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Re: [LUG] UKFSN problems

 

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


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