Zeno~SPARTA~ Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Aha, I am back online in France. Apparently after 30 years insects had damaged (severed) the cables at the junction box at the post. It only took 6 weeks to discover this. Pathetic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoScream~SPARTA~ Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Excellent we are all happy...... Insects, thx, I'll remember that one, Works chewed through my garden, next time someone asks me to cut the grass....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebb Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 About bloody time lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathrus~SPARTA~ Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 what kind of insects are you guys growing over there? do they glow in the dark? But glad to have you back in both places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custard~SPARTA~ Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Good news mate, insects wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno~SPARTA~ Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 After 6 weeks of no internet or telephone, they offered me one month free. But now my download rate has been dropped from 5-6meg to 3meg. Oh Joy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaCapt Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Insects? Wow thats what you call a real "Bug" Welcome back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoScream~SPARTA~ Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 http://jasonjeffrey.wordpress.com/2007/02/...verybody-panic/ Swarms of giant hornets invade France, accept nation?s surrender, now headed for Britain. EVERYBODY PANIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custard~SPARTA~ Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Had Hornets round my way in the last few years. One time in my cousins we had a bastard in the kitchen I swear it was like an attack helo circling me and it took two hits with a rolled up paper just to stun the bad boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd~SPARTA~ Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 Had Hornets round my way in the last few years. One time in my cousins we had a bastard in the kitchen I swear it was like an attack helo circling me and it took two hits with a rolled up paper just to stun the bad boy. Blimey what paper are you reading the beano or the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoScream~SPARTA~ Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 I never seen 2 inch long Hornets... Yorkshire is too cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno~SPARTA~ Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 There are bugs like that in my garden. I think they are called ground wasps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno~SPARTA~ Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I checked my system out today and found that the router now shows a download speed of 6848kbps, yesterday this was around 3500kbps. When I ran speed test I was getting just under 3000kbps and now I am getting over 5,000 kbps. I am now a happier bunny. I am interested to understand why the router shows one speed but when I measure it I am a ways off. There are a bunch of parameters expressed in db's Débit flux descendant 6848 Kbps (download rate) Débit flux montant 640 Kbps (upload rate) Marge de bruit flux descendant 9.8 dB (margin of noise, download) Marge de bruit flux montant 12.0 dB (margin of noise, upload) Atténuation flux descendant 37.0 dB (flow attenuation, down) Atténuation flux montant 17.0 dB (flow attenuation up) is the highlighted item the cause of the reduced download rate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PANiC Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 lower is better for the attenuation but 37 doesn't seem too high, you could do with compairing to someone on the same isp in the same area and then see what speed they get. :/ . unless you know what the reading was before then you would probably have to check with your isp to see if they think it's acceptable or not. but yes i think that figure dictates the speed. what sort of speed test do you do zeno? tbh most online speed tests are too short for fast bb connections and give inaccurate reslts, i just tried speedtest.net and got results from 2mb/s to 4.5mb/s but my conn is 10mb/s. you should grab a large file or game demo from a site you know can max your connection, i guess your usenet account could do that or does your ISP have an FTP with hosted files? e.g. ftp://gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk/blueyond...lueyondergames/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno~SPARTA~ Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Thanks P I did use speedtest.net (in fact I just got 5025 kilobits per sec) My download rate from the newsgroups is currently >660 Kilobytes per sec which equates to 5406 kilobits per sec I am not sure why I dont get 6848 that my router says it receives. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PANiC Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 it's probably the speed that it sync'd at, rather than what the actual throughput is at that time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno~SPARTA~ Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Thanks for the info P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno~SPARTA~ Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 This is a joke, my Internet in switzerland is now down. I am waiting for the engineers to call. I have a 3g phone here so I can read stuff, they seem more responsive here so it may not take 6 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno~SPARTA~ Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 An engineer is coming on monday, sorry no gaming this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custard~SPARTA~ Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Not fair mate A weekend of films eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathrus~SPARTA~ Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 you have got to be kidding Are you sure some friend or person in a position of high authority isn't playing a joke on you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno~SPARTA~ Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Ha, I'm back. Swisscom phones me today and say someone can come at around 1pm, I was fixwd by 1:30. A bit different to my french experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathrus~SPARTA~ Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 wow that was fast. Guess all of their stuff does run like a swiss watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicSN6 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Zeno, the internet Gods ae conspiring against you. Good thing you pay dues though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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