Jay

Heard a lot of people have problems with Orange.Got a friend with Free and he says it is pretty good but then there are a lot of people who complain about their service. Personally I like Teleconnect - not had any problems worth mentioning.

[quote user="pachapapa"] Sorry mate just checked Thread Title and realised that TeleConnect subscribers will not be familiar with french. [/quote] Your original post was directed at "residents of the UK" so why should they be familiar with the French system? "FT fixed line can be retained...." With Teleconnect FT line MUST be retained. Why would anyone in the UK or France for that matter be familiar with "DSLAM installed in your local telephone exchange." or any of the other terms that trip off your tongue so easily? Your post was meant to confuse not educate.

[quote user="Bluebell"]What?[8-)]I think all this is going over my head. Anybody got an aspirin?[/quote] Exactly my point.

[quote user="pachapapa"]Degroupage seems to be misunderstood by residents of the UK. Perhaps it would be more explicit to consider the DSLAM installed in your local telephone exchange. In the case of NON degroupage the FAI will use the FT DSLAM; indeed it is more than probable that all FAIs including FT are using the same DSLAM. A consideration of the cost and capacity of DSLAMs will make this reason clearer. In the case of complete degroupage the FAI ( Free, Bouyges, SFR, etc) will install their very very own DSLAM in the local telephone exchange. [/quote] So when FT receives DSL an ADSL modem with POTS splitter sends voice calls to PSTN and data to DSLAM where it goes through ATM to the Net. Anyone can get that c**p off the net but it means very little to joe public who just wants to log on and surf. FAI = Fédération Aéronautique Internationale? So pachapapa what was the point of your post? Showmanship I suspect as it certainly does not educate.

Recession in Britain 'at an end'So why has the exchange rate dropped to 1.147?

We have exactly the same pool Dave and a similar problem. Our ring deflates over a 7 to 10 day period and like you we cannot find the leak. I was thinking of using a couple of those cans you can buy in a supermarket for inflating car tyres. We will be taking ours down towards the end of next month and I was going to try working my way around the ring, dipping it underwater, as it is not possible when the pool is full.

How about THIS ONE . It's from eBay UK but he delivers to France.

[quote user="Cathy"][quote user="Bluebell"]Yes but it's so frustrating when you want to get on the internet or send an email and you can't. You get so fed up that it's worth trying anything. Here it's like not going out in the rushhour. Quite often we can't get a connection at breakfast time and teatime.[/quote] Early morning and late afternoon/early evening are when I cant get connections (aswell as, sometimes, whole days).  Are Teleconnect periodically shutting down to mend the problem? [/quote] They are certainly not shutting down, My connection is on all the time without problems. If they were shutting down everyone would be complaining. I still say you must have a problem with your line or modem/router.

The signs around here just say "Reserve Le Chasse"

Wow - it includes "psychosomatic disorders" - I suppose anyone could get away with that!

I'll never go moose hunting again. I didn't mind carrying the big gun, but the 200-pound decoy was a real drag. Seriously though - you will find everything you need to know HERE

Why not change your ISP if you are so upset with Teleconnect - you have every reason to.

I know how you feel as I had months of problems with Alice and that was after I had been with them for several years. It is so annoying and frustrating. The thing is if you change ISP's and continue to have problems you will be no better off. In fact it could be worse as you don't have a contractual period at the moment. Would it not be better to badger Teleconnect until you find some kind of solution?

It seems to me it is the same few people who are suffering problems with Teleconnect time after time. Speaking personally I have had very few problems. My connection did drop out a couple of times when they did the server change and I had to reset the modem but after that it has been fine. I also have two friends in different areas that also have had no problems with Teleconnect. We use the VoiP service to call the UK often – again no problem. We are in a very rural area 3Km from the exchange. It makes me wonder if there may be some other contributing factor for those of you that continue to have problems, such as a faulty line. I had terrible problems with Alice but as soon as I dumped them and had my FT line reinstated the problems magically went away. You don’t have to look far on this forum to find people having major problems with Orange. It seems to me taking out a 12 month contract with another ISP is a risky business and if you decide to dump Teleconnect I wonder if your problems will go away.

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http://www.goodyjar.co.uk/ Trouble is when you have been here a while the UK food just doesn't taste as good as you remember it. About the only stuff we would buy is Coffee Mate and tea bags.

[quote user="NormanH"]To see the effects of painkillers just look at Michael Jackson . Just tough it out. [/quote] If they ever do a top ten for the biggest load of crap written on this forum that has got to be number 1.

Codine in paracetamol, really? We like Efferalgan 1gm, they disolve in water so are easy to take. There is no mention of codine on the pack. Lots of the pills and potions here are now double strength. Our son, here on holiday, got an inhaler off our doctor and almost took an overdose. Only a single puff required! 

Thanks for the advice. Now does anyone know where they sell the recharge gas?

[quote user="dave21478"] I dont like plugging their site as their prices make my eyes bleed, but www.oscaro.com is pretty handy for looking up parts in French. [/quote] What an excellent site - thank you for posting it. I bought a driveshaft boot kit from Oscaro at (what I consider) a reasonable price. I like their catalogue of parts for my cars. Any idea where I can buy THIS air con. recharge gas in France (at a reasonable price!)?

CA no longer charge for using their online service and in fact have not done so for some considerable time. It used to be 0.50€ to access your account but even then you could have had a free password that would allow you to look at your account but not do transfers etc.  I suggest you contact your branch for a password.

13 Kw Wow - what sort of oven is that?

Teleconnect don't provide email so it could hardly be their problem?

[quote user="samgiton"]Don't do it, its a minefield. [/quote] I  think the OP has probably gone and done it or not by now. The original post was March!!

[quote user="Martinwatkins"]I should have made it clearer.   Here goes. [/quote] Perfectly clear to me. As the OP has not posted again they must have solved the problem of obtaining a signal without a dish! Perhaps they can let us all know the secret.