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I would put it down to people who want to commit certain crimes looking for jobs that give them access to vulnerable people.

 

Depends, are you on a package which promises you a lot more?

 

I’m not on superfast or whatever it’s called. They recently offered me an upgrade to that, which I ignored, so a little bit of me is wondering if they have deliberately slowed me down as a “persuasion tactic”.

Maybe the hamster turning the wheel has gone on a go slow, @pete.

 

I only have the basic Virgin package and its a lot faster than that, and sometimes I still get buffering watching Youtube .

 

It's well worth upgrading if you are still on the very basic ADSL, rather than the fibre to the cabinet type (FTTC) which they usually market as "superfast". Most people are on superfast these days so they're likely not bothering too much with maintaining the slower packages (rather than actively trying to slow you down). I used to have speeds like yours as I am quite a distance from the exchange, now I have 55Mbps down and 13 up which is more than enough for me. I only ever watch TV via streaming services and don't suffer buffering at all.

 

I might agree except that it's harder to become a vicar than to volunteer as a Scout/Guide Leader or help run a youth club or similar. Becoming a teacher would be easier.

 

"They" were asking the other day on TV why there seems to be less male teachers these days, I would think the answer was fairly obvious but for some reason they failed to come up with a reason.
Males are considered pretty much "dodgy" doing certain things due to the actions of a few, so who in their right mind would even consider getting involved.

 

That really is super-whizzy, @Fat Controller.

I only use the internet for reading forum threads and a little shopping (things no longer available locally). I watch a Youtube vid occasionally and something on TV catch-up from time to time. So, my calculation has always been to get the cheapest package. When my current contract runs out, Plusnet will no longer do landlines, so at that point I need to rethink the whole thing. Might just get a smart phone with the biggest possible screen (I use a mini ipad currently, so it won’t be a huge downgrade of screen size) and a bundle from GiffGaff.

 

That sounds like a good option. Smarty are very good too, I've been using them for years. You can connect your PC to the internet via the phone if you want to use a bigger screen.

 

Why is it that when you are asleep you have some silly/stupid dreams

 

I only have an ipad, @Escarpment. Perfect for my needs!

I like dreaming, @Jiffy, though sometimes it is such a relief to wake up and find you are not in whatever bizarre situation your mind was conjuring up.

 

Any statistics on "sex" or "gender" need to be taken with a pinch of salt these days. Otherwise you'll find there's been an alarming increase in rape and violent assault committed by women.

 

We have to keep re-booting as Plusnet seems to get slow at about 6pm and that improves the speed. Mind you we only pay £17 pm. It does the job. We're not big downloaders.

Also our mobile 4g is only half there at times too, so when they switch off 3g and 2g we're doomed. We both have some 2g mobile phones and they will have to be replaced. I love my Nokia 105. So compact and basic.

 

Depends what you're paying for. If you live somewhere with poor infrastructure there might not be anything they can do about it, but worth asking if the speed you're getting is lower than what you should be getting.