Barry, The problem is intermittent, and SKY technical team has checked out my connection, and I have turned off the rooter for 30 minutes and still not worked till that miraculous phone call, and you know the rest! Dave hi Dave. can you tell me if a engineer set up the connection, are did you set it up yourself. also have you try switching the router of for about1 minute then switch back on again. best. Barrie. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ankers, Dave (UK)" <Dave.Ankers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 11:10 AM Subject: [access-uk] Connection to SKY Broadband not found > > Hi All, > > For some time now I have been having problems with connection to SKY > Broadband. Basically I start my pc and when trying to connect to the > internet I get the message "server connection not found". The rooter is > listed in the network connections, and indeed is connected, but cannot > get internet access. > I run the windows diagnostics program and it cannot connect to the > internet, and asks me to contact my provider for help. > Now when I phone SKY, opt 3 for technical help and report a fault, it > asks me to enter my phone number. While doing this, I re-run windows > network diagnostics, and miraculously after entering my number, > connection is restored! > Now this has happened far too often, and I smell a Rat! especially as > the number for support is a premium rate number, and is not included in > the SKY Talk unlimited package. > So it's another way of making money, and as I said this has happened far > too often, and many times the call has been automatically disconnected > as soon as the call got through. Stinks to me! > Has anyone else experienced the same. and If so perhaps Which and > Watchdog might take an interest. > > Dave > > ******************************************************************** > This email and any attachments are confidential to the intended > recipient and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended > recipient please delete it from your system and notify the sender. > You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose or > distribute its contents to any other person. > ******************************************************************** > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq