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The new way to test your service

If you’d like to test your fibre broadband service without having to call us, we now have a new text service which can run tests without all the hassle - text Fault followed by your broadband telephone number to 60148. Your mobile will need to be reg...

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BethM by Administrator
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Wraps - handy email guides

Did you know we have created a number of self-help Wraps you can use? Here are the handy guides we've created to help you manage your emails:   How to manage email storage How to set up emails on your PC or laptop How to set up emails on your mobile ...

BethM by Administrator
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Wraps - a handy guide

Did you know we have created a number of self-help Wraps you can use? These are handy quick guides to bookmark:   Broadband and phone line How to fix your phone and broadband How to speed up your broadband How to stop your broadband dropping How to g...

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BethM by Administrator
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Helpful Hints Before you Post...

Hi all,   Here's a summary of the Terms & Conditions, with some extra information on the possible outcomes for breaching them:   1. No swearing. No dodgy content. No flaming. And please, absolutely no abuse.We’ll remove any posts that ignore this. An...

DaveA by BT Partner
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Having issues with your BT Broadband?

If you have problems with your BT broadband connection or speed, there are a few checks that we recommend you carry out before calling us. These checks can help you resolve your issue, or at the very least help you eliminate any internal wiring probl...

Bad Sender 550 Error Message

If you receive a bad sender 550 error message when you try to send emails, it may be Microsoft have categorised the acccount as sending spam. This may have occurred because you inadvertently clicked on a link and picked up an infection.   Steps to ta...

Lancelot by BT Employee
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Not Authorized to View This Page [CFN #0004]

If you receive this error message when trying to view your web site, it can mean one of several factors.   1) Check that your index.html/ index.php home page is loaded correctly on the server. You can check this via FTP. If you are unfamiliar with ho...

Lancelot by BT Employee
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Download the latest BT Access Manager

Hi All   We have recently received a few queries on how to download and install the latest version of BT Access Manager.   Please visit the Help and Support pages of BT.com which shows instructions on how to complete this.   How do I download the lat...

Sparkle by Member
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Take a look at our Cloud-based VoIP phone systems

BT IP Communications gives you everything a traditional phone system does – but it's hosted in the cloud. That means it's;   - easier to manage and change - less money spent on hardware and maintenance- total flexible - take and manage calls from any...

osullipm by Administrator
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Android E-mail Set Up: A 10 step, or less, guide (With Screenshots)

Hi Guys   Microsoft have just future proofed the 365 product to work with IPv6 technology.  Because of this there are a new set of email servers that we are introducing.   Please note that the pop.outlook.com/smtp.outlook.com setting will continue to...

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Burkem5 by Guru
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Setting Up Office 365 on various Mail Clients and general Settings

The genral point of this post is to let you guy's know the general settings we use for Office 365 such as servers, port numbers and security settings. In addition to that, I will be placing links to BT Help and Support Articles on how to modify or se...

wbasker by Member
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Resolved! Iphone/Ipad setup with screen shots

Hi every one this is Michael I’m a member of the BT staff on the Live Chat desk,  I have had a lot of complaints that the i-phone set up guide on the website is vague and would be better with screenshots.  Hopefully this guide will be a bit more stra...

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Burkem5 by Guru
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Problem with your phone line?

Problem with your phone line? Get it fixed quickly at the Repair Centre.Why not save your valuable time and go online to fix your phone line problems.You can identify, fix, report and track your fault online at www.bt.com/repaironline.

markp by Grand Guru
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Register.com

I have had a mail from Register.com asking me to confirm / amend details for my domain names, both registered through BT. Is this genuine? Many thanks for advice.

buiz1 by Member
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Guides for the BT Hosting Package

Please find below some useful guides for the BT Web Hosting Package   BT Eshop User Guides   PMYADMIN User Guide   FTP Manager User Guide   Photo Album User Guide BT Website Centre Control Panel User GuideEasySiteWizardPro User GuideEasyStoreMakerPro...

wbasker by Member
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Domain Renewal Scams

Hi All,   We have started to see some customers receive letters from the Domain Renewal Group who are asking to switch the domain to themselves. (see attached).   A quick Google search will show many posts relating to the Domain Renewal Group.   BT d...

