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Previously on "Rubbish internet connection"

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by Diver View Post
    A good sized Electro magnetic pulse is what the world needs right now
    Was it Einstein who said the next war after a nuclear one who be fought with bows and arrows?

    I heard that at Kelvedon Top Secret Nuclear Bunker...

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  • basshead
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    Originally posted by cojak View Post
    ARGGHH!!!!!
    You're the second person I've heard complain about their connection being LLU'd by Tiscali and turning to turd this weekend. Unlucky

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  • AtW
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    BeThere.co.uk - ADSL 2, if you can get it - they do unbundling only.
    Any cable (even probably NTL segment of it) should be good too.

    I have both

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  • cojak
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    No! we don't go for the cheap option
    I wish it bluddy was, I wouldn't be so upset...

    But I have indeed found the reason - f2s was recently bought out by Tiscali...

    ARGGHH!!!!!

    Can anyone recommend a good, reliable ISP?

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by Diver View Post
    A good sized Electro magnetic pulse is what the world needs right now
    I don't thin

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  • Diver
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    No, I was trying to be serious and model simplistically what would happen in case of a nuclear blast. I actually think EMI will kill computer well before shock wave reaches the house. See now just how silly that joke was? Only people who have no clue what happens in case of a nucler blast would buy it.
    A good sized Electro magnetic pulse is what the world needs right now

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by Diver View Post
    This is getting silly now
    No, I was trying to be serious and model simplistically what would happen in case of a nuclear blast. I actually think EMI will kill computer well before shock wave reaches the house. See now just how silly that joke was? Only people who have no clue what happens in case of a nucler blast would buy it.

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  • Diver
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    In case of a nuclear blast the masonry will be flying sideways along with computer that will lose its connection before bricks will hit it.
    This is getting silly now

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by Diver View Post
    Falling masonry hit the mouse button?
    In case of a nuclear blast the masonry will be flying sideways along with computer that will lose its connection before bricks will hit it.

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  • Diver
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    Silly joke. If there was something that suddenly stopped you typing it, then you would also not be able to submit that partial message
    Falling masonry hit the mouse button?

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by zeitghost
    What are those mushroom clou
    Silly joke. If there was something that suddenly stopped you typing it, then you would also not be able to submit that partial message

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  • Diver
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    I had some odd performance on my ADSL2, not BT supplied - I think maybe big networking issues this weekend, perhaps DDOS or Ska has gained mind of its own
    Google

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  • BrilloPad
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    Have you switched it off and on again?

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  • AtW
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    I had some odd performance on my ADSL2, not BT supplied - I think maybe big networking issues this weekend, perhaps DDOS or Ska has gained mind of its own

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  • Diver
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    Originally posted by cojak View Post
    I'm getting a lousy connection this weekend. It's dog slow with regular interrupts (every 10 mins at the mo' )

    Is anyone else with freedom2surf?
    No! we don't go for the cheap option

    I've been having the same problem with BT Broadband since last night though.

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