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Re: [LUG] ADSL sucking in Truro

 

On Wed, 2008-01-02 at 21:30 +0000, Aaron Trevena wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Is it just me thats having a miserable time with ADSL in Truro (or
> threemilestone) - a couple of weeks ago out connections dropped from >
> 1Mbit to 160Kbs - that's right 160Kbs, testing it with speed check
> websites rated my connection as poorer than a 56K modem.
> 
> Apparently the Truro exchange is "congested" and due an upgrade on
> 20th December 2007 -   grrrh!
> 
> This is really starting to get on my wick - I work from home and it's
> really affecting my ability to do anything, incredibly fraustrating.
> 
> A.

Many of the people I work with have commented on how bad the
Truro/Threemilestone ADSL service is, and have been saying so for many
months.  The grapevine reckons it won't be getting any better anytime
soon either (what with ADSL2 being rolled out in... ooh, 2011 or
something).

Glad I'm in the Helston area. :D

Grant.


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