sometimes its fast sometimes its slow .....very anoying

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cabbaze

29 posts

Geek

#28855 14-Dec-2008 11:03

ok i do use my 20gig cap up each month but the times i just want to browse sites it goes so slow its not funny dailup would be quicker!!

anyway the reason i started this topic is.... is there a aerial out there i can buy that would improve my reception ,its was okish when i had it on the front of the house but i got kicked off the kitchen table and back into my office at the back of the house where the reception is dodgy.ive got the aerial outside wrapped in plastic pointing towards where they say the tower is.

any help would be good :)

johnr

19282 posts

Uber Geek
Inactive user

#183991 14-Dec-2008 11:36

The speed sounds like it would be a back haul issue and you have no control over that.

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gomez

84 posts

Master Geek

#184167 15-Dec-2008 06:32

cabbaze: ok i do use my 20gig cap up each month but the times i just want to browse sites it goes so slow its not funny dailup would be quicker!!

anyway the reason i started this topic is.... is there a aerial out there i can buy that would improve my reception ,its was okish when i had it on the front of the house but i got kicked off the kitchen table and back into my office at the back of the house where the reception is dodgy.ive got the aerial outside wrapped in plastic pointing towards where they say the tower is.

any help would be good :)

For a start, don't wrap the aerial in plastic. They can live outside with no issues providing you seal up the little connector with tape (apply it tightly though).

It sounds like you have a low delta, or a high ISCP level. If you are in an area which is serviced by multiple Woosh sites you may be experiencing a bit of node hopping.

If you have more than a couple of 5m extensions you may have a bit too much cable loss or even a faulty aerial extension.