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Re: [LUG] Alternative to BT (Business Broadband) in Minions

 

On Sun, 2009-06-28 at 13:36 +0100, Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Jun 2009, kevin wrote:
> 
> >> I've put them into Entanets own checker and the Sam Knows checker and they
> >> reckon you ought to be getting about 1.5Mb/sec, rather than your fixed
> >> 500Kb/sec.
> >>
> >> However there are other factors to consider, but even so...
> >>
> >> As an indication of services, Enta is a tad more expensive than some, but
> >> their "Business 15" package - which has a data cap of 15GB a month, and
> >> elevated data over the BTW network would cost you £19.75 + VAT, their
> >> "Family 30" (30GB) is £18.95 inc vat. (There is no cap at off-peak times)
> >>
> >> Could you "sneak" broadband onto the PO line? (if it's not already
> >> enabled). Then you could port your BT number into a VoIP platform to keep
> >> the number and save the line rental...
> >>
> 
> > The Po uses BT broadband ( for the Office Services so no)
> > We are some 5 1/2 miles with some very iffy cabling in this area.  Some
> > properties have no BB at all!
> 
> Do you know what the stats are for the PO line? Might be interesting to 
> know..
> 
> Sam Knows has you some 5.5 Km in a straight line, so 5.5 miles by road 
> might be about right.... That's on the edge. Odd the checkers are quite 
> optomistic though. I wonder if you've been on a fixed-rate service for 
> historical reasons and they have changed the margins since then...
> 
> Do all the usual stuff too - remove third-wire and un-needed extensions, 
> good faceplate, modem close to master socket, etc. although it won't make 
> any difference on the fixed speed system you have at present, but if you 
> migrate and they take you off the fixed speed it might be worth it.
Didnt know I was on a fixed Speed!
I have had the Line now for 5 years and avoided all attempts renew my
contract with promises of 8meg if I sign up for longer.

I may bight the bullet and cancel both the Phone and & internet the go
with perhaps the P Office for both on a residential basis.

If I disappear for a while you will know I failed!

> 
> Still worth getting a MAC and migrating - BT are giving you no advantage 
> over anyone else at this point, while charging you a small fortune for it. 
> Even the fixed-rate packages I have access to (Not Enta) are cheaper... 
> (Occasionally good for VoIP, as there's virtually no contention, but 
> upload is only 256Kb/sec - still I can get upwards of 20 channels down 
> that using g729..)
> 
> GordonA
Regards

Kevin Lucas
Minions Post Master(Sub) reprieved (possibly!)
Po House, Minions,
Liskeard Cornwall 
PL14 5LE
01579363386


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