Comments on: I still can’t get it up http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/ Rambles around the head of an Irish Grandad Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:50:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18967 Grandad Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:12:44 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18967 Hi E-stonian, No. You are missing my point. I have the greatest respect for all nationalities. My point is that Irish companies should not employ staff to deal with technical problems unless they are fluent in the language. You would be annoyed in Estonia [or whereever] if you rang your local company and got some Irish bloke who couldn't speak your language? It is the Irish companies I am complaining about. Incidentally, I don't know the nationality of the first chap I spoke to. I just used a bit of journalistic licence! Hi E-stonian,

No. You are missing my point. I have the greatest respect for all nationalities.

My point is that Irish companies should not employ staff to deal with technical problems unless they are fluent in the language. You would be annoyed in Estonia [or whereever] if you rang your local company and got some Irish bloke who couldn’t speak your language?

It is the Irish companies I am complaining about.

Incidentally, I don’t know the nationality of the first chap I spoke to. I just used a bit of journalistic licence!

]]> By: E-stonian http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18943 E-stonian Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:55:53 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18943 Isn't it nice that there're only f*ckers in the Eastern Bloc! Or are they just the fastest to get the measurements of the part of the body you use for thinking? I can talk about techical issues in my native language (that happens to be E-stonian), can you really do that in Gaelic? Isn’t it nice that there’re only f*ckers in the Eastern Bloc! Or are they just the fastest to get the measurements of the part of the body you use for thinking?

I can talk about techical issues in my native language (that happens to be E-stonian), can you really do that in Gaelic?

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18102 Grandad Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:54:56 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18102 Great stuff, SID. Does that mean you are going to sort my problem? From now on, I'm going to insist on using my right as an Irish Citizen to use the Irish language. Great stuff, SID. Does that mean you are going to sort my problem?

From now on, I’m going to insist on using my right as an Irish Citizen to use the Irish language.

]]> By: SID http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18066 SID Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:13:19 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18066 When I eventually get through to India,I usually just ask what the weather is like and end up having small talk..like "thank you" and "goodbye". Local friends for local problems I say. When I eventually get through to India,I usually just ask what the weather is like and end up having small talk..like “thank you” and “goodbye”.

Local friends for local problems I say.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18058 Grandad Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:16:01 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18058 I use Viking Direct! Probably not the cheapest, but they are fast and efficient, and I love watching the courier waddling up the lane with a cardboard box big enough for a television and knowing it only contains 2 little cartridges. What kind of society do we live in when we phone a <em>local</em> company and actually rejoice when we get someone who speaks English? I use Viking Direct! Probably not the cheapest, but they are fast and efficient, and I love watching the courier waddling up the lane with a cardboard box big enough for a television and knowing it only contains 2 little cartridges.

What kind of society do we live in when we phone a local company and actually rejoice when we get someone who speaks English?

]]> By: irishflirtysomething http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18054 irishflirtysomething Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:03:16 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18054 Spent 35 minutes onto India ordering new ink for my printer. The majority of which was spent talking in Army Alphabet language A - Alpha etc. Almost reduced to tears. Yes it maybe cheaper to run the center from India but if the customer vows NEVER to purchase ink or printer from you again is it worth it? Spent 35 minutes onto India ordering new ink for my printer. The majority of which was spent talking in Army Alphabet language A - Alpha etc. Almost reduced to tears.

Yes it maybe cheaper to run the center from India but if the customer vows NEVER to purchase ink or printer from you again is it worth it?

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18048 Grandad Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:00:51 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18048 2am, 6am, 9am to 6pm, 11pm, midnight, any day of the week? Nah! Contention? Nah! [sure they came out and removed everyone because "the signal wasn't available"!! I'm about the only one around here] Buses? Nah! Not tall enough. Cosmic rays? Nah! Too much rain! Of course it could be Bertie Aheron flying around interrupting my signal, just to annoy me? 2am, 6am, 9am to 6pm, 11pm, midnight, any day of the week? Nah!

Contention? Nah! [sure they came out and removed everyone because "the signal wasn't available"!! I'm about the only one around here]

Buses? Nah! Not tall enough.

Cosmic rays? Nah! Too much rain!

Of course it could be Bertie Aheron flying around interrupting my signal, just to annoy me?

]]> By: Neighbour http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18044 Neighbour Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:31:53 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18044 Could it be due to that new fangled fixed wireless stuff you use? Your transmitter is going to be a lot less powerful than the one on the mast so you could be attenuated by a number of factors. You know - atmospheric conditions, the height of the buses going past, cosmic rays. . . Or dare I say it - contention? If it gets worse at a particular time of day, I'd say it was contention. I had the same problem with my setup (which was similar to yours), but if I got up early enough in the morning it seemed OK ;-) Could it be due to that new fangled fixed wireless stuff you use? Your transmitter is going to be a lot less powerful than the one on the mast so you could be attenuated by a number of factors. You know - atmospheric conditions, the height of the buses going past, cosmic rays. . .

Or dare I say it - contention?

If it gets worse at a particular time of day, I’d say it was contention. I had the same problem with my setup (which was similar to yours), but if I got up early enough in the morning it seemed OK ;-)

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18042 Grandad Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:14:00 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18042 Thanks J.D. The problem is that it is intermittent. First test... <blockquote> Speed Down 2707.84 Kbps ( 2.6 Mbps ) Speed Up 2267.59 Kbps ( 2.2 Mbps ) Port 8095 Server speedtest1.adslguide.org.uk </blockquote> A minute later... <blockquote> Downloading Uploading Downloading Progress: 0% ..... 20% ..... 40% ..... 60% ..... 80% ..... 100% Uploading Progress: 0% ..... 20% ..... 40% ** An error has occurred while testing ** A connection error occurred while testing. Please try again later. Speed test stopped. </blockquote> As you can see, it failed during the upload phase. Thanks J.D.

The problem is that it is intermittent.

First test…

Speed Down 2707.84 Kbps ( 2.6 Mbps )
Speed Up 2267.59 Kbps ( 2.2 Mbps )
Port 8095
Server speedtest1.adslguide.org.uk

A minute later…

Downloading
Uploading
Downloading
Progress: 0% ….. 20% ….. 40% ….. 60% ….. 80% ….. 100%
Uploading
Progress: 0% ….. 20% ….. 40%
** An error has occurred while testing **
A connection error occurred while testing. Please try again later.

Speed test stopped.

As you can see, it failed during the upload phase.

]]> By: J.D. http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18041 J.D. Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:18:45 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/06/26/i-still-cant-get-it-up/#comment-18041 If you have a broadband connection try testing the up/down speeds here: http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html Gives you a good indication if the problem really is your ISP. If you have a broadband connection try testing the up/down speeds here: http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html

Gives you a good indication if the problem really is your ISP.

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