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Old 12-09-06, 03:42 PM   #31
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Ordered 19/08/06, due to their server crashing, had to re-order 23/08
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Router arrived 09/09/06
Connection due 13/09/06
actual connection 11/09/06

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Old 12-09-06, 05:38 PM   #32
 
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Router received on-time,
Activated on-time,
Today's connection details...
ADSL Link Downstream, Upstream
Connection Speed 1984 kbps, 640 kbps
Line Attenuation 63.5 db, 31.5 db
Noise Margin 7.2 db, 9.0 db

Pretty happy - only expecting 0.5mb!

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Old 12-09-06, 05:53 PM   #33
 
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Order Date: 22/08/2006
Migration from Plus Net
Router Arrived: with Sky man on 07/09/06
Connection Due: 07/09/06
Actually Connected: 07/09/2006
Up sync speed: 764kbps
Down sync speed: around 10 - 12 meg

I'm delighted.

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Old 12-09-06, 07:10 PM   #34
 
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Just to add my experience......

Order Date: 22/08/2006
Migration from Pipex
Router Arrived: 09/09/2006 (Parceline Sat pre noon delivery)
Connection Due: 08/09/2006
Actually Connected: 11/09/2006
Up sync speed: 762 kbps
Down sync speed: 6804 kbps

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Old 12-09-06, 07:37 PM   #35
 
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My two-penneth .......

Order Date: 15/08/2006
Migrated from BT
Router Arrived: 22/08/2006 (Parceline)
Connection Due: 29/08/2006
Rescheduled to: 07/09/2006
Actually Connected: 12/09/2006
Up sync speed: 385 kbps
Down sync speed: 2044 kbps
Line Attenuation: 51.0 db | 28.9 db
Noise Margin: 14.5 db | 21.2 db

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Old 12-09-06, 07:46 PM   #36
 
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Smile activated today - wembley

Order Date 25/08/2006
New Connection Migrated from Virgin
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Migration
Router Arrived 29/08/2006
Connection Due 12/09/2006
Actually Connected 12/09/2006

Up sync speed 8190 kbps ( from router)
Down sync speed 385kbps ( from router)

Up speed 3476 kbps ( speedtest.net)
Down speed 320 kbps ( speedtest.net)

Downstream 5,030.2 Kbps ( = 4.9 Mbps ) ( adslguide)
Upstream 323.3 Kbps ( = 0.3 Mbps ) ( adslguide)

Line attenuation down - 21.5db up - 11.4 db
Noice margin down - 16.8db up - 25.4 db

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Old 13-09-06, 08:35 AM   #37
 
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Ordered 19/08/06
Router arrived 23/08/06
Migrated from Virgin
Original connection date 31/08/06
Revised connection date 07/09/06 (following letter from Sky)
Actually connected 12/09/06 (Following emails to The Guardian & Sky Customer Services and around 3 hours on phone to various Tech teams on the 12th)

Thanks to all on this site

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Old 13-09-06, 01:20 PM   #38
 
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Connected!!!

Order Date: 01/09/2006
Migrated from BT Broadband 2mb
Router Arrived: 05/09/2006 (Parceline)
Connection Due: 13/09/2006
Actually Connected: 13/09/2006
Up sync speed: 764 kbps
Down sync speed: 15323 kbps
Line Attenuation: 20.0 db | 11.3 db
Noise Margin: 8.9 db | 13.5 db

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Old 13-09-06, 01:34 PM   #39
 
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Order Date 31/08/06
Migration from Pipex 1mb
Router Arrived 13/09/06
Connection Due 11/09/06
Actually Connected 11/09/06 (without router)

ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 8128 kbps 416 kbps
Line Attenuation 15.5 db 31.5 db
Noise Margin 9.7 db 6.0 db

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