Re: [LUG] ADSL again

["Bob Sarah" <wychcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have been getting an average 20 fault calls a day for the past year which
BT cannot trace nor stop and which is driving us crazy. BT say they have
repeatedly tested the line and changed or removed equipment such as the DAX
box. Using 17070 I get 'line test sub system returned an error, unable to
test the line'. Thanks for this info perhaps BT will take notice  - but I
doubt it.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Rodda" <simonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 8:30 PM
Subject: [LUG] ADSL again


> OK, so BT's satellite ADSL offering is expensive, as they all are: about
> £900 for installation, and 60/month. The uplink rate is 152kbit/s - BUT
for
> some versions (the one it sells wholesale via 3rd parties) it uses a
dial-up
> return channel, either ISDN or PSTN (ouch!!). As the 'other' Simon said:
no
> good for interactive stuff, and depending on the coding algorithm used,
the
> round-trip delay can be upto 700mS.
>
> Finally, here's a little thing I discovered: dial 17070 from your (BT
line)
> fone. then select options 3, 1, 2. The exchange will ring you back with
the
> distance of your installation from the exchange in Km. It won't tell you
if
> you can have ADSL; only the distance :-)
>
> Simon
>
>
>
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