Greedy Sky admits: We crippled broadband with TOO MANY users

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• ShaunW Posts: 2,356

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  29/01/13 - 16:08 #27

  platelet wrote: »

  It's the Register. A tech news site with the tag line Biting the hand that feeds IT. They don't discriminate, they slag of virgin as well.
  
  
  
  Yeah El Reg, that well known communist propaganda machine

  
  I was referring to the author, with a resume including the BBC, Independent, Guardian and New Statesman I hazard a guess she's not middle of the road.

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• fmradiotuner1 Posts: 20,499

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  30/01/13 - 19:12 #28

  My youtube is useless here for me tonight no videos are loading at all.
  
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  I also know sky is having problems but I done a speed test and got this
  
  http://www.speedtest.net/result/2474054156.png

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• kandrews8098 Posts: 298

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  30/01/13 - 23:13 #29

  fmradiotuner1 wrote: »

  My youtube is useless here for me tonight no videos are loading at all.
  
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  I also know sky is having problems but I done a speed test and got this
  
  http://www.speedtest.net/result/2474054156.png

  
  ok not looked at what package your on but I get you-tube with no problem with speeds alot slower that that..

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• bratwurzt Posts: 2,707

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  31/01/13 - 01:45 #30

  This is the blistering service I get with Sky unlimited, between the hours of 17:00 - 00:00
  
  http://i50.tinypic.com/k1v04m.jpg

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• fmradiotuner1 Posts: 20,499

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  31/01/13 - 17:54 #31

  I am getting this now
  
  https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-A_OfjzxiAIw/UQqvlNdT4pI/AAAAAAAAEgM/CVhTNDODmmg/s1502/Untitled.jpg

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• fmradiotuner1 Posts: 20,499

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  06/03/13 - 18:21 #32

  Just to update that my BB been fine the last few weeks and youtube is all right now.
  But with them now moving even more people onto the network slow it down with the recent O2/BE Broadband and Fixed Line Business change?

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• Mystic Eddy Posts: 3,987

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  06/03/13 - 23:40 #33

  fmradiotuner1 wrote: »

  Just to update that my BB been fine the last few weeks and youtube is all right now.
  But with them now moving even more people onto the network slow it down with the recent O2/BE Broadband and Fixed Line Business change?

  
  They will hopefully plan and add extra capacity before the users are migrated, rather than upgrading links as and when people moan.

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