Cable Forum http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/ en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:30:45 GMT vBulletin 5 http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/images/misc/rss.jpg Cable Forum http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/ Youtube being slow tonight http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33669413-youtube-being-slow-tonight.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:55:04 GMT Anyone having issues with youtube HD videos tonight? I can't watch any without it buffering. Speedtests and downloads are fine at full 6.0? ]]> Virgin Media Internet Service Risco http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33669413-youtube-being-slow-tonight.html broadband speeds http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33669412-broadband-speeds.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:46:34 GMT Please post your broadband speed result here!!! Go on google and try!! Test your broadband speed particularaly if you have 10mb! I wanna see what you guys get!!!

I generally get a 5mb-7mb on virgin's 10mb package!!! :(((( I wish I could get the total 10 ]]> Virgin Media Internet Service vaishali1997 http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33669412-broadband-speeds.html Mobile phone advice http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/26/33669411-mobile-phone-advice.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:45:19 GMT Hi Peeps

I need a new phone but know nothing about them. I'm on orange. Pay as You Go.

All I really want is an mp3 player and ability to browse internet quite fast. (For Gmail and Gwlad). And to phone people of course.

Hopefully for under £70.

Any ideas?

thanks ]]> smallclone http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/26/33669411-mobile-phone-advice.html <![CDATA[Can't connect to WIFI]]> http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/16/33669409-cant-connect-to-wifi.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:42:13 GMT Hey guys do you know how to connect the DS to wifi??? It keeps saying I need to change my wireless to WEP!!! What is the safe way to change the wireless settings to WEP??? I have mario kart and I really wanna play against people around the world :P Hey guys do you know how to connect the DS to wifi???

It keeps saying I need to change my wireless to WEP!!!

What is the safe way to change the wireless settings to WEP???

I have mario kart and I really wanna play against people around the world :P ]]> Nintendo Games Systems vaishali1997 http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/16/33669409-cant-connect-to-wifi.html <![CDATA[Webcached works, direct doesn't]]> http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/80/33669407-webcached-works-direct-doesnt.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:30:22 GMT www.giveawayoftheday.com (http://www.giveawayoftheday.com) - and their host www.webazilla.com (http://www.webazilla.com) Are currently unreachable without using the Virginmedia proxy (from RM14). With the proxy, works fine - why does this happen? www.giveawayoftheday.com - and their host www.webazilla.com
Are currently unreachable without using the Virginmedia proxy (from RM14).

With the proxy, works fine - why does this happen? ]]> Matth http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/80/33669407-webcached-works-direct-doesnt.html <![CDATA[Stuff you should know but don't.]]> http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/22/33669406-stuff-you-should-know-but-dont.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:45:17 GMT Hi,
This is about stuff you should know about but don't. I'm not talking about things
like women should know about cooking etc but the supposedly obvious things

For example I have just tried tried to pay for my mums meals on wheels and
was told I need to pay by cheque or postal order but I have no idea how to
correctly fill in a cheque and have never used a postal order.

So I mentioned this to a few people and thought i would see if anyone
on here has recently found how to do something 'easy' here.

A couple of responses I got were A women in her thirties doesn't know
how to use her microwave, a young guy - about 20 who has been driving
for a couple of years doesn't know how car washes work so gets his car valetted ]]> Lifestyle dgardner http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/22/33669406-stuff-you-should-know-but-dont.html tvrage.com blocked again http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33669405-tvrage-com-blocked-again.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:43:39 GMT the number of sites iv had to use a proxy to access is getting a bit annoying iv tried third party dns servers but theyve been a bit slower than the service im paying for the number of sites iv had to use a proxy to access is getting a bit annoying

iv tried third party dns servers but theyve been a bit slower than the service im paying for ]]> Virgin Media Internet Service zer0 http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33669405-tvrage-com-blocked-again.html The Price of Life. http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20/33669404-the-price-of-life.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:14:46 GMT I am 5 years of retirement amd through out my life l have paid my taxes and National Insurance to insure that my life is worth survival, so why is it if l become ill, would not be able to get the drugs l need to survive, as the NHS cannot afford the drug. We have heard today that a drug... I am 5 years of retirement amd through out my life l have paid my taxes and National Insurance to insure that my life is worth survival, so why is it if l become ill, would not be able to get the drugs l need to survive, as the NHS cannot afford the drug.

We have heard today that a drug costing approx under a pound is going to be used for a certain illness, would not put a strain on the NHS.

The cost of a life is paramount, therefore the NHS should provide that drug, no matter what the cost, we have already heard that another drug that prolong life is too expensive to buy. WHY isn't life important, and we are paying for that drug via Insurance, there is something wrong somewhere. ]]> Current Affairs Arthurgray50@blu http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20/33669404-the-price-of-life.html Over subscribed UBR http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33669403-over-subscribed-ubr.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:38:26 GMT Hi , im currently on VM 10 mb service from around 8 30 pm- 12 pm im getting between 1mb- 2mb with around 2-5% packet loss.I rang up customer services and they told me my ubr was over subscribed. Would upgrading to 20mb put me on another network or would i have the same problem?Any advice would be... Hi , im currently on VM 10 mb service from around 8 30 pm- 12 pm im getting between 1mb- 2mb with around 2-5% packet loss.I rang up customer services and they told me my ubr was over subscribed. Would upgrading to 20mb put me on another network or would i have the same problem?Any advice would be great.
many thanks ]]> Virgin Media Internet Service stevo17 http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33669403-over-subscribed-ubr.html Britney Spears sued for sexual harassment. http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20/33669402-britney-spears-sued-for-sexual-harassment.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:07:35 GMT Again?! ---Quote--- According to papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Mr Flores alleges that Spears made repeated, unwanted sexual advances and summoned him to her room to expose her naked body. He also claims that he witnessed the singer punish her young sons with his belt and act... Again?!

