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Carrying on from my 'stupid' threads. This one is ranting about BT - supplying my ADSL.

I've never liked BT, their service has been slow and pathetic and with the recent reduction in prices I've decided to jump ship and move over to a 2MB connection with a different company.

Only problem is that I've been told that I will not have access to the internet for 2 weeks because of the bureaucracy at their HQ! And to make matters worse, they've closed down my account but then 'lost' an internal email telling the engineers to remove the equipment adding even more downtime!

*sigh* Ironically I'm going back to 56k for now

I believe there is some speical number thing you can get to change over more quickly.

FINALLY making the jump to ADSL soon but after BT irritated nine types of hell out of me with my modem connection I shall be stocking with Virgin, who do not offer a perfect service but at least they do not mail me ordering to spend less time trying to use it.

that sucks man.

The mighty Raz with a 56k?

Now you know how I feel!

WHat is raz babbling about???? I'm so confused.

*Whispers*

Its techy jargon Jules, just smile and nod your head like I do.

something about the transfer rate julie.

56k?..that's the spirit. I'm on 56k 24 7.
Well..the modem is, at least..i connect at 10 -15 max. AND...i download with a constant 1.5 kbs.....so..you guyz have no problems.

Have ADSL 704 kbs right now, been offered 10 mb!!!!!!!! by the electrical company. Have to do a lot though to get the optical fiber it aquires and it cost a bundle so I think I settle with my 704kbs ADSL, can upgrade that to 1024 kbs

Yikes, didn't know I was even speaking techie language!

Basically its about moving internet providers - but BT being a pain in the @$$.

Ush, I looked into the 'migration' but being a pain that BT is they don't offer it when going to the 2MB service from 512k.

Oh and now BT is saying that they can't shut down the service because a 'third party' is providing my with ADSL! And they won't tell me who it is!!

Rax

Why do you need a "MB connection, even 512K is quite goot, just what are you doing to require so much bandwidth?

Corrax

It's the need for speed. I guess you could as the same question to a ferrari owner.

Must get those typing lessons finished.

Well, whatever problems broadband has it can't be worse than a modem. I am having to connect at 31.2 right now.

Yay I'm with AOL!!

Hmmm...

This is exactly why I dumped ADSL in favour of Cable. I ALWAYS had problems with my ADSL service from BT; It would freeze up on a regular basis, die for days at a time, constantly needed the modem to be power cycled when it froze.

I now have cable and it's a dream, have only had one period of downtime, for less that 20 minutes, since I had it installed and it never needs to be restarted or anything.

I can't get cable. Only today am I capable of getting ADSL!

That was the problem I had at our old house, no Cable had been laid.

Luckily the new house had cable already installed in the street and run to the house, so all they had to do was link into the existing box and run the line up the side of the house and into my office.

BT phone co. in Britain right? i think i remember it. here i think qwest is the best.

well cable is what I have been offered through optical fiber, my friend got it and he surfs at a speed of 10mb, am I jealouse, its gonna cost a bundle to be connected, have to dig place for the cable in my garden by myself.
With the prize they are offering for it I aint gonna mova a muscle for that price they can go mudding themself, why the hell should I do all the work bloody greedy f**** a******. Guess I call them right now, say no to the offer and then tell them to shag off

For general surfing I think anything about 128Mbit is a waste. My mother has 128 and on general website surfing the difference between her connection and mine is very difficult to spot.

When it comes to big downloads though the story is reversed.

I have 600mb Cable connection, it's more than adequate.

haven't had any problems with ADSL myself

I've got Cable Broadband, never have any trouble.

BTW, I've been giggling like a school child reading these posts....have any of you heard the phrase "laying some cable" used to describe another cruder thing?

Yes but trust you to mention it.

"Dropping the kids off at the pool" is always my fave.

"slipping a length" another

or as Catch so gently put it "I dumped my ADSL in favour of cable"

Mah, of course you haven't. Your country has a telephone system constrcuted after Edwardian times...

Woohoo, FINALLY got a start date for my ADSL to come back on. Only one week more to go...

It better be quick as I'm actually getting used to 56k on AOL *shudders*

Eeeep! Now I have broadband I am never even going to acknowledge the existence of standard modems again!

Installation was a nightmare though... grr...

so what do you think of your new superfast link, Ush?

It's superfast.

and new?

That too.

It must be like that TV show. 'Living in a Victorian House...'

It did actually feel like that on the first day. So how are you making good use of this? Or would you rather not say

I'll PROUDLY say! Yup yup yup! All the things a man can need!

Damn Matrix trailer sound won't work though... grrrr...

hm...

w00t! I'm back on my superfast connection

Time to kill AOL

Wow look how fast Raz looks.

the new ferrari

no

the new Floro-car, fueled by fish?

i taught it was fielied by a fish well then again i a mworng about most things