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(I helped save b3ta! mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 17:47, archived)
# I'm not even replying to that one

oops, too late...
(Corn Dog, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 17:48, archived)
# He's their new signing by the way.
(I helped save b3ta! mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 17:49, archived)
# TJ
anyone else on NTL broadband having problems with crippling slowness
(I helped save b3ta! The Incredible... accident free since, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 17:51, archived)
# Sounds like you're on BT Openworld dial up
like me.

/crippling slowness is a must with BT Homepage
(Smudger, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 17:52, archived)
# no i'm pretty sure
it's NTL broadband, feels like dial up tho
(I helped save b3ta! The Incredible... accident free since, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 17:56, archived)
# Which service level
are you supposed to be on? Speed test here
(I helped save b3ta! The Duke Of Your Fingers feels like an old man... mmm, tasty!, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 18:04, archived)
# 150 k
cant even load that speed test page
(I helped save b3ta! The Incredible... accident free since, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 18:36, archived)
# Hmm.
Not good.

Send a traceroute to www.ntlworld.com to the email address in my profile and I'll have a look into it for you.
(I helped save b3ta! The Duke Of Your Fingers feels like an old man... mmm, tasty!, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 18:48, archived)
# ha!
i'm probably within 200 yards of mr robin d h walker as we speak!

EDIT: which probably explains the 50Mbit speed I get from it
(coldjam, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 18:36, archived)
# Not really,
it's hosted on ntl's servers in Winnersh. Robin's in Cambridge, I believe.
(I helped save b3ta! The Duke Of Your Fingers feels like an old man... mmm, tasty!, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 18:47, archived)
# doh!
yeah, i'm in cambridge. hadn't occurred to me he would host his site anywhere else, seeing as he is webmaster for quite a few sites that are hosted here.
(coldjam, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 18:56, archived)
# regularly
(would say more but don't want to hog your dwindling girth)
(I helped save b3ta! Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 17:53, archived)
# *snigger*
girth...
(I helped save b3ta! Christian Bale of Hay in a field, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 17:54, archived)
# Are you anywhere near
Winnersh? (Including Reading, Bracknell, etc.) The servers in that area have been decidedly dodgy so far this year...
(I helped save b3ta! The Duke Of Your Fingers feels like an old man... mmm, tasty!, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 17:54, archived)
# nope
hertfordshire
(I helped save b3ta! The Incredible... accident free since, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 17:55, archived)
# Which part?
Bishops Stortford or Cheshunt/Enfield?
(I helped save b3ta! The Duke Of Your Fingers feels like an old man... mmm, tasty!, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 18:01, archived)
# bishops stortford
(I helped save b3ta! The Incredible... accident free since, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 18:12, archived)
# i'm hertfordshire, st albans
ntl is slow tonight for a lot of .com sites.
most .co.uk are ok, i get full download speed of 120k/sec from kazaa etc, it's just their web servers, every few weeks they go crap for a few days.
(I helped save b3ta! souljah, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 18:07, archived)
# Clapham Junction
Vauxhall
Richmond
Twickenham
Feltham
Staines
Egham
Virginia Water
Sunningdale
Ascot
Martins Heron
Bracknell
Wokingham
Winnersh
Winnersh Triange
Earley
and Reading
/south west trains hypnosis
(I helped save b3ta! MissPrism, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 17:59, archived)
# What an interesting list.
Where'd you get that from? Unfortunately, they don't all count as "near Winnersh" in this instance...

EDIT: Ahh, I see.
(I helped save b3ta! The Duke Of Your Fingers feels like an old man... mmm, tasty!, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 18:01, archived)
# Mornington Crescent!
(Prof_Frink has remembered his username, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 18:14, archived)
# Yep
Just been forced off defunct 64k to 150k basic broadband that's even slower and costs £17.99 a month more.
(DogPoleDumbHorse, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 17:55, archived)
# Hmm,
getting 64k free were you?
(I helped save b3ta! The Duke Of Your Fingers feels like an old man... mmm, tasty!, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 18:02, archived)
# Arf
And they played like a bunch of cripples yesterday an' all.
(I helped save b3ta! Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Mon 19 Jan 2004, 18:19, archived)