Quote:
According to papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Mr Flores alleges that Spears made repeated, unwanted sexual advances and summoned him to her room to expose her naked body.

He also claims that he witnessed the singer punish her young sons with his belt and act inappropriately in front of them.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainm...241877#blq-nav

Something doesn't sound right about this.

Her body guard reported her for child abuse but afterwards the investigation got dropped

http://www.showbizspy.com/article/20...n-dropped.html

Now he's sueing her for sexual harassment, no wonder she had a nervous break down. ]]> Current Affairs iFrankie http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/20/33669402-britney-spears-sued-for-sexual-harassment.html Ventrilo suddenly not working http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33669401-ventrilo-suddenly-not-working.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:42:32 GMT This morning, Ventrilo has suddenly stopped working on my Virgin Media connection.

It works fine using my Iphone's Internet connection.

I did a traceroute to the IP of the server.

This is a screenshot. As you can see there are problems along the way. Is this a Virgin issue and should I call them or just hope it fixes itself in time?

]]> Virgin Media Internet Service BIGZIPZ http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33669401-ventrilo-suddenly-not-working.html UK Timeline Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/110/33669400-derren-brown-hero-30-000-feet.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:37:41 GMT did any of you watch this last night? i thought it was well good. At 1st i thought they ment he had to fly a real plane. That wount had happen in really life as if the captin cart fly you wount ask a member of the public who has never done anything like that befo. I did think the lad did really... did any of you watch this last night?
i thought it was well good. At 1st i thought they ment he had to fly a real plane.
That wount had happen in really life as if the captin cart fly you wount ask a member of the public who has never done anything like that befo.
I did think the lad did really well well done. ]]> Tv Shows wwe http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/110/33669400-derren-brown-hero-30-000-feet.html Improved out of bundle data charges coming http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/93/33669399-improved-out-bundle-data-charges-coming.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:25:50 GMT http://m.virginmedia.com/30p We’re making some changes to our mobile web charges. At the moment, if you’re using the mobile web outside your tariff allowance, you’ll pay 30p a day for unlimited use. Our unlimited mobile web access is subject to a fair use allowance of 25 Megabytes (MB) per... http://m.virginmedia.com/30p

We’re making some changes to our mobile web charges.

At the moment, if you’re using the mobile web outside your tariff allowance, you’ll pay 30p a day for unlimited use. Our unlimited mobile web access is subject to a fair use allowance of 25 Megabytes (MB) per day. If you go over that 25MB, you pay £2 per extra MB.

25MB as a rough guide is equivalent to browsing over 1000 mobile web pages, or about 50 game or ringtone downloads.

On 27th September our pricing is changing. From then on, if you use more than 25MB of mobile web in a day, you’ll only pay a one off charge of £1.69. That means you’ll never spend more than £1.99 a day browsing the mobile web.

This change only affects Pay by Direct Debit customers and Pay Monthly customers if your bill refers to your monthly package as 'Virgin' if you are a contract customer or 'V' if you are a Blackberry or Liberty Sim customer. If you've received an SMS from us about this change then the change is likely to affect you! ]]> Virgin Mobile Phone Service BenMcr http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/93/33669399-improved-out-bundle-data-charges-coming.html Please help! 10mb connection only giving 1.2mb max? http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33669398-please-help-10mb-connection-only-giving.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:16:15 GMT Hi, I know similar questions have been asked in the past I have searched and read what I believe must be all the threads but I still haven't been able to fix my problem.
I am on Virgin 10mb connection I have carried speed test, which I know are not reliable but several different ones all come back at nothing less than 9mb download.
I am using Grabit along with Astraweb. Basically when I try to download a file my connection goes to 1200kbs immediately, but no higher and then drops off to 700kbs-300kbs after varying times.
I have tried connecting my desk top direct to modem via ethernet bypassing router, laptop direct to modem via ethernet, laptop via ethernet through router and even wireless but still the same. Antivirus and fire wall off or on no difference.
Having spent hrs searching and trying various pc's and things out I have decided to ask on the forum in the hope that someone can help.....Please.! ]]> Virgin Media Internet Service Daz/Teeside http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33669398-please-help-10mb-connection-only-giving.html This must be the worst broadband customer support http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33669396-this-must-worst-broadband-customer-support.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:57:20 GMT I'm really getting to the end of my tether with VM and our broadband connection. For quite a few years now we've had daily problems with the connection dropping out and it's got worse the last 6mths since we upgraded to 20Mb. Wouldn't be so bad if we ever got anywhere near to 20Mb but the highest speed we get is 13Mb and last night it was less than 2Mb.

I posted on the VM forum about the upstream figures we had on our modem as they were too high. Had an engineer come round to fix it and got the upstream down to 49. He also managed to disconnect our phone line and that was on Tuesday and they can't fix it till Friday which is a joke.

Did an event log check earlier and still getting the T3 thing which I assume is when the internet, for whatever reason, is timing out.

It's pointless phoning Customer Support as they don't understand anything you say to them and obviously having an engineer round hasn't helped at all. ]]> Virgin Media Internet Service AlabasterLyn http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33669396-this-must-worst-broadband-customer-support.html