Daily Archives: 19 Jul 2018

Broadband Speeds

You may have known I really hate my broadband speeds. I’ve replaced the ADSL filters, the phone extension coil and the router, and was still getting barely 1Mb on a 4Mb connection from Sky.

The only cable I hadn’t yet replaced was the cable that went from my router to the extension coil. Without hoping for much, I spent £2 and got a “high quality” (always be careful with any listing that says that) so I decided to buy two while I was at it.

It arrived and I swapped out the cable. Then tested it.

Well….

The router claims connection speed as 7007 kbps down and 921 kbps up.

Ookla says:

An improvement over barely 1Mbps, but still below the 7007 kbps down claimed by the router….

Phone Card

Who out there remembers these from @bt_uk?

Back before phones took credit cards and before mobile phones were a thing, we had to pre-purchase credit using these cards.

And I think this one is still unused :D

Travelcards

In the old days, an off-peak, Zones 1-6 Travelcard would cost you £3.10

Don’t believe me? Here’s one from 1991

The equivalent ticket today would cost you £12.70, or £12.50 on Oyster….

Yes, this is a 27-year-old Travelcard…