ted1 wrote: » are you sure it's not the wireless card? I am getting fairly good wifi speeds througjb different floors
dunworth1 wrote: » are you on wireless? what are you using to test the speed as speedtest.net can be very unreliable i have noticed that it sometimes takes a few days to actually change the speed from my pervous upgrades restart the box every so often and check again.
allforju wrote: » Yes im on wireless. I used both Speedtest.net and the speedtest on the UPC website. On your advise I will wait until early next week to see if there is any change in the speed. If not I will then contact UPC. Thanks for the reply.
mbradso2003 wrote: » Just got text from courier company asking me to ensure I have equipment 2moro. This is disappointing as I clarified with UPC today that ld have old box for a while incase any problems with new services. I also have programmes recorded which now won't get chance to watch. Anyone issues with this?
RainyDay wrote: » UPC sent me out a new + box recently (not Horizon - nothing to do with Horizon). They told me I'd have to give the old box to the courier. The courier had no interest at all in it. He told me the old box would just go in the bin. So I kept it for a few days and then recycled it, once I was happy that everything was rosy.
cassette50 wrote: » I jumped from 25 to 100 but did not get the update until the box was actually installed. Speaking of which - anyone suffering from minor internet dropouts since having the box installed - connection has been a bit unstable since the installation. :mad:
sexylou138 wrote: » Got box today, Could not set it as a client to my router/modem. My router/modem was installed upstairs so I could directly connect my CPU via LAN..because of the crap Wi-Fi. Now I have the same problem as before..Have 50mb but now I only get 20mb via Wi-Fi. My house is a 3 bed terrace
ted1 wrote: » I Believe theres a fee for not returning the box. the courier might not have cared because, well he is simply a courier.
RainyDay wrote: » No sign of a fee on my account. The courier normally collects the boxes, but he has no system for recording or tracking these, so it didn't seem to make any difference whether you returned the box or not.
RainyDay wrote: » I'm just telling you what happened in the real world. I have my bill with the charge for the new modem, and no charge for unreturned equipment, and no contact from UPC looking for unreturned equipment. I can't vouch that it will be the same for every customer, but that's how it worked for me.
lar77 wrote: » Is the Horizon box pretty noisy or is it just me??? Not sure if it's a fan or spinning harddrives but it's a lot louder than the last HD Box. Not a loud as a PC but not far off. It's the same in standby! Anyway, box would not start up again this morning from standby (High standby setting), had to reboot. UPC coming to look at it ...
Nathanael Nice Pipe wrote: » Also, has it been mentioned that the 5GHZ wifi is disabled on the box.
Simon201 wrote: » Yeah I noticed that. Getting 30-40mbs on wifi and the full 100mbs or so on the ethernet cable. Would having the 5ghz wifi thing give you the full speeds? (my wireless is 'b/g/n' etc (whatever that really means). Other than that all is good. The controls are taking a bit of getting used to. Able to stream 1080 media from my iMac via Plex or Twonky ok. Occasionally I get stuttering picture and sound from live tv but a soft turn off and on seems to cure that.
Meesared wrote: » Its still not good advice, considering they can charge you
RainyDay wrote: » I didn't give any advice. I just shared my experience with another poster who has been left in a difficult situation by UPC and wants to watch stuff that he has already recorded on his old box. That poster and all other posters are adults who can make their own minds up about the situation.
ted1 wrote: » The old box will also be deactivated so you can no longer watch recorded programs, or else if left activated they'll be paying a multi room sub for it.
Griffinx wrote: » Anyone having problems with wifi drops? I have several wifi devices and the wifi connections periodically stop..My notebook shows limited connectivity and I have to reset the network connection on the notebook to get it back. Similarly for ipad, I have to reboot the ipad to restore connectivity. Changing wifi channel hasn't helped This has only started happening after installing the Horizon box.
Evilbart wrote: » I know it's a trial/beta but so far alls I have heard is Slow Internet I think this was a wireless issue Constant connection dropouts I think occasional would be more apt here Box freezing a lot Very noisy fan Some have reported it quieter Remote not connecting to TV This was actually fixed and more down to the TV Internet speeds actually reduced See above Some people not even up and running after 2 days I am having this is installed today but am having serious doubts now Has ANYONE actually had a positive experience and thinks it is worth the upgrade at this point with the amount of bugs
who_me wrote: » Well, there are lots of problems on the old Wifi routers with the DHCP renewing at ridiculously short intervals (30 or 60 minutes), causing regular drops. You could try taking a look at the DHCP settings on the Horizon box (don't have mine yet, no idea where it is in the interface).
Meesared wrote: » I think some of those are a jumping a bit
Mr.S wrote: » Lots of people on here have it working fine. Its a trial, the whole point of it is to ween out the bugs
