Spin Doctor Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 World domino record set on TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsteve Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Dodgy link There's a programme on Channel Five at 4pm this afternnoon if anyone's interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Doctor Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsteve Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Cheers mate. Looks well good! I missed that C5 programe as our Broadband has been playing up and I was on to BT for over an hour, before trying to get to them to admit the fault was with their equipment. Why is everything so hard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kml Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 This is rubbish. I remember being subjected to it about 5 years ago. Once bitten lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 I was visiting my nan while this was on, it certainly took the edge off of the uncomfortable silences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberduck Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 I was visiting my nan while this was on, it certainly took the edge off of the uncomfortable silences. Nothing beats an uncomfortable silence with your nan. Don't get me started with BT. Thankfully my new house is on Virgin cable. The BT Home Hub in my last flat was close to being thrown out of the window on many occasion. Such annoying customer service. That's amazing though how they do some of those things. Must be soul destroying though to watch hours of patience stacking them all up go to pot as they fall over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonross46 Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 The BT Home Hub aka "The BT B!tch Hub" from what I am told Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberduck Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Oh dude the nightmares I had with this thing in the final stages of it's life drove me to tears. I must have spent hours on the phone to unlucky sods in India that had to soak up my anger and annoyance. The highlight of the whole situation was when the call centre operator told me she'd have to ring back as they were having problems with their phone! I was like "How ironic! So am I!". Needless to say she didn't get my sarcastic English humour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsteve Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 My speed has dropped from 3M to 100k in a week and they say its my PC! I know the problem is in the box in the street, where it was last year. The box doesn't seal properly, so the cables corrode in the rubbish weather, Try telling that to some call centre in India. I'm stuck in the same procedure I was 12 months ago and it will take a month to sort it out. And what will I get? A month's free broadband for all the hassle. Useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Aren't Hub phones well expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsteve Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 It came free as part of the 18 month contract. Do you want mine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonross46 Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 giving it away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsteve Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 It would only be fair for me to pay someone to take it off me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 Nah I'm ok thanx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsteve Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 tbf to BT (India branch) they called last night and said they have reset the line (?) and today I now have a 2.5M connection. Over an hour wasted yesterday ws worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberduck Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 The problem I have is that they could never understand what I was saying and I couldn't understand them. I have a S.Manc accent, which by it's very nature is something of a mumble. It was just so frustrating . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 I have a great southern accent and my phone voice is clear and posh and they don't understand me so I wouldn't worry about it. I spent ages saying "B" with him saying "P" "NO B!!" "P" "NO IT'S A f***ING B FOR BRAVO" "Sorry P for what?" "B" "Yes I said P" Phone down!! Walk away whilst pulling hair out!! "Aaaargh!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Shouldve said P ya Pr**k! and the reply maybe been Brick?! ... I'll stop typing BTW theres no auto censor on above word I did myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 In that case PRICK PRICK PRICK PRICK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kml Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I have a great southern accent and my phone voice is clear and posh and they don't understand me so I wouldn't worry about it. I spent ages saying "B" with him saying "P" "NO B!!" "P" "NO IT'S A f***ING B FOR BRAVO" "Sorry P for what?" "B" "Yes I said P" Phone down!! Walk away whilst pulling hair out!! "Aaaargh!" Complete opposite from your online persona then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 lolol I dunno is that a joke? Which bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsteve Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 tbf to BT (India branch) they called last night and said they have reset the line (?) and today I now have a 2.5M connection. Over an hour wasted yesterday ws worthwhile. Last week the speed dropped again, and after a weekend spent on the phone to India, they have finally agreed to send an engineer out. I must have spent 12 hours on the phone to them in the last fortnight, and now have to book a day off work to let the engineer in. I have sent a letter of complaint to them, but I'm guessing that was a waste of a stamp as well. :wall: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Finally this month it seems BT have got my bill right and credited me with what they owe me, at last. They say you're tied in to these contracts for a year or 18 months but it's them that break the conditions, surely I can cancel if they fail to keep to their side of the bargain!? Keep on complaining Steve, in writing and keep copies, just for the principle of it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsteve Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 The BT guy this morning and carried out various tests and he was getting variable readings. We did an elimination process and it seems its a combination and the phone lead extension to the PC (which he advised me to change to a data lead extension) and a dodgy Sky+ box. I will get those things changed, but at the moment I'm getting a 3MB connection, without changing those things. I bet in a few days it will drop to 100kbps again. Very frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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