Thanks Sarah--still no joy so have pasted the various test results you often suggest below to see if that helps you diagnose the problem.
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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\>tracert212.183.133.177
'tracert212.183.133.177' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\>tracert 212.183.133.177
Tracing route to cluster4.vap.vodafone.co.uk [212.183.133.177]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms BThomehub.home [192.168.1.254]
2 14 ms 14 ms 14 ms 217.32.145.131
3 17 ms 15 ms 15 ms 217.32.145.158
4 16 ms 15 ms 16 ms 213.120.176.18
5 15 ms 15 ms 15 ms 217.41.168.45
6 15 ms 15 ms 15 ms 217.41.168.107
7 15 ms 16 ms 15 ms acc1-te0-0-0-21.l-far.21cn-ipp.bt.net [109.159.2
49.94]
8 16 ms 15 ms 16 ms core3-te0-9-0-19.faraday.ukcore.bt.net [109.159.
249.39]
9 16 ms 16 ms 44 ms peer1-xe8-2-0.telehouse.ukcore.bt.net [213.121.1
93.129]
10 20 ms 19 ms 18 ms lndgw2.arcor-ip.net [195.66.224.124]
11 17 ms 17 ms 17 ms 85.205.0.86
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 * * * Request timed out.
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.
Trace complete.
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This is my Speedtest.net connection speed. You should take a test too!
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4343230417?utm_source=share-page&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sh...===================================================================================================
This is my pingtest.net result:
http://www.pingtest.net/result/122698727.png---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
External IP address:
Your IP Address is 86.159.106.101
Your IPV6 Address is ::ffff:569f:6a65
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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\*****>tracert212.183.133.177
'tracert212.183.133.177' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\*****>tracert 212.183.133.177
Tracing route to cluster4.vap.vodafone.co.uk [212.183.133.177]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms BThomehub.home [192.168.1.254]
2 14 ms 14 ms 14 ms 217.32.145.131
3 17 ms 15 ms 15 ms 217.32.145.158
4 16 ms 15 ms 16 ms 213.120.176.18
5 15 ms 15 ms 15 ms 217.41.168.45
6 15 ms 15 ms 15 ms 217.41.168.107
7 15 ms 16 ms 15 ms acc1-te0-0-0-21.l-far.21cn-ipp.bt.net [109.159.2
49.94]
8 16 ms 15 ms 16 ms core3-te0-9-0-19.faraday.ukcore.bt.net [109.159.
249.39]
9 16 ms 16 ms 44 ms peer1-xe8-2-0.telehouse.ukcore.bt.net [213.121.1
93.129]
10 20 ms 19 ms 18 ms lndgw2.arcor-ip.net [195.66.224.124]
11 17 ms 17 ms 17 ms 85.205.0.86
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 * * * Request timed out.
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.
Trace complete.
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This is my Speedtest.net connection speed.
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4343230417?utm_source=share-page&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sh...===========================================
This is my pingtest.net result:
http://www.pingtest.net/result/122698727.pngExternal IP address:
Your IP Address is 86.159.106.101
Your IPV6 Address is ::ffff:569f:6a65