Posts by funroll

BT broadband is down: Former state monopoly goes TITSUP UK-wide

CHAP okay but no IP negotiation

Looks like chap authentication is working fine, but they're not handing out any IP's in the LCP handshake. Was offering me 0.0.0.0 for a while and now just timing out after CHAP.

MILLIONS of broadband punters aren't getting it fast enough – Which?

And herein lies the problem. The speed you see on the headline is UP TO - that's UP TO, not "You'll get this speed". When people begin to understand what "up to" means, then people will quit moaning.

Just because you've paid for "up to 20 whatever Mb/s" doesn't mean you will, or should get it, it all depends on how far you are from the DSLAM, be that in the exchange or in an FTTC cab.

Now if you're quoted a speed, for your line, and you don't get it - then you have a valid reason to complain.

Adrian Kennard has written a good blog post on this - http://www.revk.uk/2015/06/broadband-speed.html