Small things that annoy you (3)

[Coffee]

Originally Posted by ***946;etty

Writing a reply, then feeling like a tit and deleting it

Yeah I do that a lot.

[Indigo_]

^Sky have an online chat function thingy where you can speak to someone. Although I don't know if that's possible with iffy broadband? Sometimes movies take hours for me to download

[Oddity]

What speed do you get with this?: http://www.speedtest.net/

[Indigo_]

My download speed is 11.77Mbps, is that good?

[Oddity]

Well, max speed is 17Mbps in the UK I think. I used to get 14-15 but I'm close to the exchange.

Fibre on the other hand is 70Mbps

[Metal Goat]

My internet here reminds me of dial up.
Might as well go *beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep chhchhhcchhh chhhcchhhh beep beep beep*

[Oddity]

Wow, even with downloads going I wouldn't expect it that low

[David K]

Sky's online chat thing isn't bad. I've only used it for my yearly "hey I'm going to defect to TalkTalk" ruse to make them give us a good deal for the next year, but they're always very helpful. Far preferable to a phone call. Get onto them, Luna!

The first thing they'll ask is for you to turn your router off and on again, so do that first so you can say you've done it already.

[Indigo_]

Originally Posted by Luna.

Mine is 0.64mbps

That's awful

[Oddity]

^^

Yeah that can be a problem Luna, if the router connects at a low speed for whatever reason, it'll maintain it. Plus some routers are very crap But it sounds much more like it's a line problem.

[David K]

Turning routers off a lot can be unhelpful, since your line speed is constantly monitored and adjustments are made. Each time you turn the router off for a short time it resembles a disconnection due to line problems and your speed will be reduced a little to stabilise the connection. It's best to leave it turned on 24/7.

[Indigo_]

Originally Posted by Luna.

Thank you. Your support is touching.

I'm sorry!

Originally Posted by David K

Turning routers off a lot can be unhelpful, since your line speed is constantly monitored and adjustments are made. Each time you turn the router off for a short time it resembles a disconnection due to line problems and your speed will be reduced a little to stabilise the connection. It's best to leave it turned on 24/7.

Leave your Sky box plugged in too while you're at it

[David K]

It should never be that low no matter how often you turn off the router. Prod the online chat people, they're nice.

[Rocket Spud]

Ofcom Wi-Fi checker

I think you're well within your rights to demand better speed.

[Oddity]

Oh yeah, testing with an ethernet cable would be a good test to rule out Wi-Fi issues

[Indigo_]

Since joining this conversation pages are taking longer to load

[Oddity]

As David K said, threaten them and they'll do whatever they can to keep you with them

[Metal Goat]

From what you guys have said, this is apparently pretty fast but it's usually extremely slow.

[Oddity]

I suppose that's a server local to you, whereas most of the internet sites you browse are mostly on the other side of the world where you'll be jumping from router to router to get there.

[newbs16]

^ periods are so annoying, hope your headache goes away

[newbs16]

^ I am okay thanks

[Silent Ninja]

Sleeves, all my cycling jersey's sleeves are about an inch too short to give me a decent glove-cuff interface for winter.

[LonelyBoy]

That till receipts have trebled in length during the past 18 months because they now include worthless promotions and so-called vouchers (with an even longer list of exclusions and terms and conditions). I examine my ticker-tape-parade receipt, remove the crap and leave it at the check out. And I smile.

[Metal Goat]

The complete lack of any kind of queue. Not even subtle about just coming up and pushing their way right in front of you. Gah!

[Oddity]

^ We get laughed at for queuing as a country...it's called manners you uncivilised arses

[Caribou]

That shitting Aldi advert with that 'These are a few of my favourite things' music. Bloody sick of hearing it

[kirbycrackle]

^ they left me shooting them in the face off that list! Haha if only!

[Caribou]

^ Haha

[Caribou]

Originally Posted by Dean

How lately they've been cutting little important or satisfying moments out of films you've seen before that are being aired on TV.

I've noticed they've been doing this more and more often, I don't know if it's to save time or because it's too graphic or whatever, but it's really bloody annoying and they need to stop doing it.

Yeah, it's so annoying when you're watching a film and waiting for a favourite scene and then you realise that they have cut it out

[newbs16]

The TV is rubbish!