list of exchanges to show the address its located at. Try it out, put your phone number or exchange name into the box @ [url=http://www.dslzoneuk.net/exch_loc.php:cf5cb]Exchange info[/url:cf5cb]
Thank you from all the team.
James
DSL ZoneUK Administrator |
First of all, let me welcome you back to DSL ZoneUK.
The site has been down for around 72 hrs. Therefore, anyone trying to reach the site lately will have just got a Cannot find server or DNS error.
This should now be fixed, and if you are reading this message, you are now on the server located in London, on a faster Gigabit backbone, thanks to [url=http://www.hi-velocity.net:d5dcd]Hi-Velocity[/url:d5dcd].
Hope you all had a great summer!
Thanks
James
DSL ZoneUK Administrator |
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