Re: [Sheflug] E-Petition for Unusual ADSL Business Practices

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David

> Which exchange? Attercliffe? I've had or got at least one DSL line
> on Attercliffe. I think the current one is on Sheffield and gives
> us >3Mb (its what we use for visitors / emergencies), but SDSL was
> a non-starter at only 512kb (and no SLA which is why we kept our
> leased line).

I'm referring to present day working practices and social issues and 
not the local exchange.  However, my own exchange is Malin Bridge 
which as the crow flies is about two to three miles away.  According 
to BT this is about 6 to 12 miles away.  How they manage to put that 
much line between me and their exchange I've no idea.  What happens 
if you complain to BT or OTELO about this ?  Nothing.  You can 
whistle. A complaint to your own Member of Parliament is also 
ignored.

As a side note which is even more off topic.  I have a friend over in 
Bolton who works for the University of Salford.  He's the senior IT 
man.  Just by chance he happens to be a Plusnet customer who used to 
be a Zen Internet customer.  His bandwidth is "up to 8Mb" but it's 
more like 300K.  His telephone exchange is just across the road from 
his house.  How do BT manage to put six miles of wire between him and 
the building across the road ?  This is Thatcher's and Major's legacy 
for the UK communications industry at work.



-- 
Richard

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