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Re: [OT] Sky Broadband



On Thu, 1 Feb 2007, keyvan2r wrote:
> Just got my Sky Broadband going using a branded Netgear router pre-
> configured by Sky. It's interesting that they (Sky) do not allow you
to
> use your own equipment nor do they supply admin access to the router
so
> settings can be changed.

I find it very unsurprising :) BTW www.skyuser.co.uk is a great source of
info.

> I wanted to see what speed I am getting as I opted for the 16Mb
> unlimited option. According to the upnp pop up it's at 7.2mb (no
> indication of upload/download speed) - may be I am too far from my
> local exchange to get the higher speeds :-(
> Any thoughts how I might improve on this??

Move closer to the exchange? Seriously though, I've heard that fitting one
of those pre-filtered faceplates can help.

Mark



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