Ian1974 by Moderator
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MAC codes no longer required

From 20th June, OFCOM is implementing changes to help make it simpler for business customers to switch their broadband provider.   You'll no longer have to formally notify your existing broadband provider that you want to switch, you'll simply contac...

osullipm by Administrator
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Problem with your broadband?

Problem with your broadband? Get it fixed quickly at the Repair Centre.If you’ve got access to the internet through mobile broadband, a PC or your mobile/smartphone, why not save your valuable time and go online to fix your broadband problems. You ca...

markp by Grand Guru
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BT Fibre/Infinity - Guide to using your own router

I've successfully used my own router with BT Infinity for business and figured I'd post this to help anyone who might want to do the same. The OpenReach VDSL modem that BT supply must be used and (at the moment) can not be replaced with an alternativ...

MiloBT by Power User
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Save money on your BT Business bills? Find out how...

Are you still paying a payment processing fee? Being charged for a paper bill?   Then it's time to stop!   Simply, swap to paper-free online billing and pay your bills by Direct Debit - It’s so easy to set up, just go to www.bt.com/billoptions.  

AnitaM by Administrator
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Want to save money on your bills? Find out how...

Are you still paying a payment processing fee? Being charged for a paper bill?    Then it's time to stop!    Simply, swap to paper-free online billing and pay your bills by Direct Debit - It’s so easy to set up, just go to www.bt.com/billoptions.

AnitaM by Administrator
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Slow Infinity - Restarting router

I'm having a regular issue with my Infinity. On a weekly basis the wifi speed to devices will be as low as 0.3 Mb download. However, as soon as router is rebooted the speed increases to about 13mb, which is the normal wifi speed. Is this normal havin...

Domain name

I have a complicated account and domain name setup and was looking for some advice to try to tidy up domain accounts etc. I have my domain name registered with easily and it is up for renewal. I have no problems with easily but i also have BT Broadba...

Resolved! Winzip can not Open File but Winrar Can open this file

Hello we are downloading some zip files from some website and when I try to unzip it using winzip I get this error:error [C:\Documents and Settings\test.zip]:  start of central directory not found; Zip file corrupt.Possible cause: file transfer error...

Charged £5,209 for 890MB!

Dear BT team, I have a work mobile which I took to the US for a few days. My phone used 890MB of data and I am being told I need to pay £5,209 for this!! I am also told that the bill owner spoke to their BT Account manager and that these charges are ...

Broadband update usage

I was on a 10 GB every month was  reminded I was nearing my limit of usage 2 months agotalked into signing up Invinity and having 20 GB.Now  as we are ending July I am told I have used nearly all my allowance again .How come when I was on 10GB I was ...

Error Opening older AI files in AI CS 11.0.0

When I open older Adobe Illustrator files I get the following message:"Acrobat PFD File Format is having difficulties. Expected a non-negative integer."Anyone who knows how to stop it??My old illustrator file is illustrator 9

SRivera by Member
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Number move from old business line to new...

Since Mon 13th, I have been trying to get our old business phone line ceased and that number connected to our new line, in our new premises. I was told this would take 24 to 48 hours, yet everyday, I am told 'give it another 24 hours' - then I discov...

Cannot open connection server from Sony Experia Android phone

I've followed the Burkem5 post giving clear instructions on how to set up Android Email but get the message "Could not finish. Could not open conection to server". The security setting I have set is SSL/TLS (Accept all Certificates). SSL on its own i...

JohnC1 by Member
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Any way to get faster upload speeds?

Hi, I'm looking to get faster upload speeds. The fastest I have been able to get is about 1.10Mb/s. Now I live quite far from the exchange and, dispite having fibre, my download speed is roughly halved by the time to gets to us. (Pay for 40Mb/s get 2...

Consumer Customer with BT Web Hosting

Hi Hope you can help, I've had the BT Web hosting service for a number of years now and have always been able to pay the annual renewal Hosting web charge via the online portal www.business.bt.com/btcom/domains . However when I try ro place the order...