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#1
Computers and Technology / Re: Virgin Engineers
Last post by klondike - Yesterday at 11:48:53 PM
If all 3 play up then changing the SSD in one will make zero difference. You may as well put a new battery in your TV remote. It wont make any difference but it will only cost coppers rather than a probable £100 which a PC shop may charge to put in a new SSD. They are good upgrades but should not be essential for browsing. Most modern PCs and laptops already use an SSD anyway.

I'm guessing they all use WiFi and that could be an issue but I'd expect it to have shown in the speed test. 

It could also be malware especially as you have sometimes said rather odd things occur such as the links I posted leading you into some sort of questionnaire but if you run Windows I'd expect that to protect you these days and Macs and Linux are a lot less prone to it.

You did say it wasn't playing up. I'd suggest that you run a speed test immediately it does on the device you were using.

M125 seems to be their lowest package so if it was an upgrade you must have been on a legacy package. I'm still unsure if it is fibre or their usual coax provided broadband. As i said I didnt know they provided real fibre. The coax broadband is succeptible to very local overload issues. The technology can't provide high capacity upstream and if that gets saturated (usually by somebody running torrents - dodgy downloads) that can really mess things up.

#2
Computers and Technology / Re: Virgin Engineers
Last post by Mups - Yesterday at 10:23:01 PM
Quote from: klondike on Yesterday at 09:16:12 PMSpeeds should give decent performance. Is that on the device that is playing up? If so then it looks like the fault is with that and not your internet connection but it begs the question how did it also give what I assume is a reasonable speed. What speed package did they sell you?

All devices are playing up,  Desk top, lap top and tablet.
But as I said before, the two engineers checked and said it is not Virgin's equipment, but that SSD thing needs replacing.
If they were right,  would that affect all 3 things or not?    
It is mostly the desk top and lap top,   I hardly ever use the little tablet.

I have forgotten the package I was on,  but this new one is  called  M125 Fibre Broadband.

It's most odd,  because while I have been posting tonight,  it has behaved normally!
Yet lthis morning I had problems with Chrome and  Firefox,  and Thunderbird hardly worked at all.
#3
Computers and Technology / Re: Virgin Engineers
Last post by klondike - Yesterday at 09:16:12 PM
Speeds should give decent performance. Is that on the device that is playing up? If so then it looks like the fault is with that and not your internet connection but it begs the question how did it also give what I assume is a reasonable speed. What speed package did they sell you?
#4
General Discussion / Re: The Green Party
Last post by GrannyMac - Yesterday at 07:43:59 PM
Of course! And no challenges. 
#5
Computers and Technology / Re: Virgin Engineers
Last post by Mups - Yesterday at 01:19:47 PM
It's a nightmare this morning, freezing all the time.  Can hardly use my emails now.
Fed up to the teeth with it.

Did the speed test this morning for you, and these were the results.

Download:  
Router = 137
Device = 137


Upload: = 20.9
Latency = 12.2
Jitter     = 1.50

(Hope I did it right)?
#6
The Chat Room / Re: The boring thread.....
Last post by Mups - Yesterday at 01:07:16 PM
Quote from: Scrumpy on Yesterday at 09:45:58 AMMups...
 Is the Virgin man still there !!!
  You've got to let him out ... unlock the door... :wink:

No.     :grin:
#7
The Chat Room / Re: Lets write a Limerick, one...
Last post by Mups - Yesterday at 01:04:16 PM
Dickie from the East-end
Went out on the pull with his friend
But he forgot his pants 👖
So he dare not dance
And when he dropped his keys he daren't bend!


One Saturday morning in town
#8
General Discussion / Re: Wordle
Last post by Mups - Yesterday at 01:00:37 PM
I found that a tricky one.   :rolleyes:

Wordle 1,715 5/6

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#9
The Chat Room / Re: The boring thread.....
Last post by Scrumpy - Yesterday at 12:11:57 PM
Quote from: klondike on Yesterday at 10:06:55 AMand there were two as well :shocked:

One to plug her in.. One to turn her on.. :grin:
#10
General Discussion / Re: The Green Party
Last post by klondike - Yesterday at 11:09:35 AM
Quote from: Ashy on Yesterday at 10:58:26 AMBut over 50% of the electorate didn't vote. is it apathy or disgust, we may not know.
Lack of British community leaders I fear. It seems if you have a community leader you can get 150% turnout.