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Brad Rogers wrote: > On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:36:46 +0000 > Dave Berkeley <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello Dave, > > >> I've got a broadband account with UKFSN. They are retailers for >> > > Gordon's just about said it all. Steer clear of Virgin, and steer clear > of the LLU brigade. There's a *reason* they're cheap; Crappy kit. > > Normally, B T stuff is bomb-proof. What lets them down now is the way > that customers like you or I have to get hold of them. Since we're not > BT customers, we have to go through our ISPS, or telcos, as necessary. > By the time BT get involved it's a chain of people that have passed on > info. It's like Chinese whispers, sometimes. :-( > > Even the engineers that work for Openreach are hacked off with the way > things are. > > I think the Virgin issue is whether its LLU DSL or fibre optic I too have heard that the Virgin DSL is pretty diabolical but the fibre optic service seems really good Steph -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html