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UnknownStuntm...
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PostPosted: 15:48 - 02 Feb 2016    Post subject: F*cking BT DNS Wankery Reply with quote
Title says it all, they are letting millions of people down atm.

If your 'net connection is down, look here (won't help, but saves you getting aggro with any helpdesk staff):

https://downdetector.co.uk/problems/bt-british-telecom
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CaNsA
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PostPosted: 16:12 - 02 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Change your DNS servers to:-
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
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UnknownStuntm...
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PostPosted: 17:01 - 02 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
CaNsA wrote:
Change your DNS servers to:-
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4

Excellent PSA, sorry I neglected to suggest that in the original post!

But, remember, even when yours works, a great deal of the network won't.
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Ste
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PostPosted: 17:12 - 02 Feb 2016    Post subject: Re: F*cking BT DNS Wankery Reply with quote
UnknownStuntman wrote:
If your 'net connection is down, look here

Laughing Laughing Laughing

How helpful for those without an 'net connection. Razz
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UnknownStuntm...
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PostPosted: 17:17 - 02 Feb 2016    Post subject: Re: F*cking BT DNS Wankery Reply with quote
Ste wrote:
UnknownStuntman wrote:
If your 'net connection is down, look here

Laughing Laughing Laughing

How helpful for those without an 'net connection. Razz


Then how are they looking at BCF, Ste? How, how HOW??! Smile
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CaNsA
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PostPosted: 17:19 - 02 Feb 2016    Post subject: Re: F*cking BT DNS Wankery Reply with quote
Ste wrote:
UnknownStuntman wrote:
If your 'net connection is down, look here

Laughing Laughing Laughing

How helpful for those without an 'net connection. Razz


How's that new smartphone working out for ya?
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Ste
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PostPosted: 17:26 - 02 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
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J.M.
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PostPosted: 16:34 - 03 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Keith Pestell on Twitter wrote:
BT internet down, support lines down and website down. I did get through to India and the lady said: It's working here......really?


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PostPosted: 22:50 - 03 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
J.M. wrote:
Keith Pestell on Twitter wrote:
BT internet down, support lines down and website down. I did get through to India and the lady said: It's working here......really?


Laughing


No issues here using BT fibre Thumbs Up Laughing

Lot of fuss about nothing just because a few people could not get onto the internet....
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PostPosted: 07:28 - 04 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
https://news.bfnn.co.uk/huge-baby-boom-predicted-in-october-due-to-bt-internet-outage/

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Im-a-Ridah
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PostPosted: 21:40 - 04 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
My Mum asked me about this the other day. I've set up the internet here to not use BT's DNS so that's probably why we didn't have an outage.

If you're interested in doing the same pick two providers from the following links as your primary and secondary DNS. Takes two minutes, strongly recommended.

https://wikileaks.org/wiki/Alternative_DNS

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/dns-services-can-we-get-a-list-going-and-feedback.317807/
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