changing my same and speeding up

tonyheaney

Guys very simple question

• Question One: if I change my router name from the generic upc-xx-xxx and personalise my password will my internet slow down

lol, no. its simply a name for the wifi

SpaceSasqwatch

tonyheaney wrote: »

Guys very simple question

• if I change my router name from the generic upc-xx-xxx and personalise my password will my internet slow down

No wont affect speed unless you have loads of people freeloading off your BB

You'll just have to reconnect all devices again.

Garda surveilance van is a good name for your network

511

Not at all. Not sure why you'd think that either.

You'll have enter the password into your phone or laptop again.

You can change your password, too. It will help prevent hackers piggybacking on your WiFi.

tonyheaney

That's what i figured

• Question Two: Why would a so called reputable company UPC/VM engineer tell me this??

tonyheaney

That's what i figured

• Question Two: Why would a so called reputable company UPC/VM engineer tell me this??

ED E

You definitely were not talking to an engineer. Thats for certain.

tonyheaney

tonyheaney wrote: »

That's what i figured

• Question Two: Why would a so called reputable company UPC/VM engineer tell me this??

idk how people so fkn clueless get a job with an ISP!

ItHurtsWhenIP

Sure wasn't there some joker from VM telling somebody on here that they needed to upgrade to Windows 10 in order to use the faster speed!!! :eek:

Probably the same joker who told the OP not to change the router name.

tonyheaney

ED E wrote: »

You definitely were not talking to an engineer. Thats for certain.

UPC/VM sent an engineer out to me, had the van and tools and everything so was diffenetly an engineer

tonyheaney

MMFITWGDV wrote: »

Sure wasn't there some joker from VM telling somebody on here that they needed to upgrade to Windows 10 in order to use the faster speed!!! :eek:

Probably the same joker who told the OP not to change the router name.

My computer has something called a T100 chip, I can reach tp to 100ng of speed. Many computers now a days have T1000 so can reach up (theoretical) 1000mbs

ItHurtsWhenIP

tonyheaney wrote: »

My computer has something called a T100 chip, I can reach tp to 100ng of speed. Many computers now a days have T1000 so can reach up (theoretical) 1000mbs

I'm guessing this is a reference to the type of Network card in your machine and not an early Terminator model .

If it's 100Base-T, then you can only get up a maximum of 100Mbps through the cable.

If you had a newer machine, with a 1000Base-T, then you could get the full whack of speed up to a maximum of 1000Mbps.

ED E

tonyheaney wrote: »

UPC/VM sent an engineer out to me, had the van and tools and everything so was diffenetly an engineer

No, he was a technician. A glorified laborer.

tonyheaney

MMFITWGDV wrote: »

I'm guessing this is a reference to the type of Network card in your machine and not an early Terminator model .

If it's 100Base-T, then you can only get up a maximum of 100Mbps through the cable.

If you had a newer machine, with a 1000Base-T, then you could get the full whack of speed up to a maximum of 1000Mbps.

yep thats it, also proof that intenet is boundless

tonyheaney

ED E wrote: »

No, he was a technician. A glorified laborer.

whats the difference between a technician and an engineer?

ItHurtsWhenIP

tonyheaney wrote: »

whats the difference between a technician and an engineer?

My late father was an engineer, but he would get a laugh out of this :D:D:

tonyheaney

MMFITWGDV wrote: »

My late father was an engineer, but he would get a laugh out of this :D:D:

I Love it hahaha