More NTL/UPC Speed Upgrades UPTO 20MB..MegaThread

DJD, speedtest sites are quite unreliable for a bunch of reasons. Base your connection on what you can usually download at, not on what speedtest sites tell you

2mg increased to 6mg, still paying only €25 a month, and appears all restrictions on torrents have been lifted.

unbelieveable increases!!

UPC, I love you for now!!:pac:

takumi wrote: »

and just relised they have added a few cool channels to my sky digital also like bravo and few other channels.

UPC have added channels to your Sky Digital? Magic!

Mencius wrote: »

Had the same problem with a 3com router, plug your laptop straight into the NTL modem and you'll get the full speed.

Im having the exact same problem with my netgear router. does any one know of a router that will give the full 20Mb over wifi

benson99 wrote: »

so how is the cable for gaming, ping times etc?
if someone could ping www.kplay.de and www.utservers.nl it would be great ( dos ping )
thanks.

kplay 33ms average

utservers 37ms average

Hi Lads (and ladies if theres any in the networking section ... doubt it though)

Just wanted to give you info on my experience with the NTL upgrade.

I was on the 6mb connection and decided to call regular NTL support number on Thursday morning (july 3rd). I spoke to a woman who didn't know what she was talking about because she had to ask someone else, but she was nice and told me I had to fill in the form online it my line would be upgraded automatically.

I filled in the form and waited a few hours and there was no change to my speed, even after rebooting the modem a few times.

So I called NTL premium support about 5 times and kept getting the answer machine. I called them again the next morning at about 11am and got through to a guy. I was nice and friendly to him and asked him how his day was going and if he was busy, which he replied not too busy. I then said I was calling 'about the speed upgrades and was wondering if you would be able to help me get connected?' he said 'what is your account number and I'll have a look' I gave him my account number and about 30 seconds later he said yes thats fine I'll switch you over now and it should take effect in about 5 mins. I said thanks thats great you've made my week and that was that.

A wee while later I did a speed test and it was running just under 19Mbps, I didnt' even have to power cycle my modem.

It could be I happened to live in the right area (Portmarnock, Dublin) or it could be a got the right guy on the right day/

I hope that helps some of you if you have any questions just ask.

cahirhennessy wrote: »

Still getting terrible speeds on 20 mbps connection. UPC not answering any emails. I tried rebooting ther modem but to no avail. Morning time is fine but in the evening it's cat. Anybody else got similar problems??

Don't bother with email, go straight to their freephone number. There's been a few problems in the Dublin 8 area lately - things seem to be working OK now.

P.

Got the speed upgrade there. Fair play to them, two bumps in a few months! I'm warming towards them now!

My question is I've noticed that movies files etc download quicker but web pages can still take a few seconds to loads (eg the main page of Boards). It's nothing major but I thought with a 10mb connection nearly web page would instant. I'm using FF 3. Any advice?