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simonandjo, I have pm'ed you S

The vagaries of technology eh? I escaped the working thingy some years ago and havn't looked back! To be fair, Citrix is different...............but very good at what it does.... Good luck ! S

Latest comment from IT dept is that Vodafone does not support Citrix - really!! I can understand this as Vodafone would need the citrix CLIENT AND SERVER software, S

Fillide, I am in no way an expert, but have a sort of understanding from some time ago........ In GENERAL, a VPN connection should provide a very similar connection speed as a non VPN connection, BUT........due to the fact that you are introducing more connections between your desktop and the target website, there will be some degradation. I think of it as travelling in my car on a 5 mile journey, if there are lots of roundabouts (connections), it will take me longer to get there than if it where a straight line. If any roadworks crop up, it takes me even longer, if there is lots of traffic (think users on your (maybe shared ?) internet connection), this will also slow me down. Are you by any chance using an ADSL connection?  It is VERY likely that it will be shared, and also your distance from the exchange will affect your speed. I'm not aware of the 'upload' part of a connection taking more than the 'download' part, unless it it actually set to prioritise traffic this way by the administrators(which I strongly doubt!). The following link is a very good representation of some connectivity issues in laymans terms: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/technology-explained-understanding-speed-the-internet/ S

Citrix is something I was very involved in years gone by...........One of the things it is good at is compressing data, so that, should you have bandwidth limitations, Citrix on the client side receives a compressed set of data that upon receiving, it is then uncompressed. It worked very well 8 years ago. There is no reason why a VPN connection should change this way of working, VPN is after all just a 'sort of' VERY long piece of 'connected' wireless connection ? I do not like any product that has data download limitations which most of these dongles seem to come with ? Having said that...........if that is all you can get................. IP telephony (VOIP)...........is something which we were playing with years ago, and I have to say, in the main,.............you get what you pay for(low volume, split second delays). The one major exclusion to this is Skype, which is superb value for money !! S

I will call her on Monday if things havn't been resolved to my satisfaction. I don't understand who/what went wrong...........I've been using Moneycorp for nigh on 4 years with no issues at all. Last month I was away all month so cancelled my regular transfer, so I may have missed something. I'm not sure if bancamarche should have told me about SEPA or should it have been Moneycorp? Whilst writing this.............I have just had a phonecall from Moneycorp and they are sending another transfer over using all of the 'new' details bancamarche have given me today. I have to say that they have been very good about it all (which I suppose they should be !)...............hey ho ! For those who have not sent money over for a while, you may just want to make sure the details are all ok! Thanks for all the comments and offers of help ! S

re the SEPA code..........this from the branch............ The code BAMAIT31026 is the swift code just for the Gualdo branch (Gualdo = branch n.026 in Banca Marche)and the code BAMAIT3AXXX is the swift code of Banca Marche SpA (without a specific branch = XXX). They are both good swift codes but the code for the single branch is not recognized by SEPA.   S

simonandjo & Carpe Diam, thanks a lot for the info and offer of help. Having spoken with Moneycorp, they have said that SEPA only came into play in December 2011. Bancamarche have explained that their individual branches do not have this SEPA code, so all transfers go to a 'general' pot (with a code ending 'XXX') !! I've no idea where my cash is at the mo.............. S

Thanks for this belvedere............. I think this a probable FUTURE wayof 'doing' it; I would at present, tread very carefully due to (in my view) footprint and monthly download limitations. The technology is moving fast and for the price it seems reasonable if one is 'stuck'. The limitation on download quotas wouldbe eaten up by a lot of people within a matter of days, just streaming a UK TV show a few times an evening would hit you hard, so I can fully understand the 2nd lot of renters being somewhat dismayed ! I would realy like to promote tooway, but I'd like them to help me (or someone else local), hep them by letting us trial their product, but no chance of that ! One of our local wifi providers (Getby, similar to my provider, Fidoka), have a try before you buy facility, why would one NOT use this facility ? S

Hi thanks Penny..............I assumed every satellite has a footprint ? Apparently you need a dish that would point 9 degrees east of due south, it seems worthwhile considering for those who have trouble accessing via other means. It has a monthly data allowance limit, so streaming may use a lot of this up, costs for a 6mb(download)/1mb(upload)appear to be some £180 set up and £25 per month for a 6mb connection.............this allows you circa 4gb data allowance. Not bad at all !! They have other (more costly) options................if anyone else tries it, can they let us know please? S